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IAIN'S PICTURE BLOG.
A collection of pics and comments reflecting Barra & Vatersay through my camera lens.
Sunday Roast
Iain.
05/09/2007, Barra

Have you ever pictured your Sunday dinner as being cute. Well you can't get much cutier than Iain Aonghais Mhoir's Sunday dinner for 2008. This is a Sufolk breed off spring. They're a very good stock but I prefer them on a plate not crapping in my garden. Each to his own.




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Kyle
Iain.
05/08/2007, Vatersay

My wee nephew Kyle up to mischief as usual while over visiting us.





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Moggie
Iain.
05/08/2007, Vatersay

A wild moggie we adopted in his old age coming for it's breakfast.





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Go with God.
Iain.
05/08/2007, Barra

Iain Aonghais Mhoir cracked the answer for the Jenhovah Witnesses. They don't take long catching onto the meaning of (NO) when sent accross the barrel of a rifle. Just a good job I suppose that his eyesight ain't as good as it used to be.




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Spray crays
Iain.
05/04/2007, Vatersay

The Spray alongside the west side causeway slip taking aboard some cray nets to take out.




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Bummer
Iain.
05/04/2007, Castlebay

Just in case you don't recognise that curveous sexy backside, it belongs to Clair MacNeil. Clair works in one of our local shops. She works in (Dha Applach) at the top of the street in Castlebay. Clair is very shy and doesn't like showing her pretty face to a camera but the view is just as good from behind.



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Fish van
Iain.
05/04/2007, The Square

Uileam a butcher at the fish van looking for alternative meat to butcher.




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Painting
Iain
05/04/2007, Vatersay

Iain Eosa coming in for a bottom paint job.




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Fellow Photographer
Iain.
05/03/2007, Castlebay

This is David Savoury a fellow photographer. David has taken many spectacular pictures all over Barra but unfortunately he has never considered my blog important enough to post any of them on it. There's an email link in the top right corner David if you ever change your mind.



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Wheels of the bus
Iain.
05/03/2007, Castlebay

Our local bus driver Iain relaxing after a hectic morning in the Castlebay square.



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Creels for the West
Iain.
05/02/2007, Vatersay

The Spray heading westward with another boat load of creels to accomodate our recent growth in the lobster population. It's just a shame that the prices don't rise at the same rate as the lobster population.



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Currie cruise
Iain.
05/02/2007, Castlebay


Pictured here is Dan Currie homeward bound after his afternoon cruise. His little cruiser is slighly slower than his son Brian's Flether speed boat. I'm sure Brian will find out as the years pass by the horse power declines with them.



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The sun is going down
Iain.
05/01/2007, Vatersay Sound

The end of another beautiful day as the sun slips beneath the waves in the sound of Vatersay.


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Maiden Voyage
Iain.
05/01/2007, Vatersay

Tom Paterson pictured here returning from his maiden voyage to drop his co-sailors at Vatersay causeway. As you can see from the surface he couldn't really comment on the boats stability. The vessels top speed is still in doubt untill he gets a GPS aboard.



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Peeved
Iain.
05/01/2007, Castlebay

This is Bunji's rib, he was slightly peeved that I hadn't included him with the yuppie seamen. He did assure me that he's installed a radio cassette player with stereo speakers so I guess we can add him at the bottom scale of the yuppie seamen's list.



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Nutters
Iain.
04/30/2007, Castlebay

As much as I enjoy all this sunshine and good weather there always has to be a down side. On the good side the sun brings out the flowers and gives colour to our countryside, on the downside it takes out of hibernation nutters like my sister Catherine pictured here. F@?k it give me back the rain.


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Kisimul ferry
Iain
04/30/2007, Castlebay

Pictured here is Donald & Jim MacNeil after bringing a couple of passengers back from Kisimul castle. The new Historic Scotland ferry is equipped with a bow ramp for disabled access.


Photo by Iain.

Yuppie Seamen
Iain.
04/30/2007, Vatersay

With Barra into it's third week of sunshine and great weather the yuppie seamen are launching their high class cruising boats. This lovely looking cabin cruiser was launched on Vatersay causeway this evening. The vessel was launched Barra Hi-speed style. For those of you who don't know what that is, you go down the jetty at speed and hit the brakes when the wheels reach the water. The main benifit of this style is no rusty hubs or axle greasing to be done. I hope that the vessel brings Tom Patterson many days happiness. God bless this ship and all who sail on her.


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Yuppie seaman2
Iain
04/30/2007, Castlebay

Yuppie seaman two is sporting an Arrow Fletcher speed boat with a top speed of 42 kts or so I'm told. A beautiful leisure seacraft and the envy of anyone with saltwater running through his veins.


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Bible John
Iain
04/28/2007, Barra

After such a long time with no material to update my blog with, I was very glad to snap this one. This is the well known bible John of Barra. This was snapped right after I told him I was a good person. I just hope he doesn't get on the panel on Judgement day or I'll be getting a bit of heat.



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For Sale.
Iain
04/06/2007, Vatersay

Anyone wanting to buy a well armed, bad tempered cow just contact me at above email address. We.ve been giving her calf a supplement feed and she gets very annoyed about that. it's best to feed the calf with your bum to a solid wall. Safer anyway.


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Landings
Iain
04/01/2007, Vatersay

Eoin Boyd taking the fishermens landing at the Vatersay causeway. Pictured is Ali MacNeil getting his landing into the back of Eoin's lorry.


Photo by Iain.

Barra Lifeboat
Iain.
03/02/2007, Bereray Sound

Barra lifeboat in the sound of Berneray posing for a few PR pictures. They went above my head and sent in their own photographer. I can't remember the dudes handle so he can't be that famous. I nicked these of the coxwains BEBO site.
Cheers D.W.

Barra Lifeboat
Iain.
03/02/2007, Berneray Sound

Another action picture of our Cruiser.




Photo nicked of BEBO.

Cornick Bay
Iain.
02/28/2007, Vatersay

Bagh Cornaig on Monday and it hasn't stopped raining since.


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Cornick bay 2
Iain.
02/28/2007, Vatersay

Bagh Cornaig scene 2


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Mallaig Intro
Iain.
02/24/2007, Mallaig

The following pictures are the ones I took in Malliag last Wednesday starting with an overhead view of the pier area. I will add comments to some of them at a later date but for now they're just getting flung in.



Photo by Iain.

Mallaig
Iain.
02/24/2007, Mallaig

Mallaig. Photo by Iain.

Mallaig
Iain.
02/24/2007, Mallaig

Mallaig Photo by Iain.

Mallaig
Iain.
02/24/2007, Mallaig

Mallaig Photo by Iain.

Mallaig
Iain.
02/24/2007, Mallaig

Mallaig Photo by Iain.

Mallaig
Iain.
02/24/2007, Mallaig

Mallaig Photo by Iain.

Mallaig
Iain.
02/24/2007, Mallaig

Mallaig Photo by Iain.

Mallaig
Iain.
02/24/2007, Mallaig

Mallaig Photo by Iain.

Mallaig
Iain.
02/24/2007, Mallaig

Mallaig Photo by Iain.

Mallaig
Iain
02/24/2007, Mallaig

Mallaig Photo by Iain.

Mallaig
Iain.
02/24/2007, Mallaig

Mallaig Photo by Iain.

Mallaig
Iain
02/24/2007, Mallaig

Mallaig Photo by Iain

Boatyard
Iain.
02/24/2007, Mallaig

The boatyard in Mallaig.



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Asti
Iain.
02/24/2007, The Minch

Asti a gabhal norrac air an rathad a Mallaig.


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Gentle Rose
Iain.
02/24/2007, Eriskay

The MFV Gentle Rose sitting on anchor in Eriskay.


Photo by Iain.

Link to Uist
Iain.
02/24/2007, Eriskay

The View from the churchyard of the Eriskay causeway.


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Eriskay Ponies
Iain.
02/24/2007, Eriskay

The Eriskay ponies have come down from the hills in their homeland Eriskay.


Photo by Iain.

Rough Crossing 1
Iain.
02/11/2007, The Minch

Things got a little rough crossing the minch in a spring storm.




Photo from "Coppertop"

Rough Crossing 2
Iain
02/11/2007, Minch

Things got a little more stormy out in the middle.



Photo from "Coppertop"
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On Cruise
Iain
01/26/2007, Northbay

Pictured here is Donhnall Iain MacLeod. This was taken while heading to Northbay on a training exercise. In that outfit you could almost trust him with your life.


Photo by Iain.

 

 
 
 

 
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