Cottage Diary - Aspenwood self catering luxury Holiday Cottage overlooking Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.

It snowed yesterday morning and as we drove into Inverness we looked up at white hills and snow covered mountains opposite. We knew our guests in Aspenwood would be pleased as they really wanted to see snow. During the day the snow turned to rain and washed it all away on the lower levels although the tops of the mountains are still covered with a sprinkling of snow. It was a star studded night with the crescent moon reflected very brightly onto the water of Loch Ness. This morning we saw our 2 resident deer grazing on the grassy bank in front of the house. They have been around for some time now and you can get quite close to them before they take off. Possibly a mother with one of her young from last year. About this time of year you can hear the deer start to call to each other waiting for the fun to begin. The grass path leading down to the beach is on the left of the picture.