Today is [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day]Earth Day[/url]. It’s a bright and sunny day with patchy haar drifting about on a “fresh” breeze. It would be a good drying day if it were not for the dampness on the wind. I took my glass paperweight out in the garden to see what might be captured in its depths. With …
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365:111 Bong, bong, bong, bong, bong, bong, bong,
Would you look at that, the title field is too short! My eleventy-first image already. I was not at all organised today – saved only now by spotting it is [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_MacLean]Alistair MacLean[/url]’s birthday. I was immediately transported to the trashy reading habits of my youth and the BCA “Companions Book Club” edition of When Eight …
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Fulmars
I can’t get enough fulmars in my photo diet
365:110 Easter Strolling
No time to do anything day or number-specific today, I have been out on the inaugural outing of the new Sanday Photowalking group. We went for a walk along Whitemill Bay and around Hellihow. This was the start point.
365:109
Today is Bicycle Day. Unfortunately, good as the weather is, my bike remains in the garage where it has been over-wintering. The only wheels turning here today were spinning wheels. Mr L has been obsessing over his new Lego Mindstorms kit (on my workbench) and I continued where I left off last night when the …
Fulmars
We have been out scouting the route for Sunday’s inagural outing of the Sanday Photowalking group. It was a stunning day and I have had far too much sun. The sun appears not to bother the fulmars nesting along the dunes. For once the extreme zoom on the Nikon appears to have produced a shot …
365:108
Every 108 minutes… … or else?
Lemon Curd
Look at that colour – my ladies lay fabulous eggs. Right – what can I make next? The egg mountain keeps on growing…
365:107 Spice of Life
It is apparently Victoria Beckham’s birthday today. I am no fan of The Spice Girls but I do love my spices.
365:106
Today is St Magnus’ Day. According to the Orkneyinga Saga: “[i]With Magnus’ fate sealed, Hakon ordered Ofeig, his standard-bearer, to execute the earl. But the warrior refused angrily. Enraged, Hakon turned to his cook, Lifolf, and instructed him to kill Magnus. According to the saga, Lifolf wept loudly but Magnus spoke comforting words and forgave …