the first skylark 2

Wed, Feb 22, 2012

Heard the first skylark yesterday at Inverness airport. Flew in from a pleasant Stornoway to a pleasant Inverness and from then on it became progressively worse weather to the west coast. Glen Shiel was most impressive with the lower reaches completely flooded under a new loch and the mountainsides white from top to bottom. Not with snow but with foaming torrents. Looks like there’s a full scale thaw in progress with Loch Cluanie the highest I’ve seen it in years. The bus stopped in Kyle of Lochalsh for 10mins and I enjoyed the blasts of wind from the sea rocking the bus and sending sheets of water up the road. But the cuckoos are on the way so spring must be on the horizon.