Coiled rope
It would be tempting to think that this coiled rope on Westray is a metaphor.
![Rope - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Westray-The-Hall-of-Einar-2-4-725x483.jpg)
It’s a call-back to the very first post I made on this blog, over twelve years ago:
Here’s looking back from Westray to Kirkwall, from one coil of rope to another. They are far apart and have never met, yet are tied together. As are we.