Life on (nearly) a Small Island

There was a beautiful sunset on Sunday, unfortunately at the moment our weather is characterised by mild weather, half a day of sun follow...

Today has been a gloriously sunny and "almost warm" day - a strong breeze has just taken the edge off the sun.  But it's a ch...

Yesterday, despite the mist, Dan Lee (project officer for ORCA ), his partner Antonia Thomas, also an archaeologist and a few hardy folk fr...

The lambing season in Orkney starts from about April - much later than in the south of the UK. So this week wee lambs have been appearing i...

Well I ask the question because Monday and Tuesday the wind howled and the rain came. I probably shouldn't complain about the rain as M...

Last year I mentioned the archaeological dig that was taking place at "Banks'" in South Ronaldsay, one of the linked islands ...

Each Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday we have a "cargo run" to the island from Stromness.  This week was busy with about 30 ton of ...