I’ve got a serious problem
Why do people not believe me when I tell them that I have a serious Woodlouse problem?
Note to self – if Westray folk say “I don’t mind” they’re not saying “I don’t care,” they’re saying “I don’t remember.” It’s the verb ‘to mind’ as in ‘to bring to mind’ or ‘to remember’. As in: “I can’t mind it at the moment”; and “Do you mind when it was?” It’s confuserous.
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.
T-shirts in the shop
And who could disagree? No me.
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 …
Dead bicycle on the beach
This one has seen better days.
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.
Meg
Meg. My new friend.
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.
Rainbows, Peregrine, Traybakes and Fancies, Moonlit Cycling
The 14 mile return cycle to The Wheeling Steen Gallery is either getting easier or I’m getting more blasé about it. So …
Walking Meg
I’ve been suspicious of dogs ever since a Great Dane licked my face and crushed my testicles by standing on me as …
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 …
Look at the halteres on that!
Craneflies have such an unpredictable wobbly flight. Their flight would be a lot worse if they didn’t have such big halteres to …
Poppy
The last red poppy on wasteland at Rack Wick.
Minion
Thank you Lily for the Minion :)
Lubricate well
Lubricate this breaker well Tightened bolts prevent all rapping And be sure all parts are clean That’s the way to keep it …
Sweeping up
Okay, okay, I know I’ve got to sweep the floor of the Hall, but there are so many other more exciting things …
Postbox eyebrows
The hooded postbox. The rain in Westray is generally horizontal rather than vertical, apart from at the end; just before it hits …