Four hours out this evening. Absolutely wonderful. Now you tell me something -North of Scottish mainland? or is it the Caribbean? Really, we are having ridiculously good weather! More later. Right now I need a beer and a bath. update Sunday: shocking set of photos. Managed to upload a handful to Flickr, from over 200 …
Tag archives: Island Life
Out and about
We got out last night and spent a couple of hours in Scuthvie Bay. Loads of not very good pics at Flickr… I’m still trying to get that definitive Fulmar shot. Need to face facts – I need a lens with more oomph! Anyway, the dogs had a great time – and we did too. …
Shearing
Report on last weekend’s shearing. photos included.
Over the Hill to Boloquoy Mill
Report on last week’s photo walk. Photo-rich and includes embedded slideshow.
In the bleak mid-winter
So, we pass the Solstice and find ourselves either mid-Winter and facing the oncoming Spring, or just sinking into Winter. It’s not so much a matter of glass-half-full or glass-half-empty really, more which standard one chooses to adopt. According to the Met Office, Winter has just begun. Me? I understand that there are the oncoming wintry months to face still – but I do like the Pagan tradition of welcoming the returning sun. I just accept that although the sun is on his way, he has an awful long journey to make before we meet him at Platform 5 for his summer holidays in the Northern Isles.