Good Hare Day

Look out for the big brown hares in the area.

Blue sky thinking

Wonderful clear blue sky all day but with a slight chill in the air. Should be lots of stars to see tonight. Walked down to Farigaig pier on Loch Ness and soaked up the amazing views. Most of the snow has now gone from the mountain tops at lower levels and enjoyed the feeling that Spring is on its way.

Scottish wildcat seen

Scottish Wild Cat seen very near Camerons Cottage at Glenlia Farm yesterday following our farm cat Lucy .The first Scottish Wildcat seen by the Cameron family in the area for 20 years. Quite a spectacular sight.

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Keep your eyes and ears alert for the Great Spotted Woodpeckers in the area. These birds are seen more frequently in gardens now and are unmistakable with their stunning colours.

Fire in Boleskine House

Firefighters have been tackling a huge blaze in the west wing of Boleskine House on Loch Ness this afternoon. Almost 60% of the structure has been in flames and not sure of the cause yet......very sad.

Snow around Loch Ness

Snow showers this past week making it very picturesque although quite icy under foot. The mountains around Loch Ness have a good coating of snow and the CairnGorm mountains must be having a good start to the ski and Winter sports season.

First snow of the Autumn

'Parts of the north of Scotland have taken on a distinctly wintry outlook with some of the first major snowfalls of the autumn.

The CairnGorm Mountain resort reported plenty of the white stuff around on Saturday, with snow lying above 2,460ft (750m).

There were also reports of snow falling on the Lecht.

The Met Office said the Highlands could have some more snow on the mountains into the evening and overnight.'

As reported in the local news.

Hazel nuts galore

Red squirrels are dashing about up and down the hazel trees with clusters of hazel nuts to either eat or bury.