Ever since I came to Graemsay there has been an old wooden boat on the "shell beach" below Sandside. It has been a favourite photographic subject for me and many others. But not any more. My neighbours have been clearing up the shore and so the boat was set on fire this week as it was too heavy for the tractor to haul off the shore. I shall miss that boat...... But I took photos of it's ceremonial burning - rather like a Viking boat burial - without the Vikings...sadly.....
And here are a selection of photos I've taken over the years.
One of my favourites in the light of the setting sun.....
She was called "Scarborough"......
And was favoured by the hens....
The sharp end!
The peeling paint was sandblasted every storm
And her name lives on....I've rescued her nameplate and the sun will shine on it in the garden...oh and the rain, and the wind.....!
So now it's time to find another boat subject.....
Against the setting sun.....
Great photos and a sad loss. Wonderful that you saved the nameplate! Re Viking funerals ... Look up a charming movie called "rocket Gibraltar". Sweet movie!
ReplyDeleteOoh interesting - I will!
DeleteKeep them coming.
ReplyDeletePeople are funny. How was burning that boat "cleaning up". It was a lovely remembrance of times past.
ReplyDeleteI suppose people have different opinions on that. Fair enough if they wanted to. But sad all the same..
Deleteso sad to see that boat go! I too have many photos of it from my visits to Graemsay. It made the perfect frame for Sandside beach or the Hoy hills.
ReplyDeleteYes I've got some of your pix too. Yes it was an ideal photographic frame or subject!
Deletei'm glad i have a photo the old boat, now gone ...
ReplyDeleteGlad you do too!
DeleteSian she was called "SKIP" and was registered in scarborough, I also think that it wasnt hurting anything!
ReplyDeleteAh - I did see the name skip under the "Scarborough" bit so thought it had been regisitered. Ah well she'll always be "Scarborough" to me now ;-)
DeleteI am just hoping you won't burn the sign "Scarborough"
ReplyDeleteSweet.
what a sad demise to a grand old lady. good luck with the clearing up
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