Life on (nearly) a Small Island

  The last few posts were "scheduled" after I had a burst of blogging mojo.  Just as well as for the last 10 days I've had Cov...

  Not quite like walking to the shore on Graemsay and I miss my little Sea Cat who prefers to snooze on the sofa in her old age.  But it is ...

  We have been fortunate in Orkney to have a reasonable summer.  Pleasantly warm (if you are acclimatised to Orkney!), very dry, few high wi...

  A selection of Big Sky photos..... Low mist over the water... Sadly the sun has moved more to the left since this photo was taken, trackin...

  As summer in Orkney draws to a close, so do the archaeological digs.  A couple of weeks ago I went to see the extraordinary dig at the Nes...