Lighthouse shadows
I had an enjoyable time flying a drone this summer. I only set it up a few times, as I had to …
Noltland Castle
I’ve wanted to take a decent photograph of Noltland Castle ever since I first saw it, as I struggled up the hill …
Fields like corduroy
I love the hay and silage fields on Westray. From above they look just like corduroy, with their parallel cords of cut …
Grobust
Grobust is one of my favourite beaches on Westray. Can you see the bodyboarders with their bright boards? I love the slightly …
Silage and Hay
I’ve enjoyed seeing the meadows being cut on Westray this summer and then being baled and wrapped. The skill of the farmers …
A flying visit
Our friend is coming out to Westray for a visit today. He’s flying his light aircraft over from the Orkney Mainland. I …
Flying shadows
A trip on a light aircraft gives a wonderful perspective of Orkney. Here there are cattle, sheep and our shadow.
The Brough of Birsay from the air
One end of the Brough of Birsay in Orkney is very different from the other.
The Bay of Noup
The Bay of Noup looks to have beautiful sand on this rocky and rugged coastline.
The Grip of Cleaton
The history of Westray is told in two small volumes. One is its telephone directory, with its handful of names, many of …
Holland Farm from the air
Every time I visit Papa Westray I say “Next time I visit Papay I must have a look at all those beautiful …
18 inches of pew
St Peter’s Kirk in Sandwick on Orkney looks so beautiful in the low sunshine, standing quietly alone in its graveyard. It’s now …
St Anne’s Kirk, Papa Westray, from the air
I’ve got three cameras with me, sitting in the back of a four seater aircraft flying over the islands of Orkney. I’m …
Letting go of your own shadow
When the plane from Westray takes off I’m just over the wheels and I see us let go of our own shadow, …
Pierowall Bay
Just a glimpse at Pierowall from the air tells you all you need to know about why the Vikings held Pierowall in …
The Church of Scotland
From the air, the Church of Scotland Kirk looks just as imposing as it does when on the road below. I can …
Wheeling Steen
It’s a thrill to fly over Westray and see everything from a completely new perspective. I recognise the Wheeling Steen gallery below.
A small island with a smaller island and a smallest island
Westray is a small island. Just off Westray is a smaller island; Papa Westray. Just off Papa Westray is an even smaller …
Just a taste of Balfour Castle
An island three miles wide by six long with a population of 300 people which has a huge exclusive-use castle on a …
Einar from the air
What a thrill to see my house from the air.
Scaffolding follows me wherever I go
Scaffolding follows me wherever I go. I spent months with scaffolding on both the front and the back of my house. Every …
On the edge
Just how close are these two 5,600 year old houses to being lost to the sea? It was a thrill to fly …
Floatel
The Safe Zephyrus is a floating hotel in Orkney’s Scapa Flow. I wonder if i can find it on AirBnB? According to …
Is it just me?
Is it just me or does the Orkney island of Flotta look quite barren from the air?
North Ronaldsay
The island of North Ronaldsay is famous for its sheep who live on seaweed and are kept off the fields by dry …
Midhowe Broch from the air
Midhowe Broch on the Orkney island of Rousay looks amazing as we fly above it. There are 4.5 metre wide walls which …
Stronsay
Stronsay looks beautiful and green from the air. Strjónsey: Old Norse for “Good fishing and farming island”
North Gaulton Castle
North Gaulton Castle is an amazing rock stack – especially from the air. It was used as a car advert in 1994: …
Rackwick Burn
Rackwick Burn sounds like an unfortunate little rash but is actually the name of a small stream on the Orkney Island of …