Life on (nearly) a Small Island

Friday was a gorgeous warm day (well for Spring!) and I was in the garden doing the first round of clearing away from the Winter, and a ...

Some more photos from last Sunday....  Above, the coral beach with the tide out! Love the sky in this one! Button on alert! ...

Well today IS a proper Spring day, warm sunshine, no wind or rain.  Though this week has had plenty of wind AND rain.  These photos were...

Looking across Sandside Bay from Garson Tonight the clocks go forward one hour and it has officially been Spring for a few days.  Thoug...

You might like this link too! 'I'm an Orkney librarian driving to a school when a wave engulfs my van' This should be free...

This film isn't available to view outside the EU (at least so I hear).  But hopefully some of you can view this film made about Orkney ...

Photo by Magnus Mowat Today marks the 50th anniversary of the loss of the Longhope Lifeboat and all her crew.  Everyone in that small co...