Wednesday 4 March

The mercury has suddenly shot up to the dizzying heights of 8C / 46F. Been a while since we were there (omitting the midnight 10C a few days ago), and it's quite welcome. A few light showers about, but I think they're fading now. Better take advantage of the nice day; rain and high winds from Thursday onwards. Lovely sunny day, but the clouds drew in and a little rain followed between 5 and 6pm. And that was the end of the nice weather. It still felt cold in the wind, but at least we had a decent dose of March sun. That was sent to tease us, because it's going to be charlie romeo alpha papa for the next few days.

I visited the Grinneas nan Eilean [Beauty of the Isles] open art exhibition in An Lanntair this morning. A credit to all who submitted work, varying from photography to painting, from sculpture to pottery and more. It is all a question of taste, and some pieces I liked and others I loathed. Pity it isn't being held in July, when there are far more people about than in early March. Suggestion for 2016?