A splash of summer colour, Sea Pink (America maritima) growing in a rocky crevice on a slabby hill slope near the sea. It’s surrounded by some wonderful Lichens – A bright yellow Caloplaca, a little grey clump of Ramalina siliquosa on the far left and sheets of a light grey crustose lichen covering other areas. In stormy weather this will be lashed with salt spray, but on a calm sunny day it’s paradise.

#PlantADay #Botany #Nature #Plant #Wildflower #BloomScrolling #Hebrides #Mingulay

Sounds like a dream job.

After13 years Jonathan Grant retires as the caretaker of Mingulay, Pabbay and Berneray, three uninhabited islands south of Barra managed by the National Trust for Scotland.
He camps out for weeks at a time while carrying out monitoring of the island habitats.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-65335459

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The #MingulayBoatSong - #HurdyGurdy Performance by #CharlieCashman (2022)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsUo0iIqLIk&ab_channel=CruiseCycle

#TheMingulayBoatSong #HurdyGurdys #HurdyGurdies #Music #Scotland #ScottishSongs #ScottishMusic #Mingulay