We too have had a heatwave this week. OK not as bad as further south but still hot for Orkney! The thermometer outside the front of the house measured 26 degrees C one day this week! And it's been very humid too. Thankfully after a thunderstorm last night the air is clearer now and though it reached over 20 degrees today it was more bearable. Back to normal Orkney weather for the weekend no doubt!
Anyway here are some photos of a walk to the shore for the sunset earlier in the week..... Days are getting shorter now - sunset is about 9.45..... sunrise nearly 5am.
Sandside beach....
You can just make out the patterns on the fields as they are being cut for silage and hay.
Sun dipping down behind the sea mist that is waiting to roll in...
Heading back home...
The view from the sofa....
And... cat on a pedestal! Also admiring the view......
And ta da! A sunrise the following morning!!! 4.30am (ish).... well ok not quite the sun but you get the idea....
I like the pictures. Yes the days are gradually getting noticeably shorter, and nowadays from about the middle of August you can feel Autumn approaching.
ReplyDeleteThe County Agricultural show is on 8th August and in Orkney many people call that the end of Summer. For me the end of Summer is the end of September! Well I can dream......
ReplyDelete23 degrees is about the highest we have got, but in fairness we don't get the harsh Winters either here on the Isle of Lewis. Beautiful skies.
ReplyDeleteWe are lucky too as we don't get very harsh winters. Just lots of wind and rain, much like the West Coast of Scotland - though I think you get more wind than us...
DeleteI did not enjoy that hot weather at all and have been very pleased with today's high of 19C and lots of light rain.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are beautiful, as always.
Around 21 is probably my ideal. Not sure what it is today but it was too hot in the sun in the garden so I came in and will go back out when it cools later this evening...
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