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Cloud Appreciation Society

Filed Under: beauty Tagged With: Cloud Appreciation Society, Mainland, Orkney

October 22, 2017 by admin

Last summer, the Cloud Appreciation Society jointly launched a competition with Stromness Museum for the best cloud photos taken on any of the 72 … [Read more...]

Picture Perfect?

Filed Under: beauty, Orkney, Stromness Tagged With: Mainland, Orkney, Picture perfect, Stromness

June 18, 2017 by admin

Picture perfect, Stromness. Orkney

  Picture perfect? The early morning light, the ships and cloud reflections are all there, but so too is Orkney County Council … [Read more...]

Was It Just a Dream?

Filed Under: Landscape, Magic, Orkney Tagged With: Mainland, Orkney. Scotland, Stromness, Warebeth, Was it just a dream?

April 3, 2017 by admin

Orkney, Scotland, Mainland, Stromness, Warebeth, Was It Just a Dream?

Thinking back to Orkney and wondering was it just a dream? So intense. The hallucinatory light. The surging, uneasy sea. And me as this … [Read more...]

The Dragon of Stromness

Filed Under: Ancient heritage, legends, Orkney Tagged With: Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, The Dragon of Stromness

February 27, 2017 by admin

Dragon, Stromness, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland

The Dragon of Stromness is small, shy and remarkably docile. Recently hatched, it guards against ghosts and hostile fairy folk while … [Read more...]

The Peak Moment of My Visit to Orkney

Filed Under: Orkney, Sport Tagged With: Glimps Holm, Mainland, Orkney, Peak Moment, Scotland

February 20, 2017 by admin

Peak Moment, Glimps Holm, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland

The peak moment of my recent visit to Orkney has to be my friend Alette's birthday swim around the island of Glimps Holm. It took more than two … [Read more...]

Fisherman’s Hut and Nousts at Skibo Geo

Filed Under: Ancient heritage, Landscape, Monuments, Orkney, Scotland Tagged With: Birsay, Fisherman's hut and nousts at Skibo Geo, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland

January 9, 2017 by admin

Fisherman's hut, nousts, Skibo Geo, Birsay, Mailand, Orkney, Scotland

Fisherman's hut and nousts at Skibo Geo. Location: Birsay, Mainland, Orkney (Scotland). Skiba Geo has been in use since Viking times. It is a … [Read more...]

Random Car Photo Loch of Harray

Filed Under: Animals, Landscape, Scotland Tagged With: Mainland, Orkney, Random, Random car photo of Loch of Harray, Scotland

January 2, 2017 by admin

Random, Car photo, Loch of Harray, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland

Random car photo Loch of Harray. Location: Orkney, Scotland. Camera went click and I had nothing to do with it. Hoping for more of these happy … [Read more...]

Birsay Cairn Built by Fairy Folk?

Filed Under: Landscape, Orkney, Scotland Tagged With: Birsay, cairn, Fairy Folk, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland

December 19, 2016 by admin

Cairn, Birsay, Fairy Folk, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland

Birsay cairn built by fairy folk? These mysterious constructions can be found throughout the island of Mainland, and I would love to photograph … [Read more...]

Inside the Broch of Gurness

Filed Under: Ancient heritage, beauty, history, Monuments, Orkney Tagged With: Broch of Gurness, Mainland, monuments, Orkney, staircases

December 12, 2016 by admin

Broch of Gurness, Mainland, Orkney, monuments, staircases

Inside the Broch of Gurness is an elegantly curved staircase dating from somewhere between 500 BC and 100 AD. People lived here and fought off attacks … [Read more...]

Ring of Brodgar, the Modern Version

Filed Under: Monuments, Orkney Tagged With: Mainland, monuments, Orkney, Ring of Brodgar, Scotland, Stones of Stenness

November 13, 2016 by admin

Ring of Brodgar, Stones of Stenness, Mainland, Orkney

Ring of Brodgar, the modern version. The real thing is about five minutes walk over to the right. Location: Mainland, Orkney, Scotland … [Read more...]

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