October 2024

 

Hello everyone, welcome to our October blog photographs giving you a glimpse of the colours and daily life on our small island, enjoy

Golden sunsets and red sunrises

           and who says there's no such colour 

as sky-blue- pink ?

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The many days of winds and rain this month have hampered the building of the pony shelter

but steady progress is being made

and the ponies can at least get some respite from the  multi-directional winds

although they're not overly impressed with the weather

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Quote of the month

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Book of the month

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With there being less than 70 people on our island there are not always enough people to do all the jobs ! So when they needed extra staff at the airfield Malcolm volunteered.

The job is more involved than he thought ! training has been quite extensive, from clearing the runway of geese and sheep, handling baggage, looking after passengers to first aid training and "hot training" putting out fires on mock aircraft,  never a dull moment !

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At night after checking on the ponies I love watching the lighthouse or sometimes walking up to it and standing under it's beams

and on a foggy night the foghorn looks quite eerie in the distance

and feels like you are in the middle of a watercolour painting

        

the rotating beams never cease to amaze me

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Today the weather is well blustery, with 56 mph winds and fierce, horizontal rain. So a day to mimic Tilly cat 

and Wilma

and to appreciate some indoor beauty

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Pause for thought

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Just love this

"And, they say

Life is an adventure

Full of mystery

So let's go... "

from Facebook Page : Tales of the Forest Faeries ( a delightful page to follow)

Words by Athey Thompson

Art by Lavender & Lark

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We hope you have found many moments this month to enjoy some simple pleasures and we wish you cosy, relaxed  November days wherever you happen to be

Malcolm and June

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