Rain arriving across Orkney towards the end of the afternoon. Fresh easterly breeze. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Weather Forecast: Morning haar possible, otherwise dry, bright and breezy. Rain later.
Should Scotland Have More National Parks?
Eilean Gorm, Loch Ard, The Trossachs Looking north north east, from a kayak, at the lake island of Eilean Gorm.© Copyright Kim McGillivray
FastBlade: World’s First Rapid Testing Facility For Tidal Turbine Blades
Based in Rosyth, Fife, the £4.6 million facility, FastBlade, was officially opened on Friday, 13 May 2022.
Audiobook Review:The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring(1981)
“This adaptation of Lord of the Rings is one very close to me personally.This is the version of Lord Of The Rings in my mind.”
Spicy Lentils with Potato Wedges
Serve with the potato wedges, salad leaves, tomatoes and a good blob of mayonnaise each.
Weather Forecast: Dry and bright for most.
Easterly winds may bring in some haar later across Orkney. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
“At least I could bring their voice to the world.” Shireen Abu Aqleh
Shireen Abu Aqleh was killed on 11th of May 2022.
Ed Buckley (1940-2021)
Ed Buckley with Scorpius mural, ASTRA rooms, Hamilton. 1971, photo by David Adams
Operation Grapple #OnThisDay
On 15th of May 1957 Great Britain tested its first hydrogen bomb near Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean
Is Darning Dying Out?
“Many years ago in a junk shop I bought an old sewing basket made of wickerwork. “
