Sunday, November 21, 2010

Evening Pics

Sun low in the sky pics from this weekend - various places......

Fair Isle 

Foula 

St. Ninian's Isle 

Inns & Inn Holm, Grey Stack, Skeetsta Skerry & Coar Holm (south end St. Ninian's Isle). 

St. Ninian's Isle Tombolo. 

Sun going down - Sandwick / Hoswick, looking south. 



Sunday, November 07, 2010

LUHA Thurso Visit

Promotional flyer for the LUHA Thurso visit. Cheers E :)
Da Doonie Day has been organised by Thurso Rotary Club and Thurso High School Interact Club to celebrate the Scottish and Viking heritages of the Far North. The event will essentially comprise a torchlight procession and various associated activities, including the delivery of a galley to the burning site, a heritage display in Caithness Horizons and presentations by the participating ‘guiser’ squads in the Guiser Halls.

The event is scheduled to take place on Friday 3rd December 2010, the first Friday after the feast day of the patron saint of Scotland......
http://www.thursorotary.org/index.asp?pageid=267133


Saturday, October 30, 2010

Up Helly Aa History has been made

At the SMUHA Mass Meeting, held on Friday night 29th October 2010 in the Sandwick Social Club, Lesley Simpson from Maywick, head of the Dunrossness Primary School was chosen as the Guizer Jarl representing Bigton and Levenwick for the 2015 South Mainland Up Helly Aa. 

The first ever female Guizer Jarl.

She said " I'm delighted to be chosen to represent Bigton and Levenwick for the 2015 SMUHA. It's a fantastic community event that I hope goes from strength to strength."


 Lesley being congratulated by the 2010 Jarl David Smith.

Lesley being congratulated by the 2011 Jarl Brydon Robertson.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Muckle Moon

A couple of quick pictures while heading into Lerwick as the moon was rising although starting to disappear behind the clouds. 
The north boat is heading south, Noup of Noss in distance.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Bits

Cleaned up a memory card - here are a few bits that were left on it.

One of several Red-flanked Bluetails in Shetland this autumn - this one was at Kergord, under the trees, in the rain, at 4:30pm so its just a record shot.

House and Rainbow, Sanick.

Starlings late in the day.

Compass Head & Sumburgh Head seen from Sanick Beach, late evening.

Sunrise over Sandwick - discovered while letting the cat in @06:00 - extraordinary colours!