Trees on Skye

As in much of the Highlands, we have our pine, spruce and larch plantations on Skye, but we have some woodland too. Also, trees have often been planted on crofts to provide some protection from the wind. Even on the open moorland, a gorge or hillside can provide enough shelter to allow tough little trees to become established.

This post adds more pictures to the post 'Trees and Storms on Skye', which I published earlier today on my Skye Calling blog - http://skyecalling.blogspot.co.uk/

November Skye

Autumn turns to winter quickly here. The moors are brown now, and there is snow on the Cuillin, though we are yet to get any frosts here at close to sea-level. Below I am posting a selection of photographs, mostly taken by Sue, over the last few years in the month of November...