Life on (nearly) a Small Island

I LOVE rainbows! These appeared on Sunday evening when clouds started to fill the blue sky and showers rained down on a very cross Butto...

In the small hours of this morning we had thunder and lightning heard above the roaring wind. Now it's gale force winds and hail. I w...

I returned from "south" to find the kye (cattle) had been moved from my field to new pasture. They'd managed to eat all th...

Did you miss me?! I returned Friday evening from a work trip to the North of England, but due to the beautiful weather this weekend I...

Autumn is a season that doesn't last long in Orkney! No autumnal colours on trees, just blasting gales that turn the leaves black and...

I didn't need to go to the pier today at cargo boat time, but the activity of tractors and trailers up and down the road in front of...

Today we have had some respite from the wind and rain, but as I type I can hear the wind getting up again. That is the nature of Autumn ...