Thursday 24 April

Afternoon all from a brilliantly sunny Stornoway. The day started positively wet, but rain and clouds soon rolled away. Just back from a 3 mile walk to Sandwick and Plasterfield. The lambs are popping up fast and loose, as do the dandelions. Huge clumps of yellow, a different hue from that of the gorse, which is ever-present in these parts. At the moment, the mercury is just nudging 60F (around 14-15C), so quite pleasant.