Images by Mirran Hall

low mist lurks at the bas of the hills of Hoy and projecting out on the low headland is the camp site of Stromness
Image credit Mirran Hall

The spirit-world around this world of sense
Floats like an atmosphere, and everywhere
Wafts through these earthly mists and vapours dense
A vital breath of more ethereal air.

From ‘Haunted Houses’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

the mist and haar rising from the sea around the island of Hoy with the camp site of Stromness jutting out on the headland
Image credit Mirran Hall

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