Oh July, you were glorious! We finally received some of the heatwave that the rest of the UK was enjoying with long, sunny, warm days. This resulted in an explosion of wild flowers including the fragrant Bog Asphodel which sends up wafts of a honey scent as you walk through it. The purple clover has also made an appearance. The start of July saw the annual sheep shearing take place. Phoebe from Muck joined us again as well as the team from Skye. Three intense days of shearing, rolling and...

May saw the return of our annual Canna 10K Trail Run. This year we had 60 runners taking part and the weather gods were in our favour. It was a cool, misty day perfect for running and the rain held off until the last 10 minutes of the run. All the runners crossed the finish line after 1 hour 22 minutes which I think is the fastest year yet! Speaking of fastest, the first place runner came across the finish line in 38 minutes 47 seconds. The start of the race got off to a rocky start with the...

May was probably the driest spell of weather we have had since last Summer. We went weeks without any rain so the whole island was put on water rations until the rain started again late last week and into the weekend. Both people and gardens are grateful for the rain. While the rest of the UK basked in a bank holiday blazing heatwave, we were shrouded in a blanket of thick fog. The fog gives the island a rather spooky, enclosed feeling with visibility down to about 20 metres. The wildflowers...