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June 2015, Page 3

Broken Glass

The other man’s glass

Have you ever noticed just how green window glass is? Our view of the outside world is tinted and we adjust our …

Letting the bath run

Letting it run

It’s time for a bath which means removing the woodlice and spiders from the enamel.    I think I might let the …

Dandelions

Dandelions

If only I had a Guinea Pig. They would be in Guinea Pig heaven. These dandelions have roots as big as turnips. 

Rabbit

This year’s dead animal is…

There’s always a dead animal somewhere in Einar. Sometimes it’s a mummified starling. This time it’s a rabbit. Before it died it chewed through the electricity cable to my boiler. Then something ripped it to pieces and scattered it over the floor. There’s an isolated rabbit’s foot lying there. It wasn’t lucky for the rabbit.

Rhubarb as thick as your wrist

Einar’s rhubarb is ridiculous. It’s like a wild thing, an alien being, taking over my walled vegetable garden.    Now what are …

Orkney Ferries

Ferry Fare

I’m on the Westray-bound ferry and suffering from heavy teas.

Sheep and the Standing Stones of Stenness

Long shadows

Orkney’s Neolithic past casts long shadows over its current landscape; literally and metaphorically. Here’s one of the Standing Stones of Stenness and …

Aberdeen

Untouchable and Indomitable

Aberdeen. The oil capital of Europe. A place of granite and liquid black gold. A place of millionaires, the biggest heliport in …

Meg

Dog Years

Meg remembers me even though it’s been two years since she’s seen me. That’s even longer in dog years.   

Breezy

My dad says “I think it’s going to be breezy in Orkney today.” I say “I think it’s going to be Orkney.” …