It is the end of the season in the north-west Highlands. Shops are on reduced hours, many restaurants, hotels and cafes are closing up. Journey times are shorter because the roads are more or less empty. The winter months can be lean for some - people who work in hospitality often have to live on what they earned over the summer. It gets dark early and unlike in the city, there is generally little to tempt you outside in the evening - except perhaps a trip to the byre to fetch logs for the fire or to secure something banging about in the wind. Some relish the quiet - an artist friend uses it to make the ceramic pots she sells in the summer. It is a time when local business people take stock and plan for next year.
November 23
November 23
November 23
It is the end of the season in the north-west Highlands. Shops are on reduced hours, many restaurants, hotels and cafes are closing up. Journey times are shorter because the roads are more or less empty. The winter months can be lean for some - people who work in hospitality often have to live on what they earned over the summer. It gets dark early and unlike in the city, there is generally little to tempt you outside in the evening - except perhaps a trip to the byre to fetch logs for the fire or to secure something banging about in the wind. Some relish the quiet - an artist friend uses it to make the ceramic pots she sells in the summer. It is a time when local business people take stock and plan for next year.