Skye Balou
@skyebalou.bsky.social
🇺🇦🦋 #LocalHero Brit Awake
Likes: kindness & countryside; music & morality; decency & dunes; humour & hope, hopefully knowing when alliteration must simply stop
Dislikes: The obvious really. The antithesis of the above. Climate change denial/doomism is top.
Likes: kindness & countryside; music & morality; decency & dunes; humour & hope, hopefully knowing when alliteration must simply stop
Dislikes: The obvious really. The antithesis of the above. Climate change denial/doomism is top.
Berwick-upon-Tweed, very close to the east coast border, which for some reason hits the North Sea a couple of miles north, ensuring the town is in Northumberland. But only since 1482.
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Berwick-upon-Tweed, very close to the east coast border, which for some reason hits the North Sea a couple of miles north, ensuring the town is in Northumberland. But only since 1482.
Bamburgh, Northumberland.
Stunning and justifiably full of visitors.
Stunning and justifiably full of visitors.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Bamburgh, Northumberland.
Stunning and justifiably full of visitors.
Stunning and justifiably full of visitors.
Dunstanburgh Castle, on the magnificent Northumberland coast.
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Dunstanburgh Castle, on the magnificent Northumberland coast.
On the fresh side, 14 metres higher:
Loch Morar
Loch Morar
November 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
On the fresh side, 14 metres higher:
Loch Morar
Loch Morar
Two hours later the same evening
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Two hours later the same evening
Nice rocky profile, from Camusdarach
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Nice rocky profile, from Camusdarach
Hampden Park-by-Sea
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Hampden Park-by-Sea
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Something's missing 🤔
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Something's missing 🤔
Parking's at a premium on Barra 😉
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Parking's at a premium on Barra 😉
What's in a name?
Castlebay
Castlebay
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
What's in a name?
Castlebay
Castlebay
Course set to Castlebay
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Course set to Castlebay
Thank you. I like it too.
But I think my current favourite maybe:
The sepia showers
But I think my current favourite maybe:
The sepia showers
November 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Thank you. I like it too.
But I think my current favourite maybe:
The sepia showers
But I think my current favourite maybe:
The sepia showers
I'll let you into a wee secret Victoria but don't tell anyone 😉
It's not actually Morag. I'm afraid I neglected to advise that there's a wee boat just off screen and this is its wake. One can use one's imagination though, until reality kicks in.
Here's another image of the loch: Morag not present.
It's not actually Morag. I'm afraid I neglected to advise that there's a wee boat just off screen and this is its wake. One can use one's imagination though, until reality kicks in.
Here's another image of the loch: Morag not present.
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I'll let you into a wee secret Victoria but don't tell anyone 😉
It's not actually Morag. I'm afraid I neglected to advise that there's a wee boat just off screen and this is its wake. One can use one's imagination though, until reality kicks in.
Here's another image of the loch: Morag not present.
It's not actually Morag. I'm afraid I neglected to advise that there's a wee boat just off screen and this is its wake. One can use one's imagination though, until reality kicks in.
Here's another image of the loch: Morag not present.
Actually, it's probably at or near Knockvologan, a trek through the scrubby woodland south of Fionnphort.
November 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Actually, it's probably at or near Knockvologan, a trek through the scrubby woodland south of Fionnphort.
The Ross of Mull
Somewhere, can't remember quite where, anyone recognise it?
Somewhere, can't remember quite where, anyone recognise it?
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The Ross of Mull
Somewhere, can't remember quite where, anyone recognise it?
Somewhere, can't remember quite where, anyone recognise it?
Absolutely! Brighton West Pier, opened in 1866, closed in 1975, 50 years ago. Gradually decaying and falling into the sea.
Quite iconic and usually gets wonderful starling murmurations around this time of year. This was 7 years ago.
Quite iconic and usually gets wonderful starling murmurations around this time of year. This was 7 years ago.
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Absolutely! Brighton West Pier, opened in 1866, closed in 1975, 50 years ago. Gradually decaying and falling into the sea.
Quite iconic and usually gets wonderful starling murmurations around this time of year. This was 7 years ago.
Quite iconic and usually gets wonderful starling murmurations around this time of year. This was 7 years ago.