Fog
It’s foggy this morning. A grey blanket covers the fields around Einar.
Waiting for flies
Unaware of the smartphone camera inches from their heads.
Waiting impatiently
This morning the young Swallows are huddling on the toilet window ledge. This time I try photographing them with a Nikon D300 …
Band rehearsal night in the Hall
It’s band practise night in the Hall as Ippykak come to visit.
No prizes
…for guessing in which field the horses have been grazing.
Who’s the daddy?
It’s a shame for the house that the double glazed unit has failed, water has got in and mould has started to grow between the panes of glass. It’s brilliant for photography though.
Clinging on
Families of young swallows are fledging and cling to the window ledges of Einar in the strong winds.
Window ledge
Window ledge beachcombing finds
That reminds me…
…of when our trampoline blew away. The full gory story: The answer my friend
I’ve got a serious problem
Why do people not believe me when I tell them that I have a serious Woodlouse problem?
Twittering and chattering
It’s early in the morning and I can hear the sudden twittering and chattering of birds. It’s so loud it must be …
Heart
She left her heart here.
There was only one woodlouse on my face flannel this morning. My worry is that they’re all still alive inside the Hoover … → 18 August, 2013
New camera, new panorama
It’s always upsetting when you break something. When you like cameras and you break a lens it also very upsetting to your …
Dusting
Okay, so I admit I’ve got to do a bit of dusting around the house…
Sunbathing, Orkney style :)
It’s shorts weather.
Lying in the long grass
Lovely.
Note to self: when arriving and cleaning the kitchen for first use, always empty the toaster crumb-tray of woodlice before warming pitta to avoid that toasted woodlouse smell.
Woodlice are nutritious but not mint flavoured, so always shake them off your toothbrush before brushing.
Mixing paint
There’s just time to give the mouldy patches on the lounge walls a quick coat of paint before my guests arrive but …
Coypuffin
My Coypuffin :) I really wish I could remember where I bought this and who made it. Did I get it at …
Doors
My friend messaged me to ask if I could send him a photograph of my front door. “Why” I wonder, “would he …
Not a single slug in the kitchen this time = result! Slugs → 16 August, 2013
Orkney sunshine
Orkney sunshine in the playground.
Real dedication
There’s a beautiful collection of desiccated woodlice in the upturned light shade. It shows real dedication that they crawled all the way across the floor, up the wall and along the ceiling before dying in my light shade.
A hot cold bath
Little luxuries are important if you’re living in a ruin on a remote island. A hot Radox bath is one of those …
Back to the future
Very little has been touched in my house since the 1970s. The bathroom still has the original, now faded, bright orange, hand-made, …
Pecking order
My first evening here and I’m desperate to get out and about on my bike. Starlings flutter and shuffle their elaborate pecking …
Peeling paint
The paint in the hall has seen better days. Layers upon layers of colours have been applied over the years that Einar …