Welcome to a peedie (Orkney word for small) look at the activities during the month of May on our remote island, enjoy with a cuppa 🫖
When island life just gets too hectic...
you just have to lay down with your mates by your side
and how delicious to have a friend to nibble an itch on your back
happiness is having breakfast with your ponies
Malcolm has been busy creating veg patches and making gates
and picking delicious raspberries for breakfasts
Wilma being slightly grumpy, telling me that she really did not need a bath !!
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Lots of lambs being born this month and quickly running and jumping around for pure joy
a lone sheep quietly enjoying a supper of seaweed
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The Ocean Nova was the first cruise ship to visit the island, with more than 100 passengers and crew coming ashore for birdwatching, wool mill and lighthouse tours
the crew come ashore first to check out the landing and lay down mats and towels on the slippery seaweed at Bewan Pier
all is well organised, large bins are brought with them for the passengers to deposit their life jackets (for small, medium and large) having been transported from the ship by ribs
See you next month Janette 💙
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It was so good to see our friends Elaine and Gary !!!!
swimming, practising to be mermaids,
pinkest-knee contest
dancing
community beach walks
being silly
repairing some of our stone walls, bottoms up !
and lots and lots of talking !
thank you Alison and team at the Bird Observatory for our delicious meals in the restaurant and for looking after our friends 😊
it was sad to see them leave
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North Ronaldsay's Lighthouse keeper is Billy Muir
(my favourite lighthouse keeper 😊)
and this month he has received an award from the Northern Lighthouse Board for 55 years service as a lighthouse keeper on North Ronaldsay !
signed by Princess Anne
Well done Billy !
Congratulations on your achievement
Some lighthouse photos taken on a glorious sunny day
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Books of the month
Thank you Hayley for sending us this book, it was a delightful read on one of our rainy cold days, when working outside was not an option
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Recommendation of the month
another small way to help the planet and those that come after us
have a look at their website for more information
uk.nakedpaper.com
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Quote of the month
When there is silence
one finds the anchor of the universe
within oneself
Lao Tzu
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June Birthdays
To all our friends and family with birthdays in June
" Happy Birthday !! "
to
June ,aka Uvver Junie, friends since 1960 !
Kelly M, Gill V, Malcolm,
Mr Blonde
and Charlotte M
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and to everyone who is reading this blog we wish
you all a peaceful and blissful month of June,
💛💛💛
Malcolm and June
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