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Playing games by candlelight - Power Off weekends
We regularly have voluntary 'power off weekends' where we turn the electricity off for the whole 48...
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Uploaded on Apr 9, 2010
Shetland bod - Nesbister, old fishing store
Camping Bods are a Shetland version of camping barns, simple accommodation, preserving significant old buildings.
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Uploaded on Apr 9, 2010
Seaweed or sea plants? Orkney
Edible sea food in shallow waters around Orkney Islands, northern Scotland. Algae, plants, or whatever, they seem a lot more than weeds :)
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Uploaded on Apr 9, 2010
Cats playing in the snow
Caper and Nutmeg, sisters, playing, or warming their paws? January 2010, Orkney
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2010
Looking west towards Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland
January 2010, Orkney with a rare covering of snow right down to the sea, which remains...
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2010
Home in winter - Ottersgill, but no otters
January 2010, Orkney Mainland, our two cats are sizing each other up beside the burn, whilst on a walk...
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2010
Icy perch, cats fishing
Cats watching the water, sat on ice. January 2010, Orkney
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2010
Orkney, view of Hoy mid afternoon - spot the cat
View of Hoy, in Orkney, taken January 2010, with a rare covering of snow down to the salty ocean. See if you can spot my cat!
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2010
Westwards from the jetty, Stromness in Orkney
View towards Stromness across Bay of Eyrland, January 2010, Orkney. The jetty in the foreground is...
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2010
Cat beside ocean - Caper keeping warm
My cat, Caper, sat on my shoulder, with Hoy behind. She couldn't take any more of the icy snow on her...
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2010
Cold feet, walking in snow barefoot
My cold feet, after walking barefoot in the snow for 10 minutes - ie not long enough to get circulation going!
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2010
Scallop shell lanterns
Life without electricity - Power Off weekend
Nothing can stop us having a good time, even turning the electricity off all weekend. The game is Ticket to Ride - recommended.
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2010
Relaxing with a good book
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The sky above, showing the different trees in Binscarth Woods, Orkney.
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Uploaded on Feb 12, 2009
sycamore trees, St-Magnus cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney
Sycamore trees pruned in front of the red sandstone bulk of St Magnus Cathedral, in Kirkwall, Orkney.
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Uploaded on Feb 12, 2009
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The old track through Binscarth with the effect of the prevailing wind clearly visible on the tree canopy.
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Uploaded on Feb 12, 2009
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A winter walk through Binscarth, the largest wood in Orkney, near Finstown.
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Uploaded on Feb 12, 2009
