Fancy a sweet?
I’m glad to see that the Orkney obsession with rhubarb continues unabated!
I’m glad to see that the Orkney obsession with rhubarb continues unabated!
So what’s so special about blue, red and yellow bunting across the street in Kirkwall I hear you ask? Well, they are …
It’s 7am. A duck swims in the sea in Kirkwall.
The sun is up, the sky is blue. The sun is up, the sky is blue, it’s beautiful and so are you. …
There’s a stunning ball of burning gas out there and the earth is tumbling around it. It’s dawn in Kirkwall.
The sun is up and there’s an Otter entering the sea in Kirkwall. I wander down The Shore and see the pale golden sun appear.
Sleeping in my car overlooking Kirkwall bay – waking to watch the world turn.
Waders are twittering, a cockerel is crowing and I can just feel the warmth of the sun faintly on my face. It’s …
Dawn breaks over the bay in Kirkwall
Rain on my window an hour before dawn with the amber lights of Kirkwall harbour across the water.
Time. Time to go home and leave Orkney for a little while. Time to earn a living. Time at the bar. Last …
It’s time to head home with a heavy heart. The light on the boat is on in the daytime with blue skies …
Our boots crunch as I walk along the farm track with Fitty Hill behind and the silver sea ahead.
Fitty Hill from East Kirbest
Leaving the Island is always a wrench. As I leave the Island, I watch as the ferry sails and Westray begins to …
A photo-shoot with Chris from the band Ippykak at our nearest beach. It’s a glorious Westray day and the Bay of Tafts is calm and blue. Perfect for a quick kayak.
There’s just time on a glorious day to see my friend Chris and record a video for one of the songs from his album with his band Ippykak.
A new day and a new beach to explore. This one is hidden behind long kelp drying walls. Over shattered rock and …
When I was a child I played on the beach all summer holiday and one day, when I was very young, I …
Cycling past the Skello shop I see a vision in white, a stunningly beautiful, windswept and magnificent white horse. She has grace …
There’s only one road from Einar and in the wind it’s tough cycling. I stop for a breather and capture the emptiness.
The pig needs a scratch so bicycles are stopped, bristles are rumpled. What a fine looking pig.
It’s a beautiful time of year as low spring light gives the view from my field a golden glow and sheep graze …
Middle of the road; that’s something you could never accuse Westray of being.
The paint in the hall has seen better days. Layers upon layers of colours have been applied over the years that Einar …
Lambing is a wonderful time; quivering tails and wobbly legs are always a pleasure at this time of year. Cycling past the …
Looking back across the sea to mainland Orkney as the ferry journeys to Westray.
Earl Sigurd is a wonderful ferry. It’s time to journey to Westray aboard the Earl Sigurd and there are more steps to …
So when does a set of steps on a ladder become a set of stairs? The answer is; on an Orkney Ferry. …
Today it’s all aboard the Earl Sigurd. Thankfully there’s not a magical raven banner in sight. Earl Sigurd is one of the …