Sometimes the Scottish Highlands simply take your breath away.
After months of cold and rain, all of a sudden summer is here. Warm days, blue skies and intense sunsets. Memories of cold, wet winter days dissolve in the brilliant light.
We are only three weeks away from the midsummer solstice, and the light is incredible. It doesn’t really get dark at all. Sunset is around 10.30pm but the skies retain a half light until the dawn breaks again at about 4.30am with the return of pink skies.
The sunsets have been spectacular over the last few nights.
These dry days also mean that daily life is easier. Drying clothes on racks in the house is difficult at the moment as there is plaster and building dust everywhere. The caravan often resembles a Chinese laundry.
But we’ve been able to line dry our clothes again now that the air temperatures are sitting at a very nice 18-22C. There’s something nostalgic for me about pegging out washing, and the scent of clean, wind-dried clothes is one that takes me right back to my childhood, and is a smell that I love.
We sat over lunch today out on the croft, listening to the birds squabbling in the hedgerows and watching the swallows swoop over the roof of the house, and laughed with the pleasure of it all.
We feel very lucky to be here.
Ravencroft Skye 
What an amazing view!👀✨💕 I was so surprised that you get sunset at 10:30😳 If I spent my childhood in Scotland, I’d probably go out to play all night since my mom said “Come back around sunset”😂
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In four weeks time the sun will set around 11.30pm/midnight! Even later! 😀
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Oh wowwww👀💕 I’d love to have all night party then!😂🥂🎉
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Those sunsets are spectacular. One of my regerets is that being at the bottom of the valley I don’t see those – the sun goes behind the hill long before it properly sets. Like you I love drying clothes on the line in the sun and wind and with the long days there is plenty of time to to do it. Lunch outside is such a treat isn’t it. Enjoy the sun after all your hard work though I imagine it is not all finished yet.
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Still a long way to go on the house front, but you’ve got to grab the sunny days whilst you can! ❤️
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I still can’t get over the fact that your Summer of 18-22 C is the same as our mild Winter. I am currently wrapped up in a jumper and long pants while I feed chooks and do outdoors work at that temperature, which constitutes Winter freeze for us.
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