Waiting for the ferry in Ullapool

Carlos Castaneda's shaman Don Juan remarked that a crow is never just a crow, it is always a sign.

In a similar vein I hope that the seagull that obligingly placed itself in the centre of my photo of Loch Broom, with a cloud-veiled Ben Mor Coigach beyond, is a good omen, promising a fine long weekend on the Isle of Lewis.

It must be 7 years since I last visited Uig Sands on the west coast of Lewis. The place has been calling me back ever since.