Storm Jocelyn.

And the next storm rolls in. This one, Storm Jocelyn is the 10th named storm in 5 months but it's only triggered a yellow warning for rain which does not really cause too many problems here. 

I've had a peaceful day. I did the ironing in the morning and sort of pottered around for the rest of the day. I attempted to hang a picture which has family photos in the bedroom but couldn't because there are electrical wires in the wall just where I was going to nail the picture hook. We've so little wall space here in comparison to Dingles where we had a total of 33 pictures of varying sizes up on the walls. 

There's not much else to say about today and after featuring lighthouses last week I thought I'd delve into my archives for some more lighthouses.

These were all taken on Lundy on our last holiday there almost eight years ago.

My favourite of the three lighthouses is the Old Lighthouse built in 1797 on the highest point of the island. That was a major mistake as it was so high up that its light was hidden by the clouds in bad weather and so was useless. 

On each of our three holidays on Lundy I made a point of every day climbing to the top of the spiral steps for the amazing views across the island including Crofty, the cottage we stayed in on our first holiday on the island (below).

The other two lighthouses were built a hundred years later and are still active, though automatic now.

From the North lighthouse there is a path and some very steep steps that take you down to sea level where there are always seals to be seen. 

The South lighthouse sits below the ruins of the castle overlooking the jetty and landing bay.

While not a lighthouse the signal station with its two cannon served the same purpose to warn ships of danger when it was foggy. It was installed in 1862 when it became obvious the lighthouse was failing to be seen by ships at sea. The stone buildings sit far down the cliffs on the west facing side of the island and were another of my favourite places to visit on my daily walks around the island.

Now I'm going to have a happy browse through the many photos from that holiday before going off to Pilates.