Life on (nearly) a Small Island

I think this has been the best "February" for years!  OK yes we've had some gales, but we expect those in February.  We...

For those of you outside the UK who may have missed all the publicity regarding the Ness of Brodgar archaeological dig, here is a treat for ...

The photo above was taken by my neighbour, Sue Anderson, of Garson. It's a really beautiful, ethereal photo and somewhere in there, I...

...well technically I think it is a fog bow ..... but very pretty! (click photo to enlarge). This one was right outside my back door ye...

....or the mists of time...? Gorgeous day yesterday, warmer than it has been for many months, despite the mist that drifted over the lan...

Sunday was a glorious day. A taste of Spring to come maybe? The sun shone, oystercatchers were singing (another sign of Spring) and the s...

Shhhh .... perhaps we should whisper that??  But today it was mild, the sun shone (between the showers), the birds were singing (starlin...