Aurora, sunrise

There was a strong Aurora last night.

It’s usually cloudy when we get the alert from Aurora Watch, which obscures the effect completely, but the night sky was relatively cloudless.

It was late and we were getting ready for bed, so rather than get dressed again and go outside into the cold (we have zero commitment, such lightweights!) Hugh managed to capture it from the open window in the upstairs bathroom with his phone camera.

We just get a glow in the sky from here as the hills at the back of the croft tend to obscure a part of the northern sky, but it doesn’t stop it feeling very otherworldly.

It rained last night, but dawned cold and clear this morning, with a low winter sun breaking through scattered clouds.

A large mug of hot coffee and homemade bread for breakfast and we slowly start to feel able to greet the day on this cold November Sunday.