There was plenty of warning that we would have a good aurora last night but when I went out to look at just after ten last night it was snowing. This appears to have been the general experience across Scotland last night - the only photos on the AuroraWatch Flickr site are of an aurora seen through a 'gap between thick clouds'! It's a great shame as I can't recall having ever seen such strong activity.
So it was no surprise to wake this morning to the sound of sleet tapping on the window and a layer of snow on the hills - this is the Duke of Sutherland's statue on Beinn Bhraggie to the west of us, with the snow concentrated on the north slope.
It's also been windy, an Artic blast which may have been the reason why the
Olympic Electra was anchored in the Moray Firth this morning. She's an offshore supply ship built in 2011 which sails under the flag of Norway.
After a fairly miserable start the day has cheered up, enough for us to walk along the coast, stopping both to admire the burgeoning wildlife and the breakers which, with a rising tide, these....
....cormorants would shortly need to do.
There was plenty of warning that we would have a good aurora last night but when I went out to look at just after ten last night it was snowing. This appears to have been the general experience across Scotland last night - the only photos on the AuroraWatch Flickr site are of an aurora seen through a 'gap between thick clouds'! It's a great shame as I can't recall having ever seen such strong activity.
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