Life on (nearly) a Small Island

"Farewell to Stromness" to quote the title of a piece of music by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Monday and Tuesday this week the ta...

An Orkney yole is a particular type of boat that used to be very common in Orkney. Now there are only about 20 in the water. During the Tal...

.... at Fiona's blog for some fantastic photos - click here   Fiona has a proper camera AND knows how to use it so these photos are *goo...

OK, I have a bit more time now so can explain about the Tall Ships being in Orkney. The actual Tall Ships Race of 2011 is in three legs, th...

Here's a photo of the "Statsraad Lehmkuh" leaving Stromness today with Graemsay in the background. Thanks again to Iain Ash...

Here's some photos of the tall ship "Gulden Leuuw" arriving in Stromness, above sailing past Hoy High Lighthouse, and below ...

I've just returned home today after visiting family in Guernsey (Channel Islands) and Hampshire (England), but more of that later. I ar...