Life on (nearly) a Small Island

Well clearly the sunrise itself isn't a surprise. I am reliably informed it happens daily. No, the surprise is that I caught the sun...

Today is the longest day of the year. Sunrise was at 4am.and sunset will be at 22.30.  However it's been fairly cloudy today though ...

But not all on the same day! Above is the sun rising behind Hoy High lighthouse. This was taken outside the back door - Madam Button had...

The wee chick that hatched out a few weeks ago is doing well. She (well I'm being optimistic as I have no idea whether it will be a ...

Graemsay folk enjoying tea and homebakes (Photo by Irene Mathieson) There are many times when I'm proud to be part of the Graemsay c...

Well the lambs aren't really random, but the photos are. While sorting through my photo files of last month I came across these two ...

When I go over to the Orkney Mainland for evening events I have to stay overnight as our last boat home is about 5.45 except for Friday ...