Duncan Lunan continues his exploration of Comets
Comets Part 3. Cometary Impacts
A response to Charlie’s letter……
“We re-build, it’s what us humans do – we rebuild after ice ages, and after fires. It’s what we do – we adapt, and so, survive.”
BROCHTOBERFEST!
This year, the Brochtoberfest returned to Orkney, to the St. Magnus Centre, and I was very pleased to see this, as it meant I could go along this time.
Islands
“Orkney consists of a group of islands. Some larger, some smaller, some inhabited, some un-inhabited. “
The Western Isles – Or There And Back Again VIII
“it is possible to do a circular walk, from the car park at Barpa Langais, with its giant axes, pointing the way”
Protecting Orkney’s Heritage
“Our sites across Orkney are hugely significant to our heritage, spanning 5,000 years of history and covering some of the most diverse sites in our care. It is really important that we do our best to preserve them for future generations and this programme of work is crucial to achieving that. ” Craig Mearns, Director of Operations at HES
Timelines of an Orkney Wood-turner
” We went along to Michael and Sara’s gallery in Harray, ready to revel in lovely things – and we did!”
Sun Return
The year – turns
Of Cairns & Cists
“Old ways, die hard.”
Bernie Bell: The Cairns – the story of a broch
one of the prize finds there, was a whalebone with the jaw-bone of a man carefully placed inside it
