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Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Remembering sunshine....




As I've mentioned countless times, the weather this summer is "changeable" to say the least. The weekend before I went off on my travels "south" the day started like the photo below with clouds hanging over the Hoy Hills, and ended up with the photo above - a stunning sunset.  I'll share a few more photos in this post taken that same beautiful evening.



Sandside Bay - our lovely sandy beach - the Hoy hills out of the cloud now!


This decaying boat is one of my favourite subjects


I love the "Cow" Parsley at this time of year


This is looking down our "main" road towards the beach


I love the reflection of the hills in the still water


There were no waves lapping the shore this evening. The sea hardly moved by the old Sandside pier...


The sun still had some way to go to set behind the West Orkney Mainland (and the old winch on the Sandside pier).


It was a magical and memorable evening.....
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21 comments:

  1. Caroline Gill10 July 2012 at 23:19

    Particularly love the Cow Parsley photo ... and that winding gear (I presume for boats?).

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    1. Sian13 July 2012 at 16:15

      Yes the winding gear (now not in use) was used to haul up boats. I love cow parsley - once it loses it loses it's flowers the flower heads become wonderfully skeletal.

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  2. Dancing Beastie10 July 2012 at 23:30

    That boat of yours I remember very well: one of my own favourite photos from our holiday is of it! And I too adore the cow parsley at this time of year. Your photo of it with the hills reflected in the water behind is absolutely *beautiful*.

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    1. Sian13 July 2012 at 16:15

      That boat is a very good photographic subject! I love taking photos of it as it decays over the years. I love the reflections too - not often it is still enough to capture that.

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  3. Celia Sweeney11 July 2012 at 15:54

    Thank you for sharing your evening the photos are superb.
    Celia

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  4. Bonnie11 July 2012 at 16:05

    Absolutely stunning photos. Would love to stick my big toe in the water. I especially like the pic of the old boat. Beautiful. Thanks for posting.

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    1. Sian13 July 2012 at 16:16

      I love that old boat too. The water is still VERY cold - though the island children do play in the shallows on warm days. Tougher than me I think!

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  5. Linda11 July 2012 at 21:39

    The delight of living on an island - the swiftly passing weather.

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    1. Sian13 July 2012 at 16:16

      Yes - ever changing. It's wonderful :-)

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  6. VioletSky12 July 2012 at 02:18

    there is a dream-like quality to these images.

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    1. Sian13 July 2012 at 16:17

      There often is to the evening light in Orkney. One of the things I love about the place.

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  7. Christine Harding12 July 2012 at 07:18

    Lovely photos - especially the old boat, and the hills reflected in the water.

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    1. Sian13 July 2012 at 16:17

      Thanks Christine. They are my favourite images too.

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  8. pat12 July 2012 at 13:17

    You are magic with that camera.

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    1. Sian13 July 2012 at 16:18

      Thanks Pat. Though it's hard to take a bad photo with the landscape here! My wee compact digital is looking rather battered these days as I *always* have it in my pocket, just in case...

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  9. Kathy12 July 2012 at 16:23

    Desperately trying to catch up with my neglected favourite blogs, Sian. Super photos and 4 very interesting posts. Thanks for the reminder of sunshine and clear blue skies. I've almost forgotten what they look like. Sigh....

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    1. Sian13 July 2012 at 16:18

      Sun is fleeting as are blue skies here as everywhere else north of the jet stream I fear.....sigh... hope you are having a good time away though!

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  10. Floor Tiles16 July 2012 at 14:11

    Beautiful moment

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  11. Nan21 July 2012 at 16:13

    A beach with no condos, no bars, no tourists. So very beautiful. The cloud pictures are amazing. I just love these pictures.

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  12. Sybil24 July 2012 at 22:18

    I know I'd love it there. And we could have tea and chat ...

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