Carry me off .....

Third sunny day, finally got onto the beach on our last day here. Maiden Island to the right, Kerrera to the left, and a faint line of Mull behind both. A balmy 10 degrees and some gentle warmth in the sunshine. Magic.

I'll be on the road for the next few days, catch up when I can.

Beautifully fits my day, one of my favourite poems e-ver ...

Between Mountain and Sea

Honey and salt - land smell and sea smell,
as in the long ago, as in forever.

The days pick me up and carry me off,
half-child, half-prisoner,

on their journey that I'll share
for a while.

They wound me and they bless me
with strange gifts:

the salt of absence,
the honey of memory.

Norman MacCaig