Last night was a first for me, seeing the Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights, for the first time with the naked eye in Scotland.
The Northern Lights were simply spectacular with their mixture of green, amber and red lights dancing through the sky between the South West and North West. Unfortunately there was a little bit too much cloud directly to the North.
I’m well pleased with these photos.
The sun setting over the Firth of Clyde simply never disappoints and are never the same. There is nothing better than relaxing after a hard days work than sitting at the window with a glass of wine and watch the sun go down.
Tonight we enjoyed an early autumn sunset over Toward Point while CalMac’s MV Bute (Eilean Bhóid) is sailing into the sunset en route to Rothesay on Bute.
While enjoying a fiery sunset tonight, the HNMLS Van Amstel was sailing down the Firth of Clyde. Unfortunately, the Dutch frigate F831 got it’s timing all wrong as it passed Toward Point lighthouse too late for the perfect shot of the frigate in the fiery sunset.
The Dutch frigate sailed up the Firth of Clyde yesterday (see HNLMS Van Amstel passing an Astute class submarine)
While the HNLMS Van Amstel was sailing up the Firth of Clyde on a hazy Monday afternoon, an Astute class submarine was sailing out. The Dutch frigate F831 passed the submarine surprisingly closely at Inellan.
It is very unusual to see a nuclear submarine sailing on the Firth of Clyde without heavy protecting from about 7 police patrol boats.
The sunset over the Firth of Clyde are never the same. On Friday and Saturday night we were treated with cloudy sunsets. From a panorama on Friday night to a closeup of the sun on Saturday night, topped off with the MV Bute (Eilean Bhóid) sailing into the sunset.
Lovely mist bank on the upper reaches of the Firth of Clyde this morning.
We were graced with an amber sunset tonight while the MV Argyle (Earra-Ghàidheal) was sailing to Wemyss Bay.
At the end of a day of wall to wall sunshine, the sun set with a band of lovely pink hues on the horizon beneath a dark blue sky.
With an amber aurora alert in place, I went out late evening to capture the northern lights over the Firth of Clyde. Not the most impressive, but I managed to capture a faint aurora.
While we were enjoying another cracking sunset with bright ambers on Friday night, I spotted two crows landing on one of our Scots pine trees.
When the sun dipped behind the horizon, the sunset turned into a blend of nice pastel colours.
Tonight’s sunset was absolutely stunning with fiery reds skies reflecting in the waters of the Firth of Clyde with the MV Argyle (Earra-Ghàidheal) sailing into the sunset en route to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute (Eilean Bhóid).
Cunard Line’s luxury cruise ship, the Queen Mary 2, sailed down the Firth of Clyde this evening. The liner had been berthed in Greenock’s container dock as it was too large to berth in the usual spot for cruise liners.
You can see how large the Queen Mary 2 is in comparison to the passing MV Bute (Eilean Bhóid).