Still Here.....
A few random pictures from the past months.
Its a work of art!.................or maybe not.
This was a fine late afternoon return from Kirkwall, you can keep your trains and buses, this is the way to go shopping!
It looks like all you need here is a very large match.
This caught us out.
At first glace it looks like wavelets on water but it is in fact millions of spiders webs,
meaning that there must be millions of spiders in there.......ooooerrrr.
Time to do the lottery.
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Right lads.......Which way is south then?
Yesterday was a grey day indeed,
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The wind arrived and whipped the sea into a frenzy
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and for some reason they cancelled the ferry.
All's well today though.
Until next time..........................
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Back To The Blogging...
A day of seals and birds.....need some help with the bird!
The season has come to an end now and a bit more time is available to us once more.
Traipsing off around the island we found a few seals waiting for their photo shoot.
It's me again,
make sure you get my best side.
All this is just sooooo very tiring darling....
Poseur!
Now this is where I need some help.
These pics are taken at extreme range with a hand held 200 lens, hence they are rubbish.
The thing is, this bird dwarfed the Gannets that were working out there at the same time, and a Gannet is a big bird!
Arctic Skua came to mind but there is no forked tail and the ones I have seen so far are nowhere near as big as this thing.
I'm also not sure if Skuas dive for fish.
So... it is over to those of you who are trained in the ways of all things birdlike to please tell me what you think it is.
Until next time..........................
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The "Fest" came.....
And (unfortunately) was soon gone again!
It all started on Friday night with a bit of trepidation as to whether any one was going to get out here, the ferry crews are working to rule at the moment which causes a fair bit of disruption to the timetables.
But.... all was well in the end as the "Alpha Dixies" launched into a night of music and song.
This pleased the locals no end.
The dancing did get a bit eclectic at times.........
and up to light speed at others.
Saturday dawned with the weather letting everyone down, but the "Herring Walk" (A 2 hour walk and talk about the Herring fishing industry here in days gone by) was well attended and raised at least £150 for the RNLI over the weekend.
There was a concert in the Kirk (Church) during the afternoon which went down very well, we couldn't get there though due to having to put the bar back together ready for the evening.
An evening dance in the community hall rounded off quite a full day.
Sunday on the other hand was just that, a day of sun!
The BBQ (or should that be BB View?.... what a location!) went well with mountains of sausages and burgers on offer.
The "Chefs" hard at work.
Some men of leisure soaking up the sun
The community greenhouse was open for teas and a chance to sample what has been grown.
I must say to my shame that this is the first time I have been in here and it was huge. All the plots are segmented and really well tended with some interesting things growing away, things you would not imagine would grow on an island this far north.
More about that in another Blog methinks!
Back to the bar for another night of music, this time it was the turn of the delightfully named "Wriggley Sisters".
A much slower and relaxed atmosphere was abound as everyone wound down during the evening. The sisters were really encouraging to the local youngsters with their playing, offering advice and tips as they went along.
All in all the weekend went very well indeed and plans are already afoot for next year.
Until next time........................
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