“July the Twenty-fifth……………An emerald sea……Rippling….”
Week Thirty – One Day At A Time
Light In Darkness
“Neighbour-man Steve took this pic of the Northern Lights across the hill behind our houses, including the little old stone shed in the field – and the stars in the sky!”
T’ings at Tingwall!
“We went to Tingwall, to take a picture of – The Ting”
A Closer Look At Some Local Archaeology
“On one of his after-work walks, Mike cut down by the Hall of Rendall to the shore, turned left, and walked along to get a closer look at this site.”
‘The Road Goes Ever On And On…..’ – Bilbo Baggins.
“Out from the house…….. and up the road again, turning left at the old telephone box, this time.”
Walking Out From The House – Again……..
“We look across to Gairsay, once the home of Viking Sweyn Asleifsson, from where he headed out, rampaging. “
Signs Of The Times…. The Kirkyard Fiasco Continues
These gate posts are old, made of red sandstone, covered in lichen and mosses, and have dates of 1732 and 185?
Fernvalley Tearoom: Food Review
Fernvalley Tearoom unsurprisingly is situated at the Fernvalley Wildlife Rescue Centre in Rendall.
A Couple of Orkney Doocots
“As far as I know, there are a few doocots ( dovecots) on Orkney, but I’ve only visited a couple of them.”
The Old Kirks of Orkney – Part One
“Orkney has many kirks. Some, little more than some stones in a field, some ruinous, some semi-ruinous”
