Misty Noup
It’s a grey afternoon as I set out to cycle to Noup Head. I can’t tell you how many miles it is …
Noltland Mist
Noltland Castle is magnificent in the mist. The barrel vaulted kitchen is spectacularly rugged with amazing acoustics. I climb to the top …
Beetroot and Chocolate Cake
Just how many beetroot products do the three shops in Westray stock? There’s Baxters’ Beetroot in Redcurrent Jelly (Delicious with hot and …
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 scream
It’s 14 degrees this afternoon. The Met Office say that it will feel like 11 degrees. I scream anyone?
Tatties for sale
I love some of the hand-made signs around the Island. I really must capture the duck egg box in one of my …
Full of purple earthy goodness
Okay. Name the first two flavours of fruit juice which come into your mind. That’s good. They were apple and orange juice, …
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 …