Cloudscapes

Some wonderful clouds late this afternoon as the promised change in today's weather began to appear from the west. This first photo makes it look as if Arran has been covered in flour and then hit hard with the back of a spoon; the extra photo was taken in Toward Castle grounds and shows some of the old trees there with the clouds like banners above them.

Toward Castle, by the way, is still under a big question mark. Apparently the people who were supposed to be buying it from the council (this same council who refused the community buyout) are unhappy with the prospect of having a public right of way through the grounds. Added to the increased volume of traffic along the shore road, another sure-fire reason for us all to walk through the grounds ...