The stranger on the shore
Westray has no sandstone rocks, yet it has occasional sandstone pebbles on its beaches. Here’s one. It was brought from the island …
A glorious day
When you have a beach to yourself.
Love’s Crashing Waves
The sea spray at the Scaun on the northernmost coast of Westray is like tiny glistening jewels today.
Broken Stones
“Like pebbles on a beachKicked around, displaced by feetOh, like broken stonesThey’re all trying to get home” Paul Weller – Broken Stones
Deceptive
A new day and a new beach to explore. This one is hidden behind long kelp drying walls. Over shattered rock and …
Buried Treasure
When I was a child I played on the beach all summer holiday and one day, when I was very young, I …
Periwinkle on the Beach
Flat periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) on the beach in the Bay of Swartmill.
We (Heart) Westray
Gabriel makes his feelings known with a stick.
The North Sea
Treacherous and beautiful.