Thank you for sharing your impressions of Lewis, Blossom - visiting has always felt out of reach, then out of the blue I met someone who had recently lost their partner and who is more than happy to facilitate the occasional adventure by doing the driving when necessary. All that's left when dealing with loss is be thankful for what the person gave even when they are no longer around - for whatever reason. I went to Castlerigg the week after my mother's funeral and climbed my very first mountain (albeit a small one). My father died some years earlier and his last words to me were "It went so fast".
Here's to spring, to life while we have it, to Callanish, sea-eagles, perhaps some dolphins out there in the Atlantic.