tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68291683092989904582024-03-23T10:17:14.618+00:00seaside croftingseasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-40143458790098197362024-03-01T09:37:00.000+00:002024-03-01T09:37:10.030+00:00<div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">Hello and welcome everyone to our February blog ~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">not too much to report from this short month but we are gradually coming out of hibernation ! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">While the weather has been on the grim side we've thrown some white paint around </span> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkR60MutLlRf-KuZyquJ2KALBMfaqMzjPBaqEWWQfB8Dx5RJAEalnSgU18yYbUv0Icouq17AanRcH244CUb6Ulkc9oZyOYrteJqzZDyffHrHK4Rjhqz-iX__a2Vc8geYL18IM04TCSw_QCxcobkewLtQuPbWUc6it_DeweWe9n39abUCvoGmuxK-DLUkW/s4032/IMG_3766.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkR60MutLlRf-KuZyquJ2KALBMfaqMzjPBaqEWWQfB8Dx5RJAEalnSgU18yYbUv0Icouq17AanRcH244CUb6Ulkc9oZyOYrteJqzZDyffHrHK4Rjhqz-iX__a2Vc8geYL18IM04TCSw_QCxcobkewLtQuPbWUc6it_DeweWe9n39abUCvoGmuxK-DLUkW/w640-h480/IMG_3766.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and given some cupboard doors a bit of a revamp to cheer up the grey days !<br /></span></div></div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;"> <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcfnYQwp1mtAOf-agYWglXO7otFlfIPMnY52Hu7A-FrpsSLoyhdB1LFGh7vKupIn4pDp6zG3KOVIHDRFQiIjEQzpayMJL5iGy3rArxcCNgNsVqE7-gUoc4QlQ4ZxoR2c3-iJIEm0L7F3Qoaxa1iV2rzWw0vF-9K0T6MComQqtzY4dVehiB2xvXFtr29uX/s4032/IMG_3764.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcfnYQwp1mtAOf-agYWglXO7otFlfIPMnY52Hu7A-FrpsSLoyhdB1LFGh7vKupIn4pDp6zG3KOVIHDRFQiIjEQzpayMJL5iGy3rArxcCNgNsVqE7-gUoc4QlQ4ZxoR2c3-iJIEm0L7F3Qoaxa1iV2rzWw0vF-9K0T6MComQqtzY4dVehiB2xvXFtr29uX/w640-h480/IMG_3764.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b>Since the Rayburn and the oil fired central heating system has gone up the shoot, we've decided to replace the open fire </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EiDeDf-aHG0TlYojxZM8hRmx8GazFREZ2_N030NQm5BcdNpZ6RaSGtS_U9ERNyWhp4uupHZKhKWJRVavemE-luikcP9enH964CYK-PIyWn3giqx7p9iT_RWt068a-FFOzYrVGtUszk2IUYk_cp7ScaglqPND9T-lfDavsjuCxmvgic0Fud2GBt4hImZH/s4032/IMG_3679.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EiDeDf-aHG0TlYojxZM8hRmx8GazFREZ2_N030NQm5BcdNpZ6RaSGtS_U9ERNyWhp4uupHZKhKWJRVavemE-luikcP9enH964CYK-PIyWn3giqx7p9iT_RWt068a-FFOzYrVGtUszk2IUYk_cp7ScaglqPND9T-lfDavsjuCxmvgic0Fud2GBt4hImZH/w480-h640/IMG_3679.HEIC" width="480" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">with a wood burning stove, </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">things always have to get worse to get better !<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCwbFa14IBmNybjNSsyI1-Ce77WJdFvj7kN8LcPMMFkDKjvqz7G5guteE2ifm8SMqgPlecuHTDkp7sQ5px8bIqmOQ5qK-5HdYnfDwZM5ufW3F_IPi9Wtsg2YZXv5QlyF9NGv0QElvgRVfExZWkgfGuCMenQmybSsMsvBKYMaR0NpXwIQWiIA7rI7DDcyd/s4032/IMG_3682.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCwbFa14IBmNybjNSsyI1-Ce77WJdFvj7kN8LcPMMFkDKjvqz7G5guteE2ifm8SMqgPlecuHTDkp7sQ5px8bIqmOQ5qK-5HdYnfDwZM5ufW3F_IPi9Wtsg2YZXv5QlyF9NGv0QElvgRVfExZWkgfGuCMenQmybSsMsvBKYMaR0NpXwIQWiIA7rI7DDcyd/w640-h480/IMG_3682.HEIC" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">the fire surround had to go to meet fire regulations for distance to combustibles and we were hoping that the stonework behind the cladding might be a little more decorative but it'll turn out all right in the end !<br /></span></span></div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2BZUAFzi_iKLii4AaRtIreA6OJLqoqob1VhyTREkofZlZpiHlgviJyXHaR6a7o_-1Xv2Xz99zsc9VmHRNJ0Mn_i5tKZloLLptOEDcNF5JVU4Gd-6EydTprpqeg7swuVftGWlrzmU5g2zDvbxemJynJFMK3Vbxk9SNssJE8oYg9uEF06lcWnKJHdDyKke/s2148/IMG_3769.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="2148" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2BZUAFzi_iKLii4AaRtIreA6OJLqoqob1VhyTREkofZlZpiHlgviJyXHaR6a7o_-1Xv2Xz99zsc9VmHRNJ0Mn_i5tKZloLLptOEDcNF5JVU4Gd-6EydTprpqeg7swuVftGWlrzmU5g2zDvbxemJynJFMK3Vbxk9SNssJE8oYg9uEF06lcWnKJHdDyKke/w640-h468/IMG_3769.HEIC" width="640" /></a></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> the starlings obviously finding something very </span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">tasty in the front garden "lawn"</span></span><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> ~~~~~~~</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> Good news for the island</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">the island has been granted a £2 million fund to bring the Trebb site back to life, with plans to have a shop, offices, gym, rehouse the woollen mill, accommodation and more.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">Neil Leask from Orkney Museums came to North Ronaldsay to give a fantastic workshop,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> we could all have stayed for much longer !</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6zoJlYRTxr9GlsFBKFB1lpTOtclnH0qSO7iECz4sdZimpHFwntLJ69F5jO5jr2Q3q2UsLDC1m10pl-k9dov6LZNzbNUuTGsDMafz7CVdvXOHS2i-zAhH0GSHPt-lW6PEHL9k3yoAdQMp_elFWbsommYnERl5BOP4MXn1h317Z1R9A8E2iTPUALo057mj/s1600/PHOTO-2024-02-05-08-33-09.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="1600" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6zoJlYRTxr9GlsFBKFB1lpTOtclnH0qSO7iECz4sdZimpHFwntLJ69F5jO5jr2Q3q2UsLDC1m10pl-k9dov6LZNzbNUuTGsDMafz7CVdvXOHS2i-zAhH0GSHPt-lW6PEHL9k3yoAdQMp_elFWbsommYnERl5BOP4MXn1h317Z1R9A8E2iTPUALo057mj/w640-h636/PHOTO-2024-02-05-08-33-09.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Helping to keep old traditions alive</span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~ </span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">this was a wonderful afternoon, learning something new with some great friends<b> </b></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo26AJJ_NMK7d7hM9qrCOhsCE7mi4uilz1IFuHLqRjtwdotqx3qRZuGCXn5XcmgkVYKCKk4NtEzWzJkYmON979K35Gmac2kGhKhZFI9XCBYdJyM64CrV1fWdtWtaYWvVoJnMEcLfXhmbGXeVWzaMvXtHY5xDAbUK4DiqlpHO7aU8q7wxcl6wO7qjEkQDBk/w480-h640/IMG_3784.HEIC" width="480" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /> </b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBjHHY1OhdG16Z9dIdrNeG6joRTrrpGDykUzWxTHGKpYNp7SvZEl2SFgTQreY4u2MVhhPqnatt3j2HuxG5Uf-HoI3UYfJrySPqDSfDZzdTZn0BosTEvODi18PtZgVJnnYNUrvRMJPzK4x9rGO-ChYcNZGXTzpU7dtcmsSYSHZFQdkoquSERUKvcXJboB_/s4032/IMG_3785.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBjHHY1OhdG16Z9dIdrNeG6joRTrrpGDykUzWxTHGKpYNp7SvZEl2SFgTQreY4u2MVhhPqnatt3j2HuxG5Uf-HoI3UYfJrySPqDSfDZzdTZn0BosTEvODi18PtZgVJnnYNUrvRMJPzK4x9rGO-ChYcNZGXTzpU7dtcmsSYSHZFQdkoquSERUKvcXJboB_/w480-h640/IMG_3785.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div>thank you Janet and Peter for sending us this book,</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">very thought provoking ! <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">xxx</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Just for a laugh</u></span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> with my aptitude for getting lost this made me smile <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQup4XkVsoLwJH2Gqcbzz1s6FWE7WM9xV3an-M14RimuuJRemFRWfpWXSPrX1XWNIhEjK8BAuESNKmVmVPw2VUY72MkZYzv-mKplFxSFjP-tAOdsW-GJDUBxM-VBTYLiQFIzPdDu9QDbEtBWszT7x0m_0eSJx0a0avPpbXO0XPPeptIkmWhRFVscS1blo/s720/Never%20lost.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="505" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQup4XkVsoLwJH2Gqcbzz1s6FWE7WM9xV3an-M14RimuuJRemFRWfpWXSPrX1XWNIhEjK8BAuESNKmVmVPw2VUY72MkZYzv-mKplFxSFjP-tAOdsW-GJDUBxM-VBTYLiQFIzPdDu9QDbEtBWszT7x0m_0eSJx0a0avPpbXO0XPPeptIkmWhRFVscS1blo/w448-h640/Never%20lost.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Zen Taoism Buddhism Facebook page<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">living on an island three and a half miles long by two miles wide also helps !!! although it has been known for me to get lost here !!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">😃 </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> ~~~~~~~~~~</span></b></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Quote of the month </u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGXToVN6AkHQfxCMYbebB1IIWRF4CbIOL6wI1D2y7uJSbk4K2Cb-YWZQ4RC-pkUj8P0ZchISb3RelWylFS7bJOlwn7FagBqfAqat0v222rBTJKLzyc5YL4dvX3zyb265Mvotd4Ng_JCLEcAYtIAgqH9bbCHdwgs9_At1MdtKKdK4MRXcknJ2fbMZlxbk5/s526/Picasso.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="526" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGXToVN6AkHQfxCMYbebB1IIWRF4CbIOL6wI1D2y7uJSbk4K2Cb-YWZQ4RC-pkUj8P0ZchISb3RelWylFS7bJOlwn7FagBqfAqat0v222rBTJKLzyc5YL4dvX3zyb265Mvotd4Ng_JCLEcAYtIAgqH9bbCHdwgs9_At1MdtKKdK4MRXcknJ2fbMZlxbk5/w640-h532/Picasso.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> <br /></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Pause for thought </u></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOni6hseOVl3em4Dt9_r6l52Iv5IQjw7IwZUvKRAftZaJd7gyKV8A47sx0tZ2WqFc5V_8wGzoqEpqQa2gLZKWGzfEqCQUvdcAEGVBenD-4q-CimRtiRxke0OvEs9_Cs4DCusGHqYBMs_feG8qDIyjh1DWwdRwdQ1jZKSkAMIFh5gkPOh8y_NDBT0KISEh/s701/Abundance.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOni6hseOVl3em4Dt9_r6l52Iv5IQjw7IwZUvKRAftZaJd7gyKV8A47sx0tZ2WqFc5V_8wGzoqEpqQa2gLZKWGzfEqCQUvdcAEGVBenD-4q-CimRtiRxke0OvEs9_Cs4DCusGHqYBMs_feG8qDIyjh1DWwdRwdQ1jZKSkAMIFh5gkPOh8y_NDBT0KISEh/w480-h640/Abundance.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">from Dr Wayne Dyer's Facebook page</span><br /></div><div><p></p> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> ~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b>Another great event to look forward to in March, North Ronaldsay's 3 day Science Festival -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">it's wonderful that so many folk love coming to the island to share their skills and knowledge and have fun at the same time.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0UlzDeikB9mbVAzBQNdVjOXz0YS9f6cgRPj4oC5OhAkg40dG7l0-QzGDff51GfdLROL2cjJ31jS8Hr823iemUDE_uzhLwjHRrG7WTeL3ixAYHpUJK4eHz-SsXehGa_rU6WUWi4bWe4FDu-Q_USvc5CPKrymd1c83RphLi19yWSAjsAprzQxpOonKAA3l/s1280/PHOTO-2024-02-25-09-34-50.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="870" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0UlzDeikB9mbVAzBQNdVjOXz0YS9f6cgRPj4oC5OhAkg40dG7l0-QzGDff51GfdLROL2cjJ31jS8Hr823iemUDE_uzhLwjHRrG7WTeL3ixAYHpUJK4eHz-SsXehGa_rU6WUWi4bWe4FDu-Q_USvc5CPKrymd1c83RphLi19yWSAjsAprzQxpOonKAA3l/w436-h640/PHOTO-2024-02-25-09-34-50.jpg" width="436" /></a></div></b> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Many thanks again to Alex for making this happen</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~ <br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So, at the end of another month, we send you love and blessings for a bright and happy March</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">June and Malcolm </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">💛💛💛💛💛💛 </span></span><br /></div>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-19482365859668551552024-01-31T21:23:00.000+00:002024-01-31T21:23:54.903+00:00January 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Welcome everyone, hope the new year has started well for you and hope you enjoy this month's photographs.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">New Year's Day fun in the waves <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwZNyGEq0I-LdyAhBZs2WkKiLpACKb9fQa3o7pLyUiVYQsN1oefCbODpODbixIk-zVylG-63MF5X8SsS51XFlfitsQF_MPqqiV1OcCoCabedGHk9rG4y548pdkgN-leB68Jsa8dsB7w8bE5uO3asj5V7dQVedBcZB4XfP3gYNno2usQgZ4vLta091kuvB/s4032/IMG_3559.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwZNyGEq0I-LdyAhBZs2WkKiLpACKb9fQa3o7pLyUiVYQsN1oefCbODpODbixIk-zVylG-63MF5X8SsS51XFlfitsQF_MPqqiV1OcCoCabedGHk9rG4y548pdkgN-leB68Jsa8dsB7w8bE5uO3asj5V7dQVedBcZB4XfP3gYNno2usQgZ4vLta091kuvB/w480-h640/IMG_3559.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">albeit a bit lonely </span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXI7DecZPhExcofSlQDLAw80H_oJEX-gLTfDdXqC0ZWvPo2zrEEzUgxsLvyeC-VA0S4RLOyPzo3RF6kobWee1ReZIHP6f54dUAZ94KZISKyQGxTdyYQbSJInXOrRQcBTf5zCZz9JdIZo_X7un3EfRei3nhS1GWK0twc_EaC6o0Lh7FxSpZmBaQHIEVHGZ/s4032/IMG_3564.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXI7DecZPhExcofSlQDLAw80H_oJEX-gLTfDdXqC0ZWvPo2zrEEzUgxsLvyeC-VA0S4RLOyPzo3RF6kobWee1ReZIHP6f54dUAZ94KZISKyQGxTdyYQbSJInXOrRQcBTf5zCZz9JdIZo_X7un3EfRei3nhS1GWK0twc_EaC6o0Lh7FxSpZmBaQHIEVHGZ/w480-h640/IMG_3564.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and share a dram or two</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAVA5oZaOwBzVBYetUrN8V8bNO_NIhEQEXOjtdA38zkWxcDCR30UrFFtxKEFjh7mHIA1SpnKru0EW3DCQJuhG57M764fn7v8OcdCpfCArXLAoSiTyQEOLt9IMYzQa65Vo6ZTCjy995zeyEZg5k7af-rbo6nRi9nLYY4l67QqmZot_PIeuNZGOkc2bPeuC/s4032/IMG_3568.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAVA5oZaOwBzVBYetUrN8V8bNO_NIhEQEXOjtdA38zkWxcDCR30UrFFtxKEFjh7mHIA1SpnKru0EW3DCQJuhG57M764fn7v8OcdCpfCArXLAoSiTyQEOLt9IMYzQa65Vo6ZTCjy995zeyEZg5k7af-rbo6nRi9nLYY4l67QqmZot_PIeuNZGOkc2bPeuC/w640-h480/IMG_3568.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~<br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">I tell folk that North Ronaldsay doesn't get much snow as it's too windy but this month it gave us a fair sprinkling !<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjri5dEgZFSGuChSVOnMzM7q1iAOLTpz9DU3cYWl0G8QIlrsGuMAJ-KCyFZUrZPp2Q_CC-c__EP9E9VJMr9CjA9AJ06USMWAhSlUmOtNe8SFQogYdJpWuCBT8W7AEr4PIzQ_uMQxwzMkflDib0GN7QVpKIP_3PG48PUiYGe1vOJYjP3goy9AeTVov-J8bqJ/s4032/IMG_3639.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="4032" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjri5dEgZFSGuChSVOnMzM7q1iAOLTpz9DU3cYWl0G8QIlrsGuMAJ-KCyFZUrZPp2Q_CC-c__EP9E9VJMr9CjA9AJ06USMWAhSlUmOtNe8SFQogYdJpWuCBT8W7AEr4PIzQ_uMQxwzMkflDib0GN7QVpKIP_3PG48PUiYGe1vOJYjP3goy9AeTVov-J8bqJ/w640-h298/IMG_3639.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">the old fog horn on the horizon</span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSiidRcABrwOlBssxfvSeLJXyGcGNroag1O8z6qqPyEJF7MH3Zm-0WmiLbrGVbpkuWsNtTydGjh0PCF8CcEYcwxlaMfWa_FfEgwTHPJkJ_mqiRumvtMpBK4GuETlK0PcTyxnqYusYOeC-nvE4NXCxuqQv6OMEMGKBg8VRI2IqCiaCfhEVjT0gd0m9wNul/w640-h480/IMG_3666.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">the lighthouse alone against the grey sky<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigquly_vNvc282wNQNDnH8i5N6uYg2NCLi4TooZiVBXJlF2_3My6JKKUn4KS3rcvhcrOTfAOeB6whoHSM7cj5UXUpqxEeBs-EYJrwMeqwgHdfBSUQfegpM733VhrFMG6N-hsknntGqaXs32WBrwHNQT4e8nSo3oII0HinAbPQ0lVp5MNuqYqWPZX2kL-iO/s2466/IMG_3665.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="1688" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigquly_vNvc282wNQNDnH8i5N6uYg2NCLi4TooZiVBXJlF2_3My6JKKUn4KS3rcvhcrOTfAOeB6whoHSM7cj5UXUpqxEeBs-EYJrwMeqwgHdfBSUQfegpM733VhrFMG6N-hsknntGqaXs32WBrwHNQT4e8nSo3oII0HinAbPQ0lVp5MNuqYqWPZX2kL-iO/w438-h640/IMG_3665.HEIC" width="438" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">the snow gradually fading away<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAk0idYQODJQ8MWZLQ1Wz0Td4FQnr-IPTV1XHc4HIAtd4IpUjGQI7J2lcGFfg1Q5hhjXKaBSSLKK-umdiEDi3Lh_mC0xZ0f6uEHf2cuZ9DOe2e57mKGQZfArV9gzLkU277v5W6AvD2-Cz8ZLPMpReg2xqe-Ey8Ku6tlMNZROFZEmuysAsQfVQn0xEJAYvX/s4032/IMG_3594.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAk0idYQODJQ8MWZLQ1Wz0Td4FQnr-IPTV1XHc4HIAtd4IpUjGQI7J2lcGFfg1Q5hhjXKaBSSLKK-umdiEDi3Lh_mC0xZ0f6uEHf2cuZ9DOe2e57mKGQZfArV9gzLkU277v5W6AvD2-Cz8ZLPMpReg2xqe-Ey8Ku6tlMNZROFZEmuysAsQfVQn0xEJAYvX/w640-h480/IMG_3594.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have you seen these ?</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">a great idea all ways round</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2sF3uO3NCEz7CjPer14oo3rkhthsfnMZqzqptuYIiT9Ft6LQYv8MjdArADOP1mwsd8UWTjP42cWMIszdq-OAlAwOLFD5SeQJINwlVAkAkgY_oMuxGtGa04lua2BUxbFGMCvCmAPhGI9VbJnB5eGVE1nbpHYd70Qu-WS7DKMsIgqRDdS1LV80Q3Q6P-hx/s4032/IMG_3497.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2sF3uO3NCEz7CjPer14oo3rkhthsfnMZqzqptuYIiT9Ft6LQYv8MjdArADOP1mwsd8UWTjP42cWMIszdq-OAlAwOLFD5SeQJINwlVAkAkgY_oMuxGtGa04lua2BUxbFGMCvCmAPhGI9VbJnB5eGVE1nbpHYd70Qu-WS7DKMsIgqRDdS1LV80Q3Q6P-hx/w640-h480/IMG_3497.HEIC" width="640" /></a></b></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b>less heavy shopping to bring home, less space in the cupboard, easy to use and they work.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;"><u>Pause for thought</u><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97ES6W1p7LRERc2VjaHEf1GxXiSkxvuECAgAr4wbNllCA_izjQF-bmMzdX885yLVMaYhInzQ2Z6RNkGQ1ve0Z9CCICEs5Q-i0ABqItk9bv5gOTwWQEp6NLHSi2veEGbwfsLteyl2TGjKaq_uH7W0NudrkrUF35TCSbFXun-Y47jVl7UyA5uFcFUyfasfg/s640/kindly%20to%20plants.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="524" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97ES6W1p7LRERc2VjaHEf1GxXiSkxvuECAgAr4wbNllCA_izjQF-bmMzdX885yLVMaYhInzQ2Z6RNkGQ1ve0Z9CCICEs5Q-i0ABqItk9bv5gOTwWQEp6NLHSi2veEGbwfsLteyl2TGjKaq_uH7W0NudrkrUF35TCSbFXun-Y47jVl7UyA5uFcFUyfasfg/w524-h640/kindly%20to%20plants.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b> ~~~~~~~<br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4RSyHqUZvj58zGiAFKGFDuj9X20A9aNma_FN4Hn-n_MMOfGhZiK_rkSMK38AQEM_ecdr4rRXkJvZEnswhky8VrtO9EGt29z6VU-kw_Ey85o1mzyZCH56x7H0V3rYqT3ymI-amMHPFThCRj-9OZynDHB7g9339GROayD5sSpGKBFUR95_338W-nNj5Vq9/s1600/PHOTO-2024-01-27-17-21-48.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1151" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4RSyHqUZvj58zGiAFKGFDuj9X20A9aNma_FN4Hn-n_MMOfGhZiK_rkSMK38AQEM_ecdr4rRXkJvZEnswhky8VrtO9EGt29z6VU-kw_Ey85o1mzyZCH56x7H0V3rYqT3ymI-amMHPFThCRj-9OZynDHB7g9339GROayD5sSpGKBFUR95_338W-nNj5Vq9/w460-h640/PHOTO-2024-01-27-17-21-48.jpg" width="460" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHIMTHgg0z1Jd-ZT8yVcSuuErga66LQZeLtlFEa29k1cPI9UaWCxrUaSW-aTEg-aifnAtHNDjYYzZjzmRSkFsvGU0jjXN7SpVPAUmJCv3NWApDVh1f2SIx-01b3NZ-WI5KNtDGPWGGVU_N8YCPHwOJcK69SGUJHzfRcirDgAuLHHbvn2Q5VzzzlU5CQDb/s4032/IMG_3689.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="4032" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHIMTHgg0z1Jd-ZT8yVcSuuErga66LQZeLtlFEa29k1cPI9UaWCxrUaSW-aTEg-aifnAtHNDjYYzZjzmRSkFsvGU0jjXN7SpVPAUmJCv3NWApDVh1f2SIx-01b3NZ-WI5KNtDGPWGGVU_N8YCPHwOJcK69SGUJHzfRcirDgAuLHHbvn2Q5VzzzlU5CQDb/w640-h364/IMG_3689.HEIC" width="640" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /> </b></span><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">All our animals are doing fine and just taking it easy (as usual) and keeping cosy<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Wilma<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVqjPW1c3SUf1kmje2o2svHRHyIQFxK4teNrBqzKeiFlBZgvleEYoEe7yb4li0LlyjKEGEtYzLeoGGQkFf_3OY9xpKhh1yWlX_KzhR7wc42dTUECdpDMDdqfcbXefJbDwscC84WTHnp1H2QDqAha21DeV5VhRoJPcOc2HHKvEO4pK44GkPfEcW3fDT-SW/s4032/IMG_3577.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVqjPW1c3SUf1kmje2o2svHRHyIQFxK4teNrBqzKeiFlBZgvleEYoEe7yb4li0LlyjKEGEtYzLeoGGQkFf_3OY9xpKhh1yWlX_KzhR7wc42dTUECdpDMDdqfcbXefJbDwscC84WTHnp1H2QDqAha21DeV5VhRoJPcOc2HHKvEO4pK44GkPfEcW3fDT-SW/w480-h640/IMG_3577.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tilly making the most of a ray of sunshine</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaC5XIewqNuCCUc7x64R1x4zGO37734CABctsgXC_Xhn26xFvZUy5h-sTRDOqBryTodpjda2lisiuhlMGLJwrhuRTcOuBkwFfhGy-W1Dcv1XToRgmZqeVHJKyd4EnTT99HiWh-UxhAfuzPP9PtIOVJJjGHTelKcg-FoqiyN376PAC5GBa-wfDqbAacr4zm/s4032/IMG_3656.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaC5XIewqNuCCUc7x64R1x4zGO37734CABctsgXC_Xhn26xFvZUy5h-sTRDOqBryTodpjda2lisiuhlMGLJwrhuRTcOuBkwFfhGy-W1Dcv1XToRgmZqeVHJKyd4EnTT99HiWh-UxhAfuzPP9PtIOVJJjGHTelKcg-FoqiyN376PAC5GBa-wfDqbAacr4zm/w480-h640/IMG_3656.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~<br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u>Quote of the month</u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2StuQEAWBj0BQsiq8hTB1dw0HcgPkWHD3KU0bCM9yJF-hGbG3VxM0FSei-n50fjMiBRBPMLpYSSwWjB6hA8C2vQdQBgzlQ2Gaj0xv0vNnmTk00uhsS2z02xoqG3lwfB4pmucawCTU6dkGMZJgNupISWraBDLP-p_swDth2VCVrAAGOHjQuFP_xF9coeSd/s791/expect%20miracles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2StuQEAWBj0BQsiq8hTB1dw0HcgPkWHD3KU0bCM9yJF-hGbG3VxM0FSei-n50fjMiBRBPMLpYSSwWjB6hA8C2vQdQBgzlQ2Gaj0xv0vNnmTk00uhsS2z02xoqG3lwfB4pmucawCTU6dkGMZJgNupISWraBDLP-p_swDth2VCVrAAGOHjQuFP_xF9coeSd/w426-h640/expect%20miracles.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>A "Shoutout"<br /></b></span></u></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></u></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This is a little shoutout for a fabulous friend</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>Gavin Neate </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b>and his business venture <b>"WelcoMe"</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">- a solution for front-line staff training </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and support of disabled people and visitors - </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">check out his website :<b> www.wel-co.me</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and Facebook page : <b>Welco-Me Community <br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">~~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5R8e2bycb6IHOvruH3zOKhZC3rdUXEnedcY1ycbLD5GPOuEu-LdJvxOho_hcP3JJe6nB6Y6-DofNVc4Qk6Z1c4rq1xQJ1IHrwujVeNZmSfM3KR4SI7-LlQ8oM5hWm-wxMtWSJJGDKtyEd9N4Xj6qgX-3TaBhnwJFJ0PLT-9AfufRXokID1o-VgjCwjs67/s399/gavin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="399" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5R8e2bycb6IHOvruH3zOKhZC3rdUXEnedcY1ycbLD5GPOuEu-LdJvxOho_hcP3JJe6nB6Y6-DofNVc4Qk6Z1c4rq1xQJ1IHrwujVeNZmSfM3KR4SI7-LlQ8oM5hWm-wxMtWSJJGDKtyEd9N4Xj6qgX-3TaBhnwJFJ0PLT-9AfufRXokID1o-VgjCwjs67/w400-h400/gavin.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This is such a fabulous idea, well done Gavin !<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b> 💗💗</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Something to look forward to later this year !<br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrkaKkbDsawpTTsJwbpYN20ZjElB9Wbtiptb7VUbcgZeVTRXCAqQEkDN1uXuN1-_sfgy3-GW6JrMUJJciuiHKDEssLvNgi76K9NOZ6saD28hUaqers42Yg3MKcqAhanpmd47wB5Cz9kjLl4GiwBe-6UkXrv-3aUg0lQt04FVMecAMaF739G6oo8xTvx_Y/s1080/IMG_3669.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrkaKkbDsawpTTsJwbpYN20ZjElB9Wbtiptb7VUbcgZeVTRXCAqQEkDN1uXuN1-_sfgy3-GW6JrMUJJciuiHKDEssLvNgi76K9NOZ6saD28hUaqers42Yg3MKcqAhanpmd47wB5Cz9kjLl4GiwBe-6UkXrv-3aUg0lQt04FVMecAMaF739G6oo8xTvx_Y/w640-h640/IMG_3669.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Check out the website for all the information for a great week on North Ronaldsay</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> www.nrsheepfestival.com</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0-JNSymEha3bqzbyP3f0CqTs8m4BC-fpk3ZyKAU4BQsIHQvkJS6TrDA49E58s_5VJQbfIn-xD0faSqOKgI2hpUGyqIkb6MSm3qeYQBkruUWOUhQsmtg6ROlzK1iYcoyGF8RvFAQPA0WivxnvVN-p7kbc9qXL-3NVp0jVZqHbwKw6LO1jtXnxZIadrLUT/s1080/IMG_3670.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0-JNSymEha3bqzbyP3f0CqTs8m4BC-fpk3ZyKAU4BQsIHQvkJS6TrDA49E58s_5VJQbfIn-xD0faSqOKgI2hpUGyqIkb6MSm3qeYQBkruUWOUhQsmtg6ROlzK1iYcoyGF8RvFAQPA0WivxnvVN-p7kbc9qXL-3NVp0jVZqHbwKw6LO1jtXnxZIadrLUT/w640-h640/IMG_3670.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">So as another month comes to an end we wish you a warm and safe February</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">from </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">💛💛 June & Malcolm 💙💙</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">⛄ ⛄ ⛄ ⛄ ⛄ ⛄<br /></span></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-43660572314782289282024-01-01T03:31:00.000+00:002024-01-01T03:31:54.264+00:00December 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hope you all enjoyed your winter festivities, enjoying the things you love with the people you love.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaVmKgzCGyj6WhhHEivVQSiZ9lS1Gsidp-mZx3rFlNdWebi3f5IwJyPVabJJkG_M7AYKfQ_iIDOlN5KYpVolI0rKEn8_LxsyCBbzE4bCsoXPVHSbEeqHoOjN6_caBaOXUHB7ZQsNQrRaIDDnCsOTbVKZzTIdybMuf3M7Uep8vaXbrTdykNF0DhYl6NC1F/s3345/IMG_3534.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;">More dogs than swimmers for this Christmas Day swim</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qH6sIXFPFqmG7fS_Ovr9PRS65wuQx0hyWJxl8_zVW1hgMvYrm5dMmoujNv2a1Uw4xwkrl5gzjdXS9JhebQP8jxr_kp1tvKqRhE_W4bICjk7fdtJWOPZmAnlBUQKapTMwtc2deMQBM-o_ugsLPkkxWNgF3uqq9m0yAFmpQaWY5zAhdBQAjVeVONrIVobP/s3384/IMG_3524.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3384" data-original-width="1701" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qH6sIXFPFqmG7fS_Ovr9PRS65wuQx0hyWJxl8_zVW1hgMvYrm5dMmoujNv2a1Uw4xwkrl5gzjdXS9JhebQP8jxr_kp1tvKqRhE_W4bICjk7fdtJWOPZmAnlBUQKapTMwtc2deMQBM-o_ugsLPkkxWNgF3uqq9m0yAFmpQaWY5zAhdBQAjVeVONrIVobP/w322-h640/IMG_3524.HEIC" width="322" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> Malcolm planting a peach tree in the new greenhouse against a south facing wall, watch this space</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpRjrBmeGSOIKWo46NXR01L4qpYBY4Dy-qvwz5pY32fMZfizB0ymvQCPyLJw87510regkL-WtX2xGNu8OWzs15_qT7mKaNoqF7JU2j1LQktbqNocgu71C16WLm0Mets6QCtBpf9WCGjWx0jpZYabJSaN_RO8fhBxUYSZ59Q_EYZ5B800TZupIX9BttdVy/s4032/IMG_3502.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpRjrBmeGSOIKWo46NXR01L4qpYBY4Dy-qvwz5pY32fMZfizB0ymvQCPyLJw87510regkL-WtX2xGNu8OWzs15_qT7mKaNoqF7JU2j1LQktbqNocgu71C16WLm0Mets6QCtBpf9WCGjWx0jpZYabJSaN_RO8fhBxUYSZ59Q_EYZ5B800TZupIX9BttdVy/w480-h640/IMG_3502.HEIC" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /> ~~~~~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> What are the odds of borrowing a friend's car, being followed by an 80mph wind and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">the last container from the removal company landing on the bonnet when it had acres of common grazing to go at !!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thank you Alex and Jack for being so understanding x<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaeuSgoHOHOkUxmFmIAcWb_xwmscw-grAyK-Qf_1tzIM7_duj8m5tyGxsDSGAXBgr1DfnvRzQufkGXqVXaX-jwlGWlC9fcz_UbUkzJjc_6sGvSNVwLsFIWq67Gjm1-r_eGuKKCu4vDDxjGgNLafbutKGalZa1NvB9arxRp4UurR2KuRVb-G0gc-YK8UBL/s4032/IMG_3504.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;">she's still making us smile and laugh !<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b>🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Book of the month</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIFf2MdJkOTJuDL8i3o7yimBMPao7iZcGL8-laMqlf8RtIuXlSZFUaV2dIjP-_upbE_ydHylYITxSEnsAb6Pu3iBOadpZByZgoc_AH8YHyALiqTdqJ5CvTl9x5nVx5e4Ni9xxJYQoJU5zWitWnvbuSFkEaTYrr7_AR8RzSTZXdn6AsURZzFeUI3rODU1Y/s4032/IMG_3493.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIFf2MdJkOTJuDL8i3o7yimBMPao7iZcGL8-laMqlf8RtIuXlSZFUaV2dIjP-_upbE_ydHylYITxSEnsAb6Pu3iBOadpZByZgoc_AH8YHyALiqTdqJ5CvTl9x5nVx5e4Ni9xxJYQoJU5zWitWnvbuSFkEaTYrr7_AR8RzSTZXdn6AsURZzFeUI3rODU1Y/w480-h640/IMG_3493.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFtv2yOs2qN_3pxvxsSntCcQtpmVXCuLtMRgcEB-WfTlwAj1fnqJecaoGHwKUU6hP1_aUPtDB0sx0KkMv8WFtVz4Z4Y1kU_mMvTG1Zlo2R-GppU3eoJ-7Mr5trPdubXaPn3efdAWva6CaXmYvp26EfLhAf4bloiAYBXXNj6rwAdpw-78fondjxK_Om8aF/s4032/IMG_3494.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFtv2yOs2qN_3pxvxsSntCcQtpmVXCuLtMRgcEB-WfTlwAj1fnqJecaoGHwKUU6hP1_aUPtDB0sx0KkMv8WFtVz4Z4Y1kU_mMvTG1Zlo2R-GppU3eoJ-7Mr5trPdubXaPn3efdAWva6CaXmYvp26EfLhAf4bloiAYBXXNj6rwAdpw-78fondjxK_Om8aF/w640-h480/IMG_3494.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thank you to June, my friend of 64 years for gifting me this book for Christmas on the basis of the title. Although I don't usually read novels this was a delightful read and lovely to be in another world through it's pages.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">~~~~~~~</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u><b>A Little Winter Blessing</b></u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">written by Athey Thompson</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">"Upon a dark Winter's night , </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">if you have shelter in the warm,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">if you are safe</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and you are well,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">then you are truly blessed "</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHuiqRxIrq5Q9K4wyHTf0CHiONKHTMwosFMU8QyYBML9ZY1IdVQn2Qf6SaWjUsgtexEDpce4R4FGXiiQ714EvCE2sShpw40PHZD_Vw8fnHNVEC3ooPtHG9FdvBunFZARL9HZS50zI5m9Ph_fKw-E_guEnXLZB1hz8maSRRVqx47hkkHYNmOe6xh6G9uTT/s1362/truly%20blessed.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHuiqRxIrq5Q9K4wyHTf0CHiONKHTMwosFMU8QyYBML9ZY1IdVQn2Qf6SaWjUsgtexEDpce4R4FGXiiQ714EvCE2sShpw40PHZD_Vw8fnHNVEC3ooPtHG9FdvBunFZARL9HZS50zI5m9Ph_fKw-E_guEnXLZB1hz8maSRRVqx47hkkHYNmOe6xh6G9uTT/w508-h640/truly%20blessed.jpeg" width="508" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Magical Art by Tuesday Riddell</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">you can follow Athey Thompson on her Facebook page :</div><div style="text-align: center;"> "Tales of the Old Forest Faeries"</div><div style="text-align: center;">always a delightful read.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u><b>New beginnings</b></u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">a friend (and fellow mermaid !) from the Highlands has recently taken over a new business</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>www.perfumestudioscotland.co.uk</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">making beautiful handmade soaps, creams, oils and perfumes</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiWaDX1Iiq40D9i_KFOWWYgm3KFgQzPj_5Id_5mG73krvYzv8pDm3tAOddYV2RVIhNA4ZtxwkvmeT-wrFK5ApQ594wHov2TJIfafA2RLV3KL78pchoJhMhFRqppVMXw5SbnZi9l044_OAhxSVSWObSsXJTrXz2Z96jNwWFVmq6wkUpST9O_Xjg7lRUaIh/s540/perfume%20studio%20scotland.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="540" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiWaDX1Iiq40D9i_KFOWWYgm3KFgQzPj_5Id_5mG73krvYzv8pDm3tAOddYV2RVIhNA4ZtxwkvmeT-wrFK5ApQ594wHov2TJIfafA2RLV3KL78pchoJhMhFRqppVMXw5SbnZi9l044_OAhxSVSWObSsXJTrXz2Z96jNwWFVmq6wkUpST9O_Xjg7lRUaIh/w640-h426/perfume%20studio%20scotland.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thank you Janette, <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">I am so pleased with my first order from you, <br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">with Loch Ewe Seasalt soap, Linden soap and</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> Wind Song Perfume, on your recommendation</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">enjoy your new venture xx <br /></span></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Pause for thought</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3vED24LoGIDeF2THjoJ8vzPLtqtE4nqY2qsytp6_4OlLFi9DlVYpaltp4_BEs43Nec1gqdKKzDrofYhsabysRDTYyr7mokasB8e_Y3y2kl_TKYvRBX4EZLC-6WR7NANFh_MDQprhLkRxLK3STe8NV6F0nHESu4dEIP0th3NZh5O3MrRdvk3lJQ-CPmMG/s720/ritual%20of%20tea%20drinking.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="508" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3vED24LoGIDeF2THjoJ8vzPLtqtE4nqY2qsytp6_4OlLFi9DlVYpaltp4_BEs43Nec1gqdKKzDrofYhsabysRDTYyr7mokasB8e_Y3y2kl_TKYvRBX4EZLC-6WR7NANFh_MDQprhLkRxLK3STe8NV6F0nHESu4dEIP0th3NZh5O3MrRdvk3lJQ-CPmMG/w452-h640/ritual%20of%20tea%20drinking.jpg" width="452" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46MPY6ciSGBofkGrFsIY-px5nR-pjDcqQ6nXbb9rLoYRcvf6EEgEk87XF4wSOFGvLFYWFTkf2mLsQo8EiAnlUpN2FN2FudAcZqBnIXfQLxRtb_l3aAPJ7u4DiZGW37WknLRX6ib-Vg5b52LMkrlfy4RP2fHNzppzMBzvXDLQe4IqDVR3tiRDUtuzlF0Mj/s789/wonderful%20about%20to%20happen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46MPY6ciSGBofkGrFsIY-px5nR-pjDcqQ6nXbb9rLoYRcvf6EEgEk87XF4wSOFGvLFYWFTkf2mLsQo8EiAnlUpN2FN2FudAcZqBnIXfQLxRtb_l3aAPJ7u4DiZGW37WknLRX6ib-Vg5b52LMkrlfy4RP2fHNzppzMBzvXDLQe4IqDVR3tiRDUtuzlF0Mj/w426-h640/wonderful%20about%20to%20happen.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-weight: 700;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>🎇 🎇 🎇 🎇 🎇 🎇 🎇 <br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;"><b> Happy New Year !!<br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">Wishing you all an abundance of love, laughter and dreams coming true</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;"> as a new year begins</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🎇 🎇 🎇 🎇 🎇 🎇 🎇</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-8434544315775917752023-11-30T18:19:00.000+00:002023-11-30T18:19:05.160+00:00November 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Welcome everyone to our </span> <span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">November 2023 blog, a wonderful month for seeing the Northern Lights</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckETqwB0CvR8cjpYm4IPiaHwLtJ_PkLxxA82tWHHF6x42GlP7f9iZDF75uG-c1qjdff0q5_QvrVuEvKgj3SkCX0B4wCFWeT0veqymTvr1RNp9af0lk1m1M6QamEV1Bs3QBTSWbU8KKYiYA-ZwAsVIbK_mTWxuGF9RF-qYgOjS3EAN4BrkhO2DEZbnyfEO/s4032/IMG_3210.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2433" data-original-width="4032" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckETqwB0CvR8cjpYm4IPiaHwLtJ_PkLxxA82tWHHF6x42GlP7f9iZDF75uG-c1qjdff0q5_QvrVuEvKgj3SkCX0B4wCFWeT0veqymTvr1RNp9af0lk1m1M6QamEV1Bs3QBTSWbU8KKYiYA-ZwAsVIbK_mTWxuGF9RF-qYgOjS3EAN4BrkhO2DEZbnyfEO/w640-h386/IMG_3210.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">with the lighthouse in the foreground and the Plough in the top right hand corner</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_D-eebcI-T9xj-ShcBEQUyh6IEJyQ-clGJcRGPzNMamIG9p4HSQ20OeMZ_wG4cmWDmpRtQLPC6gaPrDROM56hpIK0T1hMu-Z9lanxMhczeDNSfT48GbLPt-B0oFfn_JfC7IPx3lnzQc7zb62fqOnm-o9bpCZ1pvPMXdPQ5Z1EW7erXkCQ4sosp6HWP6H/s4032/IMG_3230.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_D-eebcI-T9xj-ShcBEQUyh6IEJyQ-clGJcRGPzNMamIG9p4HSQ20OeMZ_wG4cmWDmpRtQLPC6gaPrDROM56hpIK0T1hMu-Z9lanxMhczeDNSfT48GbLPt-B0oFfn_JfC7IPx3lnzQc7zb62fqOnm-o9bpCZ1pvPMXdPQ5Z1EW7erXkCQ4sosp6HWP6H/w640-h480/IMG_3230.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">although you can see the lights with the naked eye the brightness of the colours is only picked up by the camera,</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> these were taken on my phone with a 10 second exposure</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhir6R-bgCxYUwa49hqWP7SFCkirFMywC8hTY0LyuwR9MMUofRPLdgixqsDGz4IUl7Vwi8ZJNDIc8w8_rfPiNEElSSyGRNGhzuhioJOJG5NIov7ijx_BN1ykH1Rpdi74aM8ToaYnybmstuv_6S0KaJ026yVPVDvJAt6pcPskuFyrIws45BAKZL9Y0y5miaQ/s4032/IMG_3240.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhir6R-bgCxYUwa49hqWP7SFCkirFMywC8hTY0LyuwR9MMUofRPLdgixqsDGz4IUl7Vwi8ZJNDIc8w8_rfPiNEElSSyGRNGhzuhioJOJG5NIov7ijx_BN1ykH1Rpdi74aM8ToaYnybmstuv_6S0KaJ026yVPVDvJAt6pcPskuFyrIws45BAKZL9Y0y5miaQ/w640-h480/IMG_3240.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">a funky, fuzzy closeup of the lighthouse</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Quote of the month</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9u6WcgIx6vIaOlPuaxtPSgt8jiq0abEEjdB2afnLIj55sYpIIaKa0jh4BYOAMJjIaor8MurObUTZOShd1Kgx0YDaBosi-exa_RaOaYk1YOE5qTxImZ5Y2Z7lx6RTYfj6Gs91rXmLwalDg29fjAtfMWsW1raU2HJDmv5HMvoRUImuFBOdP6ef6KeIU_Q7P/s540/acceptance.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="514" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9u6WcgIx6vIaOlPuaxtPSgt8jiq0abEEjdB2afnLIj55sYpIIaKa0jh4BYOAMJjIaor8MurObUTZOShd1Kgx0YDaBosi-exa_RaOaYk1YOE5qTxImZ5Y2Z7lx6RTYfj6Gs91rXmLwalDg29fjAtfMWsW1raU2HJDmv5HMvoRUImuFBOdP6ef6KeIU_Q7P/w610-h640/acceptance.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Wilma had to make her first trip to the vet by plane since moving to the island but took it all in her little stride and even slept in the travelling box the night beforehand so that she wouldn't be late !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurEbNp1uWC7ToGhOk00TVj1Sn_NQpaYpvhDfyF-EyL8EBMVgvSL8b3txhMbWpZBfz4beiLQeMmI4F46_pm4p3N-vsfdj2bWHyGOZwW-34pO8oL3NozdT7zYkobpuSD3r2bK4ESTBzCZX2QB5Xn1YHdQrITuU3az69EDwUsTSqEmCcOeMKgELIYpMEMvHm/s4032/IMG_3191.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurEbNp1uWC7ToGhOk00TVj1Sn_NQpaYpvhDfyF-EyL8EBMVgvSL8b3txhMbWpZBfz4beiLQeMmI4F46_pm4p3N-vsfdj2bWHyGOZwW-34pO8oL3NozdT7zYkobpuSD3r2bK4ESTBzCZX2QB5Xn1YHdQrITuU3az69EDwUsTSqEmCcOeMKgELIYpMEMvHm/w480-h640/IMG_3191.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">For anyone who hasn't experienced the flight from Orkney Mainland to the island, it is a very cosy affair ! </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">not much leg room </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAsdr-D4yJRYPQw7cJv7GAVIOu256W5ntelLZRPwTVmSJob0JAXU0PSyJoSeS1GBJgQDkSCkYVDF1-eznwox7xMK50hFsRiWu41-Dk8GFF-EG6TicR4JAdgAtqQsxXh0mCyhV9S_EwQ79vxlxrIE3gFcOUOYtKTdC5uvpBDB3tcEh-ewTwolyrIHipyyo/s3760/IMG_3200.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3760" data-original-width="3013" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAsdr-D4yJRYPQw7cJv7GAVIOu256W5ntelLZRPwTVmSJob0JAXU0PSyJoSeS1GBJgQDkSCkYVDF1-eznwox7xMK50hFsRiWu41-Dk8GFF-EG6TicR4JAdgAtqQsxXh0mCyhV9S_EwQ79vxlxrIE3gFcOUOYtKTdC5uvpBDB3tcEh-ewTwolyrIHipyyo/w512-h640/IMG_3200.HEIC" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and no inflight entertainment other than the magnificent view</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjv8kl0mi1CdChfpCNqZmt6mH3V91086wTlh9Xo_6Ltg-A4G0XgZbKMNzxjuBuaUTvghjSAaeJLPFEbdJ7uhuoEYOVxOENXVFVJwAvFwv0JnjcUn_hZmN__FwWXzncnjwmvCnElUmUz3wSUia3AsVBg-OTaAQrSohGxCH-1Lg2X9SbVWtNLnk2YFbuhf-/s1298/IMG_3198.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Whilst on Orkney Mainland it was lovely to walk along by the colourful Kirkwall Harbour</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeynBolxya7IUVHBWZdA45y9Vst7VOI97yjZ-geAPhcptzqOgTffRvJJ3sJP7MzgfXnb7CO2J60STLFEkTIRuqvJdVzl4UeOBCw6eNzqocn0zZgHo3sJkWKr_UDG-3igk13Fd-bA1xIfYrqOraZcFTZADp-My4C7Wwsyjk7KgULzP61WhkOAVsfX2oeTc/s4032/IMG_3195.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2260" data-original-width="4032" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeynBolxya7IUVHBWZdA45y9Vst7VOI97yjZ-geAPhcptzqOgTffRvJJ3sJP7MzgfXnb7CO2J60STLFEkTIRuqvJdVzl4UeOBCw6eNzqocn0zZgHo3sJkWKr_UDG-3igk13Fd-bA1xIfYrqOraZcFTZADp-My4C7Wwsyjk7KgULzP61WhkOAVsfX2oeTc/w640-h358/IMG_3195.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcId4NyeDdD4loy2kpeR1h5PKqgceb31hp6zziDjkQZJ0im2qrLXFohNrIFYlfsbMJOGLQqYbfPxTfzgFsbBMTXb-wW2cGmV0N_FCaXnr5xV9wp2-_pasuzQ13IlOjSmd_OHKobFbmIOWRZZSzzlIQDoAHwtD57FZS_DXV8-2iylrVPyavzUgsZKgOX3IH/s4032/IMG_3196.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="4032" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcId4NyeDdD4loy2kpeR1h5PKqgceb31hp6zziDjkQZJ0im2qrLXFohNrIFYlfsbMJOGLQqYbfPxTfzgFsbBMTXb-wW2cGmV0N_FCaXnr5xV9wp2-_pasuzQ13IlOjSmd_OHKobFbmIOWRZZSzzlIQDoAHwtD57FZS_DXV8-2iylrVPyavzUgsZKgOX3IH/w640-h210/IMG_3196.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">As we step out from our croft it is always lovely when we can see Fair Isle across the water on a clear day, about 28 miles away, imagining all the knitters there knitting the Fair Isle hats and jumpers for which they are famous.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw79yuOLafQILZped6KRpOd8mjNMweLB0y-a-ACr7-3sH_TU0OoLhFCbZVDdNjviXUBBDs4-Vsi1-h7xlDqpXN83hsQKMaLuIQDFENCBTT2CY-EBkwBZPUtJbXL7kDVoGY5MOnxhIUY1ZpUi5SL5raBUMVdaH6g1ocPn1jAgQJf9JfyyBd-rwZv5IcJoaO/s4032/IMG_3281.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw79yuOLafQILZped6KRpOd8mjNMweLB0y-a-ACr7-3sH_TU0OoLhFCbZVDdNjviXUBBDs4-Vsi1-h7xlDqpXN83hsQKMaLuIQDFENCBTT2CY-EBkwBZPUtJbXL7kDVoGY5MOnxhIUY1ZpUi5SL5raBUMVdaH6g1ocPn1jAgQJf9JfyyBd-rwZv5IcJoaO/w640-h480/IMG_3281.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and it's always great when both Tilly cat and Wilma come for a walk in the sunshine</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArW2X_1ylBf3QtBKeQgBSmYMhH-oFLyaXJXoZtfFxlUGieFpKriQNYkCytoDiAr4VjVvhvAcVRsc8blLMByVol9rNbpz9_dQUeXaFl_qRCSo8YpWPsZ0tzRa-1n8XODVkNUB_J_PM7ZMPjRMS2NL9u5Wp3ksmZBQlvp6VDEiQjbq5rMNt7Zp_bnAAlPr5/s3860/IMG_3287.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8HPV5Zr5WNen5_aXgiiH0FuSUAAT2KPYhNF8UuwXYJiZEef10KLNntSbJbPYPezltUgDf4YNSHDMdc3qViNXIKqqt2_qWG3PFt9GvH33maOHgbLwQ5YfWer23lLvJipPyfH6o-5kSJ9-eZzmRbIhxjtS-qyP2f3ofbFIBeVsQGRB-EYUTZnx6vrThUgG/s4032/IMG_3455.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8HPV5Zr5WNen5_aXgiiH0FuSUAAT2KPYhNF8UuwXYJiZEef10KLNntSbJbPYPezltUgDf4YNSHDMdc3qViNXIKqqt2_qWG3PFt9GvH33maOHgbLwQ5YfWer23lLvJipPyfH6o-5kSJ9-eZzmRbIhxjtS-qyP2f3ofbFIBeVsQGRB-EYUTZnx6vrThUgG/w640-h480/IMG_3455.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">thanks Olly for lending us another great read</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Pause for thought</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_PrirxWFY2aoaU44iXkGG9tvSXzBIxSN7l7QDcIZQdDko02OANefiDH3DmJI7cvanzuhHhhi1x-H_D6lfbtx6kamd8cB9tKW-PMoZBzxZdES38zHsgNccKK0NLNVR903ViWUfLJ-Jsb7aFXDeyD4gY6LmO7uXRXDKfkP2cN6v36uvpSYYw1naBATc8JW/s640/kindness.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_PrirxWFY2aoaU44iXkGG9tvSXzBIxSN7l7QDcIZQdDko02OANefiDH3DmJI7cvanzuhHhhi1x-H_D6lfbtx6kamd8cB9tKW-PMoZBzxZdES38zHsgNccKK0NLNVR903ViWUfLJ-Jsb7aFXDeyD4gY6LmO7uXRXDKfkP2cN6v36uvpSYYw1naBATc8JW/w512-h640/kindness.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Just for a laugh !</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwbr8LWgaoF3I1p2bFdJUPUfuZWP_hKsFJc5PQLgDuRq5uOR7AnPR0lK4v_TwjWBQgeh2YVjJSaCFwEmNGrDofX8rZ9Q-P1fq5QUcnNQM_q3TkCTDzYTqbYrYBUzNlMhp5WECOe3YP4e5Xg2FUZBc7HCUD8tFotbeBLm7vKcOxDhyqteLQ0ecytgxUuzy/s526/suffolk%20punch%20dinner%20time.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwbr8LWgaoF3I1p2bFdJUPUfuZWP_hKsFJc5PQLgDuRq5uOR7AnPR0lK4v_TwjWBQgeh2YVjJSaCFwEmNGrDofX8rZ9Q-P1fq5QUcnNQM_q3TkCTDzYTqbYrYBUzNlMhp5WECOe3YP4e5Xg2FUZBc7HCUD8tFotbeBLm7vKcOxDhyqteLQ0ecytgxUuzy/w640-h640/suffolk%20punch%20dinner%20time.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">"Dinner Time"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">(Daniel Daniel's post to Suffolk Punch Horse Hub Facebook page)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">so,from our island croft in the North sea</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">we wish you all a peaceful December and may you find love, laughter and cherished moments wherever you are.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">June & Malcolm</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">xxxxxx</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄</span></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-75211118463939301492023-11-01T22:40:00.000+00:002023-11-01T22:40:36.645+00:00October 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Hello everyone, welcome, enjoy the photos.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxvn_Br7QUh-DdCHopzjK6FFKO0WaoeaqFb6LqkAva2Xz2meWGWQw-JONPC5wqM9a9-ZotPZULbz6KvFzhtsG1h2FflBks_ANiy-11ImHD7rwNYuOYOiTXPHQyu8qtv3tglAsl5RuFgufjMEiw_jCc0UZFMRQQ_K5240VL7yG_Hyo9SRixe0Ibpg_7czd/s4032/IMG_3138.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxvn_Br7QUh-DdCHopzjK6FFKO0WaoeaqFb6LqkAva2Xz2meWGWQw-JONPC5wqM9a9-ZotPZULbz6KvFzhtsG1h2FflBks_ANiy-11ImHD7rwNYuOYOiTXPHQyu8qtv3tglAsl5RuFgufjMEiw_jCc0UZFMRQQ_K5240VL7yG_Hyo9SRixe0Ibpg_7czd/w640-h480/IMG_3138.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Malcolm making sure we have enough spuds for the winter months</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzhIxZhK5BqQydR3rxx1fQV_4Q5ChYat3QDAZsrwOQRm8nSeaYD-SQl4GKnyb5GnZcjxf1UtwHvzXwf43qYRLksChNO4gQ7zMbqN4hNTYhCEBbBLJ2IaHmiIcee9vQ9WH1N_z4BHR2jUMtiieDaWLUA0qvQAfjM1Aij1qPk2owitDT6YPSsXx7YtICApA/s4032/IMG_3074.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzhIxZhK5BqQydR3rxx1fQV_4Q5ChYat3QDAZsrwOQRm8nSeaYD-SQl4GKnyb5GnZcjxf1UtwHvzXwf43qYRLksChNO4gQ7zMbqN4hNTYhCEBbBLJ2IaHmiIcee9vQ9WH1N_z4BHR2jUMtiieDaWLUA0qvQAfjM1Aij1qPk2owitDT6YPSsXx7YtICApA/w480-h640/IMG_3074.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Just love a wild and windy Saturday morning watching the waves crash in</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nvrXJzQVVE8swcp-OWBWJZgvBL8hR28I0wAbIf-A3qKe7YOwtYsmUIbhGB9hMLau03aqcP-uKNjQPbkIFnKSuApYHTIMoc8Wd6K9pT5oZZTpatCDqCdX2R3u7PznAFbd4ljR20BBEGJqjFoSl5qiMX_h7JX3fs6LF4NstqhcXwixOoEBVyVh7W1i4g9H/s4032/IMG_3092.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nvrXJzQVVE8swcp-OWBWJZgvBL8hR28I0wAbIf-A3qKe7YOwtYsmUIbhGB9hMLau03aqcP-uKNjQPbkIFnKSuApYHTIMoc8Wd6K9pT5oZZTpatCDqCdX2R3u7PznAFbd4ljR20BBEGJqjFoSl5qiMX_h7JX3fs6LF4NstqhcXwixOoEBVyVh7W1i4g9H/w480-h640/IMG_3092.HEIC" width="480" /></a></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyfItiJ2flkSwmZDRCqcJ0GPpG3ty8X7_MucKDgOi1u3-PNZNZFHC9tIBtT7-0wdza25AA179AoFNHKmHp7HCzUYV3z3taL2jfyoLSHsbAy0SaYZ1wAi1WBbf-xBZnTH6vphC8AAA6nnRxaCPtfbyT3OduiVV0E_HmYS7PWNJ62Y-vqz4pgDFHZwpN0sE/w640-h480/IMG_3106.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and watching the old beacon in the storm</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Zuw0-c19HIc6u6GnV6UMx1yjbmZ3_fs7l7Fj5xUK69V7mCDY7bafxBm50-esgWi3TD0LEbuw-SZnOJhYqoitf_LFfhPS7vbF_Vn9K7MNdidoPmHaltIR8dse8TKqQ3kaIx0s6AUUxP_Cm38rCQKw4_IEQjtsKGC-AQnGVFkdNSXA2jzTUPmEAQC37pSG/s4032/IMG_3112.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Zuw0-c19HIc6u6GnV6UMx1yjbmZ3_fs7l7Fj5xUK69V7mCDY7bafxBm50-esgWi3TD0LEbuw-SZnOJhYqoitf_LFfhPS7vbF_Vn9K7MNdidoPmHaltIR8dse8TKqQ3kaIx0s6AUUxP_Cm38rCQKw4_IEQjtsKGC-AQnGVFkdNSXA2jzTUPmEAQC37pSG/w640-h480/IMG_3112.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The greenhouse is up and glazed and has already withstood 70mph winds</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiPJ_WS5mMvh2sp_O1Gg6XJ1MArJ3wMd5-bsWKSqUI59DXLC0Kzt1ea4bcSH7_holHNn3FkBOVV7udLkcPQ8ifIMxWFMjKpyMjFRJgAv31QAmuB9SW9tXyC8KczVwcX2mq1P-q_Nki9lJ0HCf5st1Sgqs8v6OfX9VxM5noECK_uRakl7LqVjQYknxN9UM/s4032/IMG_3119.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiPJ_WS5mMvh2sp_O1Gg6XJ1MArJ3wMd5-bsWKSqUI59DXLC0Kzt1ea4bcSH7_holHNn3FkBOVV7udLkcPQ8ifIMxWFMjKpyMjFRJgAv31QAmuB9SW9tXyC8KczVwcX2mq1P-q_Nki9lJ0HCf5st1Sgqs8v6OfX9VxM5noECK_uRakl7LqVjQYknxN9UM/w640-h480/IMG_3119.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">so peach tree, grape vine, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries are on order !</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Our replacement car being craned off the ferry boat</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTsoLfuW_9wUUO63wAgOlaVHR5vHkx8yrLu_ke8M4U2nyAC6xQ50L397-2IdXI1geUlFA1arG72I00oQBoOqd5chdIVETbfedGuJtRHg_8BMRg2oOQMlsSiHyghDxJjBb2JbVnCyAzWInlvDaw9oddz43BsgK_kQvvmkk7XmV2ihYk2jP-XRQadwmAgld/s4032/IMG_3136.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTsoLfuW_9wUUO63wAgOlaVHR5vHkx8yrLu_ke8M4U2nyAC6xQ50L397-2IdXI1geUlFA1arG72I00oQBoOqd5chdIVETbfedGuJtRHg_8BMRg2oOQMlsSiHyghDxJjBb2JbVnCyAzWInlvDaw9oddz43BsgK_kQvvmkk7XmV2ihYk2jP-XRQadwmAgld/w640-h480/IMG_3136.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Quote of the month</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaOjbjnbLwM4hMj25NVpeRnv-ulbCdVNYhSNjzUwy3wL8Cp2vFp74QOFPNXmDwtDihHL5wpMc3V9s0N_yzZ67C-rVx428rLn3pcyTF_yPMNVun02X_iRrmyugFwaTDvhVmArjNcvlApMDTpGhqQTynZcLoBUyy3-691o5ebNmZ2d6cjzdIlMUW_aEF6AM/s640/the%20soul%20given%20to%20us.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="640" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaOjbjnbLwM4hMj25NVpeRnv-ulbCdVNYhSNjzUwy3wL8Cp2vFp74QOFPNXmDwtDihHL5wpMc3V9s0N_yzZ67C-rVx428rLn3pcyTF_yPMNVun02X_iRrmyugFwaTDvhVmArjNcvlApMDTpGhqQTynZcLoBUyy3-691o5ebNmZ2d6cjzdIlMUW_aEF6AM/w640-h532/the%20soul%20given%20to%20us.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">~~~~~~~</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Around the island</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EFE5ag4lgtNj4cwKMbiZg4vkoBfd_63CQONFIJKaujBdtDc4rCyB0qFePECVkGexQP6rO1C12yFjzMrwdK4qkBx89CjdqZ0AOE-3jcdlAqOJyYW1e6KoFaqGXyBDwTm5jeXhjE2uncZ4QiSQsxcIe1ZpWbE0hmK_PcnCgqAmuz_7DGUxzl-L3xpXFfbZ/s4013/IMG_3142.HEIC"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="4013" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EFE5ag4lgtNj4cwKMbiZg4vkoBfd_63CQONFIJKaujBdtDc4rCyB0qFePECVkGexQP6rO1C12yFjzMrwdK4qkBx89CjdqZ0AOE-3jcdlAqOJyYW1e6KoFaqGXyBDwTm5jeXhjE2uncZ4QiSQsxcIe1ZpWbE0hmK_PcnCgqAmuz_7DGUxzl-L3xpXFfbZ/w640-h362/IMG_3142.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Nouster Beach at low tide</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWo8BLPGIrqmnTmgR8RDGEomNnAZm3P0hISYe9id1nJJBcYUXtmZdXi_9qeoOOwOGBUCaxJYcTSEbhzfm6LnBExVnIpX3B6zRmg40crRQnW2VU4ypOIFOoMhavKfR8JaJuTv4fLlcVKNXkY7ck7L1ipxL-2tl9dxT855an9wigOLV31aJeNiAQ8bXYh4UQ/s4032/IMG_3150.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWo8BLPGIrqmnTmgR8RDGEomNnAZm3P0hISYe9id1nJJBcYUXtmZdXi_9qeoOOwOGBUCaxJYcTSEbhzfm6LnBExVnIpX3B6zRmg40crRQnW2VU4ypOIFOoMhavKfR8JaJuTv4fLlcVKNXkY7ck7L1ipxL-2tl9dxT855an9wigOLV31aJeNiAQ8bXYh4UQ/w640-h480/IMG_3150.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">plenty of seaweed being washed up by the storm </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">on to the shore for the sheep to eat</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktpcXGTtjLc8WtxyLt5vPmQBcnMucN_hKwRETDjZ52z-L-xbawy-wQ0KaMCV9Z3eHMx6nMnZzxjgKLZvyROxzQSSqZnHIFfOrSVMSYz-GU9dyLj2YPcrdGhArCA59NGQVZ_SuzLnfYZVe5cGIq6t6AKJfjMc8O1i2NaJjcJ60vPmZx0JECZjQZAra3LK0/s2871/IMG_3157.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">~~~~~~~</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Visitors this month</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">It has been great to see Janet and Peter and</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> Jenny and Paul this month</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60K3DZRL8u9L8hbf-Wf5swe21R0KyyXBAkp6NKt_1JCfEM4TJXd3fyKhAYYeq-hQ7Pd7wTSMXnFOlpAYuUTDA-sbQap4BBj3O0uAHAjyZgomRJeYWg5StI2AGtl5otHUreY2oPwUn4i8VMGh30WFTU95_OZCpOlxBkmZZkTmF-A5MYCMs5VEbRWNBcu_K/s4032/IMG_3137.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60K3DZRL8u9L8hbf-Wf5swe21R0KyyXBAkp6NKt_1JCfEM4TJXd3fyKhAYYeq-hQ7Pd7wTSMXnFOlpAYuUTDA-sbQap4BBj3O0uAHAjyZgomRJeYWg5StI2AGtl5otHUreY2oPwUn4i8VMGh30WFTU95_OZCpOlxBkmZZkTmF-A5MYCMs5VEbRWNBcu_K/w640-h480/IMG_3137.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">lots of talking, eating and walking</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dbN7t7-ohnTT_92oaNCSoGK35bvac4ZfL1qIOUA-E9TT46MBRba7A7qKr0BIhK1Y5K0i8D5ZWyCxsLI6xSvCK0wKXTc5FtRebqofBiu0_sULE0WcxBNVkEb6dvZF7Pg7QsvwJKjCqNlcSRXWIytOmiuVm8Z6DlmOiywoas6vA7P8UOu7CmI0gwMh9G0e/s4032/IMG_3153.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dbN7t7-ohnTT_92oaNCSoGK35bvac4ZfL1qIOUA-E9TT46MBRba7A7qKr0BIhK1Y5K0i8D5ZWyCxsLI6xSvCK0wKXTc5FtRebqofBiu0_sULE0WcxBNVkEb6dvZF7Pg7QsvwJKjCqNlcSRXWIytOmiuVm8Z6DlmOiywoas6vA7P8UOu7CmI0gwMh9G0e/w640-h480/IMG_3153.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">gambling with matchsticks, Peter looking smug with his pile </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">For all the bird spotters out there,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">rare waxwings in our garden</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtfV9GJyUVRxhgiqJdhMtzUi6tJb9VC9QMirvfqaADvigBGm8H5TUgCcqqmf8Oep21GPaA_bis5PvzQU5akUMnOngpIGvoQC-FqJAAipJCLU6MFeMiiil3mvzK3mFTCvDfDoFl0AHxqV8drSMeDZxHkQkiwpIbs46N8_p0uIDMsK6VOLPxTdMzZ7kdZ1R/s1600/waxwings.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtfV9GJyUVRxhgiqJdhMtzUi6tJb9VC9QMirvfqaADvigBGm8H5TUgCcqqmf8Oep21GPaA_bis5PvzQU5akUMnOngpIGvoQC-FqJAAipJCLU6MFeMiiil3mvzK3mFTCvDfDoFl0AHxqV8drSMeDZxHkQkiwpIbs46N8_p0uIDMsK6VOLPxTdMzZ7kdZ1R/w640-h480/waxwings.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you George Gay </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory </div><div style="text-align: center;">for this photo.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>~~~~</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our lady photographing a shrike in the garden</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAdxDQZmYe1iX3LypU4NSS9O8hWvMxeSF2cMpZNQqlRC62xposLjsIHS4rvEcZyNtqDB4wr2eQO18_9YZQfTmU1AWAeBHN3KTK7nl_6XN9jJtaioeOYSntG2D3gXVpYiJMYtAEzVwH4LUZ1gNiCH1YjjpyYnjkXMRqbgQyEvRDTbG-MDoNtB9rIf-62Bf/s1600/PHOTO-2023-10-25-08-10-31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAdxDQZmYe1iX3LypU4NSS9O8hWvMxeSF2cMpZNQqlRC62xposLjsIHS4rvEcZyNtqDB4wr2eQO18_9YZQfTmU1AWAeBHN3KTK7nl_6XN9jJtaioeOYSntG2D3gXVpYiJMYtAEzVwH4LUZ1gNiCH1YjjpyYnjkXMRqbgQyEvRDTbG-MDoNtB9rIf-62Bf/w640-h400/PHOTO-2023-10-25-08-10-31.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you Tom Gale </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory </div><div style="text-align: center;">for this photo.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; 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font-size: xx-large;">~~~~~~~~~</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Pause for thought</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnQsT6eLPj26G_56QFWlLdYU6HCGbZLsyO3Rex4LENAwHEnEVS_utkqt-2BVxYr4FK5-o09TICP6fcnyLxXJ1Z0YATImQRu3n3ti-m-Y2A3R3k3FbjBKdpmaUyw6OGn_kjbNjx3JwA0FZQ3177KvzblU2h6Ru9gg2TzexwuyJK4jO_XKNH49DGAXl2gHx/s526/kind%20to%20people.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="526" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnQsT6eLPj26G_56QFWlLdYU6HCGbZLsyO3Rex4LENAwHEnEVS_utkqt-2BVxYr4FK5-o09TICP6fcnyLxXJ1Z0YATImQRu3n3ti-m-Y2A3R3k3FbjBKdpmaUyw6OGn_kjbNjx3JwA0FZQ3177KvzblU2h6Ru9gg2TzexwuyJK4jO_XKNH49DGAXl2gHx/w640-h614/kind%20to%20people.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">When Malcolm asks for a cup of cocoa I like to see how much froth I can get on it, simple pleasures, haha</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlAsZfzV-pG-6Nf7z_QX60juuNxYWJsHBqllA2GRhW_Tr7PHUBNsMsugInHHVuCA0kbr2gTqWThAa5263lvGqOo_cB_YjeVsmhnkbX7iyvNSXwaac9KeTxY470ydRqvo7alftdFUJeVrb8RCqYfRTcfFL4nZpYngAL1GoZRNSoYTnR9752_ledLPwowiq/s4032/IMG_3133.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlAsZfzV-pG-6Nf7z_QX60juuNxYWJsHBqllA2GRhW_Tr7PHUBNsMsugInHHVuCA0kbr2gTqWThAa5263lvGqOo_cB_YjeVsmhnkbX7iyvNSXwaac9KeTxY470ydRqvo7alftdFUJeVrb8RCqYfRTcfFL4nZpYngAL1GoZRNSoYTnR9752_ledLPwowiq/w480-h640/IMG_3133.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt;">Wishing you happy wanderings...</span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCZedEkNA5i8L4-nBruY5iGy3AJnCXxlIvu1vj-zqpCIf8x4_JL-0Tab2rml0RG3OOLpOe5ufE4ez93CdSnV5_crnJbXZ1yCvltsgcH7BO6OchVoe0kPNLP6UqZxDzvz6SWVJFvpdaB4OxHHtUGBfgR7MU-gx2UCY-TIzOVf37rRmbkNETgnn25MFBcQc/s589/I%20love%20the%20people.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCZedEkNA5i8L4-nBruY5iGy3AJnCXxlIvu1vj-zqpCIf8x4_JL-0Tab2rml0RG3OOLpOe5ufE4ez93CdSnV5_crnJbXZ1yCvltsgcH7BO6OchVoe0kPNLP6UqZxDzvz6SWVJFvpdaB4OxHHtUGBfgR7MU-gx2UCY-TIzOVf37rRmbkNETgnn25MFBcQc/w572-h640/I%20love%20the%20people.jpg" width="572" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt;">keep making the world a better place</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt;">Malcolm & June</span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;">🍂 🍂 🍂 🍂 🍂 🍂 🍂</div></span><p></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-91759143817341812642023-10-01T14:04:00.000+01:002023-10-01T14:04:33.509+01:00September 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Welcome to our September photos.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Moonshine over the old beacon at the north end of the island</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwpTKgHbKkOdk5rPpb9AW7lHVnXW9khGh6AZU3K8uGdTQZfxq_w7ipOKbsKKYmtziYSS_92sdN6KCUmtaVjDQowEXVd3tCz1vcajIUMo5GDEpuY7kr3NlQ2SIgAVzlFlhh5zARxKpVyRB_PqlR1eWi5da3HHa9cDfxBEkxcffVrKDF2pl9ta12EE1utpc/s4008/IMG_3063.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2677" data-original-width="4008" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwpTKgHbKkOdk5rPpb9AW7lHVnXW9khGh6AZU3K8uGdTQZfxq_w7ipOKbsKKYmtziYSS_92sdN6KCUmtaVjDQowEXVd3tCz1vcajIUMo5GDEpuY7kr3NlQ2SIgAVzlFlhh5zARxKpVyRB_PqlR1eWi5da3HHa9cDfxBEkxcffVrKDF2pl9ta12EE1utpc/w640-h428/IMG_3063.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Even with Wilma's help the construction of the greenhouse is not going to plan...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pp2q86lC4L2UzMHo54aqxUS8BrcAbvDCWNqa60UDloPY1VIKt7gsJd2r9osArf4b_I5BNo7Q3-Uej7tNDmAE2h5D4uRXIO04ePa5Jgh8KC51huyz2wBY8XPnmaYr10-gPYbobfoxdnl1PWz3IIHDvGGdRJBwmbpXgipTiys1KlElt2PYLnFkty9G3gnc/s1600/WILMA%20HELPING.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pp2q86lC4L2UzMHo54aqxUS8BrcAbvDCWNqa60UDloPY1VIKt7gsJd2r9osArf4b_I5BNo7Q3-Uej7tNDmAE2h5D4uRXIO04ePa5Jgh8KC51huyz2wBY8XPnmaYr10-gPYbobfoxdnl1PWz3IIHDvGGdRJBwmbpXgipTiys1KlElt2PYLnFkty9G3gnc/w640-h480/WILMA%20HELPING.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">and this time we've remembered to save some of the seeds</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWChH2wmAOOmaS_Xfo9fTqLSzHc_Jsmk-1J3zEg1dOvmkczakU69rz5CRsV1_qHKfRrqfrUZZDTZu5H1c-VsBayjxw-hqbJbyofRoRm9PFvUShd7uppIbFjX_-S5kjomAdIcbUbDW-fWtXv_xxi3rxPowobJOcHl26rgC0U8RFTBJwzhNL3nGcNEZwQHso/s3645/IMG_2963.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2953" data-original-width="3645" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWChH2wmAOOmaS_Xfo9fTqLSzHc_Jsmk-1J3zEg1dOvmkczakU69rz5CRsV1_qHKfRrqfrUZZDTZu5H1c-VsBayjxw-hqbJbyofRoRm9PFvUShd7uppIbFjX_-S5kjomAdIcbUbDW-fWtXv_xxi3rxPowobJOcHl26rgC0U8RFTBJwzhNL3nGcNEZwQHso/w640-h518/IMG_2963.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">amazing onion seed head</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVwc8g65H2fo8d9jiYH6GQRws504wHkWC6gNouDnCF5Z3dVzkXxkvTZ2sev4ucRajppJeNHqlSvDcXUa9UIDd6jyFNBP7fdyysmIjkTaL4Q5p9wKSSSBn2iOx4Nym4FTTv1o2kJQVyi6r63l6Pyh1lsObguOw3NNMKv73ZzXbLfdxJFM-24byX-and-Qe/s732/IMG_2965.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="732" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVwc8g65H2fo8d9jiYH6GQRws504wHkWC6gNouDnCF5Z3dVzkXxkvTZ2sev4ucRajppJeNHqlSvDcXUa9UIDd6jyFNBP7fdyysmIjkTaL4Q5p9wKSSSBn2iOx4Nym4FTTv1o2kJQVyi6r63l6Pyh1lsObguOw3NNMKv73ZzXbLfdxJFM-24byX-and-Qe/w640-h522/IMG_2965.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj91a_BvTvsTnSfSwwhIIhmtESKGci9shk82bjIFV7RS8_lVxWmQR2I1RJQyg8_0yNE-7-a1TvlQXtqeR0ZRyhYoz_jbno1UyNNqWt-ZJPiwiJKEzHetZXityqVQsorD1Zxi8TLmZjkA9vji3yLjAhf642aisuXZ_Sb6YPMwCtn67450cwg7Y_tTwNM7Ys/s4032/IMG_2966.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj91a_BvTvsTnSfSwwhIIhmtESKGci9shk82bjIFV7RS8_lVxWmQR2I1RJQyg8_0yNE-7-a1TvlQXtqeR0ZRyhYoz_jbno1UyNNqWt-ZJPiwiJKEzHetZXityqVQsorD1Zxi8TLmZjkA9vji3yLjAhf642aisuXZ_Sb6YPMwCtn67450cwg7Y_tTwNM7Ys/w640-h480/IMG_2966.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">a wee friendly visitor on the croft</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWn4tqYkCEoVHQTuI5vPp1jRBUjnZgKErtYvEAjX2AVJaF5NC_4gG2CeZ0qz0Dm3HUflTtAL7NBCzn3fQ3Mwti-rVWw8JmDUuF204QSwdnGv3_w2to_x903n8vdAohsefA2k-X7awr4ue1twrUK9CeBxh2QdaKjBxjT8XDEx9qGrwm9d3jInXzc8G3aWm/s4032/IMG_2995.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWn4tqYkCEoVHQTuI5vPp1jRBUjnZgKErtYvEAjX2AVJaF5NC_4gG2CeZ0qz0Dm3HUflTtAL7NBCzn3fQ3Mwti-rVWw8JmDUuF204QSwdnGv3_w2to_x903n8vdAohsefA2k-X7awr4ue1twrUK9CeBxh2QdaKjBxjT8XDEx9qGrwm9d3jInXzc8G3aWm/w640-h480/IMG_2995.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">with beautiful spines</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhYPbLcb2xogTgyTjzMj8tpNKP9JUNxMkUcD_CSoZlye9bMVG0RYFT9oaLqg9OhAYJVZmOMP0unYttaDO35UwbaboheSuJdWxd6MtPoZGjPJZ8d-5sBaNcY-AkhhN2d9C8r0XgA4YqNh69ebpJlEN3bnmODYGBEIR42CR8foGjHApNcl9tvQIN4PFkYD9/s841/IMG_3005.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="709" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhYPbLcb2xogTgyTjzMj8tpNKP9JUNxMkUcD_CSoZlye9bMVG0RYFT9oaLqg9OhAYJVZmOMP0unYttaDO35UwbaboheSuJdWxd6MtPoZGjPJZ8d-5sBaNcY-AkhhN2d9C8r0XgA4YqNh69ebpJlEN3bnmODYGBEIR42CR8foGjHApNcl9tvQIN4PFkYD9/w540-h640/IMG_3005.HEIC" width="540" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and where is the cat when you need her ?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0_Jd6RJjpQGfE0EPrbPng-AswR8-6E_FzmLslmJhIGOauFiPz3xBBHrxMa-_h6AX5StDAv1dS9zKPZMGOsl9Mr7x0Wt_X6LSfU0GONuW_PhFDJNwtRGZCSSYJugd2x7OyEUvhSZT1G2OUHhjtVTFoFK5hedhkwh4itJN7I_uvLZNRmefoGy52hmktFpe/s4032/IMG_3023.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0_Jd6RJjpQGfE0EPrbPng-AswR8-6E_FzmLslmJhIGOauFiPz3xBBHrxMa-_h6AX5StDAv1dS9zKPZMGOsl9Mr7x0Wt_X6LSfU0GONuW_PhFDJNwtRGZCSSYJugd2x7OyEUvhSZT1G2OUHhjtVTFoFK5hedhkwh4itJN7I_uvLZNRmefoGy52hmktFpe/w640-h480/IMG_3023.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">fast asleep a few feet away !</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VWuGO301c3xCMmjrT1WGpC_y0aJBBuL51PkOCOsr3YHLtKWi4sryP3FMrwGhc6bUTC-Erx3sFR02Qj5UupG_CMfXJrIx2WdB3a4MkO5YpPeZp_lddoGWgYphb-fniL96xHSE6e2MCtBJaN87C82DhwrjVho9cn0OunTlQnxsILixY3aZZbTiLoGuQRf-/s3705/IMG_2969.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="3705" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VWuGO301c3xCMmjrT1WGpC_y0aJBBuL51PkOCOsr3YHLtKWi4sryP3FMrwGhc6bUTC-Erx3sFR02Qj5UupG_CMfXJrIx2WdB3a4MkO5YpPeZp_lddoGWgYphb-fniL96xHSE6e2MCtBJaN87C82DhwrjVho9cn0OunTlQnxsILixY3aZZbTiLoGuQRf-/w640-h404/IMG_2969.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">A friend's new puppy has joined in the fun on our Saturday morning walks and already is bigger than our usual gang.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-6ruc6fTWDKM7965QtWtJo8ht0C0PVyqHVRJLzvqxKvZdE79EP6RsVt08hoauDRhYtxkhvPoXMByj277gutTlKNgMKVv0L_FsdBywx4WjtoNDgMl-FvWCdw4LyP9_fv2qbiszQJcCcphwm_qIkmZO5xN2szfGp9_kKybNhiEcXggjVDFkQiJBBAHhjCu/s2529/IMG_3032.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2529" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-6ruc6fTWDKM7965QtWtJo8ht0C0PVyqHVRJLzvqxKvZdE79EP6RsVt08hoauDRhYtxkhvPoXMByj277gutTlKNgMKVv0L_FsdBywx4WjtoNDgMl-FvWCdw4LyP9_fv2qbiszQJcCcphwm_qIkmZO5xN2szfGp9_kKybNhiEcXggjVDFkQiJBBAHhjCu/w640-h472/IMG_3032.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">It has been lovely to see Malcolm's sister again, over from Madeira</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtEgILMOdu0HqTuBHWLDqD_m3XLHBRfPhH8cM9TlfulKI0xReaj5CByE1CONMnOx260KAkKiL5by9LivP6Obp2aPO5yiM_PqvVMDhC8g_ddoHF-MSANpdAbVDrYSTnDtwC4mIYVRvllLmS4mfqaCXYD5fq2LiH3OgD5yoO0SrnyjkiHc4ULaPFSnfEUnQ/s2823/IMG_3029.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2823" data-original-width="2117" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtEgILMOdu0HqTuBHWLDqD_m3XLHBRfPhH8cM9TlfulKI0xReaj5CByE1CONMnOx260KAkKiL5by9LivP6Obp2aPO5yiM_PqvVMDhC8g_ddoHF-MSANpdAbVDrYSTnDtwC4mIYVRvllLmS4mfqaCXYD5fq2LiH3OgD5yoO0SrnyjkiHc4ULaPFSnfEUnQ/w480-h640/IMG_3029.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">we found her lovely beaches</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDmJIHbp67H8p8BSNhFyrap0fsey-KHEJ5DAIeYdWlHD9ukmuIMO3ovyWHAQXw8bZcmUEsvlPGdA_3Oj79kl7y3U2D_9cDrlkhHD9HvUJ6APgQak1HE8gg6htpLFsDINkWWvMPn-TxLfUdcur0GB2q5UlAm0iE5rpDdN-cEXGFVD0qDGh8UsnJLHywTjo/s2826/IMG_3046.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="2826" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDmJIHbp67H8p8BSNhFyrap0fsey-KHEJ5DAIeYdWlHD9ukmuIMO3ovyWHAQXw8bZcmUEsvlPGdA_3Oj79kl7y3U2D_9cDrlkhHD9HvUJ6APgQak1HE8gg6htpLFsDINkWWvMPn-TxLfUdcur0GB2q5UlAm0iE5rpDdN-cEXGFVD0qDGh8UsnJLHywTjo/w640-h470/IMG_3046.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and seals for walking companions but not as much sunshine as she is used to.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuS_a34Y20OgLv-GLHjxtnQLM6wDxL_n5iIdSxwi9JClKUBKb0W3eBiy2o7zxJg3_KHl3IPb0mZTlvnaS8xObbWZH883a7uZEQa-PDcoAobTtJD5zf_S56jXFpT9CbKX0JGIu2wWYhOa6q9GHRp16YtQ-RXmGfWBoAP4rP_40NQroT75iQKI-pyrFG1s7/s3750/IMG_3033.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2507" data-original-width="3750" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuS_a34Y20OgLv-GLHjxtnQLM6wDxL_n5iIdSxwi9JClKUBKb0W3eBiy2o7zxJg3_KHl3IPb0mZTlvnaS8xObbWZH883a7uZEQa-PDcoAobTtJD5zf_S56jXFpT9CbKX0JGIu2wWYhOa6q9GHRp16YtQ-RXmGfWBoAP4rP_40NQroT75iQKI-pyrFG1s7/w640-h428/IMG_3033.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Book of the month</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aw_w4RGB_CkvW1OFuexhbqsIAeAA3vN3B7PeHwFubLWUigh1GXJ9U30DaBF5plYI2FRIqzMC54at4s5sE9ECTPrhMi9EB5IVNooaFJhFLNYlwkfy-lisYJLaKlX7bZS2XvghJTA0STOEEHF7-HS38JcJUa9kFmY7LmJcF9UwNZvChtr8OxKEOqwRJMeA/s4032/IMG_3068.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Beautiful music up by the lighthouse in celebration of a retirement</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cZC48xpTvM3bFY_k-lzmEhIWOrGf-7jf09cXuPtUAaZ6XoxFn9X5lfu59bBvkgIqC2Da1fdc_5BCFwlX6mMiDRjqOWXGY0ej8szSzkWqsAPleXH6M5iy09FXN35Ri4axvV_r4nR_hIt1E4cGunAQ4FcnHJd3sYXa0pKukehMhCM-sHZ9LBHcbyn0G6pi/s3024/IMG_2939.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2702" data-original-width="3024" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cZC48xpTvM3bFY_k-lzmEhIWOrGf-7jf09cXuPtUAaZ6XoxFn9X5lfu59bBvkgIqC2Da1fdc_5BCFwlX6mMiDRjqOWXGY0ej8szSzkWqsAPleXH6M5iy09FXN35Ri4axvV_r4nR_hIt1E4cGunAQ4FcnHJd3sYXa0pKukehMhCM-sHZ9LBHcbyn0G6pi/w640-h572/IMG_2939.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNR8Fb-Nw_A14hXXrrTWjQpr3X7Pc9x2KYuGt2Mm2wBt6QusfIkLZk6N6Cenk8H8oJEN0RHXCW4ji4aXFoonrYdfyxlhqykzM-RXGC0snh-AiS0GEZarJFe9WXCh-XFEw2Q3Zs7HGOB7pPiJ_vkfvucixbv3gY0O3C2PYqTDUR6-deD-eltGGXH842NB0/s640/go%20easy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="437" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNR8Fb-Nw_A14hXXrrTWjQpr3X7Pc9x2KYuGt2Mm2wBt6QusfIkLZk6N6Cenk8H8oJEN0RHXCW4ji4aXFoonrYdfyxlhqykzM-RXGC0snh-AiS0GEZarJFe9WXCh-XFEw2Q3Zs7HGOB7pPiJ_vkfvucixbv3gY0O3C2PYqTDUR6-deD-eltGGXH842NB0/w438-h640/go%20easy.jpg" width="438" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="font-family: Rock Salt;">enjoy the coming of autumn and all that it brings</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt;">Malcolm and June</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt;">🍏 🍏 🍏 🍏 🍏</span></span></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-27505418007839574832023-08-31T22:02:00.000+01:002023-08-31T22:02:29.685+01:00August 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Welcome everyone to our</span> <span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">ugust 2023 photo offerings, hope you enjoy</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">a linnet enjoying the thistle heads</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-0rYf89CNj8OLECc1GAorF5jiF7-prZsc8v4vNBB9XGp5F9Jxe-hz6e9m1scQV-M8iaXpKDqmJh8m_kQmy4jWFmeZ7r68vwBnUo6-cvWuNI7KXioyQdkz9QF8zVkw9RN2_lGa7jt9T9SVUgSBhhKo7C-qdbWoK647gOKuA65lq-1LESEb9YhiRHZy8qX/s2048/IMG_7788.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-0rYf89CNj8OLECc1GAorF5jiF7-prZsc8v4vNBB9XGp5F9Jxe-hz6e9m1scQV-M8iaXpKDqmJh8m_kQmy4jWFmeZ7r68vwBnUo6-cvWuNI7KXioyQdkz9QF8zVkw9RN2_lGa7jt9T9SVUgSBhhKo7C-qdbWoK647gOKuA65lq-1LESEb9YhiRHZy8qX/w640-h480/IMG_7788.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQ0N2JvBFwrHzkulO53Ptenh7YAxarVDOnXIkz9SiGoxL8ZC7Sei_wGxWbb4x122_C9b0Fzf4wzpHtsKzBW2t57KvO3Brk_ggf36MI29YQhOCDsAle6qWJMVtIWE6GYe5Dkk1XKrSuqbhiHjIKEbG3cTiTcKhh8fj1nOj5TsjG3NWdqvtzB20HTHhWgDA/s640/IMG_7789.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Our visitors to the island this month,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> Karen and Gary and little Pops the dog,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> having a comfy seat in the North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">after the ferry journey</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvjHyeblm4Xj-NQ_4dJKYOmCdr2M9Pt20Aqpt4LQVxRNpJ2_KPyjCJIyT4r_gyZd-BgPql2GsaIljqRIBpJPgSTY0HjvhOXgNcskG7EDM2y1An3TP8_Lrwbw3igpYln8O8HsCa6dKl1ughJWqAyOJoLvooNHrjz67FJWgw_3JA9paYJH_QhvpilZQNY4u/s4032/IMG_2848.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;">and Gary showing me how to brave the water with no wetsuit</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4yMLHF2VTinPKkBYKjWUz1RR9_WqvQyhIMYHvFDlyiDc4tU1SwAzpIf3UY_kxk4m94nGphHY8wuSQD24VVf9KBNNmUTdlY7XwCzNer6xx8X3nQDOy4K_jJi-3NRctz1QBUE4Gf7yOAmyXp2osviAg4pkii6Uc5dlug9TLozNmxDY3-w4ofbHE7_fUaa2/s1800/Gary%20swim.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4yMLHF2VTinPKkBYKjWUz1RR9_WqvQyhIMYHvFDlyiDc4tU1SwAzpIf3UY_kxk4m94nGphHY8wuSQD24VVf9KBNNmUTdlY7XwCzNer6xx8X3nQDOy4K_jJi-3NRctz1QBUE4Gf7yOAmyXp2osviAg4pkii6Uc5dlug9TLozNmxDY3-w4ofbHE7_fUaa2/w512-h640/Gary%20swim.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">Our long awaited greenhouse being delivered, so a little project before the winter winds start getting up</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bSMY7KUVMKE6RRXlqnUzHQC28PJFRDb8WRvhMcZhyiaKYweEnryT36AwXDbyGsoUdpmVPfHocrfjwxT5XXx2uweRFjOwP4cwuZLmTlfRidF7ESqsrqhDybWKUmzQJeCr9DEhu2Lx8H5mWmQg_CXc9erNyhinjf32D1Q9D8IeDzVf3PSrB4bYMDTmT0mL/s1492/IMG_2850.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="1471" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bSMY7KUVMKE6RRXlqnUzHQC28PJFRDb8WRvhMcZhyiaKYweEnryT36AwXDbyGsoUdpmVPfHocrfjwxT5XXx2uweRFjOwP4cwuZLmTlfRidF7ESqsrqhDybWKUmzQJeCr9DEhu2Lx8H5mWmQg_CXc9erNyhinjf32D1Q9D8IeDzVf3PSrB4bYMDTmT0mL/w630-h640/IMG_2850.HEIC" width="630" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u>Quote of the month</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBlmiGn1MwLIFKRrvBuCfp9dtwvJFdtb1HWBD1D3RUNrApYOByq_KuIozw3K9UwsIC_p1q38pAOb6MmjB4oBQarmuDGbhU5nJtI-bMhU-Oyanb9DCHwKd2R9oteve2NOd76fjGOyFt2WAFS3LOSoSyaunEGj5Cxf5-Kuq0tZeJdg9PgUnIxRyooEHnS68/s640/Original%20Sir%20K%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBlmiGn1MwLIFKRrvBuCfp9dtwvJFdtb1HWBD1D3RUNrApYOByq_KuIozw3K9UwsIC_p1q38pAOb6MmjB4oBQarmuDGbhU5nJtI-bMhU-Oyanb9DCHwKd2R9oteve2NOd76fjGOyFt2WAFS3LOSoSyaunEGj5Cxf5-Kuq0tZeJdg9PgUnIxRyooEHnS68/w512-h640/Original%20Sir%20K%20R.jpg" width="512" /></a><b>~~~~~~~</b></div></span><u style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></u></div>Around the island</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This month has seen the annual rounding up of the North Ronaldsay sheep into the punds, ready for the shearing</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqpZcBYV9119d3DVKqEhl3FpiJHl0njIeWF0sdyfs1z1iPVJxgHcWGSlsmKpzgrVwTTYGFW_N-OZ4g1GXWBJYEzZ8VJTt0WttDcn6bUAJ8kMvPE9FL3y2LVk3C9VT1LWiONkigy9t_S72bQ1MornGdNN0TvoLVowyux5ZRmab-ZaIadLB4UtkRoz3GyR0/s4032/IMG_2797.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqpZcBYV9119d3DVKqEhl3FpiJHl0njIeWF0sdyfs1z1iPVJxgHcWGSlsmKpzgrVwTTYGFW_N-OZ4g1GXWBJYEzZ8VJTt0WttDcn6bUAJ8kMvPE9FL3y2LVk3C9VT1LWiONkigy9t_S72bQ1MornGdNN0TvoLVowyux5ZRmab-ZaIadLB4UtkRoz3GyR0/w480-h640/IMG_2797.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">taken from the balcony of the lighthouse</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">North Ronaldsay was privileged to host a group of archaeologists, ecologist, artist and film maker for a weekend of history, site walking, map making and art.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmL7bSHz2wcBN1U6SZQ7HCyjQJlYXWc0758Xp3dIKYn-Qivmb8H1JBRWz_TmOcPOvm3mo-ReIhY0UKD_lBgyh_8qwiSwHDjOfE0bJTJT21u1k7PzKgGi4EffTztCoIhFszr_CP3uignWyGzo-mB7ZOSug2agu5Vz-yk9Gn4SfLju6TOueQDAcoJfjTlbQ/s900/PHOTO-2023-08-25-21-43-35.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;">Next month we have some more fascinating folk coming to the island as part of the annual </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">International Orkney Science Festival</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcb_qxhgqmGDvqk5ODNrDkuR0T2UX3LsquSEr-IzgA-3rBPLmS25Dg4XkbFxoUjsXJI2yedAzlLHH_9DVjtELk91oXKix4Amn_b2NjGuQzY6eMuKifugLlGh5Ygcme1yKgGyrKqUAzvpqFpruQXW14ohJDI2tyU5l4atiPo211DiGCl8aLnJVN9nM3eq2I/s720/dark%20skies%20nth%20ron.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="501" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcb_qxhgqmGDvqk5ODNrDkuR0T2UX3LsquSEr-IzgA-3rBPLmS25Dg4XkbFxoUjsXJI2yedAzlLHH_9DVjtELk91oXKix4Amn_b2NjGuQzY6eMuKifugLlGh5Ygcme1yKgGyrKqUAzvpqFpruQXW14ohJDI2tyU5l4atiPo211DiGCl8aLnJVN9nM3eq2I/w446-h640/dark%20skies%20nth%20ron.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Always something interesting to look forward to</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">~~~~~~~</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPwI-YWP7fmawOBOwl6XMjDMeWTYH_l1RwT34vJ6g-OrIfQgcYJ9dSS_QXIpbLkpFDXHYN2pDJ5WGRZIf4RivJNh09WmXIObm5rYCegd0Kh2E_UeMVwGenJdCdkiSgsXSJPiIO8e7Zr3a4BD_yVeRLJIR1HOqOqXdqF6bzrS-WhPdV_8LbPhLtVpUa0PI/s720/Knock%20on%20the%20sky.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="720" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPwI-YWP7fmawOBOwl6XMjDMeWTYH_l1RwT34vJ6g-OrIfQgcYJ9dSS_QXIpbLkpFDXHYN2pDJ5WGRZIf4RivJNh09WmXIObm5rYCegd0Kh2E_UeMVwGenJdCdkiSgsXSJPiIO8e7Zr3a4BD_yVeRLJIR1HOqOqXdqF6bzrS-WhPdV_8LbPhLtVpUa0PI/w640-h460/Knock%20on%20the%20sky.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The "Blue Supermoon" on Wednesday 30th August shining over North Ronaldsay,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">the second full moon of August,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">hope you saw it wherever you were.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_V80_hpUy0KLcI1dQUoLUeTvZGkKYCxAgi7lb-mN4G-2NKRzKx5Rw_E2HudAmxfKHH8o9H4I7fzhhIp0O4OmddPVH8mvR9FQmpYss8jdFxg-DL78ChQ82XRZzCmXa-mQA9HCzK86BVKVYAZHz5EVpkuPdlITvdtrL7-dOY8geEbuKpVudZQVwH16rXnz/s4608/IMG_7795.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">~~~~~~~</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATtk_0FHI59v-4QZQjuGee7Xb0Q8th4HuGFbwSpWhVEi6w2pVzHBRkgPxn-IUwWCsbjWtgXAjvnm9yp7lgvNI_Lz9PdIcixAMvlOYw_SKWdsWbDlRIJigheYRRO7rTUivsP5dcBSqOFTC2Pf-n-7fe4DChLj7PIIO0AXBMQ-MawxgV8bZCfakJJZiiqCa/s640/Good%20human.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="513" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATtk_0FHI59v-4QZQjuGee7Xb0Q8th4HuGFbwSpWhVEi6w2pVzHBRkgPxn-IUwWCsbjWtgXAjvnm9yp7lgvNI_Lz9PdIcixAMvlOYw_SKWdsWbDlRIJigheYRRO7rTUivsP5dcBSqOFTC2Pf-n-7fe4DChLj7PIIO0AXBMQ-MawxgV8bZCfakJJZiiqCa/w514-h640/Good%20human.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: x-large;">Go enjoy yourselves !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: x-large;">see you again next month</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: x-large;">June & Malcolm</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: x-large;">✨✨✨✨✨</span></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-43293850824241541282023-07-31T22:50:00.000+01:002023-07-31T22:50:35.683+01:00July 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Hello everyone, time again for another blog, hope you are well, enjoy the photographs.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">so not much of a view from the top of the lighthouse, where ordinarily you can see to the other end of the island.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFZIy5MLNP5wAcaVHXBPBQSAtHfaAgPzQmSHNAyQRcwjhsrldQgfqKSLn2JOfHhMCOULyFSFXumV4cAnZjTAZTj5tF8NJexup4PWb11PO6HRQBq2Nt8PdOFvgemPwjyOaOiIR67G_yeh895Hi7GlYVQ5FyJHn4He-qUGTOn6x-MmDvNzk2ARDQ_gkuld2/s4032/IMG_2771.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFZIy5MLNP5wAcaVHXBPBQSAtHfaAgPzQmSHNAyQRcwjhsrldQgfqKSLn2JOfHhMCOULyFSFXumV4cAnZjTAZTj5tF8NJexup4PWb11PO6HRQBq2Nt8PdOFvgemPwjyOaOiIR67G_yeh895Hi7GlYVQ5FyJHn4He-qUGTOn6x-MmDvNzk2ARDQ_gkuld2/w480-h640/IMG_2771.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">a piece of North Ronaldsay lighthouse history</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU6qrrHxq0axb_EsUbVuXsJnvWiS_7CI_IuJ6AOYcyE-z-zXiR59xc5bTvKoWUE9WDX1JQoCbaBjsGHtbvpdFe7-nXQl4UGw7ZG4hvhfOoET49gBS_wPQB_x7-Pd9MMy1sSleTKgmQRVUFcFVtokzCpjXGeTVJaUeuMLh8GromvuF0nxeoIpJ4_KM38k4/s4032/IMG_2706.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU6qrrHxq0axb_EsUbVuXsJnvWiS_7CI_IuJ6AOYcyE-z-zXiR59xc5bTvKoWUE9WDX1JQoCbaBjsGHtbvpdFe7-nXQl4UGw7ZG4hvhfOoET49gBS_wPQB_x7-Pd9MMy1sSleTKgmQRVUFcFVtokzCpjXGeTVJaUeuMLh8GromvuF0nxeoIpJ4_KM38k4/w480-h640/IMG_2706.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and it's 1854 engineering</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bAek-heDs9VkzdyC7L9q2jY4Mk4n7FgswOXxrI6NQG5xMtTowRC45ww4VJFcxz905RU1_l66HvgO7_chyCVpvubKanckHShWWI2RS83fZjw8Ph8IImnqmDKSvvmonl1vosOYubf2hEQuTg4N0SGoGzUyuqqUbhJD_GRlIKS0Uk6nU_Bz82jgEOukxR5Q/s4032/IMG_2742.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bAek-heDs9VkzdyC7L9q2jY4Mk4n7FgswOXxrI6NQG5xMtTowRC45ww4VJFcxz905RU1_l66HvgO7_chyCVpvubKanckHShWWI2RS83fZjw8Ph8IImnqmDKSvvmonl1vosOYubf2hEQuTg4N0SGoGzUyuqqUbhJD_GRlIKS0Uk6nU_Bz82jgEOukxR5Q/w480-h640/IMG_2742.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Books of the month</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">some fascinating reading</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u>Inspiration</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I just like this</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyMmEJAaGLzf-B_pl3YyXZJ3aN4id7dKcGe-pmjtG4g7OgvE3yAYajrqNHEXVkcBT7VhfFwwbknqhKlvvfbJeABnA5S5ikWPqMDe6nbKRYfDSzZCrS9Z9MeVi5411THuxIiIcxwmhZFeLfHlXxAoo4r2UnGCiN-xF0dSd0Xww0kheKhfZANFGFSCTWRR4/s3417/confusion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1790" data-original-width="3417" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyMmEJAaGLzf-B_pl3YyXZJ3aN4id7dKcGe-pmjtG4g7OgvE3yAYajrqNHEXVkcBT7VhfFwwbknqhKlvvfbJeABnA5S5ikWPqMDe6nbKRYfDSzZCrS9Z9MeVi5411THuxIiIcxwmhZFeLfHlXxAoo4r2UnGCiN-xF0dSd0Xww0kheKhfZANFGFSCTWRR4/w640-h336/confusion.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Recently I was given the opportunity to use a 1940's box camera, to record some present day images of island life; here are some of the results.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbJH051Gp3YmU35lS7qzk1c3Wk39HLejg7kgwLaBpGn08M7DToC4HD1EGMoqCaAKUmTPA07jx41JpbCE0Xd9tBjK5fsglWpxx7C2W0tCIm3GFVsnEyC-ZFkafhW7nxqh_hsAhoAKLds2S0pBwKZ50RU25-6SZiL-in6LIY3QEz3Z5zz5b6ROxtU45yIpe/s1499/fiona%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Quote of the month</u></b></span></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwoasuhvErKaybknqfzL9q1EOpi86PGknJSgwf0JzYqRAT1rwu0fvi51w-0VOxBfHrl8bgHEfEuu3pJbvY7dSOz74MW7LnWBy_ngwL4edi4jIDnWIrATemv9RcczNVh1PNaUKkiiaSYAtm0aziBgew_WIgML9QPm2x4M6q1URPFJROPBU-JcenHf8epME/s640/ancestors%20in%20your%20hand.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="640" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwoasuhvErKaybknqfzL9q1EOpi86PGknJSgwf0JzYqRAT1rwu0fvi51w-0VOxBfHrl8bgHEfEuu3pJbvY7dSOz74MW7LnWBy_ngwL4edi4jIDnWIrATemv9RcczNVh1PNaUKkiiaSYAtm0aziBgew_WIgML9QPm2x4M6q1URPFJROPBU-JcenHf8epME/w640-h512/ancestors%20in%20your%20hand.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>The 8th North Ronaldsay Sheep Festival</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This year's sheep festival has been a wonderful success with almost 50 volunteers coming from far and wide to help rebuild the 13 mile long sheep dyke.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJhuXljpOkVHHO4CVOmO1P4tLDU4jzRro2N93hmDviWzpEHGYjO80N9j0ftbPBP3W-7xlU7MSERUmBNfA-E1LYl4eEG1dmXNKRorl8GbZt9jrqHhmVmco8f39t4zNTzAXDeYITgtVnb-bXMMlHNxKTr8IlImvMyU53P0UDorHAwemBE51REEPBisl3hyV/s4032/IMG_2776.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJhuXljpOkVHHO4CVOmO1P4tLDU4jzRro2N93hmDviWzpEHGYjO80N9j0ftbPBP3W-7xlU7MSERUmBNfA-E1LYl4eEG1dmXNKRorl8GbZt9jrqHhmVmco8f39t4zNTzAXDeYITgtVnb-bXMMlHNxKTr8IlImvMyU53P0UDorHAwemBE51REEPBisl3hyV/w480-h640/IMG_2776.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">A big thank you to everyone who made it a wonderful week and organising all the events and the ceildh, no one wanted to go home !</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidaTkfZk_JRpMTCwlVmvZW9oDTmofZQYwn_Xzs5ur1f_K2_ewoswV9h93p_6Ohf6YWXXRWdtkt5pOHnJpaT3Xo-m6sC4i9BdKIfrUZ-eaIVjckd5XX9E9afwkY1pJAwY2BTKDyESqyHV0zLq1uSCDFXYCBofSvzQKf86ABvdusEs8ZV1kpCBMkc8XvFht1/s3059/IMG_2783.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2264" data-original-width="3059" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidaTkfZk_JRpMTCwlVmvZW9oDTmofZQYwn_Xzs5ur1f_K2_ewoswV9h93p_6Ohf6YWXXRWdtkt5pOHnJpaT3Xo-m6sC4i9BdKIfrUZ-eaIVjckd5XX9E9afwkY1pJAwY2BTKDyESqyHV0zLq1uSCDFXYCBofSvzQKf86ABvdusEs8ZV1kpCBMkc8XvFht1/w640-h474/IMG_2783.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">If you think you might like to join in next year,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> here is a taster of what you can expect</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHfZVJgNNtMuj_xQzlNZW6n72W3FSg5e9KRXyclyJALWNLjz-hpPlwo75j34NDtlLs4vsbgLlOyppeZdStTk-gndjlTGdB0xgrcH7pILGv3X-X8BYU0h8EQF28z-ULaodEWJV7KVY1VZfL_Vp-ZRYR4qyqL7O4GBsACALEdzgfy5nSpk1OeaaECkPQC3I/s4032/IMG_2779.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHfZVJgNNtMuj_xQzlNZW6n72W3FSg5e9KRXyclyJALWNLjz-hpPlwo75j34NDtlLs4vsbgLlOyppeZdStTk-gndjlTGdB0xgrcH7pILGv3X-X8BYU0h8EQF28z-ULaodEWJV7KVY1VZfL_Vp-ZRYR4qyqL7O4GBsACALEdzgfy5nSpk1OeaaECkPQC3I/w640-h480/IMG_2779.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Pause for thought</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhjal6t0IKi0haaBTNXmCa7gv3_1-GhLAyyNs66soaK1a2l1a-7VnrNIDQ4u58e02sPYaZYyvFpys0qpBY9Ji2pYymNdAeh5l8T3WupSNPbaTog_vlHzNUidckmDH0kaasAt0jl6FvTNAeen1jNAS0GZlOoGsmpG2K-GXNICvNCqC_v_p434tSXr4Gjex/s789/sir%20ken%20robinson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhjal6t0IKi0haaBTNXmCa7gv3_1-GhLAyyNs66soaK1a2l1a-7VnrNIDQ4u58e02sPYaZYyvFpys0qpBY9Ji2pYymNdAeh5l8T3WupSNPbaTog_vlHzNUidckmDH0kaasAt0jl6FvTNAeen1jNAS0GZlOoGsmpG2K-GXNICvNCqC_v_p434tSXr4Gjex/w426-h640/sir%20ken%20robinson.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">So from all of us here with sand 'tween our toes</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoo_qMFjee0Vsj_t20j-ivZ9mXUScCxowJRLy4n_ukFMdCSZE_sV2JEq6FUG9Hl0EzOriFiMdW1Rx_Jgzs04tOeHfRru9uszte643sbPJezmcKEndM3q8OVXqZ6Z89ddPVhgX9OjZ5wijlynx04PJX6l-uyQBjwDJA1QtoVlE_3_vXfBaCWhtUKImm6M1V/s2700/IMG_2754.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1767" data-original-width="2700" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoo_qMFjee0Vsj_t20j-ivZ9mXUScCxowJRLy4n_ukFMdCSZE_sV2JEq6FUG9Hl0EzOriFiMdW1Rx_Jgzs04tOeHfRru9uszte643sbPJezmcKEndM3q8OVXqZ6Z89ddPVhgX9OjZ5wijlynx04PJX6l-uyQBjwDJA1QtoVlE_3_vXfBaCWhtUKImm6M1V/w640-h418/IMG_2754.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">we wish you fun and sunny days</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞</span></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-87436409132821905422023-06-30T17:10:00.002+01:002023-06-30T17:10:17.938+01:00June 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Welcome everyone. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">When the sun shines on North Ronaldsay,</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> stop whatever you're doing, gather some friends, children and dogs and make for the beach with a picnic.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlwvuP-tRyFzMljw3V6tXz9rwbmUQZrbVnVmgCL3iqs3q9y59u1BxTxqDWS1Hdgt5IQ6YSey1Y3GtFe7ZTTxmFlFvTaSKAWaRJe-GDLLT-Vy9RHWnGV4hhU4pu7LYwSlLcLuGDykLSzw2MjkiP8NW855L3b8xdE_CFfQa7uSbiyWg5PhWBGC7Do43hA/s4032/IMG_2577.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlwvuP-tRyFzMljw3V6tXz9rwbmUQZrbVnVmgCL3iqs3q9y59u1BxTxqDWS1Hdgt5IQ6YSey1Y3GtFe7ZTTxmFlFvTaSKAWaRJe-GDLLT-Vy9RHWnGV4hhU4pu7LYwSlLcLuGDykLSzw2MjkiP8NW855L3b8xdE_CFfQa7uSbiyWg5PhWBGC7Do43hA/w640-h480/IMG_2577.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">or simply find a peaceful spot in the veg patch</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDEeazhvYY-_a_dfXeeH4KPEd44EDj2LovhzOyIxU8NAv2y3lyIClI4TKpnIhPiZ7EYRRNrTWtJ_hNeYtd-kWvIZtEk3wivw_MF3luEhhzM48_bxooYll7HxevZBIgOO8h-igRB5PrO679p4QbIqUrNqzA5XvKTkVF11M27-x0z4DWJm83gcB-8teMg/s3723/IMG_2567.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="3723" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDEeazhvYY-_a_dfXeeH4KPEd44EDj2LovhzOyIxU8NAv2y3lyIClI4TKpnIhPiZ7EYRRNrTWtJ_hNeYtd-kWvIZtEk3wivw_MF3luEhhzM48_bxooYll7HxevZBIgOO8h-igRB5PrO679p4QbIqUrNqzA5XvKTkVF11M27-x0z4DWJm83gcB-8teMg/w640-h510/IMG_2567.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">taking a lead from Tilly who certainly knows how to relax</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0V7aDiI3HrxcVsKVE9UDFH4hD-9bBfWiLR9rFpVqkBiKLWvg93zu360SrzFSmTx1KdIf8oReTpQIwq64pohTYzswRpoNDOssPJFmt2wwEnFPVsy382Y247Yn2UNwplOGNeuxtAPzJt7uRIWuVNV9y9pvKOrCe2N-ks0nVpVu37vu_DhtTZJs2VKt_w/s4032/IMG_2570.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0V7aDiI3HrxcVsKVE9UDFH4hD-9bBfWiLR9rFpVqkBiKLWvg93zu360SrzFSmTx1KdIf8oReTpQIwq64pohTYzswRpoNDOssPJFmt2wwEnFPVsy382Y247Yn2UNwplOGNeuxtAPzJt7uRIWuVNV9y9pvKOrCe2N-ks0nVpVu37vu_DhtTZJs2VKt_w/w640-h480/IMG_2570.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Zara making new friends</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67DgAF7RAuacxnKzAQwtZSUfJpNdmb553vXpojDoYrDL-MYPKtzp85DPxZUTyd7kpfs8ePdMlaZXB-8MNJAC1qb83kx9UyEX_TxQ4V1f5cccKad17dnAjAmH9TimlI-reKdp4kBBC6LlmZANisa4YIAmY6guvadSqfsZnSKm24IWDnh4nCKCqYsNtBs1W/s1280/PHOTO-2023-06-24-21-32-34.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67DgAF7RAuacxnKzAQwtZSUfJpNdmb553vXpojDoYrDL-MYPKtzp85DPxZUTyd7kpfs8ePdMlaZXB-8MNJAC1qb83kx9UyEX_TxQ4V1f5cccKad17dnAjAmH9TimlI-reKdp4kBBC6LlmZANisa4YIAmY6guvadSqfsZnSKm24IWDnh4nCKCqYsNtBs1W/w480-h640/PHOTO-2023-06-24-21-32-34.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and a new friend on the croft</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dIolXGS5KZwPAs6dQ5NPU9DH5sgnAGW2p9yzsSiziNBB-Ts_xSlkqg-w6m2RWnWMK_e4yVIJwdMQI21ixeMz-hSbVfYbLLIXROcYBCywP8QR7E5o72N8On14uisCKFf2-aR1ihbBISNR06YkGM_x2FCk1YtSNFEDct40oo5XWMeiXdRRtsVGTrOA8A/s4032/IMG_2630.HEIC" style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dIolXGS5KZwPAs6dQ5NPU9DH5sgnAGW2p9yzsSiziNBB-Ts_xSlkqg-w6m2RWnWMK_e4yVIJwdMQI21ixeMz-hSbVfYbLLIXROcYBCywP8QR7E5o72N8On14uisCKFf2-aR1ihbBISNR06YkGM_x2FCk1YtSNFEDct40oo5XWMeiXdRRtsVGTrOA8A/w480-h640/IMG_2630.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Pause for thought</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCf-JpITn6BU_Dh-Ue9bsuH9a-Ut6cWG_3I_4f9N2pafE9K_Wnp_Ob0MPDEdgzXctJG8EIKomWuLEaQyIRu15FtEqWxT_4cehUXE3r4xp1JYlicZL0V1V55G8zQ4MygsVZAox2KcnTETHYvDfYf-LPfX1187ru3WlqSFJ2OlK3OjwgQKjHalHQ9SZmQ/s808/pace%20of%20nature.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="808" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCf-JpITn6BU_Dh-Ue9bsuH9a-Ut6cWG_3I_4f9N2pafE9K_Wnp_Ob0MPDEdgzXctJG8EIKomWuLEaQyIRu15FtEqWxT_4cehUXE3r4xp1JYlicZL0V1V55G8zQ4MygsVZAox2KcnTETHYvDfYf-LPfX1187ru3WlqSFJ2OlK3OjwgQKjHalHQ9SZmQ/w640-h428/pace%20of%20nature.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">~~~~~~~</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Dandelion heads, so amazing !</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE9eRxvwgMwcR1b6bnRRIfZZw91HLpE4zFNbORu1LP_1ATxlcBlAeY8nrdOY9OInS8BssR5Exmsob6KO4T7ldo9UaWPhX7aP6xpyZSbsZGaNjhFxfLJcXcKzALKBo1qtMVHGUC9PVyA6muoYsH0ScBEoPkHesqgWT4YTKHzWQY2i6DdoauhnmD_f9Ig/s640/IMG_7722.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE9eRxvwgMwcR1b6bnRRIfZZw91HLpE4zFNbORu1LP_1ATxlcBlAeY8nrdOY9OInS8BssR5Exmsob6KO4T7ldo9UaWPhX7aP6xpyZSbsZGaNjhFxfLJcXcKzALKBo1qtMVHGUC9PVyA6muoYsH0ScBEoPkHesqgWT4YTKHzWQY2i6DdoauhnmD_f9Ig/w640-h480/IMG_7722.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Quote of the month</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxq8S-uV8sy8appJWudaUyS0hQB_Tfvrff4VqRbVhuUk7km0xykxjk11PeLYnQpicngUvZs8fjNzRXOSTRKcPhQsunSoEBfsE_SBjmTA-qcMp6T46n7AGd74La2786zsKUuhforuoRKKU6w8Uf4n6mmpnS8YnfnOVfEB5dRE55yBGRgtXe34rzaOmuA/s526/gandhi%20future.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="526" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxq8S-uV8sy8appJWudaUyS0hQB_Tfvrff4VqRbVhuUk7km0xykxjk11PeLYnQpicngUvZs8fjNzRXOSTRKcPhQsunSoEBfsE_SBjmTA-qcMp6T46n7AGd74La2786zsKUuhforuoRKKU6w8Uf4n6mmpnS8YnfnOVfEB5dRE55yBGRgtXe34rzaOmuA/w640-h610/gandhi%20future.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">When we moved to North Ronaldsay Malcolm promised me my own "Junie Space"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlg1-5pHXG8NrDxe9oyCl44OhEo6hAKR73AZzkX5jgdMvj91dssY9Tc7RdnU73pg_bNqwIAiTut-C5DSyKoqs7CBD4Qx11u8rnUQRGkjg2U8wUMMxT_hgBJ99NtI9xRK10IEc_RyjFPmjJWit84h3ijn4upfdPMQGLsU-jJ0-OEfouGdBD82Q0tSIdw/s4032/IMG_0718.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlg1-5pHXG8NrDxe9oyCl44OhEo6hAKR73AZzkX5jgdMvj91dssY9Tc7RdnU73pg_bNqwIAiTut-C5DSyKoqs7CBD4Qx11u8rnUQRGkjg2U8wUMMxT_hgBJ99NtI9xRK10IEc_RyjFPmjJWit84h3ijn4upfdPMQGLsU-jJ0-OEfouGdBD82Q0tSIdw/w480-h640/IMG_0718.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and this was it !</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5b24bJYwprMxjtjILSfWk89SeDbf3acT-aOx-uDlGirGGNbJUqHjcqb1H41tbkvvZwZx6gS_qvtDgI6is8TDTU3sNGpW267qX7ps8t46Mz-FNS8YDy-qj5kORtACZfk3Tngg-pPNvTCS87vXHCpmjqBEPjNblwaxUR8c9D_o8y7NCn33rdAtSmjyFiw/s4032/IMG_0722.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5b24bJYwprMxjtjILSfWk89SeDbf3acT-aOx-uDlGirGGNbJUqHjcqb1H41tbkvvZwZx6gS_qvtDgI6is8TDTU3sNGpW267qX7ps8t46Mz-FNS8YDy-qj5kORtACZfk3Tngg-pPNvTCS87vXHCpmjqBEPjNblwaxUR8c9D_o8y7NCn33rdAtSmjyFiw/w480-h640/IMG_0722.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">I was not overly impressed but thought ok we can do something with this, so we did.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1It5WscIZhOY_ZB9D_dxIpNQaVi4CswYQxI_MlQP61Ou6qRqbiT5Ix-tcdlDXxceK45AHXP2PMAMBHRefEnhe_Fe0WctGAF8tY-M9lw6LzlOWGeKPXsrHlcVIDktyfALTWMT2qX-twbhoxjvTbxLAwSuwuYuW0c4nj164OKoGOxsBWtltbncA59UaA/s4032/IMG_2453.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1It5WscIZhOY_ZB9D_dxIpNQaVi4CswYQxI_MlQP61Ou6qRqbiT5Ix-tcdlDXxceK45AHXP2PMAMBHRefEnhe_Fe0WctGAF8tY-M9lw6LzlOWGeKPXsrHlcVIDktyfALTWMT2qX-twbhoxjvTbxLAwSuwuYuW0c4nj164OKoGOxsBWtltbncA59UaA/w480-h640/IMG_2453.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Malcolm , Andries and Billy put on a lovely new roof and I learnt new skills in lime mortaring and lime-washing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">now here we have a beautiful space !!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMd30m9LgBeiDOclh82OKy6bpPO1ptvND9LCmOzwrru8BkLqdjS2S1NWUR5h3oIYP7b3WPbi8tYScte04Z569Av17FqfTkYupjM7l6E-d9jFR45JeRLiC-SHlouLBtOojrQqDSCxViN-AYI61nhl-XPAv66X1vQWlAGAxu_GtluYRAnIMPzIyZj5_lEA/s4032/IMG_2635.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMd30m9LgBeiDOclh82OKy6bpPO1ptvND9LCmOzwrru8BkLqdjS2S1NWUR5h3oIYP7b3WPbi8tYScte04Z569Av17FqfTkYupjM7l6E-d9jFR45JeRLiC-SHlouLBtOojrQqDSCxViN-AYI61nhl-XPAv66X1vQWlAGAxu_GtluYRAnIMPzIyZj5_lEA/w480-h640/IMG_2635.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Junie's space for felting, being creative, quiet? or whatever</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_atCDp5TWN4gSys8N_CZidbVsud5FQWs8lYoS6Gsu0bVCPP28C2r274xJYWscaqTlPCkYI9O7ytxw5zhTuBPgdPc_oAb0tAK3tHIgUSrBhaJp3XahtlkZVo1C8SKtljekTfSL6qEQRrcF1zLgewyzYSMrWIqHZP3qwM57qgM1IO6N0MFg8lHDVIySgA/s4032/IMG_2636.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_atCDp5TWN4gSys8N_CZidbVsud5FQWs8lYoS6Gsu0bVCPP28C2r274xJYWscaqTlPCkYI9O7ytxw5zhTuBPgdPc_oAb0tAK3tHIgUSrBhaJp3XahtlkZVo1C8SKtljekTfSL6qEQRrcF1zLgewyzYSMrWIqHZP3qwM57qgM1IO6N0MFg8lHDVIySgA/w640-h480/IMG_2636.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Wilma is wondering where she is going to have her snoozing spot</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJxUZlckDHjB0hJjR23RknlpEz9FEY0342VcwgN6mnOKIcEK7gT0G6qZl0lnEpePYljsS5DzjcnpqlfT3rLyc9x_OYs5jkNS9kZiBjcUGJqyoExpGmrca5Sqi1YancHftjfuxw4EfwjZTB9PpgmiYxveYWh9xtDr7ziPk17OO5lINDB9gXaMZjClyZw/w640-h480/IMG_2641.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">You've probably guessed by now that I love coloured, twinkly lights</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pd-dHuZtUUnjg0nDmgm3KH4I9B_haJouzo4OufqZuMvtoON3wKrvPRh5mlY7ZipDMcggCjNI4nHfbdoe_mK7UB8R3cc0UsGD7Td2vJ7eogJD0tUc0Ha_i2FSyxueYIaP5LwHlZXn9ARG3cl578xEcxbV7dajr_MJo1icMqORju9d_pZGVOFyJBoIFw/s4032/IMG_2642.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pd-dHuZtUUnjg0nDmgm3KH4I9B_haJouzo4OufqZuMvtoON3wKrvPRh5mlY7ZipDMcggCjNI4nHfbdoe_mK7UB8R3cc0UsGD7Td2vJ7eogJD0tUc0Ha_i2FSyxueYIaP5LwHlZXn9ARG3cl578xEcxbV7dajr_MJo1icMqORju9d_pZGVOFyJBoIFw/w640-h480/IMG_2642.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOKVqa7ijhQKEq90OE1iWfBiGnb0bUeXGIjnk8kX-V8FcI4RvJKR1kBdvArQPZFdxkf5eY_i4KXS9OLjkRttep0AnYJsKyCQBBV65E0fZiDxOvkR-zA4LP1DDKuRTZ7KBAWd207wE8nf-KfFW7sS-T9lM6rFlYHaVqZ-GCadG92wK-ksXUOPlnD7CpA/w480-h640/IMG_2656.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">simply loving my "Junie Space",</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">entry by invitation only, haha !</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Around the island ....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJq_NZPuOGA2u9q5HgUMOLJvD0OQZrEMzMjpWIVlv_vJjytLeDdfbn5Iio9dAbZZR65NgivLtWkygxV8C1urjtifcUq4XJMxvJsTvR3KsO8t75zvGd2SrIj4zrSoChAy1Kqbx2Go3grIgfCmBya8y8X7fyQzpe_T1ABAastGMd-vVPaVw_I16eg_gfg/s4032/IMG_2604.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJq_NZPuOGA2u9q5HgUMOLJvD0OQZrEMzMjpWIVlv_vJjytLeDdfbn5Iio9dAbZZR65NgivLtWkygxV8C1urjtifcUq4XJMxvJsTvR3KsO8t75zvGd2SrIj4zrSoChAy1Kqbx2Go3grIgfCmBya8y8X7fyQzpe_T1ABAastGMd-vVPaVw_I16eg_gfg/w640-h480/IMG_2604.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">on the calmest evening I have seen since being here</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzP7E_ZvsW08h4s8hoQgn1WA7SThrnpz3mf8H4x348BSBZbBrrf4dAoA4wV8pAsx-Ui0Q1jq-F4lYg4aNzDU5GtlLWlwX8jrNuGfVhS_pqiumHWOpSX-U7_simXa4jgNbMw1s8xQIjYGx7krxRRCL4GZ3x7LQNno6ZKgTEfuE7h0Gsb3VdbETAshq0Kg/s4032/IMG_2609.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzP7E_ZvsW08h4s8hoQgn1WA7SThrnpz3mf8H4x348BSBZbBrrf4dAoA4wV8pAsx-Ui0Q1jq-F4lYg4aNzDU5GtlLWlwX8jrNuGfVhS_pqiumHWOpSX-U7_simXa4jgNbMw1s8xQIjYGx7krxRRCL4GZ3x7LQNno6ZKgTEfuE7h0Gsb3VdbETAshq0Kg/w480-h640/IMG_2609.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">reflection of the sun on the clearest of waters</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhhMqiJvNsrnvu7BCq9FjGVKWj7uUSjahMZEmi73NBWqRl-VaqqJxNs8xyaD7e0EPO3D37dQKylvpMWJwL8zhx8GWPESkWkXCFdYzfuG8_zAjxdk5dHXzNDyv0mcs_nup5lE5wRBLbV8ZKiUajghwWFH2BAYLCavSysIC2vowjcxvb9XsdNYcbmBXAA/s4032/IMG_2611.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhhMqiJvNsrnvu7BCq9FjGVKWj7uUSjahMZEmi73NBWqRl-VaqqJxNs8xyaD7e0EPO3D37dQKylvpMWJwL8zhx8GWPESkWkXCFdYzfuG8_zAjxdk5dHXzNDyv0mcs_nup5lE5wRBLbV8ZKiUajghwWFH2BAYLCavSysIC2vowjcxvb9XsdNYcbmBXAA/w480-h640/IMG_2611.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and a solitary seal </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-Xm-CQtwVnR_4up3z-p8G1MtMIhRlsNcCL_7hpj_35fP1Mv3CfWu5zD6xQzTisfOoIVcmH-g6y-sv13h-LjakxdUXOPIzQ1Dyn1kKJjXum8CSELwzqhOXoAU4PlayCTwSJBfcb9oCn0mwU1f2rmhMvuWaxqbqgbmZPZr05dD8duTMBWabbagM3Hh0Q/s4032/IMG_2616.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-Xm-CQtwVnR_4up3z-p8G1MtMIhRlsNcCL_7hpj_35fP1Mv3CfWu5zD6xQzTisfOoIVcmH-g6y-sv13h-LjakxdUXOPIzQ1Dyn1kKJjXum8CSELwzqhOXoAU4PlayCTwSJBfcb9oCn0mwU1f2rmhMvuWaxqbqgbmZPZr05dD8duTMBWabbagM3Hh0Q/w640-h480/IMG_2616.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Bewan pier</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">patterns in the sand</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65Psr0qKf2CiWdn1LUmPy9WZx_IWQvwW-eABpJRwo88R2mwWZMaCOitd2_BCA8BXriz5KI2XjnzYWLnl2sDoUsB_jG44kwKyEihcbrBdQ-RKkCYgfjpyxTtsuftr6QJKcizXCva3Qo7w3pfD-RMUVFYEe7OMizvfwFTlJsSS3nj2N4uFTE6uQU1UFng/s4032/IMG_2669.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65Psr0qKf2CiWdn1LUmPy9WZx_IWQvwW-eABpJRwo88R2mwWZMaCOitd2_BCA8BXriz5KI2XjnzYWLnl2sDoUsB_jG44kwKyEihcbrBdQ-RKkCYgfjpyxTtsuftr6QJKcizXCva3Qo7w3pfD-RMUVFYEe7OMizvfwFTlJsSS3nj2N4uFTE6uQU1UFng/w480-h640/IMG_2669.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">fluffy skies</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="3628" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60r2vrFlYAOBtsDh4qCOY9n6RLVfU4pIwnVWCa0_7SozwXoJZX9pP7A6_rBsxT3sSVYXB2AGJWNYbHY-RBxlSSXzZRrQmxUWqoYka1A3va0dj0w6fI-P8xSaF4mV88YU9nfcJVkUytlu0RmazDoQwQ8lXFa16eLSPKst1N4OKtJxzm4awbCtISeqMDA/w640-h276/IMG_2672.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">the old beacon</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDQBCI4BCaxcNEgO0dV3srya95Jj6-BYfx_9SyKuMwXDm6wGVxc9sz5KrG-iQYuBaPHPsafEXzJ0Vgx9xjZDlRy_UwuP-JReexYtRVfk6LMRyfL_uIovvUzq-atrEtoU2DwwJw79hz8wtUf_hJm0PDsffWrwPmG-mw_RZIkEsrgNOZDACVFsUgAgjng/s4032/IMG_2621.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDQBCI4BCaxcNEgO0dV3srya95Jj6-BYfx_9SyKuMwXDm6wGVxc9sz5KrG-iQYuBaPHPsafEXzJ0Vgx9xjZDlRy_UwuP-JReexYtRVfk6LMRyfL_uIovvUzq-atrEtoU2DwwJw79hz8wtUf_hJm0PDsffWrwPmG-mw_RZIkEsrgNOZDACVFsUgAgjng/w640-h480/IMG_2621.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">reflections inside the lighthouse</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkpyDwUGZkuPm0XboddZNIQip_qypzJIHmhFFDaR4EazK1UFQI4FHALEN__imWc4q8EopS3j8OWvtfkXePUuw1mIKf6PZoEoJWKtq8ArakMRmaWKbHOuzCA8bfAkgnXU7sjRq4nxFEcGVJBkwn8cN6ELyCmDNzFEbcmCh688rFGdda2tz0p6XNomwRA/s4032/IMG_2600.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkpyDwUGZkuPm0XboddZNIQip_qypzJIHmhFFDaR4EazK1UFQI4FHALEN__imWc4q8EopS3j8OWvtfkXePUuw1mIKf6PZoEoJWKtq8ArakMRmaWKbHOuzCA8bfAkgnXU7sjRq4nxFEcGVJBkwn8cN6ELyCmDNzFEbcmCh688rFGdda2tz0p6XNomwRA/w480-h640/IMG_2600.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Inspiration</u></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9p36wwJEzY3wiW9-VDe5KrJLHpCKwum1FDUaMe9Z3xg4aqTkfkRKRVtXLdwQgxkPnYu-0qexdEPTnfOFshFuTbAcIV8eBlWRuucJnN3vGkaOj5i_7APAlWMkHOwwMnUPlqC65W_kFmRoxJcwmdEvk__HAyHa_09N_OX1azVaTBLHNfgGHzv0jcLLxeQ/s692/go%20and%20sing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="692" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9p36wwJEzY3wiW9-VDe5KrJLHpCKwum1FDUaMe9Z3xg4aqTkfkRKRVtXLdwQgxkPnYu-0qexdEPTnfOFshFuTbAcIV8eBlWRuucJnN3vGkaOj5i_7APAlWMkHOwwMnUPlqC65W_kFmRoxJcwmdEvk__HAyHa_09N_OX1azVaTBLHNfgGHzv0jcLLxeQ/w640-h500/go%20and%20sing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: x-large;">see you all again next month,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: x-large;">be happy</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: x-large;">malcolm & june</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: x-large;">💙💛💚💛💙</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-34779036151262489672023-05-31T21:33:00.000+01:002023-05-31T21:33:45.323+01:00May 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Hello everyone, welcome to our blog photos for May.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> The North Ronaldsay sheep always like to keep an eye on Wilma and I on our walks </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVxsqHJuCz5fIamJozEJS2oFd1vcbA-vH-63Wr_J6NNLIf-cs8NGyVyV5Qeyz0JxAqDQM_luv1pwUp2CUT1wvZ1pqT9JFlxZG-9osr9Yz6tRfRBrCmKgNEtbHZdDM4AIkjLoY1JaVCWQbToK0pdGhsu38LGbAAdJKRgA8bMI_csXQggK3F3df9wZvNg/s4032/IMG_2560.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVxsqHJuCz5fIamJozEJS2oFd1vcbA-vH-63Wr_J6NNLIf-cs8NGyVyV5Qeyz0JxAqDQM_luv1pwUp2CUT1wvZ1pqT9JFlxZG-9osr9Yz6tRfRBrCmKgNEtbHZdDM4AIkjLoY1JaVCWQbToK0pdGhsu38LGbAAdJKRgA8bMI_csXQggK3F3df9wZvNg/w640-h480/IMG_2560.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and as we walk past a Norse grave not far from the cottage, a piece of gruesome history !</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDALZrD_5rOjXtX_V1iS2NAZvPYM-yDEAJfWHyIo0gKxEHNgNPwzVfy-50vcu6YiwcrIsg9gP8V1wZOC1pq8W8ZeTtNkGKiV_ozVOReBe4ONmXVrhmiedSU-8dxEggTr9S-3PQQ_iBamKNymY5JtP6Xf1x6uCOYBkv36-Ox2T3AI5wwPBBxCgaUAoGA/s4032/IMG_2529.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;">Drawn by a long-time friend, Kelly from Norfolk, we love him ! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7GF4qO9uNOZG9RKh15eJDVpbX8wUbsf41vBzD7hUre3QIKEiJN24SbFGPHK4RoIBLJ2-5ch6yyRcAI2m-3R615jzDVgtT2nyHn_xHRccorkTflbyxqj1IeAsC4sWrEByt4eAaFsFN-x2nU3FJ75kXo4iLttoPJ1IZGk7Gi1zgtYoKwQ38vxB8-diGg/s4032/IMG_2511.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7GF4qO9uNOZG9RKh15eJDVpbX8wUbsf41vBzD7hUre3QIKEiJN24SbFGPHK4RoIBLJ2-5ch6yyRcAI2m-3R615jzDVgtT2nyHn_xHRccorkTflbyxqj1IeAsC4sWrEByt4eAaFsFN-x2nU3FJ75kXo4iLttoPJ1IZGk7Gi1zgtYoKwQ38vxB8-diGg/w480-h640/IMG_2511.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">If you would like to see more of Kelly's art,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> look her up</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kelly Mills Art</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">clutterbughouse@gmail.com</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Instagram@clutterbughousestudio</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBUx40y3kVTLaERFjsL3WtCBvlAAo9XcB2Qm9NPpywZzGRvVW4WPTRUFO2z296H8KsHfUzK9TyhvcibCARXEh2OF0cxGOYxUGt-ZW--2maRGIVWjyF4WEXv5PxB6NO1hgH3JK8z1zmjm0tjNoo7XiQf7nq-fTBgJena6jgezGSnYDtQPYRYFe6FNz3g/s1640/inspiration.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1640" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBUx40y3kVTLaERFjsL3WtCBvlAAo9XcB2Qm9NPpywZzGRvVW4WPTRUFO2z296H8KsHfUzK9TyhvcibCARXEh2OF0cxGOYxUGt-ZW--2maRGIVWjyF4WEXv5PxB6NO1hgH3JK8z1zmjm0tjNoo7XiQf7nq-fTBgJena6jgezGSnYDtQPYRYFe6FNz3g/w640-h336/inspiration.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">It's been lovely having our new-look medic back on the island to look after us all again this month, always smiling.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg53e-3dP6forXxncN4T4oTFYBt2wW3lfcDjHzoLXjXBAjBPtucyiDsaYxTB1ed7hj2VbHfpm_tlZbGk2fGPGUq_iFP0_ppHkDBarIoRgTIeIur1nOKc8fDrWPFhB-qjQFItoDwpMUtQanB-5iXG0jGk1X7XCpJlaKpeB7hyvSLTg2uBINqA0VCnS93A/s4032/IMG_2501.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg53e-3dP6forXxncN4T4oTFYBt2wW3lfcDjHzoLXjXBAjBPtucyiDsaYxTB1ed7hj2VbHfpm_tlZbGk2fGPGUq_iFP0_ppHkDBarIoRgTIeIur1nOKc8fDrWPFhB-qjQFItoDwpMUtQanB-5iXG0jGk1X7XCpJlaKpeB7hyvSLTg2uBINqA0VCnS93A/w480-h640/IMG_2501.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Friends from Norfolk made their first trip to North Ronaldsay this month and kept us entertained.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QcObIIRD86vA5V85tp5jIk45S7zir6t_kypthhyl9Oka5jxSmFwACLUO_Vz91aCL-8bqZN2THJWYbmfgcA6eAxQLwQb0cES-JYUfdc17bHKogfjVyqoeTfHA3fbDLdQo3ytSuLxq9y3SDUppx79vJTzSNZa013KyC5qCvQcaWBPykvtkn-xt7GXAzA/s4032/IMG_2522.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QcObIIRD86vA5V85tp5jIk45S7zir6t_kypthhyl9Oka5jxSmFwACLUO_Vz91aCL-8bqZN2THJWYbmfgcA6eAxQLwQb0cES-JYUfdc17bHKogfjVyqoeTfHA3fbDLdQo3ytSuLxq9y3SDUppx79vJTzSNZa013KyC5qCvQcaWBPykvtkn-xt7GXAzA/w640-h480/IMG_2522.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">they loved the walks and the beaches</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-ygwG_s2DTJlUBpFCGCHm4UqFi25eFC5bUhJbdg2whMMD718XCi7A_Dvee8jMCpeVPvL7Es-GMNLJD4Z1Q-wuMMkqtoJrjXb0fueb5lHLDGvUQtnNZMWgE7M26H8KsHeLmQ_KtpQcpti7N7ZlZOY3hbIE9GSDg7er4ZJMyTZkbHb6XJDh3VymMD7RA/s4032/IMG_2524.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1989" data-original-width="4032" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-ygwG_s2DTJlUBpFCGCHm4UqFi25eFC5bUhJbdg2whMMD718XCi7A_Dvee8jMCpeVPvL7Es-GMNLJD4Z1Q-wuMMkqtoJrjXb0fueb5lHLDGvUQtnNZMWgE7M26H8KsHeLmQ_KtpQcpti7N7ZlZOY3hbIE9GSDg7er4ZJMyTZkbHb6XJDh3VymMD7RA/w640-h316/IMG_2524.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">but not too sure about the fifteen minute flight,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> they'd never been on such a small plane before</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMt0wvg5umqYtVNNSYqumXrBUaD8Ibl1FQPzFBPz8BTyprQSK7MhQ4SlUw5KH8WJqZABr1a9kMxN-x2D1CZSEhRPuVHSg7bobRXUrq1OSuR7dBwW1uXXPFwzCGH_VL1uVsEgAhB1R6DwvOpDnpBgqOs8mGeJpepo3cHPlJPwmgx5DPRAFdSOwIh0DmQ/s4032/IMG_2537.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMt0wvg5umqYtVNNSYqumXrBUaD8Ibl1FQPzFBPz8BTyprQSK7MhQ4SlUw5KH8WJqZABr1a9kMxN-x2D1CZSEhRPuVHSg7bobRXUrq1OSuR7dBwW1uXXPFwzCGH_VL1uVsEgAhB1R6DwvOpDnpBgqOs8mGeJpepo3cHPlJPwmgx5DPRAFdSOwIh0DmQ/w640-h480/IMG_2537.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsNRGVVu8r2i2lfVMzp908OGdLMaOPdsTlfrVVjYXd5G56UaLQvck_CnybYxpAcnVUG34fN4ZPduZN9n5yA3G2tqedOCRzMtKo0YgxbQnxRNKp3SiMJ-5aDqv-uzg5vfUrCsKhjI6Xz9cl8y7cId-wf8F_cu7NWRIRy-719hlWxcBAwVcwh--Z4DE6Q/s4032/IMG_2541.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsNRGVVu8r2i2lfVMzp908OGdLMaOPdsTlfrVVjYXd5G56UaLQvck_CnybYxpAcnVUG34fN4ZPduZN9n5yA3G2tqedOCRzMtKo0YgxbQnxRNKp3SiMJ-5aDqv-uzg5vfUrCsKhjI6Xz9cl8y7cId-wf8F_cu7NWRIRy-719hlWxcBAwVcwh--Z4DE6Q/w640-h480/IMG_2541.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">nor watched a pilot clean his own windscreen !</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtnwl1jEsdGuXdpPZNG2AxXqC7OnUHZTTtapNaGOG85tEr4VxOJoKFC2LAV16eXMbK5M0oqY2uHN-z3KVn6bvKwBK4_iYenKbV2eaGKAejedG_TmQK91JjRzWIB7FECkovGdSP3RLIfVrr_BTypmoURzP3ex4z6OdmhdmruGO7A9kATgALV-dcradtw/s1280/IMG_2543%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1280" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtnwl1jEsdGuXdpPZNG2AxXqC7OnUHZTTtapNaGOG85tEr4VxOJoKFC2LAV16eXMbK5M0oqY2uHN-z3KVn6bvKwBK4_iYenKbV2eaGKAejedG_TmQK91JjRzWIB7FECkovGdSP3RLIfVrr_BTypmoURzP3ex4z6OdmhdmruGO7A9kATgALV-dcradtw/w640-h386/IMG_2543%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">just love the name of the plane, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Earl Thorfinn the Mighty !</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryF7we62YDT1hUaS15tHtvohPA7kpU3StJT1LupFjsSwg3jQd5gFq3ttegQu87IWUcgVKydXUzu9CcoyT34JlgMlUfzZiSRQrENv68owbpoUZNfoFe-pF1nwYsK4aAoEl0Pf1yV5T1WgxkOc1KmlCZ_1hItuNAsCANByJ6nfU_24NvFk8A0lG7sZZMw/s3929/IMG_2550.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="3929" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryF7we62YDT1hUaS15tHtvohPA7kpU3StJT1LupFjsSwg3jQd5gFq3ttegQu87IWUcgVKydXUzu9CcoyT34JlgMlUfzZiSRQrENv68owbpoUZNfoFe-pF1nwYsK4aAoEl0Pf1yV5T1WgxkOc1KmlCZ_1hItuNAsCANByJ6nfU_24NvFk8A0lG7sZZMw/w640-h326/IMG_2550.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This next lovely photograph was taken by Kelvin on his trip, thank you for letting me include it on the blog</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HoJ7J4rlburn6nD5_mBxkCBvI6I_uhZg-CU4X7iIJSg4bzVMbPxLbI4DcaRz4tfN8Z0SwnSb4PdAW2C1lSzz9zs_tuhuOXjEF3EkruQYUGSEfhmRV6Lxf4cFCWtPFTsD9UvOP5v1J7OgMpV3LNxbs61TO-nawPmUdNNd2oG2BVngUdJFdwoabHhjmw/s2048/kelvin's%20sea%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HoJ7J4rlburn6nD5_mBxkCBvI6I_uhZg-CU4X7iIJSg4bzVMbPxLbI4DcaRz4tfN8Z0SwnSb4PdAW2C1lSzz9zs_tuhuOXjEF3EkruQYUGSEfhmRV6Lxf4cFCWtPFTsD9UvOP5v1J7OgMpV3LNxbs61TO-nawPmUdNNd2oG2BVngUdJFdwoabHhjmw/w480-h640/kelvin's%20sea%20photo.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thank you Kelvin, Suzanne, Mark and Tracey for coming to see us</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Good to see Marina again this month, who at 88 walks daily the length and breadth of the island,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">see you again in November</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtrb4eY8Xo_AhuS_jPt8AUQpDtGanLvvUMw-DQ2KXptKmLU5oWIye-vofj-_QNot1zPWq3L1MKchzz6lD5zsOccUWNEe-QhvE2mSs0iosZtnfbI7oPTrSQIFj7T2WT3XtDZ0ooL7IK1QQTMB2XsXzxO6XEhqVHR8Fb6_r4LFxWxfgEvmMpPGGts7aFA/s3785/IMG_2507.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3785" data-original-width="2475" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtrb4eY8Xo_AhuS_jPt8AUQpDtGanLvvUMw-DQ2KXptKmLU5oWIye-vofj-_QNot1zPWq3L1MKchzz6lD5zsOccUWNEe-QhvE2mSs0iosZtnfbI7oPTrSQIFj7T2WT3XtDZ0ooL7IK1QQTMB2XsXzxO6XEhqVHR8Fb6_r4LFxWxfgEvmMpPGGts7aFA/w418-h640/IMG_2507.HEIC" width="418" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u>Pause for thought</u></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZlKoJQo9SzMrguZ7n61EA3TouIpZWxSVTPC0g6Qte4HoFTQx7TWVUnZgIOz09_sLB3u6H_bpSFJw3jb1X0MpKEqc24t6LR-OW9sZiW9F2mB9ZCOMJ1t4cW9kh6rj2dPzPDqSGD8Mh1LTRsEHxFsPfsZjC1mSfCNkVBrxfKmhzyWyAzbLIPNDBy6SuA/s702/Simplicity.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZlKoJQo9SzMrguZ7n61EA3TouIpZWxSVTPC0g6Qte4HoFTQx7TWVUnZgIOz09_sLB3u6H_bpSFJw3jb1X0MpKEqc24t6LR-OW9sZiW9F2mB9ZCOMJ1t4cW9kh6rj2dPzPDqSGD8Mh1LTRsEHxFsPfsZjC1mSfCNkVBrxfKmhzyWyAzbLIPNDBy6SuA/w480-h640/Simplicity.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">So from Tilly</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbLQtfOGCi73kAE-nUfAmxs36Kex0au5K6OkR2QxdaZSZrGPR4SBpG7KiTkIqbDaOPsA3h-H10AWVZ81oCb54G_4X75m1z_us0jrU0mPkvC0CAFbhlNGiOkUO7HfemaLUe8q7lcQSNhxIu0po61PzifyBonsZ4Am6YtKflGgB1Xfl48pBTTxSdlxwxg/s4032/IMG_2508.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbLQtfOGCi73kAE-nUfAmxs36Kex0au5K6OkR2QxdaZSZrGPR4SBpG7KiTkIqbDaOPsA3h-H10AWVZ81oCb54G_4X75m1z_us0jrU0mPkvC0CAFbhlNGiOkUO7HfemaLUe8q7lcQSNhxIu0po61PzifyBonsZ4Am6YtKflGgB1Xfl48pBTTxSdlxwxg/w480-h640/IMG_2508.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Zara</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;"><b>🙏</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-71094728934043948542023-04-30T20:48:00.000+01:002023-04-30T20:48:51.037+01:00April 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Welcome to our April blog, a glorious month of sunshine and daffodils</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyNJ8ZXoEGqXAENH321oJ4WHu-QCYqzWEAb1KIsOSJctgBRJkVcuPcwaefbnphBe9HdqJ05RO44C1HaYLuCkqzmOXu7eAaKzmzNJGb_kza62ix-dq2QVwImxY-J4-MDbr19UK7Ura3RsuOFKXSw6AvSQ6OlK5_ybPZ6zKqlzLhD8yhvNSJjXbZvu7Rg/s4032/IMG_2461.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyNJ8ZXoEGqXAENH321oJ4WHu-QCYqzWEAb1KIsOSJctgBRJkVcuPcwaefbnphBe9HdqJ05RO44C1HaYLuCkqzmOXu7eAaKzmzNJGb_kza62ix-dq2QVwImxY-J4-MDbr19UK7Ura3RsuOFKXSw6AvSQ6OlK5_ybPZ6zKqlzLhD8yhvNSJjXbZvu7Rg/w480-h640/IMG_2461.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">April has seen a momentous occasion for </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">North Ronaldsay !!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhrgKR6AriP9fLNMAylfT9rcIFL9lIGgOVdczQyZnfl_O3tLt7dK--WSH5wyvNES7IgMKO3HAyKOr-vvWWflV70RqtdqMQcKvQWrdvRZOMs5tCY6jtiOcqsXAUzZUTPmzDKIbcxe-k_myRl_v5dJ4DJfKu1j62VJr3v5SyIue2PFB__hYZHqPeTBuDg/s4023/IMG_2230.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2415" data-original-width="4023" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhrgKR6AriP9fLNMAylfT9rcIFL9lIGgOVdczQyZnfl_O3tLt7dK--WSH5wyvNES7IgMKO3HAyKOr-vvWWflV70RqtdqMQcKvQWrdvRZOMs5tCY6jtiOcqsXAUzZUTPmzDKIbcxe-k_myRl_v5dJ4DJfKu1j62VJr3v5SyIue2PFB__hYZHqPeTBuDg/w640-h384/IMG_2230.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The scaffolding that has shrouded the Old Beacon for nearly twenty years has come down !!!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLW7RIC-Qk04myKHo3SfBi4Gj7CRgbxBohLMId4oACHQWuRMLpTpMcGEeksujzNwS5vI7_YVh8NbAkq67uTewC3TyKEZdMR3w4LtWqRKqwRehxS_NsghHL35vYQrwd5HeM0Yue0sMvwFUZiuBfAw8kWmqu8DeeU5X2M-AYQ9CvKTnbHH9d2q0vnYAlhg/s4032/IMG_2232.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLW7RIC-Qk04myKHo3SfBi4Gj7CRgbxBohLMId4oACHQWuRMLpTpMcGEeksujzNwS5vI7_YVh8NbAkq67uTewC3TyKEZdMR3w4LtWqRKqwRehxS_NsghHL35vYQrwd5HeM0Yue0sMvwFUZiuBfAw8kWmqu8DeeU5X2M-AYQ9CvKTnbHH9d2q0vnYAlhg/w640-h480/IMG_2232.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">It was erected as part of a tv program renovation bid that unfortunately didn't come to fruition</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">all the wood and scaffolding has been neatly stacked</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SOXvXoLizcun0qcH-hDTNGRi4tqrZXl0bAQoAZdtpvItBJipnevLkE9oIj2HYU5ib6PyrdHlWYwqbEjnJh86b9_rfPXuYuU33wQruUDy5v122uWOZ9n8mNnHNZqi0K1M1T_lIUXK9Dq6oiz7Smh2MhFD1FHG2vZYFHSx9jK8QXDxTlYxmFAbt57G5A/s4032/IMG_2444.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SOXvXoLizcun0qcH-hDTNGRi4tqrZXl0bAQoAZdtpvItBJipnevLkE9oIj2HYU5ib6PyrdHlWYwqbEjnJh86b9_rfPXuYuU33wQruUDy5v122uWOZ9n8mNnHNZqi0K1M1T_lIUXK9Dq6oiz7Smh2MhFD1FHG2vZYFHSx9jK8QXDxTlYxmFAbt57G5A/w480-h640/IMG_2444.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Two very happy guys and very happy islanders</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitx6Db8v_dhGItQCan5wB0jdmA7QAd0fE_TH3vWSgCIlbtzr_3IHiDcIz4AWVzUI5ppnX47Rp6L9KTqv47r5sP1IdOxC_MCOljkhKzNIKX6NItyaR1S2W28iC1-ZTVvfSrzEiGCIOBFsLCzzij_xnj2ZAljpFCXNF_zCovtECqdNdrBA3aqUnbihGqrw/s2949/IMG_2457.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2949" data-original-width="2212" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitx6Db8v_dhGItQCan5wB0jdmA7QAd0fE_TH3vWSgCIlbtzr_3IHiDcIz4AWVzUI5ppnX47Rp6L9KTqv47r5sP1IdOxC_MCOljkhKzNIKX6NItyaR1S2W28iC1-ZTVvfSrzEiGCIOBFsLCzzij_xnj2ZAljpFCXNF_zCovtECqdNdrBA3aqUnbihGqrw/w480-h640/IMG_2457.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thank you Chris and Craig for a fantastic job !</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWiBWUc9XU5nbN7lrxX1NQIxayP89J8nOUgI3R0yv8JL3fHUQBnE6t2xqBZjLrzffTJAfhA9-R29lARXDhAx6jbO5NDDv7ruAmHFlvul_gRHG8qf2t4JOuoU-JUsoWhbZSxdGZDzkz4dY2M6QCFvRPxayTXXveo0vz_XN-ArcXRbGzmNHT9I-UgIrGQ/s4032/IMG_2456.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWiBWUc9XU5nbN7lrxX1NQIxayP89J8nOUgI3R0yv8JL3fHUQBnE6t2xqBZjLrzffTJAfhA9-R29lARXDhAx6jbO5NDDv7ruAmHFlvul_gRHG8qf2t4JOuoU-JUsoWhbZSxdGZDzkz4dY2M6QCFvRPxayTXXveo0vz_XN-ArcXRbGzmNHT9I-UgIrGQ/w480-h640/IMG_2456.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">A little bit of history of the Beacon</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelQzJRfId3oqlgawvPOqbhAhu0RMNgrehatGv4fD42k1J8otv2gfVS9jekZsiBfis320DBCpaCrcdoC0GDOGROwJ5GWIhKYfL-61KEzuY88xtTYyqaYT6l4DlkWc96wCVxasbdoi3nKbRVxrhtdCpii9Nv92hGNPHb3jOPdrM8jEJ7zXQV16Ry8kcFQ/s4032/IMG_2418.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelQzJRfId3oqlgawvPOqbhAhu0RMNgrehatGv4fD42k1J8otv2gfVS9jekZsiBfis320DBCpaCrcdoC0GDOGROwJ5GWIhKYfL-61KEzuY88xtTYyqaYT6l4DlkWc96wCVxasbdoi3nKbRVxrhtdCpii9Nv92hGNPHb3jOPdrM8jEJ7zXQV16Ry8kcFQ/w640-h480/IMG_2418.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEo6De8ibciqI9PX3__zCcFpKfOTZB0bZJop0ti361ERYdrb74jEmWXXYURc26fMetjQHYQ8u_wllXYdBElo-qHdSKSI_SSRQiH9E8QEMgtBIwYfsy6uDifvlO_qewrNIpqGlNF4bal1YTjXsOJdD80_k0Kc_fMOXYfLk-ixdb-MeCy-FhXnh7d5Bmug/w640-h480/IMG_2233.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u>Poem of the month</u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">The Beacon she is shining</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">as the scaffold's coming down</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">and the islanders are smiling</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">as the scaffold hits the ground.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">The stonemasons that built her </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">in seventeen eighty nine,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">how pleased they'd be to see her </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">still standing strong and fine.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">An icon of North Ronaldsay,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">she's stood the test of time,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">her stones held tight together,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">with mortar of shells and lime.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">Sailors saw her static light</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">and thought "a ship at anchor",</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">soon to realise that</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">she was not a welcome harbour.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">Too many ships had floundered</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">and lives lost along these shores,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">after twenty years a burning</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">the light it shone no more.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">But, the Beacon she is shining</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">as the scaffold's coming down</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">and the islanders are smiling </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">as the scaffold hits the ground.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: large;">June Purvis</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The verges across the island have been staggeringly beautiful this month with an abundance of daffodils</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBPVaCfKtsZpRw11MMW0ES-kW8GnUfeyjaly77qv_omIC73dijP4jckkj6t6IbF8r6DkbAY1sYwo5fa6cUGfnD6HF4tsUktmFiJlrv0U30UqrlEF0YnutZFZYllfSwJZqo0ZmZcnm_V_eVl2UKg7kZK9wn20kqEIlK4Othq82_2ZgzKyo8DUQvrPzDA/s3033/IMG_2180.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3033" data-original-width="2494" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBPVaCfKtsZpRw11MMW0ES-kW8GnUfeyjaly77qv_omIC73dijP4jckkj6t6IbF8r6DkbAY1sYwo5fa6cUGfnD6HF4tsUktmFiJlrv0U30UqrlEF0YnutZFZYllfSwJZqo0ZmZcnm_V_eVl2UKg7kZK9wn20kqEIlK4Othq82_2ZgzKyo8DUQvrPzDA/w526-h640/IMG_2180.HEIC" width="526" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; 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font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">Pause for thought</u></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><u><br /></u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">"All around us, life bursts forth with miracles -</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">If you live in awareness it is easy to see miracles everywhere."</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thich Nhat Hanh</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMk7q7FNtuq3YGHNvaFlBKUW3L4wvuuCiPTxCT1-v3bTxe0IW_U1v1956xLpGYLDCIYfNRlea2Tj_XksetmTU3O8E4CDwFjoc4Zp946oZut7gtBk3a1e_JgaDjCx6QnJgaB4RPmISYNfIe7B8ruFq5GGJua7aM3fAkLTiJ8DfiUUZ5I-Sxr4W71Vocw/s701/Miracles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thank you Louis !! see you again xx</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">People often ask how we get our shopping, well, we order online from the Coop in mainland Orkney and then it arrives on the Tuesday freight plane with the orders for the whole island.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">No traffic jams, no parking, no queues, just a wee social event on the runway.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MaCc_Da4ju0HS71SdgzH3gpeURHlgnVKQoMA-MnWW1LxsIKKl8SSC6rkJ62YS0X1JTLGGrZoFexUdm9X270AAJefrIKK6LvCmEhjALt0hPiFapR2cbLqdguZtGe8eGuo8IKwqgvEabtkAML5Ww0SvBVIuDmLDRSmWzZJvPJ5fA-wGkHZuoDMcHHSvA/s4032/IMG_2397.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;">Always like to include some lighthouse photos,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">176 steps to the top</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2sLyWN2k0c7gZ87fcaTOlHvJl04hlyIeGQHDW8Kl_oeeDxM0-8A7z9qDTokIhyy_GQVc65fsL1sbwXdt51lOKyuva7JT4gXPCGk_pV2-C8yR-_mYpOoPQxdOUvoD-1RW7VbYfUmMPzxC5eJOB55jN_CP2QBssuJbQZhIB9v4DiPmxaKwbDKWrCZX0A/s4032/IMG_2187.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2sLyWN2k0c7gZ87fcaTOlHvJl04hlyIeGQHDW8Kl_oeeDxM0-8A7z9qDTokIhyy_GQVc65fsL1sbwXdt51lOKyuva7JT4gXPCGk_pV2-C8yR-_mYpOoPQxdOUvoD-1RW7VbYfUmMPzxC5eJOB55jN_CP2QBssuJbQZhIB9v4DiPmxaKwbDKWrCZX0A/w480-h640/IMG_2187.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The walls at the bottom of the lighthouse are about 8 feet deep, gradually getting shorter to the top</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzElAMAKbk3Ova3gZ72o8M_-QMU08ikBWpAouaa2Z9kfDgVMnSBbY8I1Yo7uIRwWkHtEtv7_h4eH1FnG8XfPeFkNkDsVe-uLGnvHeYE-t980ccMdT5BBzgxIU9JUXzoMxxfpLb55n3oPHw6F338P5GBuG4koYYKSPbHezobG0MJSqGjp8MYQpmEZxM0A/s4032/IMG_2190.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzElAMAKbk3Ova3gZ72o8M_-QMU08ikBWpAouaa2Z9kfDgVMnSBbY8I1Yo7uIRwWkHtEtv7_h4eH1FnG8XfPeFkNkDsVe-uLGnvHeYE-t980ccMdT5BBzgxIU9JUXzoMxxfpLb55n3oPHw6F338P5GBuG4koYYKSPbHezobG0MJSqGjp8MYQpmEZxM0A/w480-h640/IMG_2190.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">the top most window</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7qewv2WDAIhXiYON7rdARNAunINLRGyvarhthhNQEPRc6liosGW3h1ZVxFPXE47mvWuJucaFOb4NDOgd9VkQcvKCp5vbxfdY7co_3atlk9A71Txxzuxm9PZb-9qahSeRnMSQjTSokVvBuSfiyDeBaQq78K2WRzWSwPA8xDWT1fC-USGOGnnAmGIu6Q/s4032/IMG_2214.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7qewv2WDAIhXiYON7rdARNAunINLRGyvarhthhNQEPRc6liosGW3h1ZVxFPXE47mvWuJucaFOb4NDOgd9VkQcvKCp5vbxfdY7co_3atlk9A71Txxzuxm9PZb-9qahSeRnMSQjTSokVvBuSfiyDeBaQq78K2WRzWSwPA8xDWT1fC-USGOGnnAmGIu6Q/w480-h640/IMG_2214.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">the beams at night </span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>--------------</b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The National Geographic Resolution ship moored just off of North Ronaldsay and 90 of the 125 passengers aboard came on to the island at Bewan Pier right by our cottage</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3fKm-fL1sJnbvYY9DJR8dH3JpaNsAGjlCFPDgLfWgic_srsZtsvlLwFPSBz7A9sOkAUIn_QlTFSwaCrNdAX8GEQh_DwxxHxitRMTKJyGO7UjlBZeV3kTnrwrKqnvRHFfWMqbUznTv64T-rYz9i_SCw_L2JAvZ6lPe-b9Go0fVzHOCuph5i-6SSqYWg/s2824/IMG_2485.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1412" data-original-width="2824" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3fKm-fL1sJnbvYY9DJR8dH3JpaNsAGjlCFPDgLfWgic_srsZtsvlLwFPSBz7A9sOkAUIn_QlTFSwaCrNdAX8GEQh_DwxxHxitRMTKJyGO7UjlBZeV3kTnrwrKqnvRHFfWMqbUznTv64T-rYz9i_SCw_L2JAvZ6lPe-b9Go0fVzHOCuph5i-6SSqYWg/w640-h320/IMG_2485.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> more than doubling the population of the island !!!!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">When the sun stops shining and it feels like winter again, a lovely fire is very welcome</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbD_JaOVHr6NOkQVQBzO7cn4cL3E99yI2fy3cXCSXeGkz4aT7qvYt8gGjputeCUGUalzLo9YP_C3jJ-_8hcjNIFdMMrmGewEerKIqLSCscle5PFk2Blkay8rUiXAaOxF6CWZ-ll1Ce4m6G6-pDSPjwDEBrBoqg4ckmaCf4_vq3ng312S_NogZejGf6A/s3620/IMG_2471.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2317" data-original-width="3620" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbD_JaOVHr6NOkQVQBzO7cn4cL3E99yI2fy3cXCSXeGkz4aT7qvYt8gGjputeCUGUalzLo9YP_C3jJ-_8hcjNIFdMMrmGewEerKIqLSCscle5PFk2Blkay8rUiXAaOxF6CWZ-ll1Ce4m6G6-pDSPjwDEBrBoqg4ckmaCf4_vq3ng312S_NogZejGf6A/w640-h410/IMG_2471.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Rock Salt"; font-size: xx-large;">India Bradshaw</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIivRsDfhjFr02cEIhrOH2Q5hoCVnoQfC-oO1l1QmJjnB9CpgMUUvrCsl8B0AOakUBhjCwO9MNSyrD9BC1IUVeVRQi_ph2352hK-N3GQ8TkQTFWiOc-2c7_f6jRfkAx2jaYSZZ9y2WZwIH9CQ2vyfIAnvm7yKoO7fhuuCyK8PTarNvl9x6WnZTwlGaQA/s176/julia%20bradshaw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="176" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIivRsDfhjFr02cEIhrOH2Q5hoCVnoQfC-oO1l1QmJjnB9CpgMUUvrCsl8B0AOakUBhjCwO9MNSyrD9BC1IUVeVRQi_ph2352hK-N3GQ8TkQTFWiOc-2c7_f6jRfkAx2jaYSZZ9y2WZwIH9CQ2vyfIAnvm7yKoO7fhuuCyK8PTarNvl9x6WnZTwlGaQA/w400-h400/julia%20bradshaw.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">If you enjoy music have a listen to this young lady !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">India Bradshaw / Jack</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">you can find her on YouTube / Spotify and on her website : www.indiabradshaw.com</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and this month she married a young friend of ours, Vincent</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZpD0HO7i_qFGhV61FxMQZpMfj4PgGlAGzjB4VTqjDTzZi7ifvS4jLDDKkUR_f4T9heIlVrr2ynjlviFhezQneq3xMpbCe0F7Os-8wCu__i17buca-8Di2Eai8GiKL-TIE9JesDEnof3B6KBIKTtzXwKTPq6T604wlsESoN5Za4juuFesQ7YbFiNGMA/s1598/vincent%20and%20india.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1598" data-original-width="1279" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZpD0HO7i_qFGhV61FxMQZpMfj4PgGlAGzjB4VTqjDTzZi7ifvS4jLDDKkUR_f4T9heIlVrr2ynjlviFhezQneq3xMpbCe0F7Os-8wCu__i17buca-8Di2Eai8GiKL-TIE9JesDEnof3B6KBIKTtzXwKTPq6T604wlsESoN5Za4juuFesQ7YbFiNGMA/w512-h640/vincent%20and%20india.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">we wish you both a wonderful life together !!</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">So from </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Little Wilma, all cosy waiting while I have my swim</span></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfBDzhTe7POOc8fyU1G-VbMsnKyfLTWbaiYGmbid3LuG5IY_qginSO0PKHri4J10dfPR62a1ThWdyzZEkVocdkvzS7xfQJMq1OR3cshi9BilDiJi1jo2RukBvXxbo1fJWTade56cwznyWecsU7t6PGTWLn4mNtqUNsHY7ZX4oMRq2IMbPdsfFhhZSfg/s4032/IMG_2182.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfBDzhTe7POOc8fyU1G-VbMsnKyfLTWbaiYGmbid3LuG5IY_qginSO0PKHri4J10dfPR62a1ThWdyzZEkVocdkvzS7xfQJMq1OR3cshi9BilDiJi1jo2RukBvXxbo1fJWTade56cwznyWecsU7t6PGTWLn4mNtqUNsHY7ZX4oMRq2IMbPdsfFhhZSfg/w640-h480/IMG_2182.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and from Malcolm and June,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">see you next month,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">enjoy every day wherever you are.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">💙💚💛💜💛💚💙</span></div><p></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-76009304828266369552023-03-31T14:29:00.000+01:002023-03-31T14:29:20.387+01:00March 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Welcome everyone to our March 2023 blog, enjoy the next three minutes.</span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPa3yX1lJhpzqP7_zdtdT19Bdb_X2t2zWYFYFCgKKwgu0j36SAVfCAjO3Etrg9TvBvL4-eFDRNcpuV28Fnk-lUv4h8qzIAvOPDJ_mG8SLXzIsbyvPR764YU38wJJMPPD2l5meCORS_ZHSrnM3RAi0T0QnJlzo9qSh51Tl6OPeTOAqXbdmu-iKl-ugokA/s3152/IMG_2075.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="3152" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPa3yX1lJhpzqP7_zdtdT19Bdb_X2t2zWYFYFCgKKwgu0j36SAVfCAjO3Etrg9TvBvL4-eFDRNcpuV28Fnk-lUv4h8qzIAvOPDJ_mG8SLXzIsbyvPR764YU38wJJMPPD2l5meCORS_ZHSrnM3RAi0T0QnJlzo9qSh51Tl6OPeTOAqXbdmu-iKl-ugokA/w640-h146/IMG_2075.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This month North Ronaldsay hosted a wonderful three day Science Festival full of interesting facts, walks, talks, ideas, demonstrations and fun.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKFbgq35sK9pUpx0uBOCK7CknLaCNwxnPkGYiQIVQGSYVTfLPiS6Ea4NLq3RLR7moWIXdv-00zfZ-dXVC3HVzT9FdC0XwzK-73fBX0FgGK3EiLxN6Cdm5yEadMDZdCmh3pyn8nUFDFz8NiTS41MqVB1gLCnlK2CR8QswB0KyTdfEY7MoSoykB3M6Ipw/s3878/IMG_2055.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="3878" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKFbgq35sK9pUpx0uBOCK7CknLaCNwxnPkGYiQIVQGSYVTfLPiS6Ea4NLq3RLR7moWIXdv-00zfZ-dXVC3HVzT9FdC0XwzK-73fBX0FgGK3EiLxN6Cdm5yEadMDZdCmh3pyn8nUFDFz8NiTS41MqVB1gLCnlK2CR8QswB0KyTdfEY7MoSoykB3M6Ipw/w640-h320/IMG_2055.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PxfP3Rx3Ij9frDHbJm1LMGD3Ugb8CD_HC_65Htj98cRKIzehSWD4deK5GAQ0I8__jJs6e8HIHacaqXfcgVQEl2jqDKql18MTmId4ymXET6qU5-SVXPWrofX8L-Bd_FQ2bPvSTBspd8FD5wMrsy8pcL9SK9B40FkC-mVVsfvWpUuMI3uJaPwJ_QGb2A/s4032/IMG_2057.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PxfP3Rx3Ij9frDHbJm1LMGD3Ugb8CD_HC_65Htj98cRKIzehSWD4deK5GAQ0I8__jJs6e8HIHacaqXfcgVQEl2jqDKql18MTmId4ymXET6qU5-SVXPWrofX8L-Bd_FQ2bPvSTBspd8FD5wMrsy8pcL9SK9B40FkC-mVVsfvWpUuMI3uJaPwJ_QGb2A/w640-h480/IMG_2057.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">A big thank you to all of the speakers who came from far and wide to our small island.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtkW_NJ13tvLMpjXvmlfybiJEGeqavtQlYYLcZYl1MbAOz3Dlw7VnPcZ4HtibEYdEIQxTFTQm9mcSiL3UJ_xQ1Ne9cANF-twD6bd1TV2powfp1Jd--yQDF4kyHvcMt59uZdArdLHJ7qxqQnyElONglPO3JwHpV8QOuRACzkIy_cqkL3YZOPy5vJavzg/s2346/IMG_2058.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2346" data-original-width="2134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtkW_NJ13tvLMpjXvmlfybiJEGeqavtQlYYLcZYl1MbAOz3Dlw7VnPcZ4HtibEYdEIQxTFTQm9mcSiL3UJ_xQ1Ne9cANF-twD6bd1TV2powfp1Jd--yQDF4kyHvcMt59uZdArdLHJ7qxqQnyElONglPO3JwHpV8QOuRACzkIy_cqkL3YZOPy5vJavzg/w582-h640/IMG_2058.HEIC" width="582" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="3152" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKQB6SaQ-92BJ4cAADs2UhK0NAwINrBv2fzR_wdfUcbDVIqmUkvs8sqM4oSHZDx8QzinzVJrzC1UodW7kVf_pJIalTC0OV9CyTuOGwIwK_OtFXMZ4uLlA97nHxp-fB6Ca_I23p8YQSMuQG-YiIslcabZBasdUaQCkYZz6LmqiAhVXoKEddnq_iSpeRQ/w640-h146/IMG_2075.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> The Northern Lights</b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Not the best photographs you will ever see of the Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights / the Merry (Mirrie) Dancers but these are the best photos I've managed to take so far just on my 'phone.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2gsCT1hidgqw6FlnIf0LlpWZqziRkxZQzQ9xj2MSsgKNVS1IrUjQPcb6WZVp82S-Q5nOazGl1SadLoKb7k2uS4pA0LC6fnnTrulHhZQxL3_-rWdPUmR0NGKDlikaUJW6hjtvtK4hEEYYa7L8RwoOOcNueQtTrk6tuILeEaHIpBiKacBAA9Gyu9TtTw/s4032/IMG_2158.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2gsCT1hidgqw6FlnIf0LlpWZqziRkxZQzQ9xj2MSsgKNVS1IrUjQPcb6WZVp82S-Q5nOazGl1SadLoKb7k2uS4pA0LC6fnnTrulHhZQxL3_-rWdPUmR0NGKDlikaUJW6hjtvtK4hEEYYa7L8RwoOOcNueQtTrk6tuILeEaHIpBiKacBAA9Gyu9TtTw/w640-h480/IMG_2158.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Orkney was very lucky this month to have such an amazing display.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFSQYU9lAO_t7sILp4hFrdQd7bHK5gwuqnahvj6tZ50K3_XtyLb88PZs4ZNHDBiK9-ap8QtVKdzHO3YKuaKbAHi6f2m_ej-BxKTDez1dUparpu_uxauiH3pGcO3Up7UMva1O0lMs9lpvUzkUntTXt8RYm5DV5-jsmsXIIHvmcHt1qcnd3PaAdm_6E0A/s708/human%20eggs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFSQYU9lAO_t7sILp4hFrdQd7bHK5gwuqnahvj6tZ50K3_XtyLb88PZs4ZNHDBiK9-ap8QtVKdzHO3YKuaKbAHi6f2m_ej-BxKTDez1dUparpu_uxauiH3pGcO3Up7UMva1O0lMs9lpvUzkUntTXt8RYm5DV5-jsmsXIIHvmcHt1qcnd3PaAdm_6E0A/w476-h640/human%20eggs.jpg" width="476" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: large;">'</span><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: large;">All the eggs a woman will ever carry form in her ovaries while she is a four month old fetus in the womb of her mother.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: large;"> This means our cellular life as an egg begins in the womb of our grandmother.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: large;"> Each of us spent five months in our grandmother's womb, and she in turn formed in the womb of her grandmother..''</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: large;">~ Layne Redmond</span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><u><br /></u></b></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><u>Book of the month</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This book is now out of print but we managed to find this one secondhand online, lovely book.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIgsf0BqlOVzdHK_QwCOZ-v31BWpfpMlbPsbqTG6cpfGdszCA_fmEk4NQFszZudpsPvXheYCsCkH2pDLb3k4clvGwP9d5_VAmkaIdLe9U5ZL1Ed73eKVbVZ0DwpMuWPys6E-zhXf110dD4FPdLniB7UJXjYCVSMlsPp3HRfCcw7dcrc7bOHyEIDWPRw/s4032/IMG_2083.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="514" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfsg4_WBFBUopFHYGZKZtDMGxN9l9UhTxkcWuXTBb7xvxVGs1YffdzxLsCGGeSVnMGTBqiqe7yvEGlpvDML3Kn_Pi-_9vpullEMEbaCsH2BwptDfeIXSYYUafvShORPFTVWdZ4sClGrWIxWhH0lCjSLl9bxCEAvGAx5vJCF2zUmiuh4SJvoHmDmJ2Iw/w456-h640/Be%20silent000000000.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> (from Tao & Zen Facebook page)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So as another month comes to a close,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">it's goodbye from Wilma in full terrier mode</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEtvrNwDIZm3qUAtyOtbyZgIKFiEH92T1z0yzu8lflMLdZM8wanOgtWfygA3yxkugBQqRkMtmR4Lt7svfsHnYxawGzn80TcRmzbytmJCAweRkk0XCOogNxT2A6phdW3PQQ4wOhZe738v0ecNudKVBxml8hDfGS-crMkzh03TOR8on8amkdmo10NDbMg/w640-h480/IMG_2028.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Malcolm, as daft as ever</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-lBfHdfd2uNpU6IH-WJlJHnQx8GRekdimuC_1E1OE_d_MzJXPSSXeQp4GCmPXymqK1zYgPw3Tp6DKUHXa0dJSPGeorlbv7C0ghFTHvnUfsUoFSCMR-baYxGVDu1Fv4LygIW6lpMGBJAlJZF21cwxLZ6cvFdjMqDSpbR1NhgbUF770wTCB4isKXMKdg/s2548/IMG_2061.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="2548" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-lBfHdfd2uNpU6IH-WJlJHnQx8GRekdimuC_1E1OE_d_MzJXPSSXeQp4GCmPXymqK1zYgPw3Tp6DKUHXa0dJSPGeorlbv7C0ghFTHvnUfsUoFSCMR-baYxGVDu1Fv4LygIW6lpMGBJAlJZF21cwxLZ6cvFdjMqDSpbR1NhgbUF770wTCB4isKXMKdg/w640-h602/IMG_2061.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and me</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_kVhD--ZLAqJ5LH45ijGqk1zb8FQCTX6cuFZLPSaFzL5EVVJ5nq1nZffp49B-z9Jhvfaox4zjjD1LCsrg46wK3ZGDxilYKi4A3TTvFA9NhnuLrq7zdFFl7pcLJFMUJzT8p8xn_Bpv353oQ9rk1YpK4ts5qXU-uKZtwJoEy7q5-I7MSHaIsEiaffqKg/s4032/IMG_2035.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_kVhD--ZLAqJ5LH45ijGqk1zb8FQCTX6cuFZLPSaFzL5EVVJ5nq1nZffp49B-z9Jhvfaox4zjjD1LCsrg46wK3ZGDxilYKi4A3TTvFA9NhnuLrq7zdFFl7pcLJFMUJzT8p8xn_Bpv353oQ9rk1YpK4ts5qXU-uKZtwJoEy7q5-I7MSHaIsEiaffqKg/w640-h480/IMG_2035.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">looking forward to some April sunshine, have fun</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">🌞 🌞 🌞 🌞 🌞</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-31751086650193905902023-02-28T11:43:00.000+00:002023-02-28T11:43:31.331+00:00February 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Welcome everyone to our February 2023 blog posting, hope you enjoy.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">I'm not saying it's windy here <b>but,</b> our "Joycie" is now photographing the grass, also down to rusty bottom syndrone.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0jmKn-HznshqNnHZkepFq6aFzI_aHaKMHZUyvt0uPpJENP4170IylhIC-vrdPWFpAg0iDwintOd0X0jHbX363cGC4sM4MDyyOWNlAT4rfB-GGKGAGPZoRdiwnURKRfbQLxFVtOL8cQPC_WBa9GYUxptW5j3o9LZRDx0mdVa_UqDF15yLKx3cGAun-g/s4032/IMG_1955.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0jmKn-HznshqNnHZkepFq6aFzI_aHaKMHZUyvt0uPpJENP4170IylhIC-vrdPWFpAg0iDwintOd0X0jHbX363cGC4sM4MDyyOWNlAT4rfB-GGKGAGPZoRdiwnURKRfbQLxFVtOL8cQPC_WBa9GYUxptW5j3o9LZRDx0mdVa_UqDF15yLKx3cGAun-g/w640-h480/IMG_1955.HEIC" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">don't worry though we're, working on putting her upright again</span></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGbG9mees76nTjfti4ECCqHV96G9SgLABgRxpGOexklYY64ilH_7pd_rxf9fKAF0DE-6eD5M1p0xBOneS0cU8CuBubwTc4cGJcWud3TnvDoOjNo7Ah8QpxAwQYKpuL3jB294xzas_XELnnJ52MxJo6TfABdJR0lpw3xSHU81augJoPaqM4KiaRk5SwA/s4032/IMG_1957.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGbG9mees76nTjfti4ECCqHV96G9SgLABgRxpGOexklYY64ilH_7pd_rxf9fKAF0DE-6eD5M1p0xBOneS0cU8CuBubwTc4cGJcWud3TnvDoOjNo7Ah8QpxAwQYKpuL3jB294xzas_XELnnJ52MxJo6TfABdJR0lpw3xSHU81augJoPaqM4KiaRk5SwA/w640-h480/IMG_1957.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Malcolm has been trying his hand at stone carving</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxa2Pd8u7g2qAzJAAbDyLHiWpCYcpOr8sn69Mlg3rZaWfuKnUH0skKCJpGN80gHHzNyo416Z6Bk2GsueZWXZhVABK7S9U7gUp2ubehpUpENURjcE9P2DD89EYVSRMTzFJqtrFeazKDJ2DbhK7vviS4U5JJKdXhtNMl2uW74X1huZ6H3Fn53imln6IHQ/s4032/IMG_1963.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxa2Pd8u7g2qAzJAAbDyLHiWpCYcpOr8sn69Mlg3rZaWfuKnUH0skKCJpGN80gHHzNyo416Z6Bk2GsueZWXZhVABK7S9U7gUp2ubehpUpENURjcE9P2DD89EYVSRMTzFJqtrFeazKDJ2DbhK7vviS4U5JJKdXhtNMl2uW74X1huZ6H3Fn53imln6IHQ/w640-h480/IMG_1963.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimO-llRYdSzYcIyXTaulxJxodtpFKPyPuaMlzIX6vW4A9WJV6R_7LRy04T4PRU651zIW4jCKxQ4beoLI1vlg7UQ77uUBmIVaYuSI-ATF9tmbjrEd_QbucmAmZ82_b0U0U48H7ZhDvQKXM3UncIu2SLEhcwlhC6IVa3d-v8rqKyYPI-4_jyUpBs5Zj-2w/s4032/IMG_1964.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimO-llRYdSzYcIyXTaulxJxodtpFKPyPuaMlzIX6vW4A9WJV6R_7LRy04T4PRU651zIW4jCKxQ4beoLI1vlg7UQ77uUBmIVaYuSI-ATF9tmbjrEd_QbucmAmZ82_b0U0U48H7ZhDvQKXM3UncIu2SLEhcwlhC6IVa3d-v8rqKyYPI-4_jyUpBs5Zj-2w/w480-h640/IMG_1964.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKHpZxMnWBXvazVrIOafIeAxE7K1fNDHNSudVarOYCeI9h1L2NZl8WCKJg28an7Td7phjHBQTx_DpWdZeVrby4kj7yF5M4cuBZWHCkHP8CrTzZdx-e9wZE-MKM1CtO_JrLLhEi-1IPVl8_6nCFoO3IKUC7_1rZnvkM_Ok8vigrQMijMhxcnLj2k_LLw/s4032/IMG_1970.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKHpZxMnWBXvazVrIOafIeAxE7K1fNDHNSudVarOYCeI9h1L2NZl8WCKJg28an7Td7phjHBQTx_DpWdZeVrby4kj7yF5M4cuBZWHCkHP8CrTzZdx-e9wZE-MKM1CtO_JrLLhEi-1IPVl8_6nCFoO3IKUC7_1rZnvkM_Ok8vigrQMijMhxcnLj2k_LLw/w480-h640/IMG_1970.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>and we now have a beautiful house sign</div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJsV0MKbPx9VtY4stIs5peWv0MyakF-N99MQu2wQ62r6Z1-cIJ6zcXolQX1UPrrcPKQgHChp31gEKLeTh8p7Zwo96JhfkijzuhFDdBVYj5BVMQMTayma0bMSY9iTDkRVQsaJvpsBxK0byx7XOvosOnmxPIlxQ265lM_TPbc6euyTYNJJKEkOo97zZSA/s4032/IMG_1971.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJsV0MKbPx9VtY4stIs5peWv0MyakF-N99MQu2wQ62r6Z1-cIJ6zcXolQX1UPrrcPKQgHChp31gEKLeTh8p7Zwo96JhfkijzuhFDdBVYj5BVMQMTayma0bMSY9iTDkRVQsaJvpsBxK0byx7XOvosOnmxPIlxQ265lM_TPbc6euyTYNJJKEkOo97zZSA/w640-h480/IMG_1971.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;">Wilma enjoying the freedom of Linklet Bay</div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRrix-Ir8lQEqdUk32GDzW18HSpizCRDK-H8KCTwfenH-4bzVUkALsgJD9tTeUpDZUMhe_GBUvnjIS-P-p8iBJN_EuxgcLf2-oBQn5RT64P4Rk5N65PPtM96qA-0uT9KXCtiRM3s7NBvmvpcu8QjrHGGRXFL0-NadipMiVz4L1TBt1B1ZTPBrrrNdBg/s4032/IMG_1989.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2392" data-original-width="4032" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRrix-Ir8lQEqdUk32GDzW18HSpizCRDK-H8KCTwfenH-4bzVUkALsgJD9tTeUpDZUMhe_GBUvnjIS-P-p8iBJN_EuxgcLf2-oBQn5RT64P4Rk5N65PPtM96qA-0uT9KXCtiRM3s7NBvmvpcu8QjrHGGRXFL0-NadipMiVz4L1TBt1B1ZTPBrrrNdBg/w640-h380/IMG_1989.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><b>~~~~~~</b></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><b><u>Book of the month</u></b></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;">Malcolm and I have both read this book and loved it, have been following this man's adventure on Facebook for the last 6 years; he started in Swansea and made his way clockwise around the coast of the UK, he is now in Torquay and will finish fairly soon when he is back in Swansea.</div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;">Facebook page : Chris Walks the UK</div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7JWjKwEGeTk0Q_G9R1mY4I8q-JZc3SODmaPjVQP0pXToYDyi02VkdJqr0KWDdbN_1xWGAmIZwVftpm-8zC84QCjBCnyspKzyxLmmtt807TxJ-WS8hmTfchdt4A9INFMCJLjG-ejXRud4Q_CRV0IyUzeR1dDMo1w5sC1lGnONlJtXEUjTSrMo0laSlA/s4032/IMG_2009.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7JWjKwEGeTk0Q_G9R1mY4I8q-JZc3SODmaPjVQP0pXToYDyi02VkdJqr0KWDdbN_1xWGAmIZwVftpm-8zC84QCjBCnyspKzyxLmmtt807TxJ-WS8hmTfchdt4A9INFMCJLjG-ejXRud4Q_CRV0IyUzeR1dDMo1w5sC1lGnONlJtXEUjTSrMo0laSlA/w640-h480/IMG_2009.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSjabDCNHLhtQNpgj0_3flWX21UaSp3Yz2mSFOhCWpJLsumH0frgADHt9KwgneQ7vLSZRVt9Xevhhd5iylwlT7jozj_dYkT08fQMGvDqbGwOGdpOIvON35hzQKDP96ZiXp1r4P5mxBJBADkTLeGWq7D8mKSJ6h6yo8x0JmS-rAmcoifhimF0HjkYFNA/s4032/IMG_2010.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSjabDCNHLhtQNpgj0_3flWX21UaSp3Yz2mSFOhCWpJLsumH0frgADHt9KwgneQ7vLSZRVt9Xevhhd5iylwlT7jozj_dYkT08fQMGvDqbGwOGdpOIvON35hzQKDP96ZiXp1r4P5mxBJBADkTLeGWq7D8mKSJ6h6yo8x0JmS-rAmcoifhimF0HjkYFNA/w640-h480/IMG_2010.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;">thank you Elaine and Gary for sending us this book</div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~~~</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah;">Quote of the month</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah;">"You can never lose, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah;">you either win or you learn"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah;">Gianlucca Viali </span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><b>~~~~~~</b></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>Another view...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">for a few days this month we left our island to travel to a very different island, Madeira, to visit Malcolm's sister.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2624" data-original-width="1982" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nLxiKpxPHDxtBAeF1fZLdCct0p-2dzdKkqDwEG1xG7Fxt5VJNK-OfnRrxGzZ9RxK0YezUNLDyh_xA18pnEpmnh4Wmo3Wi290_paLo2aGbYtylgnaaOJ_OA_ZYjEKCxGANWG2NKgVe2kMXln-_fiDiZeGvDRD7iuRH2d1XMdLYegibVfwelUv_Cu88Q/w484-h640/IMG_1888.HEIC" width="484" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">tiny lizards love cherry tomatoes on warm sunny terrace walls</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Ijiu9e6844SJu7gWkgR4PBRbjBEhEUkiEO_3BDFgX2jzqtJlSyCY-9n7d9kLZGYNTwST5_RCv5kRO5M5500aD8c-DhyDS_jQZuOzKUqDXlWiKrjdFxGLo_pl1Mr48nUA2ic85ErN-gPOFDxTHwj-dbps8VjBO03htNC37sihsa4LWjDB9cMA0baffQ/s2810/IMG_1817.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbt282GPOmTwKcVSVp1GXZe2g2koSBgcpSy0hN6-Zv6zzHYBj5fH8gTW1OuiKwUHX-6LgPRe_MhQ7OAWa0WIcb49Y80PGeLDfFoqy9uiGSi18HDY4T4JEK7wo_ySeWe5r60LYbjMsIXA6RjWG7eDVbj6cqrWmZtbZzemAP3xPKtjpYVDPrsgkG7VIng/s2545/IMG_1799.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1934" data-original-width="2545" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbt282GPOmTwKcVSVp1GXZe2g2koSBgcpSy0hN6-Zv6zzHYBj5fH8gTW1OuiKwUHX-6LgPRe_MhQ7OAWa0WIcb49Y80PGeLDfFoqy9uiGSi18HDY4T4JEK7wo_ySeWe5r60LYbjMsIXA6RjWG7eDVbj6cqrWmZtbZzemAP3xPKtjpYVDPrsgkG7VIng/w640-h486/IMG_1799.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and flying back to Heathrow we had amazing views over London</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-owQel3h-WfXH9DozxnTgv1w0q9d_secBz9fqMFHKYKOrxQnN5OYE7T3Z3-N-5aGw4k9OZU3zS6i8Lafe0I52-4gw2ZCZzKZ6sSl3Doyp8qyOCZpsT8eaL_r48J34phzL_aJ1RgKOZ7ts2TYzFfHMJWmbSuR5ZySgMubo26Nuh2yzTBe87b53olZHA/s1669/IMG_1930.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;">so totally different from flying back over Orkney to</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> North Ronaldsay</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LaGLniPHCHslYv2bmG3SZ8HIV5VcN0WNVSTkhHDPOhxcs2Ls9_wKs20643i9TYUPeXL1hKdKbfUb4NOiASaICnfG-JKY_VEVHXH4OoXf-pY0O8hRONXsUE6Aqf_puExw7ZZVsQWDd8NBERFyC5PjzHdvmGuMIspF78qLzRB0GDe6Sy2ux8UQr7YJGw/s4032/IMG_1995.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LaGLniPHCHslYv2bmG3SZ8HIV5VcN0WNVSTkhHDPOhxcs2Ls9_wKs20643i9TYUPeXL1hKdKbfUb4NOiASaICnfG-JKY_VEVHXH4OoXf-pY0O8hRONXsUE6Aqf_puExw7ZZVsQWDd8NBERFyC5PjzHdvmGuMIspF78qLzRB0GDe6Sy2ux8UQr7YJGw/w640-h480/IMG_1995.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">As North Ronaldsay has International Dark Sky status we are taking more notice of the sky and what to look out for.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This month we've started by learning about and recognising Orion,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> only another 87 constellations to go !</span></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKndsOglOPe_gbfyZ72sl2_ZUAmiTjcGc328PGat0pkVYmDdlvGg6HeXYH-wunyV4w7JtnSd8Mx5JRLgnxEVXdC0v0OPyDdEGVqPgWe1wK_vQHMZIE6--oVdiv2jEyOTrofcPHDK3QMbkkqXhfx9MALjvI9nxlpnRPSerjqoV5ugsHFRd0IQa11dDp3Q/s4032/IMG_1978.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;">and something to look forward to in March</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo5KTDR6zlThd7HOLxBxkMKe1CICf9OAQ6_T54Ncr7rEbh1drZmrFaktvIWBUjDGIHBa-LaS_LkFWytsof2RP4_DctyczSron4HGvAlsK8lINJBes-WQkrgJ1FWgmy0DO_rHwEI50ZMbPzs-nCDaza-uaQImq80YDX6tPbKm_6EVVt-tF5cB1txtgEA/s720/NR%20Science%20festival.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="520" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo5KTDR6zlThd7HOLxBxkMKe1CICf9OAQ6_T54Ncr7rEbh1drZmrFaktvIWBUjDGIHBa-LaS_LkFWytsof2RP4_DctyczSron4HGvAlsK8lINJBes-WQkrgJ1FWgmy0DO_rHwEI50ZMbPzs-nCDaza-uaQImq80YDX6tPbKm_6EVVt-tF5cB1txtgEA/w462-h640/NR%20Science%20festival.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">That's my weekend sorted !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Thank you Alex Wright </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">for organising this wonderful event !</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xxx-large;">~~~~~~</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Apart from the Science Festival, March should be a quieter affair.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">So from Tilly cat and Wilma dog and us</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyzcdbSYf8wayH0vtxG_Zy_d1WCXVblcK_tWqPeLrNQd0MIqp8eAgB2ndDPg2m1LDFDMvzMZWcaadfgDVKV-H5RYgqwyiOS-9pwgiVP8eizgC753OI34za39MFcRSEnwWs_e5zJvAVWzjSEXuJnuZV_pdx05GkvgsqTAv1NTG5C83eJDKq4bmGRwQ7A/s2708/IMG_1974.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="2708" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyzcdbSYf8wayH0vtxG_Zy_d1WCXVblcK_tWqPeLrNQd0MIqp8eAgB2ndDPg2m1LDFDMvzMZWcaadfgDVKV-H5RYgqwyiOS-9pwgiVP8eizgC753OI34za39MFcRSEnwWs_e5zJvAVWzjSEXuJnuZV_pdx05GkvgsqTAv1NTG5C83eJDKq4bmGRwQ7A/w640-h544/IMG_1974.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">we wish you happy March days</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;"> filled with sunshine, friends and laughter</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">Malcolm and June</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">🌞 🌞 🌞 🌞 🌞</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><br /><p></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-71399743703359268212023-01-31T15:11:00.000+00:002023-01-31T15:11:11.666+00:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Welcome to our January 2023 blog, hoping you have enjoyed the festivities of the past two months.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">A wintery scene from our cottage and now looking forward to longer days and sunshine !</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPSdtlnsv0zwtI3ck8ope2iC6BvllcCXsj1V44rJGVFIv90OwEJv9x6YMi6lW1-w9FpcY22VP2G2tUqSfwHTPVQCLnhEQRGQAO9t0CmyED-Sx2hpOPlChVojM2oYShO3P-OHIviSlzcoICS4ikMlYSZk9MTmIYiB-r1_To4lzpK1AeUYXBjRKD-CtmQ/s3986/IMG_1624.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="3986" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPSdtlnsv0zwtI3ck8ope2iC6BvllcCXsj1V44rJGVFIv90OwEJv9x6YMi6lW1-w9FpcY22VP2G2tUqSfwHTPVQCLnhEQRGQAO9t0CmyED-Sx2hpOPlChVojM2oYShO3P-OHIviSlzcoICS4ikMlYSZk9MTmIYiB-r1_To4lzpK1AeUYXBjRKD-CtmQ/w640-h262/IMG_1624.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Our geranium at least seems to think it's summer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdhsvtYuRDg4FpLCTztAoDgSPokNPf_UZMCLvcitAEqFjStrfQbErMg9RVyD9NN9_owF3vq6_yHl_MumW0u5p60VAaTY-I6eNq2mm0aHA-J3ttGqOLxXGqhuPmzTkv89PekEZYmDNKd5Yo_GzPkufvpVvurK8Ez47ZZwAOdpPThJx_IKqnRdgVAWE7w/s4032/IMG_1691.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdhsvtYuRDg4FpLCTztAoDgSPokNPf_UZMCLvcitAEqFjStrfQbErMg9RVyD9NN9_owF3vq6_yHl_MumW0u5p60VAaTY-I6eNq2mm0aHA-J3ttGqOLxXGqhuPmzTkv89PekEZYmDNKd5Yo_GzPkufvpVvurK8Ez47ZZwAOdpPThJx_IKqnRdgVAWE7w/w480-h640/IMG_1691.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Quote of the month</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFE1U6MU2ZpxVHv1wL5R2uuqrVv2ezXotxL0R6Dxxk9nIuExJS5jOgesdAXHbzQVYcEq2gAYcs_046QFfflXBxTE8wdwcVevhWnPu1vSIb5Vm9dMpYrGFl9y30q2pAWEJcTARU5ed4S9bwddeahQRPkMeZBkZIBx9NUvg1bkoIK37y1dUB9WwMOHMXpA/s1200/Robert%20Louis%20stevenson%20quote.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1200" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFE1U6MU2ZpxVHv1wL5R2uuqrVv2ezXotxL0R6Dxxk9nIuExJS5jOgesdAXHbzQVYcEq2gAYcs_046QFfflXBxTE8wdwcVevhWnPu1vSIb5Vm9dMpYrGFl9y30q2pAWEJcTARU5ed4S9bwddeahQRPkMeZBkZIBx9NUvg1bkoIK37y1dUB9WwMOHMXpA/w640-h342/Robert%20Louis%20stevenson%20quote.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u>Books of the month</u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">really loving this new book from the lovely bookshop in Kirkwall</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikppCcJGUDpOnTJuHrqSWXu3XgnFeqKHLcmUaLllZ4S-xYpW51C6qfacqOdF78dPlNwBwlRT8OjBAsRLuI0_fduolKLFecsUgfnUl3yycXK_jPtE2PIR7xM3WP53Ckx13lElD-ehqbDe4IpBDXBhczw3dURrmDSPcoqy9hifDG3imJ7NSwo3K3_93cZQ/s4032/IMG_1689.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikppCcJGUDpOnTJuHrqSWXu3XgnFeqKHLcmUaLllZ4S-xYpW51C6qfacqOdF78dPlNwBwlRT8OjBAsRLuI0_fduolKLFecsUgfnUl3yycXK_jPtE2PIR7xM3WP53Ckx13lElD-ehqbDe4IpBDXBhczw3dURrmDSPcoqy9hifDG3imJ7NSwo3K3_93cZQ/w480-h640/IMG_1689.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">there are some fabulous old photographs;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">here is Hughie, a former inhabitant of our cottage with his hens, sheep and ducks</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUT40ooGrIP-nna5UzqZIAVx9l36jmZJyGKz9A9yotSCRukSE3RqPn4PEK3j82vRFUtZ5RAYBKly2GemaqjncwPJ73HyW52g4R_-TUgzIaMBjunQ-57Ln5Xb8ssoOGTYqKmB7PuqZj_S62W3jz6n7AVCaeN1A_bdCm7U4Qzhqep2yTAo0gKhawpTDxA/s4032/IMG_1692.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUT40ooGrIP-nna5UzqZIAVx9l36jmZJyGKz9A9yotSCRukSE3RqPn4PEK3j82vRFUtZ5RAYBKly2GemaqjncwPJ73HyW52g4R_-TUgzIaMBjunQ-57Ln5Xb8ssoOGTYqKmB7PuqZj_S62W3jz6n7AVCaeN1A_bdCm7U4Qzhqep2yTAo0gKhawpTDxA/w480-h640/IMG_1692.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and earlier transport on the island</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mBOKko-hV1yjG2CJ7xUEwEZlrqresF6oPpEfdcc7xJdB9_8dfpKqbQbM3Y33NecUNq5xP7M--UeZaBfR5MG2-e8g1iVOS4Iny-SvTHP2d_XUmFUIytrlFxsmHoIxbRGmCZseohjnpSh1qQf41zW7X9efM3vUrWvELz7VQHEGwH1fPfRsjPKLaS9g4w/s4032/IMG_1693.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mBOKko-hV1yjG2CJ7xUEwEZlrqresF6oPpEfdcc7xJdB9_8dfpKqbQbM3Y33NecUNq5xP7M--UeZaBfR5MG2-e8g1iVOS4Iny-SvTHP2d_XUmFUIytrlFxsmHoIxbRGmCZseohjnpSh1qQf41zW7X9efM3vUrWvELz7VQHEGwH1fPfRsjPKLaS9g4w/w480-h640/IMG_1693.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA27fmSReWLM7dO3ZmVZvwpjVtxnoYvVXr5ML2kDX_RcH_0LFznw4Fy2IU6W1NVXbaEAXu4Exi6HOi-BibT7MnX3hJjWHDVNABcrol22-hzm6C9Ko4eldVe2IE8ZgRh6er7pvZelmWNpGme4XtlAlp973Od5d8Zk0xLR-wukwUJ8doWP8casSDItkpSQ/s4032/IMG_1666.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA27fmSReWLM7dO3ZmVZvwpjVtxnoYvVXr5ML2kDX_RcH_0LFznw4Fy2IU6W1NVXbaEAXu4Exi6HOi-BibT7MnX3hJjWHDVNABcrol22-hzm6C9Ko4eldVe2IE8ZgRh6er7pvZelmWNpGme4XtlAlp973Od5d8Zk0xLR-wukwUJ8doWP8casSDItkpSQ/w480-h640/IMG_1666.HEIC" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3vE_Hmn4clrN_bAk2z-pr9-SschXiEVt9hkOyyrd52FmGVr-hdIEVcUlRqOazTou-V75TBIm5PEcofYtQ5zOb7XnLeloPqPvXfPuzY-pys-y0cz3v82u7rbRcMGs-TrmF88gblDxld5JkllFCx3UL67DxvzKB_BeKahmrOS4y1rxBXTGchZscZAHKQ/s4032/IMG_1663.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3vE_Hmn4clrN_bAk2z-pr9-SschXiEVt9hkOyyrd52FmGVr-hdIEVcUlRqOazTou-V75TBIm5PEcofYtQ5zOb7XnLeloPqPvXfPuzY-pys-y0cz3v82u7rbRcMGs-TrmF88gblDxld5JkllFCx3UL67DxvzKB_BeKahmrOS4y1rxBXTGchZscZAHKQ/w640-h480/IMG_1663.HEIC" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYS2Rq__TlkytyRSNMHvto84jcAT1pzgZteSvVlpHacLC6qAQXLpJrhsSp_A1ohfLvn08s3_r2qVGjcqUQqXDbNFQSlXkOfnaawcgeh_OT-s99x7-Lxyq0NQ00zyLk__Ff0IRKvis8LZEU7byNFEpYlVh6kRISF-kpD5iChAWAklfkXqKFT-ALcvOug/s4032/IMG_1664.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYS2Rq__TlkytyRSNMHvto84jcAT1pzgZteSvVlpHacLC6qAQXLpJrhsSp_A1ohfLvn08s3_r2qVGjcqUQqXDbNFQSlXkOfnaawcgeh_OT-s99x7-Lxyq0NQ00zyLk__Ff0IRKvis8LZEU7byNFEpYlVh6kRISF-kpD5iChAWAklfkXqKFT-ALcvOug/w640-h480/IMG_1664.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>Burn's Supper</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">North Ronaldsay put on a very special </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Burn's Supper for the island, the first since covid.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6kPemg4cPBU9HcQ2_gW6quUcyU8Z5V71TvqAXppsAP954gaZmLjb5Ty8usei-WMO9iAX-h-SSC-XFLa9yTaCbxIvw_-v27H169fg0sFa0o_Et5zdkkPvsrfps-WniHQB4eEVbXHwcHsS1Lcxd3JKUnViPIh6ItT8VZgRWxsYafp0mIT2SCPZGc-DDA/s2559/IMG_1675.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2559" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6kPemg4cPBU9HcQ2_gW6quUcyU8Z5V71TvqAXppsAP954gaZmLjb5Ty8usei-WMO9iAX-h-SSC-XFLa9yTaCbxIvw_-v27H169fg0sFa0o_Et5zdkkPvsrfps-WniHQB4eEVbXHwcHsS1Lcxd3JKUnViPIh6ItT8VZgRWxsYafp0mIT2SCPZGc-DDA/w640-h466/IMG_1675.HEIC" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">plenty of haggis and "clapshot"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(a traditional Scottish dish originated in Orkney combining turnips, potatoes and butter)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBm-d-syrOjvnCsymfK5Ej3p3eY2nD0SrY9k1qPMOGmxB-yXNyAlg1fQdLauMnMABz2v27I37m5F4gnhMhz_vSgAm7UY6J3MOkby4g63jh4uolAxKSp7OaqAyVuJwxsJ3u-XYB5fyyp53Wc-SIZ08-egaASgp1FYpI7fsvlCJYZ8ITCsfpiiWCVSULA/s2503/IMG_1678.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2503" data-original-width="1877" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBm-d-syrOjvnCsymfK5Ej3p3eY2nD0SrY9k1qPMOGmxB-yXNyAlg1fQdLauMnMABz2v27I37m5F4gnhMhz_vSgAm7UY6J3MOkby4g63jh4uolAxKSp7OaqAyVuJwxsJ3u-XYB5fyyp53Wc-SIZ08-egaASgp1FYpI7fsvlCJYZ8ITCsfpiiWCVSULA/w480-h640/IMG_1678.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">pipes, fiddles and accordian</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrmJBnJk9sXotORAIrNi6CT6IEYLbAhZM1H3LxD2mKtLs2eSxDjoOiHkCv99h76Hh1OIHPbksrQrYYTpHL7JRx56OjM84TKjsdChqC-dIRIcVAVjCDgNrHJXSX76axBCq_l1KV08E5I_KXlwgn-TgZ7ewRSBdBBjC6yrQcRdkuNEIFxB2J1LZE3WRDg/s4032/IMG_1682.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrmJBnJk9sXotORAIrNi6CT6IEYLbAhZM1H3LxD2mKtLs2eSxDjoOiHkCv99h76Hh1OIHPbksrQrYYTpHL7JRx56OjM84TKjsdChqC-dIRIcVAVjCDgNrHJXSX76axBCq_l1KV08E5I_KXlwgn-TgZ7ewRSBdBBjC6yrQcRdkuNEIFxB2J1LZE3WRDg/w480-h640/IMG_1682.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">speakers, dancing and singing</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfZ01RlblMYDAH5t64XfVQAKkFgB_v9ZKftNq8vAm34zUOkHbvZpExtAIsNT_b86sxco3F04dpwdZI3VmdcUfeOQpGUcXCYu179UCwqB27aJpdi5korYb4CISjPYuM3SooeF-7j2bbVCUCoLzMiRGB-X-x8jqP4Sk4ndJC6y_ToozvlbpoG_oyTph7w/w640-h480/IMG_1688.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thank you to everyone who made it so vibrant.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Pause for thought</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzUVEutaZl05SkNvmJhcA5bKEETjoseHZQOeHIUZaVBogK3xNq4Ue4_ntxLEojYMvIkRxS7dro1vO-vQq3dJ6brzUiDjN6Khc_l7hNL8eKo0ikntS6HkoqwvaHNLf8xyB1d8x8E76PQfLYMAOAjabmD8x7l9NLRycUBWCI1iiU_zz5tMu7G1sXLtvCg/w640-h480/IMG_1656.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">We do of course have two small shops on the island and most provisions come on the ferry but occasionally you need the mainland.</div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The North Ronaldsay sheep carry on much the same as usual</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cLZeQyuBWn8txyYKx3hi1CBQGOD2vdH1QZPAYiGd48K_7jY9IuYzvoiMAkQH-A-X_oDRC6oah296hKdAsmaAtiBoMUmPjO8MoB_JhjrwwePaApW8sid88yl9NgDIwDuLkBMsHTDnsBYeHxdvMyD9Edi4I32QNdLt5z8EZqsnJMmBzsKMJo_d4Te28w/s3416/IMG_1639.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1790" data-original-width="3416" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cLZeQyuBWn8txyYKx3hi1CBQGOD2vdH1QZPAYiGd48K_7jY9IuYzvoiMAkQH-A-X_oDRC6oah296hKdAsmaAtiBoMUmPjO8MoB_JhjrwwePaApW8sid88yl9NgDIwDuLkBMsHTDnsBYeHxdvMyD9Edi4I32QNdLt5z8EZqsnJMmBzsKMJo_d4Te28w/w640-h336/IMG_1639.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Not all moons are the same ....</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">love this artwork</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggz22reTdKgBz9pzli6feBFegrvch2nEwN_JWQZVFa5m6ikxY5EZdN-Liva56kFV1DFKaccx3KkzHmJ81hwllO18x_c_jUfZXqTI1NCmpK8NbmosaLEf5m4fFLsvZUzEMpH6g_jHYuF4zVNRcjallhDQ0VXif-ZTvBgnQ0FC4-htpcsCI-MFnEq7VXnw/s960/Full%20moons%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="679" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggz22reTdKgBz9pzli6feBFegrvch2nEwN_JWQZVFa5m6ikxY5EZdN-Liva56kFV1DFKaccx3KkzHmJ81hwllO18x_c_jUfZXqTI1NCmpK8NbmosaLEf5m4fFLsvZUzEMpH6g_jHYuF4zVNRcjallhDQ0VXif-ZTvBgnQ0FC4-htpcsCI-MFnEq7VXnw/w452-h640/Full%20moons%202023.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">Artwork by Lizzie Spikes - Driftwood Designs</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Ecological Consciousness Facebook page</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Zara looking contented, her main hobby in life is eating, can't blame her for that.</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9PZgbcLEG3IgvQ15OkLep-cJRE-p9paJByipEdPmgakXLKRaqIqpS-SfyiTbkKKPUuPBsjF1czWBQe6ckxdbIrzlaungeRuX70QCsAblzZYMSNljFUwsipQ3T9SY8iuQ66KdVGpWYF_9mS1IvNWkemBzWEdJdAx3zwCuknnWSEJ2BY4jfor9ivkCXQ/s4032/IMG_1633.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9PZgbcLEG3IgvQ15OkLep-cJRE-p9paJByipEdPmgakXLKRaqIqpS-SfyiTbkKKPUuPBsjF1czWBQe6ckxdbIrzlaungeRuX70QCsAblzZYMSNljFUwsipQ3T9SY8iuQ66KdVGpWYF_9mS1IvNWkemBzWEdJdAx3zwCuknnWSEJ2BY4jfor9ivkCXQ/w480-h640/IMG_1633.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So from us, </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the most northern cottage </div><div style="text-align: center;">on the most northern island of the Orkney isles</div><div style="text-align: center;">we wish you happy February days.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stay safe and warm</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Malcolm and June</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹</div></span><p></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-5931795051016950412023-01-05T21:56:00.000+00:002023-01-05T21:56:53.734+00:00December 2022<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">Happy New Year everyone !</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> apologies for being late with the December blog but had computer hitches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Hope you've all had a lovely peaceful time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4ypvxW4lxoTacfcHy6Rc2B7E8mMVZurbI9yZ67Suj8IqLNbcWUKSdloboPU1i9YrIG9McrxXwLsZzfFPq-7EpDS3dL6cB3LJIxu_fhEN1RISqUgqC42u-HOjaAQu8-AxrvDCv0_xE-LHZ4UyperM4wQH1YKDg--HjoiJbDnFOUXGmjGg3mfr2h9yfA/s4032/IMG_1519.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4ypvxW4lxoTacfcHy6Rc2B7E8mMVZurbI9yZ67Suj8IqLNbcWUKSdloboPU1i9YrIG9McrxXwLsZzfFPq-7EpDS3dL6cB3LJIxu_fhEN1RISqUgqC42u-HOjaAQu8-AxrvDCv0_xE-LHZ4UyperM4wQH1YKDg--HjoiJbDnFOUXGmjGg3mfr2h9yfA/w640-h480/IMG_1519.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Christmas morning started with a swim followed by sandy champagne and cake, </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">what better way to start the day !</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOpJXi58ZzNANXyIAhinChOze9fWEkTpsl9Eqxbuquh3swoFSV_iVcEkRXZJKODJ4xrh7IGLh2M3x63Nyx1x80NUaa3q6wM-tCaqquMX9zdF9bXTv_To2KJFg2TyK5l2qwwOxvGyosTVxnYsMi_PAji9rSvYL6ghND5G4ZJL8EhGnVbPfrQcQHlC0mA/s1520/IMG_1505.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1140" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOpJXi58ZzNANXyIAhinChOze9fWEkTpsl9Eqxbuquh3swoFSV_iVcEkRXZJKODJ4xrh7IGLh2M3x63Nyx1x80NUaa3q6wM-tCaqquMX9zdF9bXTv_To2KJFg2TyK5l2qwwOxvGyosTVxnYsMi_PAji9rSvYL6ghND5G4ZJL8EhGnVbPfrQcQHlC0mA/w480-h640/IMG_1505.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">thank you fellow mermaids !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwlFNL4eLzSCndEEljV34quku8zQ1nWIdmIO1nk_PbkbGTBQ9MtPdSYVEhp4wKe7C6QG4IMt21D_ZkrJEQvdI9n8jQdyycSfybKOqFjjBwokGIkvAjNAVopGzeyRJCu74uEz-GEotJQ_-CVYz26rnhvJ3XepJQrFxrDFHP-A4jNnmyCZqiXUMdNBm4Q/s4032/IMG_1541.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwlFNL4eLzSCndEEljV34quku8zQ1nWIdmIO1nk_PbkbGTBQ9MtPdSYVEhp4wKe7C6QG4IMt21D_ZkrJEQvdI9n8jQdyycSfybKOqFjjBwokGIkvAjNAVopGzeyRJCu74uEz-GEotJQ_-CVYz26rnhvJ3XepJQrFxrDFHP-A4jNnmyCZqiXUMdNBm4Q/w640-h480/IMG_1541.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpCPzKjfyr04WF4_r100Q4P7QIo-mzmgMKsWyseNd_EO1odJbYlOs5fbk3nncytDOew-sQfWE4uC5vsgqWokphQjpkkfiz7wnNiKF6i0mf8eYBdLLYLBJLCa7sSV1OpBqDNYRM0AeSl50lSs5GCNz87k61cVpvuVtGtj7ZoCEK0TCE3fX0LSkI22lpw/s4032/IMG_1529.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpCPzKjfyr04WF4_r100Q4P7QIo-mzmgMKsWyseNd_EO1odJbYlOs5fbk3nncytDOew-sQfWE4uC5vsgqWokphQjpkkfiz7wnNiKF6i0mf8eYBdLLYLBJLCa7sSV1OpBqDNYRM0AeSl50lSs5GCNz87k61cVpvuVtGtj7ZoCEK0TCE3fX0LSkI22lpw/w640-h480/IMG_1529.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Wilma just looked on but wanted to be carried back by Frank</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlds-GZJ9nncZI0hCHU1TLhrJVJxfeyeKhYsO4NQERpp3Q6t8qFLilENbU0uhyqd9xUCkPKXKXgZUvxeVyIaeq_KKmML8JsP5YxRBucYdaKrRA1JXrM7TXgYjuaZYct_A3V8_f_O1-g26KPUgdzCk-AO-7TljJFCQ7srI-3_yNJk-PrvrK9shCYXQl9w/s4032/IMG_1554.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlds-GZJ9nncZI0hCHU1TLhrJVJxfeyeKhYsO4NQERpp3Q6t8qFLilENbU0uhyqd9xUCkPKXKXgZUvxeVyIaeq_KKmML8JsP5YxRBucYdaKrRA1JXrM7TXgYjuaZYct_A3V8_f_O1-g26KPUgdzCk-AO-7TljJFCQ7srI-3_yNJk-PrvrK9shCYXQl9w/w480-h640/IMG_1554.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and Wilma looks on admiringly as Frank comes to cook our Christmas lunch in true glitzy style, complete with diamonte shoes and sequins.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_5OKMCL1UQ6oxboUliJcxEbaWBl3dZK97L3APocyel2Qz0L9pnGUL9ZHu3nq_rjFhKBLpQtabMHSesNBkW0oEvFyx_5_ub76O3hzaqmeLiWt__yLn5EI6lyUAB4fUKuERoEDJH0qLGo0nnR0CRszCSvVwkAn1U8pLzQwA9mYrRV2Cvzf3FgCDtRLWg/s4032/IMG_1555.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_5OKMCL1UQ6oxboUliJcxEbaWBl3dZK97L3APocyel2Qz0L9pnGUL9ZHu3nq_rjFhKBLpQtabMHSesNBkW0oEvFyx_5_ub76O3hzaqmeLiWt__yLn5EI6lyUAB4fUKuERoEDJH0qLGo0nnR0CRszCSvVwkAn1U8pLzQwA9mYrRV2Cvzf3FgCDtRLWg/w480-h640/IMG_1555.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">thank you Frank for our fabulous lunch !!!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghoZ8sA1L0b_5tZE2bwXOgu2AFT4rpt2vjFQzg4Dve6C_RBG1HfdqYuhBywNTSLuosPLA0oWvlLkHHMRlqFhtlnoFIhvA20VHCnefAnsROdyfk3vYvJXKX8B_4OpVj7nrnXOnuwX_PPjjvE8iHfJCF5LfLXsQLBAO07SOxo9orDEDAALEO2LNB59AFIw/s4032/IMG_1562.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghoZ8sA1L0b_5tZE2bwXOgu2AFT4rpt2vjFQzg4Dve6C_RBG1HfdqYuhBywNTSLuosPLA0oWvlLkHHMRlqFhtlnoFIhvA20VHCnefAnsROdyfk3vYvJXKX8B_4OpVj7nrnXOnuwX_PPjjvE8iHfJCF5LfLXsQLBAO07SOxo9orDEDAALEO2LNB59AFIw/w640-h480/IMG_1562.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Frank has been North Ronaldsay's medic for the past month and looked after us all extremely well but now he is returning home, so here's a little song especially for Frank ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><b>Chorus</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">Frankie's going to Colchester, he's leaving on the plane,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">Frankie's going to Colchester, hope he's coming back again.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">~~</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">He bought himself a wetsuit and threw himself into the sea,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">singing to the seals and shrieking with such glee !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><b>Chorus</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">He fed the islanders, fifty more, with such a gourmet feast</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">we've all put on an inch or two at the very least.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><b>Chorus</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">He brought colour to our island with scrubs of vivid pink,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">diamonte shoes and sequins, you really had to blink !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><b>Chorus</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">Never a nurse like Frankie has the island ever seen,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">Oh, so very Prada ! he's our dancing queen.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><b>Chorus</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">A man of many talents, he's made us laugh and laugh,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">Oh, do we love our Frankie?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Dancing Script"; font-size: x-large;">Oh, yes we do, not half !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><b>Chorus</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: large;">June Purvis </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Around the island in December ....</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCMbSKM5WY6SdQWtuCgQ3YFdprbefy2PGfIBZn0m5X2-f7iOsdRW1sPNRNqhQzBXG0R0Y_haNazOK3hzRpbdVSFVuWWZkMEpegVpIuDwjAxKRAZOXneHgXxjxu92hNwepBPNRxB-JwjS2Eg2pnGQfD4xZGlr3x_Qz9Pto5XqCJ0RggZuBrxBh6hr4mQ/s4032/IMG_1476.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2105" data-original-width="4032" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCMbSKM5WY6SdQWtuCgQ3YFdprbefy2PGfIBZn0m5X2-f7iOsdRW1sPNRNqhQzBXG0R0Y_haNazOK3hzRpbdVSFVuWWZkMEpegVpIuDwjAxKRAZOXneHgXxjxu92hNwepBPNRxB-JwjS2Eg2pnGQfD4xZGlr3x_Qz9Pto5XqCJ0RggZuBrxBh6hr4mQ/w640-h334/IMG_1476.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKywP1HxC8XMD1RUBkMvi8Im6oUg0YrpaWbuMWIti3dNVmmD3OlCoCtcUpLGEKNJg8IWJlsPBrQJ0TUBmQC6C4M01qrrx_HGP3sgU2W2iAKcZrSnBdiwF3xZ8c-Twt7w5JkGGZuLKZreTt8PbNHJXAv8BVtu-e1nfxNiS_WWGDLFFhDdlWt7IDXXNvig/s526/Peace%20on%20earth%20mandala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKywP1HxC8XMD1RUBkMvi8Im6oUg0YrpaWbuMWIti3dNVmmD3OlCoCtcUpLGEKNJg8IWJlsPBrQJ0TUBmQC6C4M01qrrx_HGP3sgU2W2iAKcZrSnBdiwF3xZ8c-Twt7w5JkGGZuLKZreTt8PbNHJXAv8BVtu-e1nfxNiS_WWGDLFFhDdlWt7IDXXNvig/w640-h640/Peace%20on%20earth%20mandala.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"Let there be peace on Earth and</div><div style="text-align: center;"> let it begin with me"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Books of the month</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;">Three great Christmas books that we were delighted to receive ......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WtIofXFXba1KU5DFGqFZ5308QEcDTKPSOp5Ok6EIPajy_jdkrR6mW4D9flJ25jS6nXNXiYJPuFkgs-QOiFr29hVUz0nZ0pxotSPAlIBaJoRxvgHl2n8NjuV0N0jUDr5PtVXLhn0TnpdgDnFMbEYKQvV7_ORJDKDgY254iDo5HyrTW-dhmbqUbHE92w/w480-h640/IMG_1603.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">thank you Helen and Malcolm, look out for the results !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thank you Olly and Sian for these next two great books </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7A5LghFZ5-h-g8f0gRzQRhgbK8aIkHYMjmRHVGmglNdpYK7V7_68HL9NB1d8_GSMyn51bHufPVlRrupq_hFyQVAat8PtqXTLZFQTHoQBVlBW53KZvFgPnHyAdm6GCQcbOdDj3RzifBVpnaDgoO78ouHGjQm2nAK58qjH8L74kUuRON63oq7SaU2c6g/s4032/IMG_1598.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7A5LghFZ5-h-g8f0gRzQRhgbK8aIkHYMjmRHVGmglNdpYK7V7_68HL9NB1d8_GSMyn51bHufPVlRrupq_hFyQVAat8PtqXTLZFQTHoQBVlBW53KZvFgPnHyAdm6GCQcbOdDj3RzifBVpnaDgoO78ouHGjQm2nAK58qjH8L74kUuRON63oq7SaU2c6g/w480-h640/IMG_1598.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaM1VHiPHkI4q2uaHsdG-6HOckuWtfc93ni0j4NvkD6N49ZZB9TluTrye7d70B1bpoWtwifyH7fHTeFIVJIKuKPMLUQBp46xPn0-nZltC9SFkEQy6NFAU9xo_-D4q3HxGVg-G2oOI0FUVlch62qQMph3l_-C8slRdjPZV8Q6xhgJzCcSjC4rTXRhaGZA/s4032/IMG_1599.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="1765" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsmo3d6CdiGhf-fG1AdPevGsILUKAf8W4Zg3yIEWxTxXHcQlq118MOkwxvtKzrUTP6ZsBtM6hvS4_Pxe_BP3wmZYr62QqfUgt5GvgwQj8Z0KNW-HNbxubHXlkeM6NrYZ-V7pURKMM5cJbYZGBywpEpNLkks7xQBtUHW-H3eaY-QOVTRyzP9cdF45o2Q/w370-h640/IMG_1471.HEIC" width="370" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Three or four wheels seemed so much more sensible and so much more fun.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhET65Xu8nNaaQRxmRTb9rlf0envvpQR9a1zxiu4fmd7oVjfx23dAzTnvkmC5nzm4Sqk9bv13LLNhOA-DMqVZQQfU1fJAghXFcZYizc5bdUYxQYJtU4jO0taOUSruJJ0f3XEIU8r9Pi-j93slLVNu_Uk7txFfINPAXw9mII5Oqfmfta-L7gg2wYkSmHrQ/s300/J&J.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="300" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhET65Xu8nNaaQRxmRTb9rlf0envvpQR9a1zxiu4fmd7oVjfx23dAzTnvkmC5nzm4Sqk9bv13LLNhOA-DMqVZQQfU1fJAghXFcZYizc5bdUYxQYJtU4jO0taOUSruJJ0f3XEIU8r9Pi-j93slLVNu_Uk7txFfINPAXw9mII5Oqfmfta-L7gg2wYkSmHrQ/w640-h482/J&J.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Just need to strengthen up my thigh muscles against the Orkney winds !</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><u>Pause for thought</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IbqvVqF_EsXjitAxpBjKkKMtAH5bxCj3ARUOtKjM3SrcONF_rrYFf-eTQbol9dGvDag7Raik0C8pdmPZi4Q7hnv0sadJ-mcAco9CwTqlfCYZB9MPMyV5MOiy4gH0IG5cI9KkmBaHmEUtFKieYVWbIiR_gEhy4kXn2L6qVkDpih2QdOg2MRoNjci5Ug/s763/never%20really%20the%20end.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IbqvVqF_EsXjitAxpBjKkKMtAH5bxCj3ARUOtKjM3SrcONF_rrYFf-eTQbol9dGvDag7Raik0C8pdmPZi4Q7hnv0sadJ-mcAco9CwTqlfCYZB9MPMyV5MOiy4gH0IG5cI9KkmBaHmEUtFKieYVWbIiR_gEhy4kXn2L6qVkDpih2QdOg2MRoNjci5Ug/w442-h640/never%20really%20the%20end.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">So from us, snuggly Wilma</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ60EvPfcf2_IR0S_yKPudRXOGIYdNgjCUlXIwrLD4u004JRXtDUBfRL5Kgc6AjO54gDFnFVYZ2oe4G6EYUxSikpImhDo2v7KgJlEXI1i_UgWaEN0AMN06XPioDHXueI02KwUBlWpjVG4l_-TgZ625hMwybfjr2ykZn7u0lAa6fEfXnn4flVuri9ziQ/s2036/IMG_1502.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="1527" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ60EvPfcf2_IR0S_yKPudRXOGIYdNgjCUlXIwrLD4u004JRXtDUBfRL5Kgc6AjO54gDFnFVYZ2oe4G6EYUxSikpImhDo2v7KgJlEXI1i_UgWaEN0AMN06XPioDHXueI02KwUBlWpjVG4l_-TgZ625hMwybfjr2ykZn7u0lAa6fEfXnn4flVuri9ziQ/w480-h640/IMG_1502.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and sleepy Tilly</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtE0FsjH2STTCJxJTCN2d584IbFsDxenmQZ-sedlHn1rnLsxu1UIgbX4BygsyD7Pvl8QtEkAv72H9CGrXOkfDpBZdALsh-TAk1GMC89lEdYZ-D4bLhWnlHJFGxov9rmqdcxGNbzmV3x7X1bxHhhOkjJlcyykVSkvr3V25WYtLX4AAiZ5LfboTDWfeEA/s4032/IMG_1564.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtE0FsjH2STTCJxJTCN2d584IbFsDxenmQZ-sedlHn1rnLsxu1UIgbX4BygsyD7Pvl8QtEkAv72H9CGrXOkfDpBZdALsh-TAk1GMC89lEdYZ-D4bLhWnlHJFGxov9rmqdcxGNbzmV3x7X1bxHhhOkjJlcyykVSkvr3V25WYtLX4AAiZ5LfboTDWfeEA/w480-h640/IMG_1564.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">We wish you all the very best of everything for 2023</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;"><b>Malcolm and June</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">💛💛💛💛💛</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-40410634684982890122022-11-30T16:09:00.000+00:002022-11-30T16:09:49.677+00:00November 2022<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Welcome to our November blog </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">photograph offerings, hope you enjoy them</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJM_hyuGJXTFwgCHRqaJc0WNdmwieeOGn0fwgHCJ1C6Zjpl-nOAM3o5RHThiJk6N3ed0t8ol0KEKYawDut2BgjL2-8NK6TyCbMJt9HLAlm16x737hZv0XB1KOBWMyrvvY3_ksAUcpNogwwDXWI2XWoyuLDBXRsnqbYdoQvtijqG8w95pGPf9-OkcFi3g/s4032/IMG_1376.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJM_hyuGJXTFwgCHRqaJc0WNdmwieeOGn0fwgHCJ1C6Zjpl-nOAM3o5RHThiJk6N3ed0t8ol0KEKYawDut2BgjL2-8NK6TyCbMJt9HLAlm16x737hZv0XB1KOBWMyrvvY3_ksAUcpNogwwDXWI2XWoyuLDBXRsnqbYdoQvtijqG8w95pGPf9-OkcFi3g/w640-h480/IMG_1376.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEZyBrRZyOYgeA-V_k95rPA9OnO7J302kZYYrbLn5-VtjnAqBGThvgaf4tJXWIvlSi7xkomw1ehOyDZ4yNyxdFmhF7bNxUnz7jqXqOxlOZuTEsWpjyImduv-b9juvp50HMnMoo7YUeMzH_VQ1xiWOel8pvchSpETMoPArrtXj9hEJ-zszewt6IYOO7Q/s4032/IMG_1443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEZyBrRZyOYgeA-V_k95rPA9OnO7J302kZYYrbLn5-VtjnAqBGThvgaf4tJXWIvlSi7xkomw1ehOyDZ4yNyxdFmhF7bNxUnz7jqXqOxlOZuTEsWpjyImduv-b9juvp50HMnMoo7YUeMzH_VQ1xiWOel8pvchSpETMoPArrtXj9hEJ-zszewt6IYOO7Q/w640-h480/IMG_1443.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Work on the stone roof of the barn has been completed !!!!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">all is now wind and watertight .</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The next job (of many) is to point the stone walls on the inside</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBspkW7S2LcqlyE7K2oqkPkoO_kfcTQzvjKILw7vDSMmy8p3mR0F7-PqxPNQaaDKfdc1682NRI_bZfT8_dk1znjxJD3VmKWzlL55VVXJ_CVyl_Cm8v2Mosz-oZSkqfsWeAhYJ23PYxLNKM9v7Yxy9f-yEXMW7gWMYN72WJyrr9lPF0yyJnH0kpPoKdCw/s4032/IMG_1368.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBspkW7S2LcqlyE7K2oqkPkoO_kfcTQzvjKILw7vDSMmy8p3mR0F7-PqxPNQaaDKfdc1682NRI_bZfT8_dk1znjxJD3VmKWzlL55VVXJ_CVyl_Cm8v2Mosz-oZSkqfsWeAhYJ23PYxLNKM9v7Yxy9f-yEXMW7gWMYN72WJyrr9lPF0yyJnH0kpPoKdCw/w640-h480/IMG_1368.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Wilma likes to be with us and involved in what we're doing even if she does sleep through it all, any old cardboard box will do.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUG-NQARLqKbVsILRuo7nDBt2XeeXYkL1vciP2BGGiUiqs9qbeoFH0_sdjzghbfAoCqxhmy7jz4w2NPXV8RJCzr6GyEc0a-cXqfMEHU8qsH7_Tdesv4P4Z6IObe8BKdBGaX1fkhzgFPIjsbvJnaQEE7eSqhjBVy03wy8d8MPvPNXZu18z77WaXQWi5CA/s4032/IMG_1423%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUG-NQARLqKbVsILRuo7nDBt2XeeXYkL1vciP2BGGiUiqs9qbeoFH0_sdjzghbfAoCqxhmy7jz4w2NPXV8RJCzr6GyEc0a-cXqfMEHU8qsH7_Tdesv4P4Z6IObe8BKdBGaX1fkhzgFPIjsbvJnaQEE7eSqhjBVy03wy8d8MPvPNXZu18z77WaXQWi5CA/w480-h640/IMG_1423%20(1).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">November has brought some wild winds and a lonely swan made it's way to our temporarily swampy croft.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcNwU1Q4E-Hyu770RF3ATx-Jf_tAonXKbPvJ9r8Ndv2ff2m9dSiYik5acTU1-pBPty4H1CPZzk5UUyC3wkqZ6xCW2LoQ9P_8YwW15u3bg5dnOKmo9QfX3mb_pL3K_XbYwR4NO-2iDOOVmorleBo-yP0FtDLXjh7kU3y3C_sZqyFGR2S-HSrxn_GR80w/s3963/IMG_E1384.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2103" data-original-width="3963" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcNwU1Q4E-Hyu770RF3ATx-Jf_tAonXKbPvJ9r8Ndv2ff2m9dSiYik5acTU1-pBPty4H1CPZzk5UUyC3wkqZ6xCW2LoQ9P_8YwW15u3bg5dnOKmo9QfX3mb_pL3K_XbYwR4NO-2iDOOVmorleBo-yP0FtDLXjh7kU3y3C_sZqyFGR2S-HSrxn_GR80w/w640-h340/IMG_E1384.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The wind has also brought plenty of seaweed ashore giving the North Ronaldsay sheep an abundance of food</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HukgZuj_ydv7A4ZPEdTtAEwMvQj6BULad87xUZb4vJIQjnl9xtKf3f2dPH7enssFxq2x-izBoZeRp9Yy0vbxm6E7LNza2mmqW_82PkB_hUMlzeeDaZfD5p3f9fxEIPG5tYYvzcjiTwUb6E3werhZ_i4xLMeBFOcGlwzLdwqFhlEU8t2cDXzGuIcQXQ/s4032/IMG_1381.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HukgZuj_ydv7A4ZPEdTtAEwMvQj6BULad87xUZb4vJIQjnl9xtKf3f2dPH7enssFxq2x-izBoZeRp9Yy0vbxm6E7LNza2mmqW_82PkB_hUMlzeeDaZfD5p3f9fxEIPG5tYYvzcjiTwUb6E3werhZ_i4xLMeBFOcGlwzLdwqFhlEU8t2cDXzGuIcQXQ/w640-h480/IMG_1381.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Pause for thought</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbS3K-uQz3AmUd11pQ5bT4glODl4MZFYq-C3EPl3yxVe5kfhfTFpcG7BpyZzMCdvilPoirEdu9GcSUDxGEoUNe5QLt_tTwJwdRq18j1FI_I8IlIeRpfCFaVexEELP6TW80CDydlVgN6kD2deNuIKUkw4PkZklweEINrdf5lb_BIw4KoyGPEpuAjY2LA/s480/miracles%20in%20disguise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbS3K-uQz3AmUd11pQ5bT4glODl4MZFYq-C3EPl3yxVe5kfhfTFpcG7BpyZzMCdvilPoirEdu9GcSUDxGEoUNe5QLt_tTwJwdRq18j1FI_I8IlIeRpfCFaVexEELP6TW80CDydlVgN6kD2deNuIKUkw4PkZklweEINrdf5lb_BIw4KoyGPEpuAjY2LA/w640-h640/miracles%20in%20disguise.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">(from Tao & Zen Facebook page)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Rainbows and a lighthouse, lovely</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenApN4rZN8RwJRKwnul_vMZkwdpzM2jKCe5-meE16niDWaexqqjc4J_lNuz6AnIxWWh2eEM3UadNkNpj2-cpr3h9hqMf2WyBIQIC0ZcYzbjTHvBA163RF_1EV7MzToV8t2F-HevMyctcOJKzmqY_HaPoJeRSPincYsOTrbbYv-skGOYKrSJnwpjB-oA/s4032/IMG_1369.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;">Where there's a lighthouse there's always plenty of rocks and waves</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido_26MvzWjeQ2rOz23TXwAiovIm7SeD6WNbDsPW5tZAVuEZ9UTyIDI1d3Gm72gE5nCLzxjNz89jUZ2yMnka_D5q4sWMBPRobtmEWis-jWfsHxFIKUH8_6bH9kP9D9OpST2rl2ZTNDMa5PSpOVl2g4xgr6toSkAenLi9CJfH5VzKtAbwBCXIHBNWmGLQ/s4032/IMG_1399.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido_26MvzWjeQ2rOz23TXwAiovIm7SeD6WNbDsPW5tZAVuEZ9UTyIDI1d3Gm72gE5nCLzxjNz89jUZ2yMnka_D5q4sWMBPRobtmEWis-jWfsHxFIKUH8_6bH9kP9D9OpST2rl2ZTNDMa5PSpOVl2g4xgr6toSkAenLi9CJfH5VzKtAbwBCXIHBNWmGLQ/w640-h480/IMG_1399.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_m5tGcOdxDUkQN_LjsQN8nrTupT9GG_eVQ7V3HEcdsHhk1KkGTtRkzGXKkaSqS5TPn2rTd627nvbKwbmbm95S7kp7DfiX0GxusL15Xybqg3J9t5lGjrJ1j1j3MeEj9Crze-gvb66g3axz6u8OQBldU5WYm1zMCvqX0pR3BpKXbEnK1Zj2GCV7ieO2g/s780/Dark%20skies%20island.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="780" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_m5tGcOdxDUkQN_LjsQN8nrTupT9GG_eVQ7V3HEcdsHhk1KkGTtRkzGXKkaSqS5TPn2rTd627nvbKwbmbm95S7kp7DfiX0GxusL15Xybqg3J9t5lGjrJ1j1j3MeEj9Crze-gvb66g3axz6u8OQBldU5WYm1zMCvqX0pR3BpKXbEnK1Zj2GCV7ieO2g/w640-h444/Dark%20skies%20island.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">As part of the island's dark sky status a group of us do regular night time walks to take and record darkness readings, our latest walk was amazing with a beautiful clear night and an aurora.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The North Ronaldsay Astronomy Group has a Facebook page with some photographs you may enjoy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Books of the month</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">With the longer darker evenings you can't have too many books to read !</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eSNncGUPR5Kxghlz5S-6jIGveDBOdXPmjTMBb3Yst8q6D94s64Cgjz0REP3SwSqHC_7mN8wFmrsqJVi-KEP4H41kQiKyvRt7mTxEGJyodoDylYivCg_9UjvAASyWhd6O9jyHSh_WEGsUFiM0LNClpAohA8Lj9yrcPvhxB-ikP12cOjLYJsUlVwj5dg/s4032/IMG_1415.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eSNncGUPR5Kxghlz5S-6jIGveDBOdXPmjTMBb3Yst8q6D94s64Cgjz0REP3SwSqHC_7mN8wFmrsqJVi-KEP4H41kQiKyvRt7mTxEGJyodoDylYivCg_9UjvAASyWhd6O9jyHSh_WEGsUFiM0LNClpAohA8Lj9yrcPvhxB-ikP12cOjLYJsUlVwj5dg/w480-h640/IMG_1415.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thank you Janet and Peter for this lovely book with it's beautiful illustrations, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">it's got all the things we are interested in, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">well found !!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmqsNDLNRMQbjJiHUVvt3BciFKtk-psd4w3YKCKn9HA5pnqByOl72c_7gxCBUBOJ87rimdSzb0w4L6vmUsq7x1Z7ctgn8YCeq2l7_G6ise5gSumgIeaz3-yoyzX3gFASlth2E7X3J01A2ZEz0Tc9HaNhvkavbSgpVR0dZF5wn3EjXYjeHAMGs0GETwA/s4032/IMG_1416.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmqsNDLNRMQbjJiHUVvt3BciFKtk-psd4w3YKCKn9HA5pnqByOl72c_7gxCBUBOJ87rimdSzb0w4L6vmUsq7x1Z7ctgn8YCeq2l7_G6ise5gSumgIeaz3-yoyzX3gFASlth2E7X3J01A2ZEz0Tc9HaNhvkavbSgpVR0dZF5wn3EjXYjeHAMGs0GETwA/w480-h640/IMG_1416.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsr7wU4Gz0kRerqoeid1W5zax8XAPh7RhO1gMWe-9Uum7J4JeRa_H7L4MpQKMdR-ASzSlPixZBUVsYTzhLK2uuKA0IG-5wXG6M5XhhpwlwQR1Ht_48n9YC7u8QcINq4QKnvsuW5XNq_DkbAEo4H31gITeg-lA5hHrZdEhk9da6nbOnNfMYxUBcOb5tw/s4032/IMG_1418.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsr7wU4Gz0kRerqoeid1W5zax8XAPh7RhO1gMWe-9Uum7J4JeRa_H7L4MpQKMdR-ASzSlPixZBUVsYTzhLK2uuKA0IG-5wXG6M5XhhpwlwQR1Ht_48n9YC7u8QcINq4QKnvsuW5XNq_DkbAEo4H31gITeg-lA5hHrZdEhk9da6nbOnNfMYxUBcOb5tw/w480-h640/IMG_1418.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">recommended by "Out Of Doors" Saturday morning radio programme on Radio Scotland</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXw7FC0GRWf8LhF1n6ZXvF8qBZzzfbIO8xeTvj9_IDlFltFMgNT8wkqGbNwuMQkOtVIUWNyaQYh7f9vWjU7mBoOsBvBuTqFBfXfOp6uEZ4SxNRC2NYzS9fdxY8rBlpqO_a6gFQw0IN2UiFxyklN7ccPxeTmYTvv05Bgaz2cvwWr087yX_TvcIRSvnsA/s4032/IMG_1419.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXw7FC0GRWf8LhF1n6ZXvF8qBZzzfbIO8xeTvj9_IDlFltFMgNT8wkqGbNwuMQkOtVIUWNyaQYh7f9vWjU7mBoOsBvBuTqFBfXfOp6uEZ4SxNRC2NYzS9fdxY8rBlpqO_a6gFQw0IN2UiFxyklN7ccPxeTmYTvv05Bgaz2cvwWr087yX_TvcIRSvnsA/w480-h640/IMG_1419.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMG95b8RmbSt3DQ3iMupmsbzKHoQQXW7oemDMleL76FoT5B6RiskwO0cUhiKURsHuKXRETgWmaIqTzcpLviItOU0JwwjxqeEHbMOZ-io_At99ez1mxDMbBe_VtGE3eP85mfeTQV2mj-1VI-0xB1R7IpxaAmrdP8_MCcdeneMg2SlDUSw7DhYpt-9qfSQ/s4032/IMG_1420.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMG95b8RmbSt3DQ3iMupmsbzKHoQQXW7oemDMleL76FoT5B6RiskwO0cUhiKURsHuKXRETgWmaIqTzcpLviItOU0JwwjxqeEHbMOZ-io_At99ez1mxDMbBe_VtGE3eP85mfeTQV2mj-1VI-0xB1R7IpxaAmrdP8_MCcdeneMg2SlDUSw7DhYpt-9qfSQ/w480-h640/IMG_1420.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">watch this space, haha</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwATqeohl6FAGoqMoifyUghOtwnexD7iwvgz100kh6Ly-XBJwvqr5wMnzktMs-8UhJIP_JWDdm0mrgo4AvOFW8Uby98NYhxhnuNHNkNszh1oGItDQbx-Am35ZJyKNxzorj11NcGS_QlDs-UPy4xzU1UpsA0Kv4h71twW1yOVnm694PsKPFkiUG7gB8w/s4032/IMG_1421.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwATqeohl6FAGoqMoifyUghOtwnexD7iwvgz100kh6Ly-XBJwvqr5wMnzktMs-8UhJIP_JWDdm0mrgo4AvOFW8Uby98NYhxhnuNHNkNszh1oGItDQbx-Am35ZJyKNxzorj11NcGS_QlDs-UPy4xzU1UpsA0Kv4h71twW1yOVnm694PsKPFkiUG7gB8w/w480-h640/IMG_1421.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Written by Christine Muir who lives on North Ronaldsay this is a delightful read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6DUdHEQKVt-8MLZ8Yfse9zj1IKiMCBWXRFfm2jWRluRdi0Xl_E-YE9iSlXct5cLr291aFCgY4hOPQ0vBzD1STDEn5rpZz5p3T8xJnMPDUCWjZTTuOl4z4NtQ_jEbyfpuH7gh1oOeo6-d7y8LSs2SXISP-9udNNijZrMrKaeNLsJQJehiaKn46xB6KA/s4032/IMG_1424.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6DUdHEQKVt-8MLZ8Yfse9zj1IKiMCBWXRFfm2jWRluRdi0Xl_E-YE9iSlXct5cLr291aFCgY4hOPQ0vBzD1STDEn5rpZz5p3T8xJnMPDUCWjZTTuOl4z4NtQ_jEbyfpuH7gh1oOeo6-d7y8LSs2SXISP-9udNNijZrMrKaeNLsJQJehiaKn46xB6KA/w480-h640/IMG_1424.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiNZCWsdsQl7N0HAXV_2QkaIhIW-IaCHt8ghOOm7wFycWUDT3pvoS5e2ouRmLRlNdO7rFdu7Kkw5rU32_cS9B8Jz4eqcCtUZ6J3qaxdLvIiL70xNOBfynpygIdl5vwagyNOmJwHsfVeNz7xHUJWEaRIF4mecCL_B-vZuvddwQ2AH8FGd8dLlA7ccCgg/s4032/IMG_1425.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiNZCWsdsQl7N0HAXV_2QkaIhIW-IaCHt8ghOOm7wFycWUDT3pvoS5e2ouRmLRlNdO7rFdu7Kkw5rU32_cS9B8Jz4eqcCtUZ6J3qaxdLvIiL70xNOBfynpygIdl5vwagyNOmJwHsfVeNz7xHUJWEaRIF4mecCL_B-vZuvddwQ2AH8FGd8dLlA7ccCgg/w480-h640/IMG_1425.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Quote of the month</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFe2iR3AdDM2XyqBqSEQwmc7gaOCHoERiPEwT8Wp81E2w381xTszFDtycUCfjADNHYXzPHWUXDiqkPYXrn4hWDHxvZCkm4moIFi675bC9YDKU_0sn-CyIHicHthM5DfEtfzm_a5CU-915KBrQlIoyCz3FYBGUO5ZRGdXE_v6PMjGPsr3q2XCQDe-SOg/s810/Gratitude.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="810" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFe2iR3AdDM2XyqBqSEQwmc7gaOCHoERiPEwT8Wp81E2w381xTszFDtycUCfjADNHYXzPHWUXDiqkPYXrn4hWDHxvZCkm4moIFi675bC9YDKU_0sn-CyIHicHthM5DfEtfzm_a5CU-915KBrQlIoyCz3FYBGUO5ZRGdXE_v6PMjGPsr3q2XCQDe-SOg/w640-h426/Gratitude.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">(from Tao & Zen Facebook page)</span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">So from Tilly cat,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJq1TOcjPcuopTfZCHuDSusHnhRGSUQgxQUpYRRD-mQVHWgQVPjnDj1a17HR6qVIzwpa-0V2DNvk7suDyhb9bIg2-CXv8WN7pGOV54JGaROZ4eqTYxbPL-nOKLtnKWkCZIFKWjAUDXmdx6dExWy0-DrgKY1zE8G8TcKi01y98NVcUIbUl8_7_GxUBmQ/s656/IMG_E1414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJq1TOcjPcuopTfZCHuDSusHnhRGSUQgxQUpYRRD-mQVHWgQVPjnDj1a17HR6qVIzwpa-0V2DNvk7suDyhb9bIg2-CXv8WN7pGOV54JGaROZ4eqTYxbPL-nOKLtnKWkCZIFKWjAUDXmdx6dExWy0-DrgKY1zE8G8TcKi01y98NVcUIbUl8_7_GxUBmQ/w452-h640/IMG_E1414.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Zara pony</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAMsxaJ2t8jrUP2jBGg_BKzL0G78iHgfSeRTDp8pC1fBPj7nEEzSJ7VUeBvghRXcT1duTsF-Ab1OElsD-IFwrv_IbQ-j4Et3Z1YOUDOZUSaSx2gpAWkqt-1lkgL4ZKui_FBoCEZ98Uf6EIug_hiOhNUuJ32lrtCFMATS-p45ANIPm93vnUK2RebQ3aQ/s2009/IMG_E1438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="983" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAMsxaJ2t8jrUP2jBGg_BKzL0G78iHgfSeRTDp8pC1fBPj7nEEzSJ7VUeBvghRXcT1duTsF-Ab1OElsD-IFwrv_IbQ-j4Et3Z1YOUDOZUSaSx2gpAWkqt-1lkgL4ZKui_FBoCEZ98Uf6EIug_hiOhNUuJ32lrtCFMATS-p45ANIPm93vnUK2RebQ3aQ/w314-h640/IMG_E1438.JPG" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and Miss Wilma </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgpUA7hE3xUYVsvrrJzFosKsfmpd3XKkegylCu_yf6GzcheeqFYx5WqSNjH2-2VCJbDNS7q9P1lHdeH3rSUuX836CIXzBoPEO-_kbEKIvHCXfxqqr85IIpo9WX5wtmGPHrBXaa0XFqGqwL9dGulJxsGYsnqGulHdf7fHjRijFT3bphuWgmf2KsqLc9g/s4032/IMG_1403.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgpUA7hE3xUYVsvrrJzFosKsfmpd3XKkegylCu_yf6GzcheeqFYx5WqSNjH2-2VCJbDNS7q9P1lHdeH3rSUuX836CIXzBoPEO-_kbEKIvHCXfxqqr85IIpo9WX5wtmGPHrBXaa0XFqGqwL9dGulJxsGYsnqGulHdf7fHjRijFT3bphuWgmf2KsqLc9g/w480-h640/IMG_1403.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and us,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> we wish you all a peaceful December</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> and send you winter blessings</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">✨✨✨✨✨✨</span></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-8808488301343417072022-10-31T17:04:00.000+00:002022-10-31T17:04:30.578+00:00October 2022<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">Welcome friends, old and new, to this month's blog offering, hope you enjoy the photos.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The roof stones seem to be getting bigger !</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj1vMnxFTXN92vgT7f6f2gKU_7aC4KTpQKnsXwR6eNHmNgaGshDGOVL-iVpXxUL3eWsBLLsDwSCMEiUzt4AAWzAV1BPeyO0viIvTcYTl7onow9Gh3z01hbmnF22VO7ZatwvR77va0RhKNhVPXU3W29q5l9Y6P7vlkbKQbsDw4kADPwc95Fl3x-GGEqA/s4032/IMG_1279.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj1vMnxFTXN92vgT7f6f2gKU_7aC4KTpQKnsXwR6eNHmNgaGshDGOVL-iVpXxUL3eWsBLLsDwSCMEiUzt4AAWzAV1BPeyO0viIvTcYTl7onow9Gh3z01hbmnF22VO7ZatwvR77va0RhKNhVPXU3W29q5l9Y6P7vlkbKQbsDw4kADPwc95Fl3x-GGEqA/w640-h480/IMG_1279.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hard hats definitely needed for the skillful job of placing the stones just in the right place.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Malcolm assessing the next job of cutting the stones along the ridge</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_ACNhsnOVbaA7BOmgA-aM3WdsQ5a7eon-5_Ygi_AJZm90PV_AhTBnKP6rsKNjJdfv_2gbF3PbOx6BunaroQDgHyHyG3ihYh7vrLlEGJhv4O4bLuxTDiCA64Po5KCiTdquefrWmTB1rwzshLeLoq_tU3bYEOilSf-5fZe_PbpjdgkBvOSHMn5CJBMEw/s4032/IMG_1341.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_ACNhsnOVbaA7BOmgA-aM3WdsQ5a7eon-5_Ygi_AJZm90PV_AhTBnKP6rsKNjJdfv_2gbF3PbOx6BunaroQDgHyHyG3ihYh7vrLlEGJhv4O4bLuxTDiCA64Po5KCiTdquefrWmTB1rwzshLeLoq_tU3bYEOilSf-5fZe_PbpjdgkBvOSHMn5CJBMEw/w480-h640/IMG_1341.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEaQIICtHmOLqORH-njH-OEdzErSBW2KimWZIx8wHiybY1-YpVzgfBmtsQZDyQP2Oze7VP3qoWy9OIHF6zcHQNzmGeWBj7lVopYkDKTtVjBtPtaNEdLC8j-RB2q3q0WqAf_1VfdSVSsYsx38qsRG1rIrQ_YaJFus0Z-oujH4Ffvs3kX-Ri2X65O9kEA/w640-h480/IMG_1352.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Two happy lads ! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The next stage is to point between the stones with lime mortar.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBqmmamoqfrBrwdQqlatDgnwx_eb8xN-W7aW5rQFhZtH1Ktrlp0RgvhYhwfTE7SjB0jS5GQcaiUUA9P1iOKaKxvKbkh8SN70q76S3hIUeLYChvF5xku2oV1JNZnAm9K_-9WrqYklMyew6kj0xBgmmEhQ2l_oFTcaYzgxKu78Y7kwUHmaih2sP-NvvmA/s2545/IMG_E1350%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="1821" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBqmmamoqfrBrwdQqlatDgnwx_eb8xN-W7aW5rQFhZtH1Ktrlp0RgvhYhwfTE7SjB0jS5GQcaiUUA9P1iOKaKxvKbkh8SN70q76S3hIUeLYChvF5xku2oV1JNZnAm9K_-9WrqYklMyew6kj0xBgmmEhQ2l_oFTcaYzgxKu78Y7kwUHmaih2sP-NvvmA/w458-h640/IMG_E1350%20(1).JPG" width="458" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">Thank you Billy, we couldn't have done it without you, your tremendous skill, knowledge, patience and your JCB.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">The catch-phrase of the month coming from the JCB cab was "Noooo !!!!! not like yin !!!"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">we learnt a lot !</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Our front door of the cottage was a very sad affair</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NxAQRt17NrbqkERG7_KkEBuP1kXHtIhcliiZFC8WK0x4TMDIiNZlx3VTIqisBANtfgzFb71boSpOHKrwgf_BVKQfh6NPnnTeVx4VflZp0lyzsMo3BDwuNcvfvE12kpgmLoVTBt5Xy0KN2rw2_9tr5rXYTm8_Nae-D3NeqoiYIRsfm4vfZ3BTAdiVVA/s4032/IMG_0620.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NxAQRt17NrbqkERG7_KkEBuP1kXHtIhcliiZFC8WK0x4TMDIiNZlx3VTIqisBANtfgzFb71boSpOHKrwgf_BVKQfh6NPnnTeVx4VflZp0lyzsMo3BDwuNcvfvE12kpgmLoVTBt5Xy0KN2rw2_9tr5rXYTm8_Nae-D3NeqoiYIRsfm4vfZ3BTAdiVVA/w480-h640/IMG_0620.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and definitely needed cheering up.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmpKZQnoNjO5dyw3O0S2GaawhJrVCQVK72YAnvm646PfCZ7FhRJN1BYYIZQn7-EFCfY61KnCJ3oIj74BNID2feAW4bGbnu7XJjlsdlOCMvu9pinEfxisXPo8lATMA0ug_FzfFVw4Ywjb-POOAfUpLM1NjbOeU8hTCdj2Sr4rzN7BmtFLgtF9aW45E4Q/s4032/IMG_0618.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmpKZQnoNjO5dyw3O0S2GaawhJrVCQVK72YAnvm646PfCZ7FhRJN1BYYIZQn7-EFCfY61KnCJ3oIj74BNID2feAW4bGbnu7XJjlsdlOCMvu9pinEfxisXPo8lATMA0ug_FzfFVw4Ywjb-POOAfUpLM1NjbOeU8hTCdj2Sr4rzN7BmtFLgtF9aW45E4Q/w480-h640/IMG_0618.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So with a cheery coat of paint to match the abundant dandelions we now have a more welcoming entrance</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1o4bLns6tUYgMrJW6SuD5PsYCPmTGzDrhPI4n81MA33JqFjxKaAn3E8dyUKr_ThxNXUUqwe89XFckCewkYq8lPejQwA1XFVvc6S97UlV_VHlW2mVB402Yz_B4JMtugxF3drhGmnq_M-mvjt6o-HxCfQVa7QniaUjLxDRcPinOXff7RmxAUpuau7xgxw/s4032/IMG_1332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1o4bLns6tUYgMrJW6SuD5PsYCPmTGzDrhPI4n81MA33JqFjxKaAn3E8dyUKr_ThxNXUUqwe89XFckCewkYq8lPejQwA1XFVvc6S97UlV_VHlW2mVB402Yz_B4JMtugxF3drhGmnq_M-mvjt6o-HxCfQVa7QniaUjLxDRcPinOXff7RmxAUpuau7xgxw/w480-h640/IMG_1332.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and with a new pane of glass, we now have a wonderful view towards the sea</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j5HTdzsEGNU2zjLtezjStKvrYxmO8bR7HF1ETRsoTCW_5UszZNSuFUuFcmh1Zg0r0uwyyWInFSqitZ6UM4vOodOJK7X6eziULHFvFC2u7gEQuhnC09mhNp1ZTsoGEIRSTWpxkzI7QcZJ2QGf4d14VZqJ1DySTmJdfDmGomk4U8I3A2PSV32pPW6x4Q/s4032/IMG_1324.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j5HTdzsEGNU2zjLtezjStKvrYxmO8bR7HF1ETRsoTCW_5UszZNSuFUuFcmh1Zg0r0uwyyWInFSqitZ6UM4vOodOJK7X6eziULHFvFC2u7gEQuhnC09mhNp1ZTsoGEIRSTWpxkzI7QcZJ2QGf4d14VZqJ1DySTmJdfDmGomk4U8I3A2PSV32pPW6x4Q/w480-h640/IMG_1324.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">Just need some paint on the inside now.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Although Wilma is almost fourteen she thinks she's tough enough to take on the sheep and pretend to be a collie dog, from the safety of being the other side of the gate anyway.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4mVhH0XeF9KBC6U861MAE4DvSl2yX_4rwQMsVAiSDrs7HX4a6M2yI8wWsPCtR3lb6s-b4_l8wI5I4riNdrhhA7RsBb51cR1H_7NCmMxP62pD7N8GaIg4TOwo-xqgNJLJfwhLrS1NwME2GHhfOENKOJuVPr4X3vyHvOvHQfLDcCFNN1XjfdSMTVSWTA/s3378/IMG_E1295.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3378" data-original-width="2588" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4mVhH0XeF9KBC6U861MAE4DvSl2yX_4rwQMsVAiSDrs7HX4a6M2yI8wWsPCtR3lb6s-b4_l8wI5I4riNdrhhA7RsBb51cR1H_7NCmMxP62pD7N8GaIg4TOwo-xqgNJLJfwhLrS1NwME2GHhfOENKOJuVPr4X3vyHvOvHQfLDcCFNN1XjfdSMTVSWTA/w490-h640/IMG_E1295.JPG" width="490" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">She was a little star !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The wheelie bin came in handy as a make-do head stand as the vet couldn't bring one over on the plane, Zara didn't mind</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gowsplImKcu3-Mwvy3Cz3MWrjMXtjK9B6kmh_OH6cDRx3LRfqb5FE9ZuXVLIrH7FtQgtqhWijn9NRiKqUa3DDcEOi8i6BAAFwUT39XxfHrqEaCVgRq6bMk9n21qG7_YL9n68raldFJUun8tGTeBeWpb_WGyiZPIlw2dXSWvBbXkxg18pQgyFoziilw/s3503/IMG_E1299.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2397" data-original-width="3503" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gowsplImKcu3-Mwvy3Cz3MWrjMXtjK9B6kmh_OH6cDRx3LRfqb5FE9ZuXVLIrH7FtQgtqhWijn9NRiKqUa3DDcEOi8i6BAAFwUT39XxfHrqEaCVgRq6bMk9n21qG7_YL9n68raldFJUun8tGTeBeWpb_WGyiZPIlw2dXSWvBbXkxg18pQgyFoziilw/w640-h438/IMG_E1299.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">The "birdy people" as we call them, from the Bird Observatory, were delighted to spot a Central Asian lesser whitethroat in our garden.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> It is only the eleventh time one of these birds has been sighted in the UK since 2003.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPRAAY3Tuc1TofL9Z5c2Y0h66lXVkKXou2D9edKpH1R1uC_A9WgrWCEtY6ZV11wi16Ap-C-VWvFoLd0D5NqYgn1RGAn-mHVQALNltiqVY6ozm9Tc9ssfngDvEXYFQZ9C9t1ERWh6jvvnFUHBWmJRxphtnaERTY_yIegAmQmyKXEpWEhQ-T4TRDvWuWA/s4032/IMG_1327.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPRAAY3Tuc1TofL9Z5c2Y0h66lXVkKXou2D9edKpH1R1uC_A9WgrWCEtY6ZV11wi16Ap-C-VWvFoLd0D5NqYgn1RGAn-mHVQALNltiqVY6ozm9Tc9ssfngDvEXYFQZ9C9t1ERWh6jvvnFUHBWmJRxphtnaERTY_yIegAmQmyKXEpWEhQ-T4TRDvWuWA/w640-h480/IMG_1327.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The little bird was caught and details recorded</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFe5U8ew8a-n_h5OkoUP_FnWNtKgkbqa0_vvdJYosjzYwsJ_X-byxv2Lprz4sJXvxtRVJDSVjuKXZTHCWOho9627wCK9rDawo-st8JxZhPKH6iM1vtjyHtU6NmDLn5nyTh0YCBvAcBbrmMpejR0vZMA45Lqm666myhC03N9AKT3Egk6OT6agOVKX-4Aw/s1749/IMG_E1328.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1749" data-original-width="1312" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFe5U8ew8a-n_h5OkoUP_FnWNtKgkbqa0_vvdJYosjzYwsJ_X-byxv2Lprz4sJXvxtRVJDSVjuKXZTHCWOho9627wCK9rDawo-st8JxZhPKH6iM1vtjyHtU6NmDLn5nyTh0YCBvAcBbrmMpejR0vZMA45Lqm666myhC03N9AKT3Egk6OT6agOVKX-4Aw/w480-h640/IMG_E1328.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">shortly before being released again. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This tiny bird breeds in Europe and Central Asia and should be wintering in North Africa, the Middle East and India.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvS8E0PZLSpv8kUXsbX2kTkcTNl0FaTEhGQyX1XLjbahuKscXekneqxGloCjIjwF6NeBXZ0d11_OnHoAfX9J9Qq3b8BFG5bJ3cDFRmgMyNQACwlhscITap-NJXdsh4HsRkI2IGgLEhiXkTz8RgV55BAFh28X6eXQ0A1KnT2TmGDrMNT7f8VSpBxxgkQ/s1361/IMG_E1330.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="1361" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvS8E0PZLSpv8kUXsbX2kTkcTNl0FaTEhGQyX1XLjbahuKscXekneqxGloCjIjwF6NeBXZ0d11_OnHoAfX9J9Qq3b8BFG5bJ3cDFRmgMyNQACwlhscITap-NJXdsh4HsRkI2IGgLEhiXkTz8RgV55BAFh28X6eXQ0A1KnT2TmGDrMNT7f8VSpBxxgkQ/w640-h548/IMG_E1330.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">wishing him a safe onward journey.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Quote of the month</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN938tIMr4FPrYDQk_7IfzGCykl8DvUEUab0WZ1R0RcU3rHPnb6MQu2kITi20ykSvjp6hV4ZmDyGSYlMqANMiOyJ2SjGhw9oV_CqAsJDz_kO64QRNXIPtCx7tJ-NJKcCgSNTNYh2Hoe3PnL7JpG7vPFpcD4VbNXyJKOfRuX7bqdWDCJOeAGS2YwKkLQA/s720/Dalai%20Lama%20and%20Desmond%20tutu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="720" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN938tIMr4FPrYDQk_7IfzGCykl8DvUEUab0WZ1R0RcU3rHPnb6MQu2kITi20ykSvjp6hV4ZmDyGSYlMqANMiOyJ2SjGhw9oV_CqAsJDz_kO64QRNXIPtCx7tJ-NJKcCgSNTNYh2Hoe3PnL7JpG7vPFpcD4VbNXyJKOfRuX7bqdWDCJOeAGS2YwKkLQA/w640-h474/Dalai%20Lama%20and%20Desmond%20tutu.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>RNLI survival advice</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is something that I have only recently become aware of and thought it would be good to share</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>"FLOAT TO LIVE"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">have a look at the very short RNLI Youtube video, you never know it may save your life one day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Books of the month</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">With the days getting shorter it's always a good excuse to get some more books ready for cosy evenings !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7dCE6ZpSvFWmSlJMTaPZLbzKqjMpvGjHhVVVGdK1zCF5f7JdJbfPgzQ86aOVb3e97Syopln4K2aClPHnIkP8oVzgblHeV7ODBVNOpCshRB1gh9CeV-jhLTNYy1c7BU8g_0IYFSHZUpolqRd-Y-BhoYc_-lmP7h1qeb930TZs7X_JzEdzIc84P_txwA/s4032/IMG_1301.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7dCE6ZpSvFWmSlJMTaPZLbzKqjMpvGjHhVVVGdK1zCF5f7JdJbfPgzQ86aOVb3e97Syopln4K2aClPHnIkP8oVzgblHeV7ODBVNOpCshRB1gh9CeV-jhLTNYy1c7BU8g_0IYFSHZUpolqRd-Y-BhoYc_-lmP7h1qeb930TZs7X_JzEdzIc84P_txwA/w480-h640/IMG_1301.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">This next photo was kindly sent to me by</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> Michael Cook who came on one of the recent lighthouse tours.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFZfxh4Pcx1MTFnBIrb-JPSDkaYX1zQb7G3uZL1q44hKMbfarM9VCTxppjKmXPtx-ASA3eBZcP0v8vSYAh_9UiBlUXUJN0VAw5g-6UYwvBfJJsEJae0jj0356obp2FQLEOc94HP71LrY0EHi9XVf4sm9TMY5qZdZBPrpIKG5Df9gusJ-ng5VBEh5dlQ/s1600/PHOTO-2022-10-14-10-23-35.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1164" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFZfxh4Pcx1MTFnBIrb-JPSDkaYX1zQb7G3uZL1q44hKMbfarM9VCTxppjKmXPtx-ASA3eBZcP0v8vSYAh_9UiBlUXUJN0VAw5g-6UYwvBfJJsEJae0jj0356obp2FQLEOc94HP71LrY0EHi9XVf4sm9TMY5qZdZBPrpIKG5Df9gusJ-ng5VBEh5dlQ/w466-h640/PHOTO-2022-10-14-10-23-35.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">love this photo !</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">You may like to have a look at Michael's blog:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>www.wildscot.blog</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Michael's latest blog "Birding on North Ronaldsay"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">is a must read with some amazing bird photos from his trip to the island this month. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Homemade Apple"; font-size: xx-large;">Thank you Michael</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Pause for thought</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IPU-vncC2t9Dj297Fb-SKadZ86cI--a57mkzmgBnQN7MFgb7uSVaZhPMnFau5Vhtqn8tA1E3it7r7MvEeG_-sX7RjEOa3Z7uW_qmHsaSWbaN8Oqe_lVmpzbW6JqsCBLt2hxnb2CD5PlBNgssX1G3xfXV8zZJBOcDPyNt3zqc6TFATwwZXZuEgY6MTQ/s680/Opportunity.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="680" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IPU-vncC2t9Dj297Fb-SKadZ86cI--a57mkzmgBnQN7MFgb7uSVaZhPMnFau5Vhtqn8tA1E3it7r7MvEeG_-sX7RjEOa3Z7uW_qmHsaSWbaN8Oqe_lVmpzbW6JqsCBLt2hxnb2CD5PlBNgssX1G3xfXV8zZJBOcDPyNt3zqc6TFATwwZXZuEgY6MTQ/w640-h640/Opportunity.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">( courtesy of Scottish Women's Institute Facebook page)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">and so from little Wilma </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: large;">(for all her fans out there)</span></div><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-nPpewY8rZQw0yJ29IayyLsg1K8LXTh0vJmvc9gUzzDf2Vw1DEyJcgWqKEq6ucpSBMPcIKrG7a8914rEIhxKI12blo5ah84mN4EXJkt7shG9F6F7_UG36viIr2ImLES1o-KAcb_SqHMGxjtU0qjpCPouGPbNvPAgr7gyXyh4pgtBexIcN0KRJgX1cA/s4032/IMG_1358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-nPpewY8rZQw0yJ29IayyLsg1K8LXTh0vJmvc9gUzzDf2Vw1DEyJcgWqKEq6ucpSBMPcIKrG7a8914rEIhxKI12blo5ah84mN4EXJkt7shG9F6F7_UG36viIr2ImLES1o-KAcb_SqHMGxjtU0qjpCPouGPbNvPAgr7gyXyh4pgtBexIcN0KRJgX1cA/w480-h640/IMG_1358.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">and us</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SsurgdLM5-u0i1hvwlPsTXALbziPNCzYiHV0xIvEMMqnaTjXTZQGLbko3WESwifiMzFKVBslov10tpAcXY-X6jQUmJxQfBzXGGLWnKfN0NxM89o0C36vWDuzbBX-c_q4CUb3k7GTGHle-UK7IC7dACbsc_cji28ZeKV_Jp5hisCBzKQpY_8jA7gAVA/s4032/IMG_1364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SsurgdLM5-u0i1hvwlPsTXALbziPNCzYiHV0xIvEMMqnaTjXTZQGLbko3WESwifiMzFKVBslov10tpAcXY-X6jQUmJxQfBzXGGLWnKfN0NxM89o0C36vWDuzbBX-c_q4CUb3k7GTGHle-UK7IC7dACbsc_cji28ZeKV_Jp5hisCBzKQpY_8jA7gAVA/w640-h480/IMG_1364.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: xx-large;">we wish you a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: xx-large;">happy Halloween</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 </span></div><p></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-26616959878695550042022-09-30T19:52:00.000+01:002022-09-30T19:52:20.099+01:00September 2022<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Hello again to our monthly blog, hope you enjoy 3 minutes worth of our photographs from this month of September.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The barn roof is progressing; now with two layers of roofing felt over the sarking boards and battens on top of that</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGBz_5FVGIwKawnNnOG1Cx3cv3XK-nUk_IuQmoc0wCql3CeGlCzjimb0r6MkEagm0wXWVDEFb3osfySNyxq4aJsU264lt3T5b7M6EjrEoD2TPDFQ6DJu0pvVTjkl3zlQ6mOuG4SZjtXr10ZcQtrk5t42Yw7ZcicgiRwqOcWFX4fduclWSNO0i9uVftw/s4032/IMG_1056.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGBz_5FVGIwKawnNnOG1Cx3cv3XK-nUk_IuQmoc0wCql3CeGlCzjimb0r6MkEagm0wXWVDEFb3osfySNyxq4aJsU264lt3T5b7M6EjrEoD2TPDFQ6DJu0pvVTjkl3zlQ6mOuG4SZjtXr10ZcQtrk5t42Yw7ZcicgiRwqOcWFX4fduclWSNO0i9uVftw/w640-h480/IMG_1056.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and now the job of replacing the huge stones ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA94FASQdpQdiDTqjbtXME51Ld1Fq5mu0pEoGHCahoEoWaxxwd5PxoNnBs5OYUaKAhhXG1ibt0z2Njp1kdf3Yko0srNNc8AHRTliYjHLKhAQkkazOG0Wt42gCo6WlV8SBDmjOj2rkhZ4J_g44tr-GoMI1eOzyiDjPQx6Tcz-6RE1HryuKQ608vEiMvmg/s4032/IMG_1193.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA94FASQdpQdiDTqjbtXME51Ld1Fq5mu0pEoGHCahoEoWaxxwd5PxoNnBs5OYUaKAhhXG1ibt0z2Njp1kdf3Yko0srNNc8AHRTliYjHLKhAQkkazOG0Wt42gCo6WlV8SBDmjOj2rkhZ4J_g44tr-GoMI1eOzyiDjPQx6Tcz-6RE1HryuKQ608vEiMvmg/w640-h480/IMG_1193.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">Thank you Billy !!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">we couldn't have done it without you.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzb2BLyKYxOvPUA9P3fHK1ok1vmOJOcGIGBx2GPr8-B8Y-tDaArgJr4n_nOBMXR2oWQdTmb38VX6gmTkI1HePIh5Q57UVb-HRe1SOKK_jdx6nDCO-AT0rdMVxfCgs3vF3gRar3wgQrl6mK7IquWcfsp7IFomaqaNTemGFoeSxAVpbr4HfPvzyEEjFMpA/s4032/IMG_1261.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzb2BLyKYxOvPUA9P3fHK1ok1vmOJOcGIGBx2GPr8-B8Y-tDaArgJr4n_nOBMXR2oWQdTmb38VX6gmTkI1HePIh5Q57UVb-HRe1SOKK_jdx6nDCO-AT0rdMVxfCgs3vF3gRar3wgQrl6mK7IquWcfsp7IFomaqaNTemGFoeSxAVpbr4HfPvzyEEjFMpA/w640-h480/IMG_1261.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">a skillful job indeed.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~~<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">I couldn't work out why Zara had so much bird poo on her back, then I saw that she has a pet starling who sits with her</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcR8yv0NxQZ06Ca9NwwaI3b_ZGOsRrB94r7Yi1xSVNm8VQmrhRjBe3SzBV3Vh6dyCSu7JeNuSnYk1_HPHYmj4uynPVSzCD5HvaIekdstdiYPiKsy3URNiWsMm9bTx5fevM6mEhTMcI94xpNMba_5QpDB9bRCe9J64dmxobg5M8CIexSyt6bzQnD-r-jA/s1367/IMG_E1059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="1025" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcR8yv0NxQZ06Ca9NwwaI3b_ZGOsRrB94r7Yi1xSVNm8VQmrhRjBe3SzBV3Vh6dyCSu7JeNuSnYk1_HPHYmj4uynPVSzCD5HvaIekdstdiYPiKsy3URNiWsMm9bTx5fevM6mEhTMcI94xpNMba_5QpDB9bRCe9J64dmxobg5M8CIexSyt6bzQnD-r-jA/w480-h640/IMG_E1059.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Wilma as usual loving the beach</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamqkQjQSNJmdivw_EljaIk6LoM7uYvlAA3t3Jq7rvVqvIxCReD0ElVcdsg4FKy39RyQCwU62YFrRwrwoXSC9msqlQCT5xAY9hGULVn8DcEzCfTCLifalYarLHMh0fa8UwJvIAVBGcCcVzKoPChWASxUhECnxxKIH6ASFGy-y9fK7ylpXKNsUxPzB7Cg/s3897/IMG_E1078.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3897" data-original-width="2818" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamqkQjQSNJmdivw_EljaIk6LoM7uYvlAA3t3Jq7rvVqvIxCReD0ElVcdsg4FKy39RyQCwU62YFrRwrwoXSC9msqlQCT5xAY9hGULVn8DcEzCfTCLifalYarLHMh0fa8UwJvIAVBGcCcVzKoPChWASxUhECnxxKIH6ASFGy-y9fK7ylpXKNsUxPzB7Cg/w462-h640/IMG_E1078.JPG" width="462" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and making friends with Frank,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">looking forward to seeing you in December Frank</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJnEJejnrDHA_FvHGkPQwDc2vyVESCTt9rcHx54qH96rdIFs35yyiIHYEWFrrj0_GIHXVbcyLrerj9babYHX7jTRJ-JppVjdKvytun_UxdR_-S6kt_i3vSAqqk2B81ouBw63FnXdTQeQlFWtk0TpbrGR8gdCv-t2bQW78Oq4xORvr24YFZfFuSFFGfg/s4032/IMG_1088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJnEJejnrDHA_FvHGkPQwDc2vyVESCTt9rcHx54qH96rdIFs35yyiIHYEWFrrj0_GIHXVbcyLrerj9babYHX7jTRJ-JppVjdKvytun_UxdR_-S6kt_i3vSAqqk2B81ouBw63FnXdTQeQlFWtk0TpbrGR8gdCv-t2bQW78Oq4xORvr24YFZfFuSFFGfg/w480-h640/IMG_1088.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u>Around the island's rocky shores </u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjp8FyP_y1xnNVrE0rBsheQCsK3k5dNI6D-DS3wH8WuiJe6xvMc3CBW3OFHEqBMhImweIpmJI6gZUKRRvytO-MN7ZjunFWKYZAp28IoKeU4DZVPPF-cBahN-EwH-Mf_SgCJFBlI_gQ-L2WV3kX16MTUPmRg0ANJAvTC2MblICdi_H7ugqJIRD_Kxy2sQ/s4032/IMG_1061.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjp8FyP_y1xnNVrE0rBsheQCsK3k5dNI6D-DS3wH8WuiJe6xvMc3CBW3OFHEqBMhImweIpmJI6gZUKRRvytO-MN7ZjunFWKYZAp28IoKeU4DZVPPF-cBahN-EwH-Mf_SgCJFBlI_gQ-L2WV3kX16MTUPmRg0ANJAvTC2MblICdi_H7ugqJIRD_Kxy2sQ/w640-h480/IMG_1061.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">No posting would be complete without a photograph of the lighthouse</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpg1QnXDcLZSfNiZ2v2gVAfztmBajFeKOz8-Q_cO9UyBrJPVLcstNo45jX4R_djf_TRrI87XNjfXLvEbz7IaJxqepFBq0YoQ3Eu9jodCPrgXGtkaOVoBffzehr2cnQbYbU6S0l9QEfkDdA-NrAA-vfb8_P5pR4mb1Q4Uia1PU98mL5FqMTqCzKFuC5LA/s4032/IMG_1086.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpg1QnXDcLZSfNiZ2v2gVAfztmBajFeKOz8-Q_cO9UyBrJPVLcstNo45jX4R_djf_TRrI87XNjfXLvEbz7IaJxqepFBq0YoQ3Eu9jodCPrgXGtkaOVoBffzehr2cnQbYbU6S0l9QEfkDdA-NrAA-vfb8_P5pR4mb1Q4Uia1PU98mL5FqMTqCzKFuC5LA/w480-h640/IMG_1086.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Poem of the month</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><u>Rocky Shores</u></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">North Ronaldsay you've brought me </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">to your rocky shores</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">and now you hold me in your charms.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">I've touched your darkest skies,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">I've danced your Northern Lights,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">I've counted your stars</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">that shine so bright.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">I've swam your clearest waters</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">whose tides have swallowed sailors never to go home</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">and your seabed keeps their secrets and their gold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Deep inside your every rock </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">your history is written,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">waiting for the time </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">when </span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">future ears will listen.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">My soul dwells in your timelessness,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">I sleep within your stones.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">North Ronaldsay you've brought me </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">to your rocky shores,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">you brought me to be home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">June Purvis</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Malcolm's sister came over from Madeira this month, it was a delight to see her and show her around the island in sunny weather.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Thank you for making the trip Barb</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgllYhxpiCKIESz2H7bUYfVBhFQvjoxXxICghaciOjij8US9inh_uBshDr1bGI4V4CSEh85euLB1BJ6lGAMhCQIlGRbQswECn5MYdFgBDAeVKA787sxYG8rmVUz5-_OXxlEzdK1-IQWbFWakrlRvhQWrliMJs93Wd5h1B_g4UoYbXCusJOnN6n7hBIg/s4032/IMG_1114.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgllYhxpiCKIESz2H7bUYfVBhFQvjoxXxICghaciOjij8US9inh_uBshDr1bGI4V4CSEh85euLB1BJ6lGAMhCQIlGRbQswECn5MYdFgBDAeVKA787sxYG8rmVUz5-_OXxlEzdK1-IQWbFWakrlRvhQWrliMJs93Wd5h1B_g4UoYbXCusJOnN6n7hBIg/w480-h640/IMG_1114.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">sitting on the ancient broch looking out to sea</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLbCak_zmDGTMgu0r-Br-gPDQfSxjB2AO3Hl2kLNES5fyzVxhzDdhYHkEoKUpX4y3JiR81MbugyGhBNm-TR4x_QQXSJ_UxVEQmngJpxoqUtuDxs9v3cSShNWAgl5mwJ2AWHexb6D0x1ud2az-ZrOf4m73UfaSwuGxLWlAKzu_6GQVUWVJUwnqAf4t_Q/s4032/IMG_1123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLbCak_zmDGTMgu0r-Br-gPDQfSxjB2AO3Hl2kLNES5fyzVxhzDdhYHkEoKUpX4y3JiR81MbugyGhBNm-TR4x_QQXSJ_UxVEQmngJpxoqUtuDxs9v3cSShNWAgl5mwJ2AWHexb6D0x1ud2az-ZrOf4m73UfaSwuGxLWlAKzu_6GQVUWVJUwnqAf4t_Q/w640-h480/IMG_1123.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgje2Ii6EHlA02Lz-Q7UjPoZjD_C-PZtVMrh0sW2Rd22MKNdMrJnp0juZ3Vby5-G8iThVTKnhsP-I5B683oVjfG3FrqnNFr4MvQpL62zTrYka4j10y2cz6ZOq9YO_GCvBezTLBqDEjGZfTKlDkNYGlObwPakRFc6AcxSmf1Wuq96bqRo3n3AQoQ-ty30Q/w640-h640/creative%20people.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">When there's a storm going on outside and everything is blowing about ......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1kV3gAVx5hf3WobEj8Yev-nhF0FrQt7ThgsCDIa1VAA0fZ8Lg1EOhlo7Z3e1Y6rGGNAYPN7NnXBp9v86GIP7uZ-6ce7jggPaadPg_tv2ePBb9MeB0RUn-R0aPJkJO4e2emyJt-3Fef9MjBbV02t7GenEP61DiwbFUMnO3AqtLukFSlx-kUqPQPIz5A/s4032/IMG_1271.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1kV3gAVx5hf3WobEj8Yev-nhF0FrQt7ThgsCDIa1VAA0fZ8Lg1EOhlo7Z3e1Y6rGGNAYPN7NnXBp9v86GIP7uZ-6ce7jggPaadPg_tv2ePBb9MeB0RUn-R0aPJkJO4e2emyJt-3Fef9MjBbV02t7GenEP61DiwbFUMnO3AqtLukFSlx-kUqPQPIz5A/w640-h480/IMG_1271.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">the best thing to do is take a leaf out of Tilly's book and just lay down on the carpet and wait for it to blow over</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsxL-2CNOVk8XNX6cvovxAaje9y6ff_WsbGJYaUgi2Cml7jGzTAX7dGKZvn2_pMgdkvyfj_NXE09X3TnKk7w67lE08YVEaFUCnYeiGcHYd5yjMUST9UlM86Bk9hjUpU8WoIEccbDGCzf7jphToxiqRRk3EviKaqxTvlAc1fIox4BpBiOnbwVgInEt3Q/s4032/IMG_1269.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsxL-2CNOVk8XNX6cvovxAaje9y6ff_WsbGJYaUgi2Cml7jGzTAX7dGKZvn2_pMgdkvyfj_NXE09X3TnKk7w67lE08YVEaFUCnYeiGcHYd5yjMUST9UlM86Bk9hjUpU8WoIEccbDGCzf7jphToxiqRRk3EviKaqxTvlAc1fIox4BpBiOnbwVgInEt3Q/w480-h640/IMG_1269.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">or </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">take a gentle book off of the book shelves</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguESCDXF24xEIacoZ--OirmJjp08hv89v_liuBDGvQm1dgMSK1UK2XcQ1C3qcHHdwKWFxvXWcMRKfaMfTFgpD6YIr3kXdV4mBiP6dN4RPY_ncVH_uiDL-OicK6HpknIcY-6i5dl-bNEuFvqkgyVQM7Zc71awSAVG3oZk7IK16WZGshobfkrw8CPnnvQ/s4032/IMG_1263.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguESCDXF24xEIacoZ--OirmJjp08hv89v_liuBDGvQm1dgMSK1UK2XcQ1C3qcHHdwKWFxvXWcMRKfaMfTFgpD6YIr3kXdV4mBiP6dN4RPY_ncVH_uiDL-OicK6HpknIcY-6i5dl-bNEuFvqkgyVQM7Zc71awSAVG3oZk7IK16WZGshobfkrw8CPnnvQ/w480-h640/IMG_1263.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Pause for thought</u></b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkiFAP6SzDh1AMdx7HuB4M4G3vB0zFs6hAntEvVaeWznjdY9RXdOdHbBG73vlJSoWtY4CNbZiZIsyahT09SbMYJVem_FvCHiHjjd-I2AsOByQfYO7bW6ak54VuRCnF6nYot1p-VDjpGSgeVmMewB3z_vqOv9HUipXs7XN0KPOyXheY_cspeHHi8E-lA/s480/Progress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkiFAP6SzDh1AMdx7HuB4M4G3vB0zFs6hAntEvVaeWznjdY9RXdOdHbBG73vlJSoWtY4CNbZiZIsyahT09SbMYJVem_FvCHiHjjd-I2AsOByQfYO7bW6ak54VuRCnF6nYot1p-VDjpGSgeVmMewB3z_vqOv9HUipXs7XN0KPOyXheY_cspeHHi8E-lA/w640-h640/Progress.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">from Scottish Womens' Institute Facebook page</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">So until next month enjoy your rainbows</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xDRIw2gmEBa84IA5hAVXoYUjFfS330B4VQrUZUpbOZrgh-EDQ0RuxWKK8kmcP_rhIpwQSgbaMWykKD2hsW1QRUm-2aoHP-oXQKfhlu2ZmXzzRiAz6aYIdi2_zkO_aSDLDM3ADEfsSiZkh_S_3ebctH4h3qcIsfjEdYTJ-0VyAfzy5xz9RammUaDYDg/s4032/IMG_1235.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xDRIw2gmEBa84IA5hAVXoYUjFfS330B4VQrUZUpbOZrgh-EDQ0RuxWKK8kmcP_rhIpwQSgbaMWykKD2hsW1QRUm-2aoHP-oXQKfhlu2ZmXzzRiAz6aYIdi2_zkO_aSDLDM3ADEfsSiZkh_S_3ebctH4h3qcIsfjEdYTJ-0VyAfzy5xz9RammUaDYDg/w640-h480/IMG_1235.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;"><b>June and Malcolm and the gang</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;"><b>💙💛💜💙💛💜</b></span></div>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-11821575753478572022-08-31T14:29:00.000+01:002022-08-31T14:29:46.817+01:00August 2022<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Welcome everyone to our August blog posting of how we spend our time on a far away island.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Malcolm has been making great progress on the barn roof. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DRppMhArFRMyZk3L9Q46WG0F7CanCco-QmcOEWQ-LsX69y5igCuXWjLVDjOIa_jkJMVHRa2HbKoVj32aLB5-_MdlmpqQ1WKqqmUzX9cyluvqHp7KfuEzxlsmcgM8xPZhMzV19_u3DlC6HlfoJjMRTPvatU5Nn8nYdihxwuaJBT4_tmJHdf91v2Uq8Q/s4032/IMG_0895.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DRppMhArFRMyZk3L9Q46WG0F7CanCco-QmcOEWQ-LsX69y5igCuXWjLVDjOIa_jkJMVHRa2HbKoVj32aLB5-_MdlmpqQ1WKqqmUzX9cyluvqHp7KfuEzxlsmcgM8xPZhMzV19_u3DlC6HlfoJjMRTPvatU5Nn8nYdihxwuaJBT4_tmJHdf91v2Uq8Q/w640-h480/IMG_0895.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Roof trusses all different sizes as the building is not true in any direction.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLePiR4y8hNuIFoYhIR86jcF97EMzaKPNDNArpjf9eu8VbPxRe3jixaTaY8aS6scKErzbGGd8D7g70fmFSuo0_eYlnAWVvyfCf9pINu-JFGp0UUo6sny2UuoSn3xYzjFcUUWmJj1nzf-RCk5QgiksRmaQH1_9QwlDRH9wS_31_059YBTMC90Lp3IW9A/s4032/IMG_1035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLePiR4y8hNuIFoYhIR86jcF97EMzaKPNDNArpjf9eu8VbPxRe3jixaTaY8aS6scKErzbGGd8D7g70fmFSuo0_eYlnAWVvyfCf9pINu-JFGp0UUo6sny2UuoSn3xYzjFcUUWmJj1nzf-RCk5QgiksRmaQH1_9QwlDRH9wS_31_059YBTMC90Lp3IW9A/w640-h480/IMG_1035.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Followed by the sarking boards, next stage will be the waterproof membrane, then the battening and the replacing those large stones.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">~~~~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you Eddie Barclay for this next photo that you kindly took of our house</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwoAw41123GGQ8vOJb88NL2Ob065XshiS1a1mPjCeh9bsl380eDHP_r0djvZGJqRJEgVQ3MPVF43BHMWAOMC4uUBq_MXpXlmleY1-wdUrTUzONiMdcMrDzpOVAeiRwLooOus6x8-s-2JIxi8yywcDWbsYTRJjTWQro9v-acuReeiHCosmiEigPVZDJg/s4032/Bewan%20at%20night.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwoAw41123GGQ8vOJb88NL2Ob065XshiS1a1mPjCeh9bsl380eDHP_r0djvZGJqRJEgVQ3MPVF43BHMWAOMC4uUBq_MXpXlmleY1-wdUrTUzONiMdcMrDzpOVAeiRwLooOus6x8-s-2JIxi8yywcDWbsYTRJjTWQro9v-acuReeiHCosmiEigPVZDJg/w640-h480/Bewan%20at%20night.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">This year's Sheep Festival was a fantastic success,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">thank you to everyone involved to make it happen.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOfs35qB5THuaB_kjjEMasWNG3mlhQr7GcCLYwAuYDDArq1lDMbmuceqmu-aAE1nI7JLcmAxa7ria-ZIymnJ861iMuKLExMeK5U3HCvbO0IVkrEFww0Kw5ohV9GTQHBiQ8mQcp6XjeuoW4OG4ohd_YAepp2NsLqPj3t7iFxT4hGl3yFI5v_uOhzGeiA/s3831/IMG_E0784.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1519" data-original-width="3831" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOfs35qB5THuaB_kjjEMasWNG3mlhQr7GcCLYwAuYDDArq1lDMbmuceqmu-aAE1nI7JLcmAxa7ria-ZIymnJ861iMuKLExMeK5U3HCvbO0IVkrEFww0Kw5ohV9GTQHBiQ8mQcp6XjeuoW4OG4ohd_YAepp2NsLqPj3t7iFxT4hGl3yFI5v_uOhzGeiA/w640-h254/IMG_E0784.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The volunteer stone dykers, who come from far and wide, made a wonderful job of rebuilding some of the walls around the island.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_A81hp81fN4Z3rCD374KH8_cRwcRxMaLvdJJJ5CNHijGOZTuGyG96WFlybcx-bisoFF74xSIUffO3dzmWLMM5-OVs93ykqI_dhYpnw03MJb83kR4jwEfhNo46Jv8CgF2P-s9XsLsmY6coc0b5AFRIsf5-BPfdYhHAZ0i1L24IdKOuJsTu7uZ_a0S3w/s4032/IMG_0788.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_A81hp81fN4Z3rCD374KH8_cRwcRxMaLvdJJJ5CNHijGOZTuGyG96WFlybcx-bisoFF74xSIUffO3dzmWLMM5-OVs93ykqI_dhYpnw03MJb83kR4jwEfhNo46Jv8CgF2P-s9XsLsmY6coc0b5AFRIsf5-BPfdYhHAZ0i1L24IdKOuJsTu7uZ_a0S3w/w640-h480/IMG_0788.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XL0C1yNxE4uBsWkut35KRid-YcYej_Q_X5xitn6rpjuUB3nGevK5EFQyo9RBT9L50L70NOVtTg3lT9z8vtE2h-t26xwBlE5nELVHHnaAOLVr12Y4w62BhwE7l5Ydz0zGDowqhOiAlMyAhzTUWNI950F9azfVJDBD4wrrSGI-D2P_21WVy5nchPaxfA/w480-h640/IMG_0795.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and as part of the sheep festival celebrations there has been two fabulous energetic dances;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Stripping the Willow, Old Duke of York, the Gay Gordons, Dashing White Sargeant, waltzes and more still going into the early hours, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">flat shoes and comfortable clothing a must !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">thank you Helen for a great evening and no plasters needed !</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivX2wCtREPLLMHkkneQP2aZMnpeUDJH9J3YJvq-SRxhIc7TDjmvfFIbtjFJSnHsJbp14bMzKjZO3EZbNz6louSDerLfrEjSBu3GJaHjJUBbn_QzfcH2efsRlmlUH8HwLWCpdFIbcVkccCMZXuGWzl-KwIaXiLiaq41GZgUQcMlvvqms2d9UkBy1kA-Vw/s1722/IMG_E0886.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="1213" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivX2wCtREPLLMHkkneQP2aZMnpeUDJH9J3YJvq-SRxhIc7TDjmvfFIbtjFJSnHsJbp14bMzKjZO3EZbNz6louSDerLfrEjSBu3GJaHjJUBbn_QzfcH2efsRlmlUH8HwLWCpdFIbcVkccCMZXuGWzl-KwIaXiLiaq41GZgUQcMlvvqms2d9UkBy1kA-Vw/w450-h640/IMG_E0886.JPG" width="450" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">great work Frank and thanks for the dancing !</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">(well it was at the sheep festival !)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKEbavkR9Z4bSwNla0kfvhmARZdwzHeHYMiym4TQr1W0H0CLbMxZQDgk9WduUZmZoRQcwY2LHCSLCDAUBAi6EVMtPhxXazUg5p5Aa7ZeTzMw4OLJT_7A70S4tTw7Fr9zUnolJPXKEGa2sAViy75O9xnSTdtvJJDS2vnPdTob1Ul9knYGgt8Qo7oSncw/s1369/IMG_E0839.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="1027" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKEbavkR9Z4bSwNla0kfvhmARZdwzHeHYMiym4TQr1W0H0CLbMxZQDgk9WduUZmZoRQcwY2LHCSLCDAUBAi6EVMtPhxXazUg5p5Aa7ZeTzMw4OLJT_7A70S4tTw7Fr9zUnolJPXKEGa2sAViy75O9xnSTdtvJJDS2vnPdTob1Ul9knYGgt8Qo7oSncw/w480-h640/IMG_E0839.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKEeJgbN2gBaaoKTOsYqeYF3X1NoLpwLFIeG9llxPIKOWuELyEOKFZprHY6oemOPg9_Xc6LV1hz1EUzwOE7XhiCF8zioj9YsjYj20M2gCO0tQeIJRDyHIdyw7j8-Au-USwzvNmquXG-2xZkoCL6Dn5K2cY4Mno6Ps_TZzZrpcheU87txVv_Sp7PhrpA/s4027/IMG_E0842.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;">"What you do for yourself dies with you when you leave this world,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">what you do for others lives on forever."</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Sir Ken Robinson</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">1950 - 2020</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: medium;">author, speaker and international advisor on education</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our Wilma always makes a point of making new friends wherever she goes</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>A bit of fun</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9rr7AxIZ-kijYEe_Q2OI_wjMHX7tqlrYTd0evFCazvCOlu3CqjY5p-RXXYpVV1Qzl79SYerLNjHPcMvz2I4rU4SMEfWgyRLgtTdhV05Hr9SfKXr8Y02sZXz_Y1V9rkjf5w0ho21BF3NeNKHwc3JjcaiA3xGHuS9ookvt4wBRLNRB-CFfUpjz6AnxrQ/s572/dog%20yoga.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9rr7AxIZ-kijYEe_Q2OI_wjMHX7tqlrYTd0evFCazvCOlu3CqjY5p-RXXYpVV1Qzl79SYerLNjHPcMvz2I4rU4SMEfWgyRLgtTdhV05Hr9SfKXr8Y02sZXz_Y1V9rkjf5w0ho21BF3NeNKHwc3JjcaiA3xGHuS9ookvt4wBRLNRB-CFfUpjz6AnxrQ/w588-h640/dog%20yoga.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This next photo of</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> North Ronaldsay Lighthouse</span><span> at dusk, </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">taken by Eddie Barclay</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbVHey2l8zklgRmIldVCDA1oGzsbOnWpRM2oOql76m53alnCbtMzj1OtxVme12Tx1DxPS5G9LDQ7tMnGXHCz1HuP8nh-ZNtDfI9oxDuNtE8Diy93H3A_IWi3rF-nYQGRoElw3ldz5EVTzlEW4L_abpbbWFtPiCeApDdZDrclRpRTcl7k7PyBnaJ0WnQ/s4032/lighthouse%20at%20night.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbVHey2l8zklgRmIldVCDA1oGzsbOnWpRM2oOql76m53alnCbtMzj1OtxVme12Tx1DxPS5G9LDQ7tMnGXHCz1HuP8nh-ZNtDfI9oxDuNtE8Diy93H3A_IWi3rF-nYQGRoElw3ldz5EVTzlEW4L_abpbbWFtPiCeApDdZDrclRpRTcl7k7PyBnaJ0WnQ/w640-h480/lighthouse%20at%20night.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">thank you Eddie</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The lighthouse at sunset</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZu8jGwOpIsmIRGk-hJe97YHXzy0TbX9PlL1NgTnBGWB72TF__mfOo2sYfpq9Jw8qWq4ODjHqsl-HJmXujmr68Gam9KQqf-uEXkBB6f1Y4SnIPupL-xf0LOatgaNnXkjHNP6_UtiePKOx-bmtNYdYjfwkWF-Lfnev99XeBHigyknvSMckTGDW6HMVLw/s4032/IMG_E0782.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZu8jGwOpIsmIRGk-hJe97YHXzy0TbX9PlL1NgTnBGWB72TF__mfOo2sYfpq9Jw8qWq4ODjHqsl-HJmXujmr68Gam9KQqf-uEXkBB6f1Y4SnIPupL-xf0LOatgaNnXkjHNP6_UtiePKOx-bmtNYdYjfwkWF-Lfnev99XeBHigyknvSMckTGDW6HMVLw/w640-h300/IMG_E0782.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This month Billy, the lighthouse keeper and myself have taken 58 people up to the top of the lighthouse</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Poem of the month</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;"><b><u>The Lighthouse</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">As the sun sets</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">and darkness slowly falls,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">the lighthouse beams start to turn,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">a rhythm all their own</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">and through the blackness burn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">Belonging to the night </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">she hides her slender form</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">and reveals her strength and beauty</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">with the arrival of the dawn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">To keep sailing ships from harm</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">She was built with skill and pride</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">to warn of the reefs and rocks below,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">beware, sail wide !</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">She sends her light across the sea</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">for thirty miles around.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">Standing tall and graceful,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">she never makes a sound.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">Should you ever see a lighthouse</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">don't just pass her by.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">Stand and stare and marvel</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">and look her in the eye.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt;">June Purvis</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4qBmE6be_8j1XO5C-MXLdUcw5JhFXmEqi-9Yid_B29zgJWpjJKp6uX2l-iIDrFwRlE9NakQrazOAJ9bdACl8arHl6e-3wyn1jHFa2Ef_5lzgx_rVTnvFPElnElkI84-H5Ng_DhIYQDOh0BpdmqQTEKgQ6RVR3ABgIxfzOKTMLXKLNqKigagsiHdpFA/s4032/IMG_0408.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4qBmE6be_8j1XO5C-MXLdUcw5JhFXmEqi-9Yid_B29zgJWpjJKp6uX2l-iIDrFwRlE9NakQrazOAJ9bdACl8arHl6e-3wyn1jHFa2Ef_5lzgx_rVTnvFPElnElkI84-H5Ng_DhIYQDOh0BpdmqQTEKgQ6RVR3ABgIxfzOKTMLXKLNqKigagsiHdpFA/w480-h640/IMG_0408.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Rock Salt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Book of the month</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Oh, such a beautiful book unexpectedly arrived from our lovely friend Janette, who knows exactly what we like.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHT5zUsk6p080caBX4lpZlKxQmnU8jKfAR2csl8AXLrui26Sboi5Xa8syVtGF0VUfpnl7ZSvCtfqBWgCLVDUfRATJUS_LqOCgQM7JPamu1RDXKGIAmzyqryPmkOPYd3-l-3U8EIkevBOTCB70l4y1wIKkHbhhz9mL_HO64QO3nYpEZAT0EpfZgGOlGw/s4032/IMG_0920%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHT5zUsk6p080caBX4lpZlKxQmnU8jKfAR2csl8AXLrui26Sboi5Xa8syVtGF0VUfpnl7ZSvCtfqBWgCLVDUfRATJUS_LqOCgQM7JPamu1RDXKGIAmzyqryPmkOPYd3-l-3U8EIkevBOTCB70l4y1wIKkHbhhz9mL_HO64QO3nYpEZAT0EpfZgGOlGw/w480-h640/IMG_0920%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>with delightful illustrations</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbEBx3tnuwMHQb41Dhf7C4fQ27EfzJ8lxL52eaBQ7i41Ha8uFGD0q7VlEqMQPiq8WzabBLo7YlDyVFRdCa1cpmIjMy3OTQw29zFKybeNfV9V0uB2qXh8k9gjzAVRCR2om6moSr6sXq_wWx2fdWwUD-DvCaZ4e82lCpj92Si9uPVY7lNfEMIaNT4WVDg/s4032/IMG_0921.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbEBx3tnuwMHQb41Dhf7C4fQ27EfzJ8lxL52eaBQ7i41Ha8uFGD0q7VlEqMQPiq8WzabBLo7YlDyVFRdCa1cpmIjMy3OTQw29zFKybeNfV9V0uB2qXh8k9gjzAVRCR2om6moSr6sXq_wWx2fdWwUD-DvCaZ4e82lCpj92Si9uPVY7lNfEMIaNT4WVDg/w480-h640/IMG_0921.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY0iOrvmeRI74ZnpbV0t78ctZ4V_1CcdKPsEEG6CTTDtEAgfqRffILVlYcFUoyiKlBt7AZo5fdM2fUis7l_S4TZ0v5TPOknQEj7lybG7q-Bo09-he02m1r2THHIxxWJ8_4SdrxWxFCK18XPfR_4DSzl3Vq0w6W1dlG7d-M8I2bcyKHOJ2hxfM5uHX9g/s4032/IMG_0922%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY0iOrvmeRI74ZnpbV0t78ctZ4V_1CcdKPsEEG6CTTDtEAgfqRffILVlYcFUoyiKlBt7AZo5fdM2fUis7l_S4TZ0v5TPOknQEj7lybG7q-Bo09-he02m1r2THHIxxWJ8_4SdrxWxFCK18XPfR_4DSzl3Vq0w6W1dlG7d-M8I2bcyKHOJ2hxfM5uHX9g/w640-h480/IMG_0922%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">thank you fellow mermaid</div><div style="text-align: center;"> (of almost 400 Sunday morning swims together)xx</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><b>~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and a must read for me ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYlSTw0AXIh_qty3SQDgVwKefQd6xIdyqgIoLf6kPnjcu7sBq08k9JeE4sn6qB2R2s3X4Uo1n_LKFZvbXmvnOp_E1S-S4Sg7FifeHQ5waiQ72Ak1qkP639v1msu9g4S9ReCU_38WSNxTq9pXARHPk6cnLu6KS9MGfWEnlD1bChmJmjAvbDBURvu1P3g/s4032/IMG_0923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYlSTw0AXIh_qty3SQDgVwKefQd6xIdyqgIoLf6kPnjcu7sBq08k9JeE4sn6qB2R2s3X4Uo1n_LKFZvbXmvnOp_E1S-S4Sg7FifeHQ5waiQ72Ak1qkP639v1msu9g4S9ReCU_38WSNxTq9pXARHPk6cnLu6KS9MGfWEnlD1bChmJmjAvbDBURvu1P3g/w480-h640/IMG_0923.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje38Xr3e0Qoo9f9gt8aNAwTIwUSIMpXBN65_VuNEz5SfP_xd3TkLuDn9kmW5G8yv40s2-PD5WyV2XO2nHgUilBe8CK5RG8Xp38AtAXnZnqwTfwrq87wPQMPotde-QvJQGGVxBLht7xeHAcf0CSccPVoUN1KQUuzim7hZOAI721ITjObhXXZjdvL8YO9Q/s4032/IMG_0924.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje38Xr3e0Qoo9f9gt8aNAwTIwUSIMpXBN65_VuNEz5SfP_xd3TkLuDn9kmW5G8yv40s2-PD5WyV2XO2nHgUilBe8CK5RG8Xp38AtAXnZnqwTfwrq87wPQMPotde-QvJQGGVxBLht7xeHAcf0CSccPVoUN1KQUuzim7hZOAI721ITjObhXXZjdvL8YO9Q/w480-h640/IMG_0924.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Pharology</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">is the study of lighthouses and signal lights, their construction and illumination</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">those who study or are enthused by lighthouses </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">are known as <b>pharologists.</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScojj73xw8fzxliGrIGNZPn_F4om7eTvkPrdorL7JXFdJ5hO_AHW_qLLqay1F-L0K9HmeMLaePL8q90TnD2WbzNMH7xadi7HRG08I6H6Wbr0i9hp0stTpJtL1gGZplWfwMosWimETx2Q-wDoui0zL9rWDd8_7oyLgbvQHM0BTBGk0Vblg7EOY0O38yw/s4032/IMG_0940.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScojj73xw8fzxliGrIGNZPn_F4om7eTvkPrdorL7JXFdJ5hO_AHW_qLLqay1F-L0K9HmeMLaePL8q90TnD2WbzNMH7xadi7HRG08I6H6Wbr0i9hp0stTpJtL1gGZplWfwMosWimETx2Q-wDoui0zL9rWDd8_7oyLgbvQHM0BTBGk0Vblg7EOY0O38yw/w480-h640/IMG_0940.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I couldn't find the collective noun for a group of pharologists</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> but maybe it could be</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> a "beam" of pharologists ?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>Flowers, birds and animals spotted around the island this month</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi430uQpeHxy73KLUAUaSvPXbN8se_e0UG1sl1wo2vdE3jGd4P8zzvwAp8P1UPA5HA8QAHLCXensv4_TAtPfoFkorsfYtUEtQBST1t6i351DbXR6BDfSsqtY4yiP6VmvEU_kceXsXiQKhY5JB2iuYFIvDTowno1Z9ySKdu9ieMC9Rb10kWRx-E2vWdiKg/s2728/IMG_E0883%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2728" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi430uQpeHxy73KLUAUaSvPXbN8se_e0UG1sl1wo2vdE3jGd4P8zzvwAp8P1UPA5HA8QAHLCXensv4_TAtPfoFkorsfYtUEtQBST1t6i351DbXR6BDfSsqtY4yiP6VmvEU_kceXsXiQKhY5JB2iuYFIvDTowno1Z9ySKdu9ieMC9Rb10kWRx-E2vWdiKg/w640-h480/IMG_E0883%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Heather </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">and</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">grass of Parnassus or bog-stars</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> (think I prefer the first name)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Io8hbCU56-FlrzDv5h3XKwdl5OlFOWM2qsm-_25xVIrMXABq3o2Zw4bQnSHyurVae-MWg_Fr25dlKrDYsptuywPz-XPLBhIgoAdFrAorI266XXJ4E-ItEIrGHwtg4ZD1-G-TVsjER9u-07RNqmiUtE24bOKWIOwkTQDDKZn0H8wluslO8OsaZ_yWwg/s4032/IMG_0973.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Io8hbCU56-FlrzDv5h3XKwdl5OlFOWM2qsm-_25xVIrMXABq3o2Zw4bQnSHyurVae-MWg_Fr25dlKrDYsptuywPz-XPLBhIgoAdFrAorI266XXJ4E-ItEIrGHwtg4ZD1-G-TVsjER9u-07RNqmiUtE24bOKWIOwkTQDDKZn0H8wluslO8OsaZ_yWwg/w640-h480/IMG_0973.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">grass kelp</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ15Lz_l9UuGYC5IB_itX6ta_5QZgkmCDAMEejeTWje9ira0B31EdPPhhELiSOz-dyATmaeZmJ7vZXVB_MgZTzUgZdzM9LaQxKMo-LyVIalLP4hikSgKirAZZRHrrR_utbGBtuBv7LPkh5R4pqv6paE-35WzvNXkXx9Ghu_13nku4gjynlGBf3TJhKbg/s4032/IMG_0959.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ15Lz_l9UuGYC5IB_itX6ta_5QZgkmCDAMEejeTWje9ira0B31EdPPhhELiSOz-dyATmaeZmJ7vZXVB_MgZTzUgZdzM9LaQxKMo-LyVIalLP4hikSgKirAZZRHrrR_utbGBtuBv7LPkh5R4pqv6paE-35WzvNXkXx9Ghu_13nku4gjynlGBf3TJhKbg/w640-h480/IMG_0959.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">seals</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqU4E4dVm2mkpBK67qgiYHcWTK9MWlQCtH1DVbrWY7SZ3-b5PlxFRtNndjPMOn_9wtbU9PuEAoOGj0pVS0kC2hCWVGXudOAq6DAJGM_FU1-fBjUlMRfkH9onRLLeW0CB7hNZ8w4g1NsPbPlPrBDqCxYGBO7aVz6PbP5Xjg_fTfzSUw7v_u8FOsWjY9Q/s4032/IMG_0988.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqU4E4dVm2mkpBK67qgiYHcWTK9MWlQCtH1DVbrWY7SZ3-b5PlxFRtNndjPMOn_9wtbU9PuEAoOGj0pVS0kC2hCWVGXudOAq6DAJGM_FU1-fBjUlMRfkH9onRLLeW0CB7hNZ8w4g1NsPbPlPrBDqCxYGBO7aVz6PbP5Xjg_fTfzSUw7v_u8FOsWjY9Q/w640-h480/IMG_0988.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">cormorants</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FKqUxnZF3hlbU5ZcYyg1kmQ6y4kzX1Fkjyc_qI1hAo2IMYRBSmx5O0yMFsVMyiigb8IcpGw_cumLWoUXgqspiCqvz8kyaese4mXxxzfy4-kSah9Uu4EmlhUgZZ3fTzTWxWzfmw6BGU56m7gWe6Nxf_zCzfMtPi-Q6XNXXUbIFKqGUSS--kxx9dIPSA/s4032/IMG_0989.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FKqUxnZF3hlbU5ZcYyg1kmQ6y4kzX1Fkjyc_qI1hAo2IMYRBSmx5O0yMFsVMyiigb8IcpGw_cumLWoUXgqspiCqvz8kyaese4mXxxzfy4-kSah9Uu4EmlhUgZZ3fTzTWxWzfmw6BGU56m7gWe6Nxf_zCzfMtPi-Q6XNXXUbIFKqGUSS--kxx9dIPSA/w640-h480/IMG_0989.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">plenty of sheep</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBaFWMT2OId5RDhz_bcfXdf2DgtNvrgzzrBO1FlTj0BN0I7vrdZ8sXkuuYbPpOddMrMgTXZS0w_dUZppxIaSBF5bNHcpZuCMmTskh866tuAT2aOTDsR4QBsmWZW1loHm6tYpkQHJR4nC1Mh79vdquueo4kaADorV11XBv1PrRCILMgE1V2GUGfEX4eQ/s4032/IMG_0995.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBaFWMT2OId5RDhz_bcfXdf2DgtNvrgzzrBO1FlTj0BN0I7vrdZ8sXkuuYbPpOddMrMgTXZS0w_dUZppxIaSBF5bNHcpZuCMmTskh866tuAT2aOTDsR4QBsmWZW1loHm6tYpkQHJR4nC1Mh79vdquueo4kaADorV11XBv1PrRCILMgE1V2GUGfEX4eQ/w640-h480/IMG_0995.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">wading bird prints</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxmfi6lnBxQbxDZPrTCf0OfPuDHE0TMQngYmYx96dvh8eSpFMAaR-4Bj-69efiKVQbZA-wW7SpBwl4cd8RUs2yrPwputXRJmdGtszgLDuQmu2JI1YslarYmeiLFO0y4priWA1Ox-8wkMakynt7IlQi4VeSenevVB5Bb9l35w3zoHSurWRNzU3vTpzbA/s2900/IMG_E1017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2175" data-original-width="2900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxmfi6lnBxQbxDZPrTCf0OfPuDHE0TMQngYmYx96dvh8eSpFMAaR-4Bj-69efiKVQbZA-wW7SpBwl4cd8RUs2yrPwputXRJmdGtszgLDuQmu2JI1YslarYmeiLFO0y4priWA1Ox-8wkMakynt7IlQi4VeSenevVB5Bb9l35w3zoHSurWRNzU3vTpzbA/w640-h480/IMG_E1017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4i0yrts7-lvU7skWetSDXZYCHHmT7UT88E0DsMi-g4rUu_XYx37C5J1KxVq4DHh5EuuQR34Z7F6W68sKREJog307rUrEMfAA8EtWuUulw_rQ5a0XOjL4tEvn3hLLwymhxunSx_oOI6k_yTE3jvCe1EEUtcc23r1yOYOfzI8efJz6jRAW8AhfEiVVvg/s4032/IMG_0919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4i0yrts7-lvU7skWetSDXZYCHHmT7UT88E0DsMi-g4rUu_XYx37C5J1KxVq4DHh5EuuQR34Z7F6W68sKREJog307rUrEMfAA8EtWuUulw_rQ5a0XOjL4tEvn3hLLwymhxunSx_oOI6k_yTE3jvCe1EEUtcc23r1yOYOfzI8efJz6jRAW8AhfEiVVvg/w480-h640/IMG_0919.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This is a series of 20 mass gatherings taking place between April and September 2022 across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland to create large-scale outdoor artworks in some of our most beautiful landscapes - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and North Ronaldsay was one of them !!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQlC6zQl4UwYuTuJaZxB7iykooNp0eINsRmUr6kHHmAOL-aJhNmv-MOnZCI4sZBoUcNseVqQmhqIfbH1G4K1QkDDE6KU5WSDoUEcekTq7gmt49an1j7W4h4NzqW1lE3o-DLBE1Z_O0q7LOyzqGW5eGgg0iT_-OtSo89HnIoxcQIggH4hvoxyqCb25VQ/s2182/IMG_E0902.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="1636" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQlC6zQl4UwYuTuJaZxB7iykooNp0eINsRmUr6kHHmAOL-aJhNmv-MOnZCI4sZBoUcNseVqQmhqIfbH1G4K1QkDDE6KU5WSDoUEcekTq7gmt49an1j7W4h4NzqW1lE3o-DLBE1Z_O0q7LOyzqGW5eGgg0iT_-OtSo89HnIoxcQIggH4hvoxyqCb25VQ/w480-h640/IMG_E0902.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It's worth having a look at their website for more info</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7x7WUQXcbQSLcgsfXB7Ok9cFyPkcTR7yOPkvd0oWan5e788UunvyOfZpntV-1VFFvb0JIRL4ebbbbXkkdNd67d87SBckhja2VC_3ivICvs3TkwBVB7pp-RuQyalVN_K1-_jGfmoOmOQ12KEFqtozQuFZL4II7_CT4rx7VW-AWHeeVDaIssvY_pl0uaA/s4032/IMG_0906.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7x7WUQXcbQSLcgsfXB7Ok9cFyPkcTR7yOPkvd0oWan5e788UunvyOfZpntV-1VFFvb0JIRL4ebbbbXkkdNd67d87SBckhja2VC_3ivICvs3TkwBVB7pp-RuQyalVN_K1-_jGfmoOmOQ12KEFqtozQuFZL4II7_CT4rx7VW-AWHeeVDaIssvY_pl0uaA/w640-h480/IMG_0906.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">It was a beautiful night for creating star constellations in the sand with friends, island visitors and the film crew,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">thank you everyone.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><u><b>Pause for thought</b></u></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MHbozAhz_4QrRZjylURInUA5Ahdz_jH-22gsAazhPSLMIYW25xuHVNU_t_g6_4tA7rIfnMJ8q0m3-wfobPOWt-UR2BoPoueZ6eFehTSG4zhEkBjUfLUTqirmw6Wc97WXqsMsBSQlIRDbQkqzYuQHVKKhvwbBlfsQQkp3YR1P-P2FU8FiTwCR7Gq3yw/s666/owl%20wisdom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="475" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MHbozAhz_4QrRZjylURInUA5Ahdz_jH-22gsAazhPSLMIYW25xuHVNU_t_g6_4tA7rIfnMJ8q0m3-wfobPOWt-UR2BoPoueZ6eFehTSG4zhEkBjUfLUTqirmw6Wc97WXqsMsBSQlIRDbQkqzYuQHVKKhvwbBlfsQQkp3YR1P-P2FU8FiTwCR7Gq3yw/w456-h640/owl%20wisdom.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt;">and finally</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2YFHWPdc8q5b9fMhPJjJNhQ29TAbvkRcSmDEC6VnXRmBFFlqb0KfICW0PjkDdimSeqqZxH-LhI2pYyRWBIy5hC1r-hqrZeR_3L85TevlXKdJ9hsTnhDZxKnaxGnDsnLnUnBHhnxRtqQBxvQwTpdTMs5NMdEpkO16W1f3dgF0zEyvj1qA6R1ni2kGbg/s900/new%20day.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2YFHWPdc8q5b9fMhPJjJNhQ29TAbvkRcSmDEC6VnXRmBFFlqb0KfICW0PjkDdimSeqqZxH-LhI2pYyRWBIy5hC1r-hqrZeR_3L85TevlXKdJ9hsTnhDZxKnaxGnDsnLnUnBHhnxRtqQBxvQwTpdTMs5NMdEpkO16W1f3dgF0zEyvj1qA6R1ni2kGbg/w640-h426/new%20day.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">( from Scottish Women's Institute Facebook page)</span></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt;">Go have some fun !</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">from June and Malcolm and Tilly cat</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SSI5nAnp6GL6D0PuIf3FxRLZ-y9JcFGRNLVrn8hIU1JzQRT-som83LVtVx-AHiC_ld2bLUz0UwTU42rPHdCTPgytv1IHtcPzQHeatLHHnUfcMftjg0Th6P8tI_SODOP6QCsoHo_hTtam49gE8cNNG_ZyRoAFPkCE7p9SSA1y2WOx45h-kL7LZk2zUA/s4032/IMG_1040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SSI5nAnp6GL6D0PuIf3FxRLZ-y9JcFGRNLVrn8hIU1JzQRT-som83LVtVx-AHiC_ld2bLUz0UwTU42rPHdCTPgytv1IHtcPzQHeatLHHnUfcMftjg0Th6P8tI_SODOP6QCsoHo_hTtam49gE8cNNG_ZyRoAFPkCE7p9SSA1y2WOx45h-kL7LZk2zUA/w640-h480/IMG_1040.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;">on a far away island in the north sea</span></span></div></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>💙💙💙💙💙</b></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-39216315557902511892022-07-31T16:18:00.000+01:002022-07-31T16:18:08.625+01:00July 2022<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Welcome to our July blog, hope you enjoy the photographs.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> T</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">he project for this month has been reroofing, starting with a shed as a practise piece.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxK8Vq4GJYplBt_8lep5Shtkn6Mwi4ReeIH5gDWwBkUb0ktdVmj2rT7En8nPQYE-yAjSLYq_lMF2VXspgKv3cxb4x8xoWgvbUzZfs1Y9e_Lq0fPekUXjqNjpHnozeOPaHfI-YPS5S1J4Uqdi_ozdVlfOvZreoLOl_7Yw4GvtLoA3vMslwYhIyIUc4cQ/s4032/IMG_0643.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxK8Vq4GJYplBt_8lep5Shtkn6Mwi4ReeIH5gDWwBkUb0ktdVmj2rT7En8nPQYE-yAjSLYq_lMF2VXspgKv3cxb4x8xoWgvbUzZfs1Y9e_Lq0fPekUXjqNjpHnozeOPaHfI-YPS5S1J4Uqdi_ozdVlfOvZreoLOl_7Yw4GvtLoA3vMslwYhIyIUc4cQ/w640-h480/IMG_0643.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and then with the help of some exceptional friends starting on the larger task of the outbuilding.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">thanks Andries for going up first !</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJieJlAS5zMpeHopOTDEHH5ePGlOPpJ4Y1Q0ZW3T5vHYLkLFnbz_gBGIkDQPwtt5UnMzHaHo0kSMypC3gC5fwrZf8bLl6NsdT2AJq-pmhkZG6sPjdNF6u7h1zZo1UEA_dGrz-57BCUeQ5Hsbi-F6x4Ete9Yl78QRM8wWZxfKLhR26EOVc6EOmlDpwXg/s4032/IMG_0669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJieJlAS5zMpeHopOTDEHH5ePGlOPpJ4Y1Q0ZW3T5vHYLkLFnbz_gBGIkDQPwtt5UnMzHaHo0kSMypC3gC5fwrZf8bLl6NsdT2AJq-pmhkZG6sPjdNF6u7h1zZo1UEA_dGrz-57BCUeQ5Hsbi-F6x4Ete9Yl78QRM8wWZxfKLhR26EOVc6EOmlDpwXg/w480-h640/IMG_0669.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">heavy lifting gear needed </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbv7lsDXP4ClmYeMem4sB2iHTn6-DTu6eZ43uPuvX95vzrVxMInZP_m8XAWsSW8WsfDamTXtymbifggg8kam0_5WZhdSo4a4Ib94roF85DpLoo9f-o4kO30mM-ggRK7MQobob1e5pglXFe0_kK6vS8U79G3pwWY5rPDH8FfbWINutKmBlrGNtBvI_xag/s4032/IMG_0706.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbv7lsDXP4ClmYeMem4sB2iHTn6-DTu6eZ43uPuvX95vzrVxMInZP_m8XAWsSW8WsfDamTXtymbifggg8kam0_5WZhdSo4a4Ib94roF85DpLoo9f-o4kO30mM-ggRK7MQobob1e5pglXFe0_kK6vS8U79G3pwWY5rPDH8FfbWINutKmBlrGNtBvI_xag/w640-h480/IMG_0706.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Look at the size of these roofing stones </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">!!!!!!!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">and yes they will be going back up when the roof trusses are made</span></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-_avnukQqlVf_7uFYItRE9EACvDve-1SJMBOfpdgAvfsuuKc1xZiHJvMDxRlxN7IYSLYzqLXEH7v90Ol8-6D-YvpnPsDqMJCKM0GKV39hLI256yg9lB13sjXDmbNmM83GB-yoWCdt3BUm--E8AS6qccSCruopB1Xqn7dEZBOuJMfnRzBERRw9CIWQQ/w640-h480/IMG_0656.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Tilly needs a bit of rest and relaxation in the sunshine with Wilma</span></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTM_1q8lHyD9tUBT_KgE81yXnX2ooMHs06fQ4E7kf6SKBeYarqIzuKfXWlfQg1zquYVyQRVW7jq2mjeYhhkExkxyDQr6IOlTNHE1UdAkyG_ss15-KCdwXrgLkmo8dYyAhGVOXG-6L5O6zcIVsmpNosN52c1KeyrJCYPcfbILFFQlmdU7gpRpO2z8wlg/s4032/IMG_0711.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTM_1q8lHyD9tUBT_KgE81yXnX2ooMHs06fQ4E7kf6SKBeYarqIzuKfXWlfQg1zquYVyQRVW7jq2mjeYhhkExkxyDQr6IOlTNHE1UdAkyG_ss15-KCdwXrgLkmo8dYyAhGVOXG-6L5O6zcIVsmpNosN52c1KeyrJCYPcfbILFFQlmdU7gpRpO2z8wlg/w480-h640/IMG_0711.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and Wilma trying downward-facing-dog pose on the yoga mat </div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkkBBAN8nZWSqCQleHg8cgCJRamGOhstQFqKETqQvwoau4c_8IwTyLIEzTOXhmU-QG2do1i4-IrZwOR1s337ewe02XccpUz7XBSz2rjNi0TRe3ITUDl9fyF5Svku0ptvdBim8nDPndBSYUZCn9v5u5kuMN2IxdHPumc_Q1VF1cw-F61B5ppgv7FOydw/s4032/IMG_0633.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkkBBAN8nZWSqCQleHg8cgCJRamGOhstQFqKETqQvwoau4c_8IwTyLIEzTOXhmU-QG2do1i4-IrZwOR1s337ewe02XccpUz7XBSz2rjNi0TRe3ITUDl9fyF5Svku0ptvdBim8nDPndBSYUZCn9v5u5kuMN2IxdHPumc_Q1VF1cw-F61B5ppgv7FOydw/w640-h480/IMG_0633.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When the ferry is out of action and your Co-Op food order comes by plane instead, you learn that the place to pick it up is on the side of the runway, of course !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1ytVVMtvYvZRoOkGeb26uGWxw9zvkEn-2LxZBCcA3VIjPY1AzRBXayXBG0f_VHrTDuCnB2TLvBlfSnxcgOacSDjtvqDXd0GFjM9oOkvipNw29vmWiw3gX4KBkGm3pZWTJhctG1g0cN7MdcEeRRYB8IKqG9l-h8Pnicaj74ME5mmUMu5zXp2qYzO9ZQ/w640-h480/IMG_0668.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_ePHInOdnuAoBJ4C7LdN-2o4IDhWcAAfso9LI-AzkkenqjVuNjKX8UNbPTGKwAZ1mmEIYmzmuuWbGy3L_QcWFO7fHQxormlenEv3-mDto37SMptYnDm9ONwi7Xjd3jZqralzB5-yBahLTcWGrBlJpPVyXSdawSIpmNIyGhCemxxGId5BfxO1EIM68Q/s2706/IMG_E0734.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="2706" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_ePHInOdnuAoBJ4C7LdN-2o4IDhWcAAfso9LI-AzkkenqjVuNjKX8UNbPTGKwAZ1mmEIYmzmuuWbGy3L_QcWFO7fHQxormlenEv3-mDto37SMptYnDm9ONwi7Xjd3jZqralzB5-yBahLTcWGrBlJpPVyXSdawSIpmNIyGhCemxxGId5BfxO1EIM68Q/w640-h332/IMG_E0734.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">the famous North Ronaldsay, seaweed-eating sheep</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLlJj_OtOTY8RBqWo8po2svBONCkrybegblfhLKscSmVPoUcuOdBQVKoIDg-SHprZcmptJkPJxr7QoLJ-_Pge9mqdwv68i7hGvAR9k25X0sWqnZblZHS8NwtAgw1wxo94BnwceKqxgIDgRUHtoG26eK1SDQTb8kACNPJDVBwjVjDXYUmYBBolei0GwA/s4032/IMG_0680%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLlJj_OtOTY8RBqWo8po2svBONCkrybegblfhLKscSmVPoUcuOdBQVKoIDg-SHprZcmptJkPJxr7QoLJ-_Pge9mqdwv68i7hGvAR9k25X0sWqnZblZHS8NwtAgw1wxo94BnwceKqxgIDgRUHtoG26eK1SDQTb8kACNPJDVBwjVjDXYUmYBBolei0GwA/w640-h480/IMG_0680%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">July is the month for the "punding", the rounding up of the sheep into the "punds" for the annual shearing, a community affair.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsc_4WT7UD_0LmpRQWIGSmGq7R7qQExG2dBV9ahZR1UWFunsI97WKPJSigQ_DIVRqNb-SiJlKtxRgcVKvLp11ZEFVhMT1pOx_nPrf3CQe8_qqbWBfriNujA-HHfKo14uPH86v9dILQmnYAtRrC5EtAXReYW8T21QQesbsGlT1RHwb5RVj3NZ4lnUuz1A/s4032/IMG_E0756.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsc_4WT7UD_0LmpRQWIGSmGq7R7qQExG2dBV9ahZR1UWFunsI97WKPJSigQ_DIVRqNb-SiJlKtxRgcVKvLp11ZEFVhMT1pOx_nPrf3CQe8_qqbWBfriNujA-HHfKo14uPH86v9dILQmnYAtRrC5EtAXReYW8T21QQesbsGlT1RHwb5RVj3NZ4lnUuz1A/w640-h360/IMG_E0756.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The sheep make a wonderful rumbling, echoing sound as they walk along the loose stones on the beach.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: xx-large;"><u>Poem of the month</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Rumble, rumble, rumble on the rocks</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">there go North Ronaldsay sheep.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Rumble, rumble, rumble on the rocks</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">every day of the week.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Rumble, rumble, running on the rocks</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">now they're gathering speed.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Rumble, rumble, running on the rocks</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">they're off to eat their seaweed.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Rumble, running, rumble, running</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">they know it's time for the punds.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Running, running, running, running,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">they're gonna give them crofters some fun.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Rumble, running, rumble on the rocks,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">jumping up and over those dykes.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">But the crofters are cunning,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">the sheep stop running</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">and settle down for the shears.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Rumble, rumble on the rocks,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">there go North Ronaldsay sheep.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Baa, baa</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">June Purvis</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIk5sSmklpCEptYNvEAr0RgG2p8II8U_UhwT6OvjLfy3oCbI7-bIJGTWFj4c3OjOp61-xxZuwKHY_LfWi7_Ymu4VHG15lvA-efiH9EPr7swNqwWiqlm679m0RgACXJyGpFp_77gok4B_rfP9ifG39Sl8p7IAvgZJGufjZFx9y_AObYRLg-5KUqZ0I-w/s4032/IMG_0759.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIk5sSmklpCEptYNvEAr0RgG2p8II8U_UhwT6OvjLfy3oCbI7-bIJGTWFj4c3OjOp61-xxZuwKHY_LfWi7_Ymu4VHG15lvA-efiH9EPr7swNqwWiqlm679m0RgACXJyGpFp_77gok4B_rfP9ifG39Sl8p7IAvgZJGufjZFx9y_AObYRLg-5KUqZ0I-w/w640-h480/IMG_0759.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(photo Sue Mara)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">The annual North Ronaldsay Sheep Festival this year runs from 1st to 12th August, the island will be full of volunteers and islanders rebuilding the famous sheep dyke that surrounds the island.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBwW59frAC73F1fei1vDPMd0P82aRXMRADsoahkvLDTopYc4mS_DJ969MAKvIhghH6AfB4Nuof0cuKX4Sb1_4BNhWOsKs4p29wVvYwV9S-5RqqL6vegoyw4r8Xp-nU_ud2pOC0PfiD74f61Jj7LKb5XHV9EzY0c5mmQEEwemmwsJQUsxCUsic0R6vJQ/s4032/IMG_0761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBwW59frAC73F1fei1vDPMd0P82aRXMRADsoahkvLDTopYc4mS_DJ969MAKvIhghH6AfB4Nuof0cuKX4Sb1_4BNhWOsKs4p29wVvYwV9S-5RqqL6vegoyw4r8Xp-nU_ud2pOC0PfiD74f61Jj7LKb5XHV9EzY0c5mmQEEwemmwsJQUsxCUsic0R6vJQ/w640-h480/IMG_0761.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">(photo Sue Mara)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">The festival programme includes film showings, dances, wool mill tours, workshops for weaving, felting, landscape art and lino printing, nature walks, quiz night, umami demonstration and a visitors vs islanders football match (Malcolm will be there, he's in training !) A great varied programme.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">for more information go to :</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><b>nrsheepfestival.com</b></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Quote of the month</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaicdboBMXnWjDpt5b5CU1ilS4rOfw5tl9ijLohWOVCVdJVe2oJSX__Vsz9D1O12wWuoNNAHblU7z1XWV5GtJ3D7uA7XJ6hZuNNdN1eMQXYxAwv9QyUha8-v-kwGCeob7B7GXbf7FDOHyPdHRtxTRCgYYkrtcKh_pMS4Hy-JUHL-RsNRSb0qtKSIing/s788/mountain%20and%20stones.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaicdboBMXnWjDpt5b5CU1ilS4rOfw5tl9ijLohWOVCVdJVe2oJSX__Vsz9D1O12wWuoNNAHblU7z1XWV5GtJ3D7uA7XJ6hZuNNdN1eMQXYxAwv9QyUha8-v-kwGCeob7B7GXbf7FDOHyPdHRtxTRCgYYkrtcKh_pMS4Hy-JUHL-RsNRSb0qtKSIing/w428-h640/mountain%20and%20stones.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The view from our croft changes all the while, one day it's watching the AIDA Luna drifting by</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8AAQkBk9EkB0ZPAkrqQbz-cz9BqWAD9EpHm-SQqb4jgTajynuhbDgoajWAbwhKMmnYmPqlEKhau6JGUC_TuAlNzgyUr2G1rWPJSjtV2E8lfIRCP5eH3KompcmK-EC-htbEjdurrZU6BbA7-lM6Zg07dF6lCA4lZM8z5nuNvSF6frJDImWertF258QA/s4608/IMG_7650.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8AAQkBk9EkB0ZPAkrqQbz-cz9BqWAD9EpHm-SQqb4jgTajynuhbDgoajWAbwhKMmnYmPqlEKhau6JGUC_TuAlNzgyUr2G1rWPJSjtV2E8lfIRCP5eH3KompcmK-EC-htbEjdurrZU6BbA7-lM6Zg07dF6lCA4lZM8z5nuNvSF6frJDImWertF258QA/w640-h480/IMG_7650.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and the next it's watching orca swimming past</span></p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYygRD0vBr4BwFjozdkwio2nJuw17JNYDgRS97oJlm67quTl4F2yiMWNdvRG8cX6kMjUnhlEo2xSXJTO3wCS_lg2EAEt_amkitBCAQfXIqWnF2f3kzhmWQHXgzm9V340AeNttdV6dYHsUynVncvXaX0NZ-Fe5sxU_teDpUlkslfxq75YQsSgWAE-enFw/s4032/IMG_0612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYygRD0vBr4BwFjozdkwio2nJuw17JNYDgRS97oJlm67quTl4F2yiMWNdvRG8cX6kMjUnhlEo2xSXJTO3wCS_lg2EAEt_amkitBCAQfXIqWnF2f3kzhmWQHXgzm9V340AeNttdV6dYHsUynVncvXaX0NZ-Fe5sxU_teDpUlkslfxq75YQsSgWAE-enFw/w640-h480/IMG_0612.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVoytScP0bA0Bc5tByjTxcsJVUSwvZYXm_womjZ9QBDIUc5q20LRspDNXGW1eCe0USHTy_ZZPcGNW2yjtUmb7ZK1tGEtG9rv6KICrOfuUSIcAGuCV3Ys-NuohgLvSnhdQsfsMSPu8hD1chyQC1YigPi6sql_4EKQgqMw2IwQ6mi8U7N4f2DD0CDCiiw/s2048/IMG_7664.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVoytScP0bA0Bc5tByjTxcsJVUSwvZYXm_womjZ9QBDIUc5q20LRspDNXGW1eCe0USHTy_ZZPcGNW2yjtUmb7ZK1tGEtG9rv6KICrOfuUSIcAGuCV3Ys-NuohgLvSnhdQsfsMSPu8hD1chyQC1YigPi6sql_4EKQgqMw2IwQ6mi8U7N4f2DD0CDCiiw/w640-h480/IMG_7664.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">twice in one week !</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_1IHSCSorGZ7vkxxxmu0uCcauKP8TGBr2f_ABYzQzacDhaiNjKQqGc2YCL4itNCGaX_B55ShWWksg7XGGAD33hAeQSQim5sGFVk_GHcO0sTGforj-UXpmJ2AS0hGIFSU0VT1cykxdZTpAFfWxLDKgm4vKMofw4rtTY2cu-Aq1Twe1Cth5FjSA7GaLg/s640/IMG_7665.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_1IHSCSorGZ7vkxxxmu0uCcauKP8TGBr2f_ABYzQzacDhaiNjKQqGc2YCL4itNCGaX_B55ShWWksg7XGGAD33hAeQSQim5sGFVk_GHcO0sTGforj-UXpmJ2AS0hGIFSU0VT1cykxdZTpAFfWxLDKgm4vKMofw4rtTY2cu-Aq1Twe1Cth5FjSA7GaLg/w640-h480/IMG_7665.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">these are not good days for sea swimming !</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Nmr5Ex4RvGh0rUKnSpIuRfd8QNUarYpQZg2uX5lnQjiI2G9x4OzeRayk3XGl7OT7uKP7cdQO-_Ug-2TX3d60Qd8FTnIXnJzBYewyYv4rVVs096UHzCeSLQZY1e-W4HaRjVkyHzqGgtKr586QNzcdi7vtz_Eb25jRhwzVJ-EKGsanVbqMWgyRdhGUVA/s2048/IMG_7666.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Nmr5Ex4RvGh0rUKnSpIuRfd8QNUarYpQZg2uX5lnQjiI2G9x4OzeRayk3XGl7OT7uKP7cdQO-_Ug-2TX3d60Qd8FTnIXnJzBYewyYv4rVVs096UHzCeSLQZY1e-W4HaRjVkyHzqGgtKr586QNzcdi7vtz_Eb25jRhwzVJ-EKGsanVbqMWgyRdhGUVA/w480-h640/IMG_7666.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><span><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower;"><b><u>Book of the month</u></b></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Indie Flower"; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijR93hJn5QPg77-mSUW-U_h7ila_KNzMll0mBF4q1u1kKXNYv8ElN1CendROvZSu9zQGE4U1rK4qmxj-o-NEW8ycCgXq8-uctT6JrJqzPEXg21IjN8oDYxokuL1m-HajZMlm2AIv_dP7-XIVjU5JoayM8hKpwZy_jMTaBB-6UxBbQDvRaqMzSq9oBsOA/s4032/IMG_0776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijR93hJn5QPg77-mSUW-U_h7ila_KNzMll0mBF4q1u1kKXNYv8ElN1CendROvZSu9zQGE4U1rK4qmxj-o-NEW8ycCgXq8-uctT6JrJqzPEXg21IjN8oDYxokuL1m-HajZMlm2AIv_dP7-XIVjU5JoayM8hKpwZy_jMTaBB-6UxBbQDvRaqMzSq9oBsOA/w480-h640/IMG_0776.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Indie Flower"; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Id8hMPMgpHNov7zVheMb0JsvlHZpIeprvLct8yZg_bQA83rPuO-qo0B3gAdGeIvHE4Sqa3HywAPYqkwXBql39BO7Xl_etb86-6xNXVaJVcgxMFPosxpfwsip3_YAtp9uToXfRvl5V2kVMUuSL_rj4aYGR8xA6n-IsmH9k_3ZERJA1ShtqgNt9bzWOg/s4032/IMG_0777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Id8hMPMgpHNov7zVheMb0JsvlHZpIeprvLct8yZg_bQA83rPuO-qo0B3gAdGeIvHE4Sqa3HywAPYqkwXBql39BO7Xl_etb86-6xNXVaJVcgxMFPosxpfwsip3_YAtp9uToXfRvl5V2kVMUuSL_rj4aYGR8xA6n-IsmH9k_3ZERJA1ShtqgNt9bzWOg/w480-h640/IMG_0777.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: large;">thank you Andries for this lovely book</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold;">~~~~~~</span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Pause for thought</span></u></b></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><br /></span></u></b></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNm-CB_0Gin8Cy8CtmohElBiN7-rB235FvFuWAGulps3hWBQw0WMQ7yMFhlVYMUnCfsBPfdX-RSWfKhTJEfPRbrMM1LxHJLO97ZSPS1PAd8hfsMgxD85EwsmjKeAeGMdb5kuiRcXHiUZ3L2jwmA6agPUaBzttgdHtoz2XTCY4vVoupYSWfqigmxXghzw/s540/Kiss%20the%20earth.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="515" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNm-CB_0Gin8Cy8CtmohElBiN7-rB235FvFuWAGulps3hWBQw0WMQ7yMFhlVYMUnCfsBPfdX-RSWfKhTJEfPRbrMM1LxHJLO97ZSPS1PAd8hfsMgxD85EwsmjKeAeGMdb5kuiRcXHiUZ3L2jwmA6agPUaBzttgdHtoz2XTCY4vVoupYSWfqigmxXghzw/w610-h640/Kiss%20the%20earth.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u>A piece of North Ronaldsay history</u></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV61mH-3cPV6mibRrPCidNF3fVF3uSjgDxiGVwQYLHqETE3ayqTZhu_wdtVkPWYSJ5DnzOVpXEDHE5BMTrmMgiKExxzozzgdm-QZOOZzvrNKNlxoG4EMDD-J4kjxAKEeIlwHlXpI88bwCVm85Y-rgg9RxHaRng8B0Rmek4xBbqI7yv3UPo0Jd5ZvKXUg/s4032/IMG_0548.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV61mH-3cPV6mibRrPCidNF3fVF3uSjgDxiGVwQYLHqETE3ayqTZhu_wdtVkPWYSJ5DnzOVpXEDHE5BMTrmMgiKExxzozzgdm-QZOOZzvrNKNlxoG4EMDD-J4kjxAKEeIlwHlXpI88bwCVm85Y-rgg9RxHaRng8B0Rmek4xBbqI7yv3UPo0Jd5ZvKXUg/w640-h480/IMG_0548.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjASwIpLG0xq3JVU42FF0bp8JVeRMH0NcdrBZybca49ZrJPzW47l7uPeVtikkpFx8XcbxlDmrtehxrBuvy1h-OE1BlvxcIBXIIMZjP7Dt1ITb488KgJrYwFRS-Y7AObOmciYUNGOVCEWv2_AWjwt-sIx-pbgMSzYDkYTGSMhPMQAV4ScFE4n0T3nbGQ/s4032/IMG_0547.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjASwIpLG0xq3JVU42FF0bp8JVeRMH0NcdrBZybca49ZrJPzW47l7uPeVtikkpFx8XcbxlDmrtehxrBuvy1h-OE1BlvxcIBXIIMZjP7Dt1ITb488KgJrYwFRS-Y7AObOmciYUNGOVCEWv2_AWjwt-sIx-pbgMSzYDkYTGSMhPMQAV4ScFE4n0T3nbGQ/w640-h480/IMG_0547.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I feel that August is going to be another very busy and social month for everyone on the island but in between time......</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMCo5Ryn3DenpVpzGWYcLBwHIoB83gSy2wNxj77zIUJDMC_UpToYFLOVnSrVLXtOhp-chYZtqoq6jHg0Q9TJTjZ3TkN6vxDstUgzwLEMmpCR4faD4c5FdngSJ7iMc4KiFLnE_FakAlBBG6jL93x8vOR5vyoNsFwvtu8Ir1RsboUSwWfia40PaA1hThQ/s701/relax.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMCo5Ryn3DenpVpzGWYcLBwHIoB83gSy2wNxj77zIUJDMC_UpToYFLOVnSrVLXtOhp-chYZtqoq6jHg0Q9TJTjZ3TkN6vxDstUgzwLEMmpCR4faD4c5FdngSJ7iMc4KiFLnE_FakAlBBG6jL93x8vOR5vyoNsFwvtu8Ir1RsboUSwWfia40PaA1hThQ/w480-h640/relax.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(from Tao & Zen Facebook page)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">wishing you all happy summer days</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">Malcolm and June</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">💛💛💛💛💛</span></div><p></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-49518943265490100572022-06-30T21:33:00.000+01:002022-06-30T21:33:02.035+01:00June 2022<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Welcome to this month's images of our new life on our North Ronaldsay croft, a four minute read enjoyed best with a cup of tea and a biscuit.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Tilly continues to enjoy life indoors and loves sitting in the deep window sills.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrabvKgyVN0MBsU-0l6fa6n7t6PsKDAJHbwBtC3e8rqldnHOTEize3Jh6c9qxHfhkxsbKVEbUkOKMOIyZmeyw7zTsAs00wqLgSIX4ychkCNqVDcGRWtK0AolroMpgftGQqY7Rt35e_AJn4WuQuonDvvf1dyVzCyzKe2_IZsP2UFsll-Kt_r4Bo8_oFSA/s4032/IMG_0445.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrabvKgyVN0MBsU-0l6fa6n7t6PsKDAJHbwBtC3e8rqldnHOTEize3Jh6c9qxHfhkxsbKVEbUkOKMOIyZmeyw7zTsAs00wqLgSIX4ychkCNqVDcGRWtK0AolroMpgftGQqY7Rt35e_AJn4WuQuonDvvf1dyVzCyzKe2_IZsP2UFsll-Kt_r4Bo8_oFSA/w480-h640/IMG_0445.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Zara enjoys her lush new paddock</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOy9orBhfNW-QumqN2I4yuA0QEp6XrH1gxsi3v4TsI2HlxHcPBWqNDL4eaWUj4n6Z95-Sa5mt4cFiW4kXmgHeTU5uZc79OKe5IhgcxxhTUFLk0JOyC4gAGvQby7nJJrHGiAWcRZx-rupe1DdE5EAYe6e0560slXhP09R0uKyBnasgT1d9tIlV542uaw/s4032/IMG_0393%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOy9orBhfNW-QumqN2I4yuA0QEp6XrH1gxsi3v4TsI2HlxHcPBWqNDL4eaWUj4n6Z95-Sa5mt4cFiW4kXmgHeTU5uZc79OKe5IhgcxxhTUFLk0JOyC4gAGvQby7nJJrHGiAWcRZx-rupe1DdE5EAYe6e0560slXhP09R0uKyBnasgT1d9tIlV542uaw/w640-h480/IMG_0393%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and Malc, a lone figure, gathering seaweed for the veg patch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDjt1wAiutqmJTHuUz7REM5mBA3XlemyoTkjJNX2lICZmXoWLqWRrvz3Jx95LZnfYFIn6mH5pwJ16WhGwMCFO4SNE2lXvCoAj7vv2h5jnYrSS63tvdQZeBQvLVS31eflRuaEfR0woLTb9F8icdXuJvMK5MjNr7Ofl3y2ryS2LecWTYhbVhT5DjP00OQ/s4032/IMG_0582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDjt1wAiutqmJTHuUz7REM5mBA3XlemyoTkjJNX2lICZmXoWLqWRrvz3Jx95LZnfYFIn6mH5pwJ16WhGwMCFO4SNE2lXvCoAj7vv2h5jnYrSS63tvdQZeBQvLVS31eflRuaEfR0woLTb9F8icdXuJvMK5MjNr7Ofl3y2ryS2LecWTYhbVhT5DjP00OQ/w640-h480/IMG_0582.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-large;">~~~~~~~</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower; font-size: x-large;"><b>This month's flora on the island</b></span></p><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cE7h2R6e4zTCAzQjouXU6aZezDyOr4TiV1CkCiHPKMarrenLoulqZtdOxqoa94WWzQmFsdjcFsOBTW1CLAyWYjmRlUIoz1ZvGyukKm4auJb0F5D6aELUo8XHaSTq19ryBVbj7MjGnMud7VPy0Z8_NMzpRc-SwR_tJU2twWZ1zbFc184Sv9jYqiCgPA/s3980/IMG_E0389.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3980" data-original-width="2622" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cE7h2R6e4zTCAzQjouXU6aZezDyOr4TiV1CkCiHPKMarrenLoulqZtdOxqoa94WWzQmFsdjcFsOBTW1CLAyWYjmRlUIoz1ZvGyukKm4auJb0F5D6aELUo8XHaSTq19ryBVbj7MjGnMud7VPy0Z8_NMzpRc-SwR_tJU2twWZ1zbFc184Sv9jYqiCgPA/w422-h640/IMG_E0389.JPG" width="422" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower; font-size: x-large;">and the island's birds and sheep make for beautiful evening walks</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyo7ntQ20O_HSUUS7srA0l14-phXo7c3qO3CG0yK3iuXsrAtTOHfA7api1ckjVCbmJwy2_FDtLM9pxd1hBN_SgAIRg47Kd9xBBVIQcQomK1K3qwoGkdTMpp0dhCkprlyoBCWcIlzdG5ZhHU8wGg5jsn5e-_YY9Qz2Fg1kSHJ1ehochP_iFJfMF6ZvjyA/s4032/IMG_0556.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyo7ntQ20O_HSUUS7srA0l14-phXo7c3qO3CG0yK3iuXsrAtTOHfA7api1ckjVCbmJwy2_FDtLM9pxd1hBN_SgAIRg47Kd9xBBVIQcQomK1K3qwoGkdTMpp0dhCkprlyoBCWcIlzdG5ZhHU8wGg5jsn5e-_YY9Qz2Fg1kSHJ1ehochP_iFJfMF6ZvjyA/w640-h480/IMG_0556.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">spot the nesting birds at the base of the stone wall</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_A-HHKcZqj21v-Ona_hoUyRRpNRnpjCq-56sy3FqACh2_42lAsoqlRl9E_xN3vNhtdVbHqHxJMjHze3K3nGOOqZANB2Un09OysvpXgSuNaqicT9nVOHphdZw3DmSYBMY9TkzMYbf1dhF6Vna8tieTdnycphzBrf70a0PA-dD_QaPTN7juhVNLW-T8A/s1732/IMG_E0563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="1732" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_A-HHKcZqj21v-Ona_hoUyRRpNRnpjCq-56sy3FqACh2_42lAsoqlRl9E_xN3vNhtdVbHqHxJMjHze3K3nGOOqZANB2Un09OysvpXgSuNaqicT9nVOHphdZw3DmSYBMY9TkzMYbf1dhF6Vna8tieTdnycphzBrf70a0PA-dD_QaPTN7juhVNLW-T8A/w640-h360/IMG_E0563.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>A bit of fun</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xL5olyUvXiVmi7ykpKjpOeKUFc-wupuIVGrmFrCkSJMCIFjYHNQ1_jYo02GFEzeTAXZ0UR3lm7cAeVrK_OILXWjiiwgJI45Khog9NGRHdES4VZeF31g0rtBrOTIRYR8qPmmzNgm7oM0nDDXpOzS_1E9Ve6wJzELEUnOr5cwKz2XDiMXSp_vXVCQcNg/s600/bull%20charges.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="600" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xL5olyUvXiVmi7ykpKjpOeKUFc-wupuIVGrmFrCkSJMCIFjYHNQ1_jYo02GFEzeTAXZ0UR3lm7cAeVrK_OILXWjiiwgJI45Khog9NGRHdES4VZeF31g0rtBrOTIRYR8qPmmzNgm7oM0nDDXpOzS_1E9Ve6wJzELEUnOr5cwKz2XDiMXSp_vXVCQcNg/w640-h574/bull%20charges.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">from Orkney Farmers Facebook page<br /></span><u style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">North Ronaldsay lighthouse at 42 metres high is the highest land-based light house in the UK and is remarkable.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCMjBihl9nIzDHteBnK9x8iWhzOetKxhK74yzUQcDHap5n5eMw3k3z0vRsKr0gNHDVEHwYcTRuqKvVSHaTlBvpC_mSCk0ERaFja-ViTtrmJFibatFXfe0iYF4hHOGQgsnJJAmWo-agJFNaDPEyoBYeIbehdx_c9e8zGtgF0Fuxn5ytt_EP8ruwqdjrg/s2707/IMG_E0402.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2707" data-original-width="1914" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCMjBihl9nIzDHteBnK9x8iWhzOetKxhK74yzUQcDHap5n5eMw3k3z0vRsKr0gNHDVEHwYcTRuqKvVSHaTlBvpC_mSCk0ERaFja-ViTtrmJFibatFXfe0iYF4hHOGQgsnJJAmWo-agJFNaDPEyoBYeIbehdx_c9e8zGtgF0Fuxn5ytt_EP8ruwqdjrg/w452-h640/IMG_E0402.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Billy Muir the lighthouse keeper gives tours on most days throughout the summer months, Malcolm and I help with these tours and take people to the top, saves going to the gym !</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBZy2L2mCVp7DYEoTFZ4g71_EIGG06iP-MepI0NRQj70yThwYc-HDMyMCMfOgNvzmDODpRk-UGAQEYDQfaSELfn5gGVRxiKTt38zpmyU00yt1xLv132q5LsUfZEE9WBkA7dpyuz4GOKIjZfTFPtfyAMyoVu4HvwkiBvs1nbqz-4fVx4zmsGevvo11WQ/s4032/IMG_0529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBZy2L2mCVp7DYEoTFZ4g71_EIGG06iP-MepI0NRQj70yThwYc-HDMyMCMfOgNvzmDODpRk-UGAQEYDQfaSELfn5gGVRxiKTt38zpmyU00yt1xLv132q5LsUfZEE9WBkA7dpyuz4GOKIjZfTFPtfyAMyoVu4HvwkiBvs1nbqz-4fVx4zmsGevvo11WQ/w480-h640/IMG_0529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zb-CIRhnhg86Qkn9q3Zy_k5JvE2GsVt66LOvjkUh53iJXCD5er0OwO-xGJCc7BAht5vzVDT8ZpW9-O88icK--hMKJ1zvS6-pDR-5fCVo-DRKlRbyD17sd9kB7Lsxq-5tt-zELbZQw7SXtzbDR5CYWuq_nelwjq9rmRXepntE4tEMwPxPASjkoZ16Iw/s4032/IMG_0415.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zb-CIRhnhg86Qkn9q3Zy_k5JvE2GsVt66LOvjkUh53iJXCD5er0OwO-xGJCc7BAht5vzVDT8ZpW9-O88icK--hMKJ1zvS6-pDR-5fCVo-DRKlRbyD17sd9kB7Lsxq-5tt-zELbZQw7SXtzbDR5CYWuq_nelwjq9rmRXepntE4tEMwPxPASjkoZ16Iw/w480-h640/IMG_0415.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><br /></span></span></div>On the left in the next photo the stone wall enclosures are called "punds", used for gathering the seaweed-eating sheep and the round, stone wall enclosures are called "crues", originally used for growing vegetables, each cottage on the island would have had one.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6fKtC4cLKdhfRS9No_KVKKexqlhm0JA5gG-Db40i7ppja2rP3GM9EB7hoNtB5sWmctByA0Epr83OFZ2VPKvuSBILQpYP2N9lttvoAPH4IHvsj9Sakgdh09OZXq_4WaKuPxbWrdZeB25-3fT5sz6s0POPhg0uIwK4KAlNemCzo4XanP2L7-lsWsRHBw/s4032/IMG_0406.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6fKtC4cLKdhfRS9No_KVKKexqlhm0JA5gG-Db40i7ppja2rP3GM9EB7hoNtB5sWmctByA0Epr83OFZ2VPKvuSBILQpYP2N9lttvoAPH4IHvsj9Sakgdh09OZXq_4WaKuPxbWrdZeB25-3fT5sz6s0POPhg0uIwK4KAlNemCzo4XanP2L7-lsWsRHBw/w640-h480/IMG_0406.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5G23LyZS0NFh4mrvBRRzGmQrExnk-RnUE612wUEQNcBIf4msr8SUY4_wc-_4djr7ZC7kKWRF3ctz7KQed5ePouLbYA1UepSYIfwIKfjjRWNbIaFC4ZmyvAqbuCSJgDvAYdatNEzqlhijpXhNfjggK0hAPPStALCkDthauPqzBrXLEv__ByKWSvdrOMQ/s4032/IMG_0553.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5G23LyZS0NFh4mrvBRRzGmQrExnk-RnUE612wUEQNcBIf4msr8SUY4_wc-_4djr7ZC7kKWRF3ctz7KQed5ePouLbYA1UepSYIfwIKfjjRWNbIaFC4ZmyvAqbuCSJgDvAYdatNEzqlhijpXhNfjggK0hAPPStALCkDthauPqzBrXLEv__ByKWSvdrOMQ/w640-h480/IMG_0553.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Poem of the month</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">Billy is the lighthouse keeper,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">he's got his O.B.E,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">for over fifty years now</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">he's safe-guarded men at sea.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">I am just the lighthouse girl,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">I'll take you to the top</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">and if you need a breather</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">then halfway up just stop.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">You'll climb those stairs until</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">you're forty meters high</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">and on the windswept balcony</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">you'll almost touch the sky.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">You'll look south along North Ronaldsay</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">and see the punds and crues</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">and if you're very lucky</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">an orca or two.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">You'll look across the North Sea</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"> and maybe see Fair Isle</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">but if it's very cloudy</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">you'll need to wait a while.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">Looking north to Norway</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">it's four hundred miles away</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">and if you're sailing westwards</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">you'll come to Hudson Bay.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">Billy will tell the story</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">and all the reasons why</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">but I am just the lighthouse girl</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">and I'll take you to the sky.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: medium;">June Purvis</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower; font-size: x-large;"><b>North Ronaldsay has a lovely exhibition of old photographs in the old kirk that was set up as a millennium project</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEe-Rb0sjr4_ApmQaOcyWNroB48SlxxSXkDRKFBW9_SqC8OHTz51fvNPVxT78jbPvMIM0I2c1gQI0GXF_znm_3sy1L9Ycsg7ttPQmlsjSlKmvadDP82AAcp3n47lcDWB7sID_JRYCcaDhl8_NAK3M10v16VrSGi9guk2Et94OCrRjvZBQMmOC1k2U-uA/s4032/IMG_0493.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEe-Rb0sjr4_ApmQaOcyWNroB48SlxxSXkDRKFBW9_SqC8OHTz51fvNPVxT78jbPvMIM0I2c1gQI0GXF_znm_3sy1L9Ycsg7ttPQmlsjSlKmvadDP82AAcp3n47lcDWB7sID_JRYCcaDhl8_NAK3M10v16VrSGi9guk2Et94OCrRjvZBQMmOC1k2U-uA/w640-h480/IMG_0493.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower; font-size: x-large;">well worth a visit if you are on the island</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexH_lFHANonrM0_dpsaLD_SrehpWQBB1PLGvpS4aJkBsDX0EgzSZrWl-XBIfYxP6WNWTDwQT3ejnCnXvzFt6lwDP4a5aHgikNUXOOQj3Rqhzp0tcyd9EbedPKLHo-vvZY1xylQsRwdLDipj_wXxJK64zEv3ZuwmM3ingb4Olezx6FgyGhCKconKOdgA/s4032/IMG_0494.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexH_lFHANonrM0_dpsaLD_SrehpWQBB1PLGvpS4aJkBsDX0EgzSZrWl-XBIfYxP6WNWTDwQT3ejnCnXvzFt6lwDP4a5aHgikNUXOOQj3Rqhzp0tcyd9EbedPKLHo-vvZY1xylQsRwdLDipj_wXxJK64zEv3ZuwmM3ingb4Olezx6FgyGhCKconKOdgA/w640-h480/IMG_0494.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHc65emxk9bqoviCVsAnWZSiyRcztz3WFM3KGEPG1j4nh4Nfb3_MH9A6QSUk3ByDGYUcIdyXuF6e9hTVH9VKzjhCHm86xsRH81edNCDV6lg4TW7hLsUbgHf0bNMQMpEbGra-TJNZTEfK5Ne2P4no4caJ0cK0cvmaIa4KdaQscDrS7BDQRrByoXVanJw/s4032/IMG_0500.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHc65emxk9bqoviCVsAnWZSiyRcztz3WFM3KGEPG1j4nh4Nfb3_MH9A6QSUk3ByDGYUcIdyXuF6e9hTVH9VKzjhCHm86xsRH81edNCDV6lg4TW7hLsUbgHf0bNMQMpEbGra-TJNZTEfK5Ne2P4no4caJ0cK0cvmaIa4KdaQscDrS7BDQRrByoXVanJw/w480-h640/IMG_0500.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Notice the size of these stone slabs being heaved up onto the roof, they are huge !!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Hjp4w3OpCeuEibj0I3Gvdg4Cej5S_YMAU43QlsA3nIeuZUu4wn_PZwKs3Tq7qnSGYeFTkACSPbPAWCqOCBewesTg6bW25et6YGJSGejvZwO76R5HpIkL7oPM7oTMEzKfGNY8YZhupjsfzfbGng_ldVBne1QMbk4cOcRYVGXHN1EVVyMBqsWPqlum4w/s4032/IMG_0499.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Hjp4w3OpCeuEibj0I3Gvdg4Cej5S_YMAU43QlsA3nIeuZUu4wn_PZwKs3Tq7qnSGYeFTkACSPbPAWCqOCBewesTg6bW25et6YGJSGejvZwO76R5HpIkL7oPM7oTMEzKfGNY8YZhupjsfzfbGng_ldVBne1QMbk4cOcRYVGXHN1EVVyMBqsWPqlum4w/w640-h480/IMG_0499.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower; font-size: x-large;">It wasn't until 1983 when electricity was first installed on the island</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9EHttj1eUy3E9THzslcDvjdRL8YH38g-KO4UFkOW-pCuZx9ufVfgHa8aH1JMUxzcdU4gYmjySO42KABedsKyzBv96jWF0P9FyxBmIYw54oxkjv735gwjDqz6wBUR18LjNMorN2IeI9wi-HmkYP0Lz0wibYZvFRDZRvWyJwCF5ct8qGh3o99D0XV6fw/s4032/IMG_0503.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9EHttj1eUy3E9THzslcDvjdRL8YH38g-KO4UFkOW-pCuZx9ufVfgHa8aH1JMUxzcdU4gYmjySO42KABedsKyzBv96jWF0P9FyxBmIYw54oxkjv735gwjDqz6wBUR18LjNMorN2IeI9wi-HmkYP0Lz0wibYZvFRDZRvWyJwCF5ct8qGh3o99D0XV6fw/w480-h640/IMG_0503.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>This is a lovely idea ~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><u>North Ronaldsay Community Garden</u></span></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">The community garden has seed available for anyone interested in growing a 1m x1m plot of a Scandinavian wheat mix. </span></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There will be a harvest event in September where you can learn to thresh, winnow, milk and bake with the grains you have grown. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Please get in touch if you would like a packet of seed.</span></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-57Z_eoCSHfv5af-x5ZLbVAxJ5Cb0Nn1f3E3nVzD6GZlOaIj7-3c1Hn76Hgk3XO3J8j6Qj79EJ15kFnVDUwxv4z2yMwH3iP6gVc5ADQL7JTtgvXXT7smDjqV4CbueA23yeNreiAsQExvaguHnwQK4GgLJef59d3oD6vKBfyhMtYfBZ0aUjvWUnuFvA/s526/grow%20your%20own%20bread.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-57Z_eoCSHfv5af-x5ZLbVAxJ5Cb0Nn1f3E3nVzD6GZlOaIj7-3c1Hn76Hgk3XO3J8j6Qj79EJ15kFnVDUwxv4z2yMwH3iP6gVc5ADQL7JTtgvXXT7smDjqV4CbueA23yeNreiAsQExvaguHnwQK4GgLJef59d3oD6vKBfyhMtYfBZ0aUjvWUnuFvA/w640-h640/grow%20your%20own%20bread.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"> ~~~~~~~</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Malcolm and I have both had a go at sheep shearing, our first attempt and very slow but I think there will be plenty of opportunity to do more in a few weeks time if we want to.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The goat in the background knows that it's safe from the shears and us.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKydWOdQ911mfN2MORGYyBbH9EIDz_kmi0veE9ACBWy0DIedBYbFZWD81rBXM5-VcuhLMlbPh__8FcwoI3ZVoYMD8S6U3J8y5yRB4L8Ul03svfjRCGn3XiZCNZUIyeXSUOdAh-ciVGdw82xeqr16irxJnW_Ob0A3DCnmfd4iDtRXiH27nIqDEUF66qA/s4032/IMG_0484.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKydWOdQ911mfN2MORGYyBbH9EIDz_kmi0veE9ACBWy0DIedBYbFZWD81rBXM5-VcuhLMlbPh__8FcwoI3ZVoYMD8S6U3J8y5yRB4L8Ul03svfjRCGn3XiZCNZUIyeXSUOdAh-ciVGdw82xeqr16irxJnW_Ob0A3DCnmfd4iDtRXiH27nIqDEUF66qA/w480-h640/IMG_0484.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_3TrgeNiE9Mg0jp34-0s_Ql4-inzt5m5K172zCzgDoH8b1kBBW8xtYuwrcoAEdQF9HHn6gRmQY3eAmH1eX5_2coyI4IWBV7yJPIyrxi8X-GKTAgGo9uzdljOjLcBG0AOu2xkZzEs5zKBcIApUPMP456mfpM91ec5EXK0Kw5j2kkJYEdxcIIPvKPWfA/s4032/IMG_0487.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_3TrgeNiE9Mg0jp34-0s_Ql4-inzt5m5K172zCzgDoH8b1kBBW8xtYuwrcoAEdQF9HHn6gRmQY3eAmH1eX5_2coyI4IWBV7yJPIyrxi8X-GKTAgGo9uzdljOjLcBG0AOu2xkZzEs5zKBcIApUPMP456mfpM91ec5EXK0Kw5j2kkJYEdxcIIPvKPWfA/w480-h640/IMG_0487.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">I thought that having a trailer to take Wilma to the beach would help my cycling but it didn't help at all.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRN_7xpwAtBlBqQxUxVnjs4vkCJx-PFOU0fyRPEjtck-XslIG_zTVcV6kg8cI75hqUslMrhwuC5CzOHZMteDbdUu3dOl5IOeRV59SdkDV44slzr0N6y9uBd_smW8FW-0oGJ_no3g9ViFav-Rae2MhftOcX6W4gY9nHWeJY0keI8onLE4seJRcSIYCIQ/s646/IMG_E0456.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="646" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRN_7xpwAtBlBqQxUxVnjs4vkCJx-PFOU0fyRPEjtck-XslIG_zTVcV6kg8cI75hqUslMrhwuC5CzOHZMteDbdUu3dOl5IOeRV59SdkDV44slzr0N6y9uBd_smW8FW-0oGJ_no3g9ViFav-Rae2MhftOcX6W4gY9nHWeJY0keI8onLE4seJRcSIYCIQ/w640-h438/IMG_E0456.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Quote of the month</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukfUF-uCnaS1JLpafAPWMVZ1q_4tybHgVF-wK1KvEhNbIzliLOC6tCLnwltJ8W4QYcwRJVa-4ij4JglI1S5SliEFliss-odRxEOyGBdRSvp1yOZ1EveYAq8je_6Me_2W_Ty4A4YvxDHcMw-RUWJPFWad4qdhCdBGkLhyK7GjwwVIMc6lxsJnFMxNiaA/s1058/Charlie%20Mackesy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1058" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukfUF-uCnaS1JLpafAPWMVZ1q_4tybHgVF-wK1KvEhNbIzliLOC6tCLnwltJ8W4QYcwRJVa-4ij4JglI1S5SliEFliss-odRxEOyGBdRSvp1yOZ1EveYAq8je_6Me_2W_Ty4A4YvxDHcMw-RUWJPFWad4qdhCdBGkLhyK7GjwwVIMc6lxsJnFMxNiaA/w640-h640/Charlie%20Mackesy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">from Charlie Mackesy on Istagram,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">from his book "The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">The weather here has been mixed but on a windy day last week one of our neighbours put out a plea on What's app:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">"we lost a grey bed sheet to the wind today. Let us know if you find it in your garden ! "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">At this time of year it doesn't really get dark at all here, so this seems to be an appropriate parting </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiC845M5Kyy1pLmmzOFJ_bVoyU9K9dC8YrKnoRZtVovPUzSBaRoDd4uZqm5lUmdjmmFL3wT_lSbeZSYLpnEyAOgGTOGYlw45uEUHxVDBgiqmkl-77ThPNVXO77n-Qu5RN4dmC4F7aX2E9Uh2R9Jl3iXZEctX81-sBvdtK454T8R5e30lCw-_YBAkSkA/s676/Namaste.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiC845M5Kyy1pLmmzOFJ_bVoyU9K9dC8YrKnoRZtVovPUzSBaRoDd4uZqm5lUmdjmmFL3wT_lSbeZSYLpnEyAOgGTOGYlw45uEUHxVDBgiqmkl-77ThPNVXO77n-Qu5RN4dmC4F7aX2E9Uh2R9Jl3iXZEctX81-sBvdtK454T8R5e30lCw-_YBAkSkA/w498-h640/Namaste.png" width="498" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">from Tao & Zen Facebook page</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">Until next month, we wish you peaceful, happy days,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">Malcolm & June</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple; font-size: x-large;">💛💜💛💜💛</span></div><p></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-43609705921787309042022-06-01T18:53:00.000+01:002022-06-01T18:53:17.906+01:00May 2022<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Welcome to our second blog from our new home on the island of North Ronaldsay.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">We have been here for just one month now and gradually settling in to the island way of life and getting to know it's lovely people.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Hope you enjoy these images.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Kn41mEWi5ofwan-x9z_Y7T1cNU7D-CwSmnJscQKjAKr-HlePk5ZaFjtP-p9J6HoJtWlkXGKsQtpcjY4OLc20knHkL30gkpGyComk453CxeNO134zbDzxyosXPDyGFAvb_ivKjY0yho4hUCp0tQbzV9iXoE4VQetJ1cssaOzITFvuz6iMtGHd-3hXsw/s4032/IMG_0277.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Kn41mEWi5ofwan-x9z_Y7T1cNU7D-CwSmnJscQKjAKr-HlePk5ZaFjtP-p9J6HoJtWlkXGKsQtpcjY4OLc20knHkL30gkpGyComk453CxeNO134zbDzxyosXPDyGFAvb_ivKjY0yho4hUCp0tQbzV9iXoE4VQetJ1cssaOzITFvuz6iMtGHd-3hXsw/w640-h480/IMG_0277.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">When you look at the coastline it is easy to see...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgvV0lYALg6PJKTBvryv-vO0_n7Xn7PrbB2KKHT4lgrM2Akym17IVKB0mkYExHHUNkspJkKdLFkqSzYoFZMr3V2hbNIUgDlE5ZQtFTkYtyqd15repRrCa1G6IUJ-nulZuqAZgNwbfvnWo2hfQ__v4Vhb07EiJh33WAKkWUkLoM6iwkWa3ITSzRG8iMQ/s4032/IMG_0370.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgvV0lYALg6PJKTBvryv-vO0_n7Xn7PrbB2KKHT4lgrM2Akym17IVKB0mkYExHHUNkspJkKdLFkqSzYoFZMr3V2hbNIUgDlE5ZQtFTkYtyqd15repRrCa1G6IUJ-nulZuqAZgNwbfvnWo2hfQ__v4Vhb07EiJh33WAKkWUkLoM6iwkWa3ITSzRG8iMQ/w640-h480/IMG_0370.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">why most of the houses on the island are made of stone and many with stone roofs. This stone roof on our small barn is one of the first jobs for us to tackle to make it into a watertight workspace.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtGTyWoAgBwbZaZ5I_Ckj4wTjddzZwYHcyxsgckEB8euFOOhvGhfT2fA7pjxTAlkS-YX3CTy-HNwH1zyRmfparf7IWJQ-5vXJ-G-GKkpiqde4DdNwRtFNWPxuEtmNympDT41GQaGaGfUg0AitDLo18esv_u820lknV-53VgoG-d0HeC56DRs3_Wfhow/s4032/IMG_0300.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtGTyWoAgBwbZaZ5I_Ckj4wTjddzZwYHcyxsgckEB8euFOOhvGhfT2fA7pjxTAlkS-YX3CTy-HNwH1zyRmfparf7IWJQ-5vXJ-G-GKkpiqde4DdNwRtFNWPxuEtmNympDT41GQaGaGfUg0AitDLo18esv_u820lknV-53VgoG-d0HeC56DRs3_Wfhow/w640-h480/IMG_0300.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The weather has been very good since our arrival, even being able to make the most of eating our breakfast and lunch outside, something we weren't expecting to do .</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheks2d4k1dIl-EaJRKKhARJ4fOvu70IIeRxhQdRcTYjdggM__dkafh7kUv345-RdS5tZlBI-yZdObAbjxLK8Rjffl3P3NvBHQivPHY23T-TGKdBXS5kHAcJe2fSjLYPVU7wqtfhK1s5Az8gzG2eEznaqe9qRnqYvCeazrl-Z61TmWU89x7z550zjN5LQ/s4032/IMG_0323.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheks2d4k1dIl-EaJRKKhARJ4fOvu70IIeRxhQdRcTYjdggM__dkafh7kUv345-RdS5tZlBI-yZdObAbjxLK8Rjffl3P3NvBHQivPHY23T-TGKdBXS5kHAcJe2fSjLYPVU7wqtfhK1s5Az8gzG2eEznaqe9qRnqYvCeazrl-Z61TmWU89x7z550zjN5LQ/w640-h480/IMG_0323.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Our new view from the kitchen window looking out across the North Sea</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgDVuzAm0Es1-zYs3Y-ww5KYxwjiD1MSbzFlg390cn9Z06D08164lrUofhNAaJqRKXJX_kJeZvQvfApeX99U_GAnxLH_eI1Kikhbream7clbbHeas7fUqEMXPwNKsqRJ6HtG1kp2aeMyfLYkNE1yMvWf5IwMUG7_OAMP7oCm95SaFhkgcJjR8sBk89g/s4032/IMG_0324.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgDVuzAm0Es1-zYs3Y-ww5KYxwjiD1MSbzFlg390cn9Z06D08164lrUofhNAaJqRKXJX_kJeZvQvfApeX99U_GAnxLH_eI1Kikhbream7clbbHeas7fUqEMXPwNKsqRJ6HtG1kp2aeMyfLYkNE1yMvWf5IwMUG7_OAMP7oCm95SaFhkgcJjR8sBk89g/w640-h480/IMG_0324.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Wilma enjoying the sunshine</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5dNBjSFhyb-wImHCDgb6QvLAw93wPB2uUc-4nrOfIf10e3f2PApjWj2KtDeLihK8LXHQvhtwSjRk-JkVzIao2IYeTDFIQYI2W8XEdv0WtHz17hJ3JZW9LEVhNfwLgAwAhrGMHk4VA2U-op0O8GQbwfAi_QmACxTtbUVILtShhpyAsUNRPcX272cv-A/s4032/IMG_0281.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5dNBjSFhyb-wImHCDgb6QvLAw93wPB2uUc-4nrOfIf10e3f2PApjWj2KtDeLihK8LXHQvhtwSjRk-JkVzIao2IYeTDFIQYI2W8XEdv0WtHz17hJ3JZW9LEVhNfwLgAwAhrGMHk4VA2U-op0O8GQbwfAi_QmACxTtbUVILtShhpyAsUNRPcX272cv-A/w640-h480/IMG_0281.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">With a lot of redundant cardboard packing boxes and a lot of pony poo from Zara it's time to prepare growing beds for next years potato patch.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6PCUerxT1kCYnjMh-T6FleOhi5wilTo45i6vNmyr24pRRFYBgUPh0OiLluRXfSgn4YduMiH14R1T-3ryb9zkOsJqk-caEG7-FI39AuxiqjbuNdRaICINfavoCYAEfx8t2vnlodkyDUKmjNCEgCuzOIXzUrIBCGLOJ4lSfui_uahs8IdguYMGBY_yjg/s4032/IMG_0367.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6PCUerxT1kCYnjMh-T6FleOhi5wilTo45i6vNmyr24pRRFYBgUPh0OiLluRXfSgn4YduMiH14R1T-3ryb9zkOsJqk-caEG7-FI39AuxiqjbuNdRaICINfavoCYAEfx8t2vnlodkyDUKmjNCEgCuzOIXzUrIBCGLOJ4lSfui_uahs8IdguYMGBY_yjg/w640-h480/IMG_0367.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">On Saturday mornings we go on a health walk for folk to meet up and get up close to the local livestock;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> fresh air, companionship and exercise, lovely.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2l7iPLww3miQ__5DCzldjzM7X3KbHzk5c_glW2unJAYr_-rJ-kNsx3pVIbveuLtPqkxEMQqXngOj5URO4LDNKgQtM-p_JnKv_JB4wXU2NWgFvzBwVOPxVerwgccDAKgfefjKiH_wCb8Q7tmp9mkoS1l8745KPdjXFavJkvD034JklmdPCsk9l04OpQ/s4032/IMG_0274.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2l7iPLww3miQ__5DCzldjzM7X3KbHzk5c_glW2unJAYr_-rJ-kNsx3pVIbveuLtPqkxEMQqXngOj5URO4LDNKgQtM-p_JnKv_JB4wXU2NWgFvzBwVOPxVerwgccDAKgfefjKiH_wCb8Q7tmp9mkoS1l8745KPdjXFavJkvD034JklmdPCsk9l04OpQ/w640-h480/IMG_0274.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">When you need provisions of any kind you just 'phone a shop on mainland Orkney, pay by card and they take your order to the pier to be put on the next ferry and you collect it from the island pier when the ferry comes in. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">No hassle, no parking problems, no queueing, easy.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NNHrmhgWSnSXMZYnPSPxT9LUd-5ZL6_WhVi69-cyz0Aku-SW9W4arTUvHiU1TFjYv9bWUtV2FoRZtgHN4rGHZzWEQuvGHu8AZ1plsBA_wHQCHhOKnW_RnP50fmJ0Vmil0M6dn2EZ9bfSRo5clq-1KZTuIIEZw45UKkY6KHdfGRM4Oa9ytMEd4gfLIg/s4032/IMG_0278.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NNHrmhgWSnSXMZYnPSPxT9LUd-5ZL6_WhVi69-cyz0Aku-SW9W4arTUvHiU1TFjYv9bWUtV2FoRZtgHN4rGHZzWEQuvGHu8AZ1plsBA_wHQCHhOKnW_RnP50fmJ0Vmil0M6dn2EZ9bfSRo5clq-1KZTuIIEZw45UKkY6KHdfGRM4Oa9ytMEd4gfLIg/w640-h480/IMG_0278.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">If at any time you feel unwell on the island there is a rather delightful surgery and no waiting time.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NT426R7Z9z0wi4x1TodNb8cM9vVO2nspIr7FIjqYzC82oShjYziAD_Wmj4-aKnS4YlQgHzTOY64UUu_CsDMxNaSYRlJ8YY46z_5okag7TZ9sDRYpKYPRwoByQKK6TVG9yO-iYvkhUtnyFlLfY_5vYlSdoUnBmyZbMZSaOijVqNy6tHuYBgGgBL3SLw/s4032/IMG_0282.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NT426R7Z9z0wi4x1TodNb8cM9vVO2nspIr7FIjqYzC82oShjYziAD_Wmj4-aKnS4YlQgHzTOY64UUu_CsDMxNaSYRlJ8YY46z_5okag7TZ9sDRYpKYPRwoByQKK6TVG9yO-iYvkhUtnyFlLfY_5vYlSdoUnBmyZbMZSaOijVqNy6tHuYBgGgBL3SLw/w480-h640/IMG_0282.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Views from around the cottage...</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">looking towards the other end of the island</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksarb2dU8rhisaiv-vX7USs8Thhm1y_11HeTOmITVXuQmsROeRUPB4WVMMPh9q8eOnRL--Q85TOtAoFcVnOEGtKBsQtzA37ZLbzfk70w0yP5ig4c9Ojs2ixkRyi_2sganOLsePzL3ei47xuDqs0WT-0qyT3VoQ5hDlfbQNdMTL-tm2yL9-k719VM0jA/s3987/IMG_E0368.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="3987" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksarb2dU8rhisaiv-vX7USs8Thhm1y_11HeTOmITVXuQmsROeRUPB4WVMMPh9q8eOnRL--Q85TOtAoFcVnOEGtKBsQtzA37ZLbzfk70w0yP5ig4c9Ojs2ixkRyi_2sganOLsePzL3ei47xuDqs0WT-0qyT3VoQ5hDlfbQNdMTL-tm2yL9-k719VM0jA/w640-h446/IMG_E0368.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Sparkling clear waters</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJncVzsyEM-wKP12X4pNYqAZG7I_GuLsaQWFDCfi4eBrEiEDxhQOF6VaiFskVxTLIx9YZp2aUysqWWEHx9FdCsIaEUFcDC2KrgjEhDUMxi-6EJjLA5Vbbsdbn06SnGHto0FH0pB93MEWCe9ydc1uvs8o_M-qGi0ZEIreQtgEcOcOGkQVeuVexTsJV9Wg/s4032/IMG_E0369.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJncVzsyEM-wKP12X4pNYqAZG7I_GuLsaQWFDCfi4eBrEiEDxhQOF6VaiFskVxTLIx9YZp2aUysqWWEHx9FdCsIaEUFcDC2KrgjEhDUMxi-6EJjLA5Vbbsdbn06SnGHto0FH0pB93MEWCe9ydc1uvs8o_M-qGi0ZEIreQtgEcOcOGkQVeuVexTsJV9Wg/w640-h360/IMG_E0369.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Bewan pier</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7p3JEJQkkw6D-Y9YwgJhRMEKZvNUtWSJeVHY4L2Ksg3qMxWmE944PkDLn0fG_EgCTp757z8QwBF4mKJXh2l8PwaAa2tV8OLtd-WBWO14pdzx80FLznVDl7ugWXF4gx7I_P3YuyweN7sq6j60yQ3I7EB4qepqfktqqZwtV8ZwIE4QJECjkNwwz-9nQA/s3835/IMG_E0373.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3835" data-original-width="2876" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7p3JEJQkkw6D-Y9YwgJhRMEKZvNUtWSJeVHY4L2Ksg3qMxWmE944PkDLn0fG_EgCTp757z8QwBF4mKJXh2l8PwaAa2tV8OLtd-WBWO14pdzx80FLznVDl7ugWXF4gx7I_P3YuyweN7sq6j60yQ3I7EB4qepqfktqqZwtV8ZwIE4QJECjkNwwz-9nQA/w480-h640/IMG_E0373.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3soew06LQkZg7vEYvCJkLTf4XRy0G7qtepO2eB7AySjBErQNr9cWuY2jlZJFINR0hVY54YWaAAIhCkbV3h35PxTHpXhjXWIVQ982ubqhG8cZtlzbbboF6p-u5vlnq_oHOhh30viRouFkE5H_TVbIjmrOtZxXMqFw5EPL6Uexxiu98P_XewOScgWLCA/w480-h640/IMG_0319.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">a felting table that will produce a rug-size piece of felt in one hour (I'm very envious)</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuCHzsQf-_zrPmbgAtjfvhFUXmLctTyJ7fvvdpthMt-I4BBsCo_oU2_pqzRAzzBdz7NDeAW6QJ8ggi7NF55CylZTvmn-CADUdEYOXfefrilvc6uffoxRNWOpn1XvTmyPgVO8hztCCBVSi5lPGZa-lF7_DyPCjTEC9RjkICouSLRCIrhHLgqfttAgOeA/s4032/IMG_0320.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuCHzsQf-_zrPmbgAtjfvhFUXmLctTyJ7fvvdpthMt-I4BBsCo_oU2_pqzRAzzBdz7NDeAW6QJ8ggi7NF55CylZTvmn-CADUdEYOXfefrilvc6uffoxRNWOpn1XvTmyPgVO8hztCCBVSi5lPGZa-lF7_DyPCjTEC9RjkICouSLRCIrhHLgqfttAgOeA/w480-h640/IMG_0320.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">along with carding, spinning and plying machines</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialGNHCAnPmaFOEp6M8GWeUSjDWot8Q8ah6V0n1jV0t6oKpUMStZJ6LcIYdFPK60ytcitvjcAG1eF9bNAbkTvgrbGd2yPvUgX3z50NVZjnblHilDJJVMPp76DdPXRoMM_OiN0sMeXP0b9smDwbsBoSSRwLZHpkyjF-naeJTy5LkGwoeKKQS-88h9ZaNg/s4032/IMG_0317.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialGNHCAnPmaFOEp6M8GWeUSjDWot8Q8ah6V0n1jV0t6oKpUMStZJ6LcIYdFPK60ytcitvjcAG1eF9bNAbkTvgrbGd2yPvUgX3z50NVZjnblHilDJJVMPp76DdPXRoMM_OiN0sMeXP0b9smDwbsBoSSRwLZHpkyjF-naeJTy5LkGwoeKKQS-88h9ZaNg/w640-h480/IMG_0317.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">offering guest house, hostel and camping area and a shop for groceries and other goods,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> have a look at their website</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><b>www.nrbo.org.uk</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">~~~~~~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Pause for thought</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: large;">Wild geese do not intend to cast their reflection, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: large;">the water has no mind to receive their image.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: large;">Zenrin</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQC45twVuli4JCNyqiiU8I1eSqFSGkZy7eYA_kNxpV8lJ453vLLNV9PuEV62xcAhOaPCKzDH3QypdzzzI8rt6Nk_rq8yEvnZ_JWLK16aCNfNiHIjMNaaN28XeOQ43ttME8Y9d7RKkdLDs-1wkMH6zlaWeKfQvWNM4dRHVWLlJAPY2E-j4j4HHDe0M6w/s506/wild%20geese.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="506" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQC45twVuli4JCNyqiiU8I1eSqFSGkZy7eYA_kNxpV8lJ453vLLNV9PuEV62xcAhOaPCKzDH3QypdzzzI8rt6Nk_rq8yEvnZ_JWLK16aCNfNiHIjMNaaN28XeOQ43ttME8Y9d7RKkdLDs-1wkMH6zlaWeKfQvWNM4dRHVWLlJAPY2E-j4j4HHDe0M6w/w640-h428/wild%20geese.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Gloria Hallelujah"; font-size: large;">(from Tao & Zen Facebook page)</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Books of the month</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">We have been sent two beautiful books from friends this month that we'd like to share with you.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">thank you Lorna & Stan for our perfect gift.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Tilly is gradually getting braver, I can now reclaim my pillow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKebQc_DSN00WBF9hXujHyyRCuqDbdwuaEgjUAVNrVR1Pd1wSKA18gDm1Ui3RKspOGaHmQBsMeSpMY-jCcXf_jNg9i2nAbIG7KeQOw_o2D0PYWsRo_yQff1rqDy1UGJ6M3cZynugdSJc1MBalD0LNtpYoMAnwMXd4pyWQQ-UimJuFVY5MNEnUrIoEpA/s3081/IMG_E0379.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="3081" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKebQc_DSN00WBF9hXujHyyRCuqDbdwuaEgjUAVNrVR1Pd1wSKA18gDm1Ui3RKspOGaHmQBsMeSpMY-jCcXf_jNg9i2nAbIG7KeQOw_o2D0PYWsRo_yQff1rqDy1UGJ6M3cZynugdSJc1MBalD0LNtpYoMAnwMXd4pyWQQ-UimJuFVY5MNEnUrIoEpA/w640-h360/IMG_E0379.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Hope you've enjoyed seeing a little bit of North Ronaldsay </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">and so until next month I'll leave you with this lovely Apache blessing</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jHnPTzGfEZ59qxNn_rRD9_DsksLrnosniNqzYu1mzdyIT3gF8f4P0sy9vexSpRtnc1AX-xFJBqwC-d4cPIhEaIbalPuRkIYWlFYBXsMbMTyHEUFQdPqtGt0vzTfGevlz2ZRFZbacd-sqGtHYWsKJMobFbwIPUqCLuPuCxtPy9RGO_qBLW9lEApPZAg/s789/apache%20blessing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jHnPTzGfEZ59qxNn_rRD9_DsksLrnosniNqzYu1mzdyIT3gF8f4P0sy9vexSpRtnc1AX-xFJBqwC-d4cPIhEaIbalPuRkIYWlFYBXsMbMTyHEUFQdPqtGt0vzTfGevlz2ZRFZbacd-sqGtHYWsKJMobFbwIPUqCLuPuCxtPy9RGO_qBLW9lEApPZAg/w426-h640/apache%20blessing.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">(from Tao & Zen Facebook page)</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;"><b>Stay safe and happy, keep smiling</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;"><b>June & Malcolm</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">💙💛💙💛💙</span></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-43829249187872983142022-05-14T21:13:00.000+01:002022-05-14T21:13:05.113+01:00April 2022<p style="text-align: center;"><b> <span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">April 2022 and a bit of May</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Well a lot has happened since our March blog posting ! We are now on our faraway island off the northeast coast of Orkney Mainland.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The move, involving two ferry crossings, went smoothly thanks to some remarkable people.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP792Uikh_lfbG2LXmhp9MqqJD79JT_E3s4iPmSJRZxk2EXu2VCd_wsuFFmnGjAKr9jU4tjq4Pa5N4zatro0DTN18-Am-8ABY2Zt7DCdgm0AHwl0Z2z5nHm5MvNx8CL0ACugl2jEnGhPZNQouxGWwW-cbZMhdIsby9jIcgu9zN0EPYrboTXCcd7D3yDw/s4032/IMG_0185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP792Uikh_lfbG2LXmhp9MqqJD79JT_E3s4iPmSJRZxk2EXu2VCd_wsuFFmnGjAKr9jU4tjq4Pa5N4zatro0DTN18-Am-8ABY2Zt7DCdgm0AHwl0Z2z5nHm5MvNx8CL0ACugl2jEnGhPZNQouxGWwW-cbZMhdIsby9jIcgu9zN0EPYrboTXCcd7D3yDw/w640-h480/IMG_0185.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Apart from our animals, "Joycie", known along the trip as our Golden Girl, was our number one priority and she caused much amusement and made many friends !!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">We know she will be very much missed in Wester Ross.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd73cwuRPQmxP985xiWI8cJm41muh0WZ7-ImEEii3D2Zc0fp72KXaXvZGO3VLx2TJ0yq1xCarLSnARLMV1Oj1_AUBzJ4PlCzWNx_hB1_22BC4hMdEuRGiQo2l7oijzwvygPZuHzV4aA4YTLOs3mavB4o1iHGIqU6zvcfKCxPNE3Zog_5CewDnUR5ngcw/s1720/IMG_E0180.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">In safe hands</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkvpJ54yU-9CrwoxkHuK5SXNQpNGqs4mzxair412xoucQeQd9Heu_e4CyvU9XsQ9ZSzrz6bkhcjyQBQj08eEmiirSAHGwydqlBZt8jjjS6lQn51q7ZOQ2aMNZzpk61bMlM_Xx7aTIid1IPzE4URSjYCVyhUQwUGay97psMRrSqXhqr4Ax-ILBVh35hA/s4032/IMG_0182.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkvpJ54yU-9CrwoxkHuK5SXNQpNGqs4mzxair412xoucQeQd9Heu_e4CyvU9XsQ9ZSzrz6bkhcjyQBQj08eEmiirSAHGwydqlBZt8jjjS6lQn51q7ZOQ2aMNZzpk61bMlM_Xx7aTIid1IPzE4URSjYCVyhUQwUGay97psMRrSqXhqr4Ax-ILBVh35hA/w480-h640/IMG_0182.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thank you Shaun and Cameron of Littlejohn Removals, you made it happen</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIpkAFj4TQbazKSB81YC5Ye3yQX6F4LtG4M0pj0DESGfZWqz3MG7_hj5P9PrNz7AZYnCff-BIDpWFf_IyO48tPyHFPlIQ5CccnnkniLRmnF7Idi78eGgYPC3z8g6cRX7o_KxyI5f3oElNSQZKPX1kx21HBxwYbeiHbPaW2IRiWaNteK8r5TpVqwa8og/s4032/IMG_0183.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIpkAFj4TQbazKSB81YC5Ye3yQX6F4LtG4M0pj0DESGfZWqz3MG7_hj5P9PrNz7AZYnCff-BIDpWFf_IyO48tPyHFPlIQ5CccnnkniLRmnF7Idi78eGgYPC3z8g6cRX7o_KxyI5f3oElNSQZKPX1kx21HBxwYbeiHbPaW2IRiWaNteK8r5TpVqwa8og/w480-h640/IMG_0183.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Eric Gillie horse transport collected Zara in style and made sure that she travelled safely and comfortably.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thank you Alan and Katie for your professionalism and calmness, you are the very best !!!<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Here we go ....</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbNuWCFcYAYQQWGzHPU8PBLvDQpoxAb0INK3PYDrroyMkB9W3txHmJP9_X47eIvx8BXTYZhgiZ9t0koaROtuPDHyuT6U-3d97Xzrxj_pfNRKYGsCVbABxADYWicLJem8liLjqiBgg1sOZlYnX7mLLFnDH1AORRjE9lH8w90t_0qQzAUa_hSe8Vq-ilQ/s3100/IMG_E0196.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2485" data-original-width="3100" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbNuWCFcYAYQQWGzHPU8PBLvDQpoxAb0INK3PYDrroyMkB9W3txHmJP9_X47eIvx8BXTYZhgiZ9t0koaROtuPDHyuT6U-3d97Xzrxj_pfNRKYGsCVbABxADYWicLJem8liLjqiBgg1sOZlYnX7mLLFnDH1AORRjE9lH8w90t_0qQzAUa_hSe8Vq-ilQ/w640-h514/IMG_E0196.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Joycie waited patiently on the pier side with our first three containers</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsh38IBQ-ODCdchrJWBdExhDGEmwprJNqsuXmTbMVZ4VJUfrnGKNHTzzP9WXmGVbjyatLR8awWwnbvpbmcf1KPB6qLegjqNrNONchDgHJ5X00gwv7CX1PpSwro95wPJgFeL5quCNeSVAb0JJEULNKC3ZznwbpZJa98Ga0dfKodtE7QDMYVYpCJeDD7Q/s4032/IMG_0199.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsh38IBQ-ODCdchrJWBdExhDGEmwprJNqsuXmTbMVZ4VJUfrnGKNHTzzP9WXmGVbjyatLR8awWwnbvpbmcf1KPB6qLegjqNrNONchDgHJ5X00gwv7CX1PpSwro95wPJgFeL5quCNeSVAb0JJEULNKC3ZznwbpZJa98Ga0dfKodtE7QDMYVYpCJeDD7Q/w640-h480/IMG_0199.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">In safe hands again</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKTM__VlKF9MN_JQmjy9Zi9QkgGMKOCLszrRh4ud3-VWCeuLR0mGQDO2tOHjqHnVVSJ7EnFbttbiytZLiMu1O2QpA9GYp5G_VvOMy9nAw3x9Sl-HWliQGeIaTp0wRph8EmgC8_Q3KYnZ9A4dX0GSEdnYZHFuaMe5ab21XoHsPp3ngBaNG0o4vup89Dw/s2728/IMG_E0198%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="2528" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKTM__VlKF9MN_JQmjy9Zi9QkgGMKOCLszrRh4ud3-VWCeuLR0mGQDO2tOHjqHnVVSJ7EnFbttbiytZLiMu1O2QpA9GYp5G_VvOMy9nAw3x9Sl-HWliQGeIaTp0wRph8EmgC8_Q3KYnZ9A4dX0GSEdnYZHFuaMe5ab21XoHsPp3ngBaNG0o4vup89Dw/w594-h640/IMG_E0198%20(1).JPG" width="594" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Individual treatment</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittEWSEzJLxbys9ymzvmtNCjhGHnXP-R7g86O5d0i79M4Uc4nt7DdxzIvu7NMYeMOHl18Bf0ySVkg-g0hcjcJtudHFj2YtEjSveYYVDTaQ-Ww8ZNFBz-9m6JKsgy7PtSYtLCJKIyBCTpkOJE1-VBFJ0skAwTHqXZr2Kcw-z4jj5XsQfw8GHP0FTNx1Vw/s4032/IMG_0203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittEWSEzJLxbys9ymzvmtNCjhGHnXP-R7g86O5d0i79M4Uc4nt7DdxzIvu7NMYeMOHl18Bf0ySVkg-g0hcjcJtudHFj2YtEjSveYYVDTaQ-Ww8ZNFBz-9m6JKsgy7PtSYtLCJKIyBCTpkOJE1-VBFJ0skAwTHqXZr2Kcw-z4jj5XsQfw8GHP0FTNx1Vw/w640-h480/IMG_0203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Driving onto the ferry is a smooth operation ...</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_lwuWMaG4zqntygzT_ZQAstywSom-DfZQ5D8FmVhWPmDBOhcZ8jNucoyiCM5okz7JdoAkefmdY1bjJlBFrygao6cydk6NVcX_fPj5EyGXcYI2aKE8U1ZLxF2u3TE6HiIvSiigNftb9DD54TKXZmvIX-k5gOjGAG06ENrAbVliyHpKqKz9GVdBkHy6A/s4032/IMG_0204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_lwuWMaG4zqntygzT_ZQAstywSom-DfZQ5D8FmVhWPmDBOhcZ8jNucoyiCM5okz7JdoAkefmdY1bjJlBFrygao6cydk6NVcX_fPj5EyGXcYI2aKE8U1ZLxF2u3TE6HiIvSiigNftb9DD54TKXZmvIX-k5gOjGAG06ENrAbVliyHpKqKz9GVdBkHy6A/w480-h640/IMG_0204.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">still smiling</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrY74hsJq6oi4qLW5SFCFBMWbRa9qoPb5wTjrXeZ8iz_WyqPo-5v6oO5APcDqz29QWI14Q5ptcGXNbazKHv9Bt6a7e7Gs7b_ribY_rLvzQ8r38K1g_u83fMLtaxtftBhw7E5w50mV1QNKoPxgR4ILyO9BbXTL4oCtWGYxRqEPZoJlW6Sthd-gfYB0Yg/s4032/IMG_0205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrY74hsJq6oi4qLW5SFCFBMWbRa9qoPb5wTjrXeZ8iz_WyqPo-5v6oO5APcDqz29QWI14Q5ptcGXNbazKHv9Bt6a7e7Gs7b_ribY_rLvzQ8r38K1g_u83fMLtaxtftBhw7E5w50mV1QNKoPxgR4ILyO9BbXTL4oCtWGYxRqEPZoJlW6Sthd-gfYB0Yg/w480-h640/IMG_0205.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">There was a bit of a glitch in that the ferry company didn't tell Eric Gillies that the beautiful lorry that was transporting Zara was too big to be craned off at the North Ronaldsay end of the ferry crossing !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">But at very short notice they sourced a trailer and managed to complete the mission !!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSklFOHI3pcrSEO_YdBUsDd6oXw2jr5mm776ZksFnEuzyUB_sjmxo5SrQ7isOyYPpkPGY8Vn3js3zsT3umaXNTYyrH1AXpjjbEfxxLQ54Ey9YSWqr5eOrYbd10bBAggkW5wzva1AL4R8kttZCN7dk68r0tPXsUsrIbNgFYDjoBtb0Ql7SJg_uXTc2wfQ/s4032/IMG_0200.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSklFOHI3pcrSEO_YdBUsDd6oXw2jr5mm776ZksFnEuzyUB_sjmxo5SrQ7isOyYPpkPGY8Vn3js3zsT3umaXNTYyrH1AXpjjbEfxxLQ54Ey9YSWqr5eOrYbd10bBAggkW5wzva1AL4R8kttZCN7dk68r0tPXsUsrIbNgFYDjoBtb0Ql7SJg_uXTc2wfQ/w640-h480/IMG_0200.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">Eric Gillie - true professionals !!</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thank you.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This is where things get a bit different~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">unloading on North Ronaldsay, here comes the first of our three containers</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; 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font-size: x-large;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here comes Zara ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJkFrOEDI5nktmZATSdSmRMSK7gxvnaM8orEqQ_EQa0rdpLzDP_wGazM0ZkrB5fxcZKYusMhBbgEf3Z013w4J_PCOjVBoOQBrUj0ed2WrUgiXajU0KQwR7ClhVdPxC6b6fYRjtyhUdnoZjsjwJfVGch2q1FrN54TPTAyffJd3k5fA1ITnfDgdjIYB9g/s4032/IMG_0208.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJkFrOEDI5nktmZATSdSmRMSK7gxvnaM8orEqQ_EQa0rdpLzDP_wGazM0ZkrB5fxcZKYusMhBbgEf3Z013w4J_PCOjVBoOQBrUj0ed2WrUgiXajU0KQwR7ClhVdPxC6b6fYRjtyhUdnoZjsjwJfVGch2q1FrN54TPTAyffJd3k5fA1ITnfDgdjIYB9g/w480-h640/IMG_0208.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">staying cool, calm and collected</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy6fKlPw8tH6HCv47dss9goxjHAbskxp--3WAUkJqJwdJkgRFe3e-q2qgnT3SIi6JQUzXgx63xOCW3pICPh-9maOMrbutgQcHZixWI-X4xQZY3j4_WtkUzeQs7EHSzX7gAtiTXWx2x4vsR9DIxkqDLmcA92cxjJtXQVBv9dslCInUpHdLjTKWUAhjwg/s4032/IMG_0209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy6fKlPw8tH6HCv47dss9goxjHAbskxp--3WAUkJqJwdJkgRFe3e-q2qgnT3SIi6JQUzXgx63xOCW3pICPh-9maOMrbutgQcHZixWI-X4xQZY3j4_WtkUzeQs7EHSzX7gAtiTXWx2x4vsR9DIxkqDLmcA92cxjJtXQVBv9dslCInUpHdLjTKWUAhjwg/w640-h480/IMG_0209.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">safe landing by the brilliant ferry handling crew</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2v2daco7EddvFyPSGD6bH-6vdaYeL_aokI6aJysb0AuAdI2tcNMmrpMi7-wHywzBu2ykAVsZetYaMZQs9u1kk1T4fnUHXmbD2BiOmsj7cV49TohSQpaCSscjGwUugB6yaQ_P8iWX6sqV2TTZ5ChGMvWkL7i8UQtP_wNFydlKpUbHaPPFUTm0vPv6Yw/s4032/IMG_0210.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2v2daco7EddvFyPSGD6bH-6vdaYeL_aokI6aJysb0AuAdI2tcNMmrpMi7-wHywzBu2ykAVsZetYaMZQs9u1kk1T4fnUHXmbD2BiOmsj7cV49TohSQpaCSscjGwUugB6yaQ_P8iWX6sqV2TTZ5ChGMvWkL7i8UQtP_wNFydlKpUbHaPPFUTm0vPv6Yw/w640-h480/IMG_0210.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">then comes our car with Wilma and Tilly on board</div></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pp2AvNCmV469S9zHh3pSglWeRKzDhfKalk5VT9ceHUdbQE30zBQUz_qb5M7b1dPjOospSTeG3Q1Zgeo7LJumylQFyND71UMEneVeBnuBpUGDcWTHwRctBqaQ2qAW4Ng5OFOWYQ-jFvssfsJokdzH-zFwYA8HUQ54qDJxKcHmZPGZyl_CEEG2b2_Jlw/s4032/IMG_0214.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pp2AvNCmV469S9zHh3pSglWeRKzDhfKalk5VT9ceHUdbQE30zBQUz_qb5M7b1dPjOospSTeG3Q1Zgeo7LJumylQFyND71UMEneVeBnuBpUGDcWTHwRctBqaQ2qAW4Ng5OFOWYQ-jFvssfsJokdzH-zFwYA8HUQ54qDJxKcHmZPGZyl_CEEG2b2_Jlw/w480-h640/IMG_0214.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and big thanks to Olly and Sian for taking Zara from the pier to our new home</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJLbNCCYhUBGuhVq5Z51usM9ZPAZ8NE8l1M8Qt8TA6J1sg7-XWu0dvdpS-uiISZbnf4Uv0N3jw6BC11au2DSi7LrfQh2aOaM9ckOcJv_CYrg0Hc7GBXCiriY0XDpvqaFpH-yjpXPb0KFn_RxWZ2V95CSaR1ovYghhPJFVDPVJio9fiq05fetxKdNv6Q/s4032/IMG_0217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJLbNCCYhUBGuhVq5Z51usM9ZPAZ8NE8l1M8Qt8TA6J1sg7-XWu0dvdpS-uiISZbnf4Uv0N3jw6BC11au2DSi7LrfQh2aOaM9ckOcJv_CYrg0Hc7GBXCiriY0XDpvqaFpH-yjpXPb0KFn_RxWZ2V95CSaR1ovYghhPJFVDPVJio9fiq05fetxKdNv6Q/w480-h640/IMG_0217.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">looking relaxed and ready to go </div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwNqXV67HSvlIeOBSAARR9ceUlZ3Ha0K19WmgHM2r7HQkxItXx-wHmGSbNm48dJLtmfNjmhwMtOrhBavIysGZR5oPw3gtKM1UCEXml9AwvOrdwkjotnPINNuajOTYd3R4S4QgTRTaVHVQVlf3RVU40O088hMTWUyi0-aDsqfoF33RNF9igYKfAtv2xQ/s4032/IMG_0218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwNqXV67HSvlIeOBSAARR9ceUlZ3Ha0K19WmgHM2r7HQkxItXx-wHmGSbNm48dJLtmfNjmhwMtOrhBavIysGZR5oPw3gtKM1UCEXml9AwvOrdwkjotnPINNuajOTYd3R4S4QgTRTaVHVQVlf3RVU40O088hMTWUyi0-aDsqfoF33RNF9igYKfAtv2xQ/w480-h640/IMG_0218.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and eager to see what's going on</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3v7MHN-tzDF6HyVNOv2iBw-NiLEOsFN5eSUDStw7ajF1tVwm7z1oCwuPpJpFan5xNn4n4hru0updEXCtIdn0_S9kjdR-s_aRGb2NAEdXFHvF0mbpShksWRhPtEj9zpGxOhHL9TVtHVq4A8RoJH8kQxDUis30f43u6ZivF0yLYjISaq3eMQADD9_yhA/s4032/IMG_0222.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3v7MHN-tzDF6HyVNOv2iBw-NiLEOsFN5eSUDStw7ajF1tVwm7z1oCwuPpJpFan5xNn4n4hru0updEXCtIdn0_S9kjdR-s_aRGb2NAEdXFHvF0mbpShksWRhPtEj9zpGxOhHL9TVtHVq4A8RoJH8kQxDUis30f43u6ZivF0yLYjISaq3eMQADD9_yhA/w640-h480/IMG_0222.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Now being on an island the unloading of the containers is down to us, it's at this point you wish you hadn't packed so much !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw16Ya4F9dRqeTYWimiQfp3243vCbGJ7scmQYlaMMze0SdSQSbrfztw4nsWdxHMybbGcZelSGfyhgxCWPJkAw8qI0RbAWRPEfNfghqerbSkE4QUpd4zSUXfHZw1CbaUJuEU_XMZY6Jm0xL6FMJJhIfnFVnMZulD-QSMkCh_2OXBLBb9Ro4GyHjfvHrAg/s4032/IMG_0225.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw16Ya4F9dRqeTYWimiQfp3243vCbGJ7scmQYlaMMze0SdSQSbrfztw4nsWdxHMybbGcZelSGfyhgxCWPJkAw8qI0RbAWRPEfNfghqerbSkE4QUpd4zSUXfHZw1CbaUJuEU_XMZY6Jm0xL6FMJJhIfnFVnMZulD-QSMkCh_2OXBLBb9Ro4GyHjfvHrAg/w640-h480/IMG_0225.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">especially when you've moved to a one bedroomed cottage</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8l0Ae8Wx0cldkjPTz8Sw5IPlsjLfB1egBhjOqqAoeVJm-5UpLoq1WFXVxdfhL5Zw8rQdTxYUi9IoQl6CuDEczFUjVEtwwEVSghvB88L96ECVgOPwsVxXrfHjLCWBcAMQPiFf_5wBOXfVOOC3dJiH11Rt_atlxbWlit67ek-OlsWBxVy_nDBSzPrq0g/s2532/IMG_E0226.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="2157" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8l0Ae8Wx0cldkjPTz8Sw5IPlsjLfB1egBhjOqqAoeVJm-5UpLoq1WFXVxdfhL5Zw8rQdTxYUi9IoQl6CuDEczFUjVEtwwEVSghvB88L96ECVgOPwsVxXrfHjLCWBcAMQPiFf_5wBOXfVOOC3dJiH11Rt_atlxbWlit67ek-OlsWBxVy_nDBSzPrq0g/w546-h640/IMG_E0226.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Now where's the kettle ?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqLLVhEMxeqWC1PkGVlnZxiV3WqSvj9kTBvNC-yQvRBwokcvVscJ8qe5DtNKe0veUJZoBh858Cfi4HNeB3gdF5xu6_YNJYHVEo6YTDiq1PmeUL9i5CNFTT54RY4YTiaJpyjhYdIy9sN7UvdH0vi8gZjD-cA0qUFVfSARe502PVxdIwWiJBrHhUeJ0nw/s4032/IMG_0238.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqLLVhEMxeqWC1PkGVlnZxiV3WqSvj9kTBvNC-yQvRBwokcvVscJ8qe5DtNKe0veUJZoBh858Cfi4HNeB3gdF5xu6_YNJYHVEo6YTDiq1PmeUL9i5CNFTT54RY4YTiaJpyjhYdIy9sN7UvdH0vi8gZjD-cA0qUFVfSARe502PVxdIwWiJBrHhUeJ0nw/w480-h640/IMG_0238.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">taking time out between unloading in the sunshine</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rqJxkX3Ubsx0NOYc7PTrSwR_DhsORZ3art9aAnnw4NvpL8MNoM2fM7RvErrdviesjKvfrfW30xNf86T-zGJC_fPdZOao3HTbiA9Xz5Xqla-4YfVQAKPjma0eYVbu72e9LqPBRjX2X8eYxGllJfdgfmIE1Uc17eSwV9FwD9RuQjvfbQB80_7D5IjVbw/s4032/IMG_0233.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rqJxkX3Ubsx0NOYc7PTrSwR_DhsORZ3art9aAnnw4NvpL8MNoM2fM7RvErrdviesjKvfrfW30xNf86T-zGJC_fPdZOao3HTbiA9Xz5Xqla-4YfVQAKPjma0eYVbu72e9LqPBRjX2X8eYxGllJfdgfmIE1Uc17eSwV9FwD9RuQjvfbQB80_7D5IjVbw/w640-h480/IMG_0233.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Far from trying to keep Tilly in to get used to her new surroundings, we couldn't get her out, she thought it a good excuse to sample the bed and just look out of the window.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHzdW6A6EjV04D2sr1zTxVUwg5hQ5EWYrzXZ1uwzMtgx2H_VBGvPZRwOyzp19YHIlQbQ8CtEgU-xbPF4a0jjtDzHuA_XYH04EmRdJIEMOWkIvZKPYT8UiFVcVa5Q26fKHAhefQ6C8NvMGl13TLXSOG3M6GE7QiafTVKSm-xaZooZZ1J_HXzXs3H236Q/s2497/IMG_E0228.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2497" data-original-width="1766" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHzdW6A6EjV04D2sr1zTxVUwg5hQ5EWYrzXZ1uwzMtgx2H_VBGvPZRwOyzp19YHIlQbQ8CtEgU-xbPF4a0jjtDzHuA_XYH04EmRdJIEMOWkIvZKPYT8UiFVcVa5Q26fKHAhefQ6C8NvMGl13TLXSOG3M6GE7QiafTVKSm-xaZooZZ1J_HXzXs3H236Q/w452-h640/IMG_E0228.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Tilly did eventually venture outside with the aid of Zara</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Xx_yE-l7xAt_ANUQicyKxnzJJE_Bo74QH5A_Pj_RBT1OtCnhCMn8bbql_6szEv-OKXbVAlTCDRlSDAgPLkc76tqijpZSjJlG3ia5u5p6ZgQC283GygP0sPO60ZZmd54FkCTUwqwqQ-LjBbyvZW-Cz0WENNCxWckxNBJ3ynzEN29AuGDyxKb6yyTg6A/s2534/IMG_E0247.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="2300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Xx_yE-l7xAt_ANUQicyKxnzJJE_Bo74QH5A_Pj_RBT1OtCnhCMn8bbql_6szEv-OKXbVAlTCDRlSDAgPLkc76tqijpZSjJlG3ia5u5p6ZgQC283GygP0sPO60ZZmd54FkCTUwqwqQ-LjBbyvZW-Cz0WENNCxWckxNBJ3ynzEN29AuGDyxKb6yyTg6A/w580-h640/IMG_E0247.JPG" width="580" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Zara seems completely at home in her new surroundings</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYopcCoXD7w3tCa3wFs4vJhmvHR1cWWCVjqDcgJjWS8CYZJTi4tnfHP101TaMReer2hD2x8Hw6MOFv6EisoSBajE94YRTWyShG12SmZKoBUesXsZ9CwJXH5WaqECcVpxZ8t085uqDuu-Ev6KrlQa78IDBmfBUG7VZGPTl4ec65sMHOK83tckQ5JsKU1w/s2916/IMG_E0254.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="2916" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYopcCoXD7w3tCa3wFs4vJhmvHR1cWWCVjqDcgJjWS8CYZJTi4tnfHP101TaMReer2hD2x8Hw6MOFv6EisoSBajE94YRTWyShG12SmZKoBUesXsZ9CwJXH5WaqECcVpxZ8t085uqDuu-Ev6KrlQa78IDBmfBUG7VZGPTl4ec65sMHOK83tckQ5JsKU1w/w640-h454/IMG_E0254.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">I think she'd quite like to come in for some tea.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiezeF9kJS_IoHXozXh3z-WoyRAW80TTmT1ZYD0yroSswVMhtqG0W_dhulrZRH_lbmuZdsNS51PfENOwh7Th4I0v3YpwPp0Bh4Gqs57_2IJMm_bh4d4V0h68JPNIIQ1zb1RlhiPwseg6MTLE7FBgelShJQCBcYBi3FGFLA-OZukMmt6P0hfQoBBcFpWQ/s4032/IMG_0256.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiezeF9kJS_IoHXozXh3z-WoyRAW80TTmT1ZYD0yroSswVMhtqG0W_dhulrZRH_lbmuZdsNS51PfENOwh7Th4I0v3YpwPp0Bh4Gqs57_2IJMm_bh4d4V0h68JPNIIQ1zb1RlhiPwseg6MTLE7FBgelShJQCBcYBi3FGFLA-OZukMmt6P0hfQoBBcFpWQ/w480-h640/IMG_0256.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This is Nouster Beach where I have had my first Sunday10am swim, it may well be my favorite Sunday beach but need to explore the other beaches too.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwzUmRvfTN7kVDx_l9I3sZVZRF2lMlF8gY_T4DUh18exNbBlLqYvJT793zzAwka-l1A9jr43C9sJNZcsml6iMfjGpnTXWmf3IGiDWfUJNVr2B_JGePtbjCe5RjacnDyB_OIhztgiOygCTFvv8YyZDhxkygB_dFRTzi3Fe7yizWdMtZ4NML7d4HSQvLw/s4032/IMG_0258.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwzUmRvfTN7kVDx_l9I3sZVZRF2lMlF8gY_T4DUh18exNbBlLqYvJT793zzAwka-l1A9jr43C9sJNZcsml6iMfjGpnTXWmf3IGiDWfUJNVr2B_JGePtbjCe5RjacnDyB_OIhztgiOygCTFvv8YyZDhxkygB_dFRTzi3Fe7yizWdMtZ4NML7d4HSQvLw/w640-h480/IMG_0258.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Wilma thought it was great</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHss_eymWpoux_5zIrbNuTQ3VIN1hYZ40hp2V0cebBrJG-PGUyL7cRXi6GSMFYgvyeZbcrGaVOG2HATbAWseCIBdQt9B4oboNmy72Cs7F1-iBWjmuJMYOoUPCGD6T6kKX_jWiJR_mKot6g0Vo9fgDBp1TpgrG7K9eVfZD_FxkGGLUeanlmWwRKNMmYg/s2989/IMG_E0257.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2347" data-original-width="2989" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHss_eymWpoux_5zIrbNuTQ3VIN1hYZ40hp2V0cebBrJG-PGUyL7cRXi6GSMFYgvyeZbcrGaVOG2HATbAWseCIBdQt9B4oboNmy72Cs7F1-iBWjmuJMYOoUPCGD6T6kKX_jWiJR_mKot6g0Vo9fgDBp1TpgrG7K9eVfZD_FxkGGLUeanlmWwRKNMmYg/w640-h502/IMG_E0257.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">It was hard leaving our wonderful friends made in Wester Ross but we shall keep in touch !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">Elaine , Gary and Zeida,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: large;">what can I say ? you made us smile for days !</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PmrrxTYRHITIOXf7ERJpaHdyx2bQ2dUCqWFT3ExipHAERHGaa6AAP6QCH5qS9zDkYoH50vsw2rAX0-TxDeQ6V93VgpT6k_3kkH9aEKG7QM5xK6zkGmg_ru1PbHwFIGPDhj7h6ZxkYU55Uz2yyw1-7e9Lvq89UFnIZOCTwz9vtwW8oV-fbSuxdgoS3w/s1976/IMG_E0192.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="1976" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PmrrxTYRHITIOXf7ERJpaHdyx2bQ2dUCqWFT3ExipHAERHGaa6AAP6QCH5qS9zDkYoH50vsw2rAX0-TxDeQ6V93VgpT6k_3kkH9aEKG7QM5xK6zkGmg_ru1PbHwFIGPDhj7h6ZxkYU55Uz2yyw1-7e9Lvq89UFnIZOCTwz9vtwW8oV-fbSuxdgoS3w/w640-h472/IMG_E0192.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">We tried our best not to run over one of our greatest fans !!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUyz3vutkQGNM5-q9V5UxwnWDQViaSLnl1ZzlHO47-jpQneX6cHItA6_UHklyHtPPsCfzs5F2L_C1M6w80t8ChkT-0tjRPpfw34gxqVrFv-uof1VFu4Wfu_-YNk_g1sVwGHm1DL2KRmYmSbj04PLk8aIDsh0hFFNPv9u9dVHlR-523neu4EQbdHuDYA/s4032/IMG_0189.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUyz3vutkQGNM5-q9V5UxwnWDQViaSLnl1ZzlHO47-jpQneX6cHItA6_UHklyHtPPsCfzs5F2L_C1M6w80t8ChkT-0tjRPpfw34gxqVrFv-uof1VFu4Wfu_-YNk_g1sVwGHm1DL2KRmYmSbj04PLk8aIDsh0hFFNPv9u9dVHlR-523neu4EQbdHuDYA/w640-h480/IMG_0189.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">and of course I shall miss the watery adventures of the Ewe Wild Swimmers !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeK5JD4jbQC4NXL4h5wiWUKKo8nJusETmBrfbKJgsoTgqLoS7ISu8cvEfAhvgW1o6jkyuQdWE2bY2eNLkg6e2LlsBF8QwHSyd0GcchJ6fGBl76yRVLayZEGV-_l-kz6kIGUJeQjWwdMZNCzFEQZAFBSK0w54WZrSk0wyCBkMsxszKEaNsWRb_6FgrSQ/s2048/swim%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="2048" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeK5JD4jbQC4NXL4h5wiWUKKo8nJusETmBrfbKJgsoTgqLoS7ISu8cvEfAhvgW1o6jkyuQdWE2bY2eNLkg6e2LlsBF8QwHSyd0GcchJ6fGBl76yRVLayZEGV-_l-kz6kIGUJeQjWwdMZNCzFEQZAFBSK0w54WZrSk0wyCBkMsxszKEaNsWRb_6FgrSQ/w640-h606/swim%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">Never let the cold and rain and wind stop you from dancing<b> </b>and laughing <b>! !</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufRwVuYdPDJRVFB2GrP2bSHT9-ipk_pX4UDgIickcsPnHN76RiIs44iJYzWKlhaYXnl0lUurR_fmawbNONElqR1Bej-RMBcbm0DNYeUBRH8x4ibobmy4bUGpYi-5F083lpZK6EFk48nj8akV-t74fcc54FipGCih3arR_HnQuvLEFzmqc18TpOnsMNw/s2048/Swim6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1277" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufRwVuYdPDJRVFB2GrP2bSHT9-ipk_pX4UDgIickcsPnHN76RiIs44iJYzWKlhaYXnl0lUurR_fmawbNONElqR1Bej-RMBcbm0DNYeUBRH8x4ibobmy4bUGpYi-5F083lpZK6EFk48nj8akV-t74fcc54FipGCih3arR_HnQuvLEFzmqc18TpOnsMNw/w400-h640/Swim6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">playing</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispxqVIaXR7kZ3vxFx1DlmlNBrGmkNjDTV3E8B4ukeWPPGZoXC6BwQnxc9p-LucY62rZB_m1Lpv6H0QibGLrOmGCkndvHv5VdLUsIX7P1tElxBgSDjGYO5nqgrl407ZF0M1AlHqINpQHxblHbvt6ej2dr1i6ysv2ZgJn_9bzZJW_Ze1vkSK7PSdd482A/s2048/Swim%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispxqVIaXR7kZ3vxFx1DlmlNBrGmkNjDTV3E8B4ukeWPPGZoXC6BwQnxc9p-LucY62rZB_m1Lpv6H0QibGLrOmGCkndvHv5VdLUsIX7P1tElxBgSDjGYO5nqgrl407ZF0M1AlHqINpQHxblHbvt6ej2dr1i6ysv2ZgJn_9bzZJW_Ze1vkSK7PSdd482A/w480-h640/Swim%2010.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">eating</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBPhwffVXi23vUlchZOKWKki1Qi1XPXpkZnXm3HxUWTJaYwn_rMTPc5C7MHvjuvkiBjoSQK59xemTiYhT1YspdWjSAb-bx-W60jC-FgVi6MVoa3U9ald8eURZwdfQ7m-D-PJ-6VgouFir0JaPzkyxhvL9tNqmd97VfRcFm75QbP8sy5Fp_QYpnTM2OQ/s2048/Swim%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBPhwffVXi23vUlchZOKWKki1Qi1XPXpkZnXm3HxUWTJaYwn_rMTPc5C7MHvjuvkiBjoSQK59xemTiYhT1YspdWjSAb-bx-W60jC-FgVi6MVoa3U9ald8eURZwdfQ7m-D-PJ-6VgouFir0JaPzkyxhvL9tNqmd97VfRcFm75QbP8sy5Fp_QYpnTM2OQ/w480-h640/Swim%2012.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">having fun</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvwpvhRfWiawFIHda3YIJUSHTNEN7jQiTdhsy3-7NUsp0NetZxO-pradO-GHHeEx2DKGYZ_j3ap8zXDl2VrsijvBlQAYmoSdnt0D6Wshcz7hGB2MhIaXJI3tlT9rklPmXWr291vDHCa4MUTmhjsx67z5H2I02IMTNTBZKWizVbohxSokfmBawvqWt1g/s2048/Swim%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1436" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvwpvhRfWiawFIHda3YIJUSHTNEN7jQiTdhsy3-7NUsp0NetZxO-pradO-GHHeEx2DKGYZ_j3ap8zXDl2VrsijvBlQAYmoSdnt0D6Wshcz7hGB2MhIaXJI3tlT9rklPmXWr291vDHCa4MUTmhjsx67z5H2I02IMTNTBZKWizVbohxSokfmBawvqWt1g/w448-h640/Swim%208.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">keeping warm</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJZEgmIePXOrRrOzQXvmXHv69kOHRf2BP8fgQUBUx1VAMmUzbX575oPs_TGUL5SRPQrrLKHlUUGBXi_0vVuFcN4Nq8M9sIC7ivUtpaCeYvx12Vl_gTCuSWC_FhD5e80WfafZQ23TaKvKjJPSgEIH0Cl21LkwUTtB8_sr5bXxLZ6bvtSOcezFJLHPI2w/s2048/Swim%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1972" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJZEgmIePXOrRrOzQXvmXHv69kOHRf2BP8fgQUBUx1VAMmUzbX575oPs_TGUL5SRPQrrLKHlUUGBXi_0vVuFcN4Nq8M9sIC7ivUtpaCeYvx12Vl_gTCuSWC_FhD5e80WfafZQ23TaKvKjJPSgEIH0Cl21LkwUTtB8_sr5bXxLZ6bvtSOcezFJLHPI2w/w616-h640/Swim%2013.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">feeling free</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2hMXNH1o4t_cPQZaqHZacrW2kcEi5rO5u00cEYZw1KwLUqjk-sLHu9V_ymqRkFxOIp2QUHztPAXZ3t2m_WaqRHHI1Kelln6iOQOo-7ZWQkXjiUcyPdkMqB4oXaMazW34Xc-F1vNbkL-8t8svVFwzwvwYdjmFPH38fat4odkiT-FXWqNd9OB9vnVkpg/s2048/Swim%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2hMXNH1o4t_cPQZaqHZacrW2kcEi5rO5u00cEYZw1KwLUqjk-sLHu9V_ymqRkFxOIp2QUHztPAXZ3t2m_WaqRHHI1Kelln6iOQOo-7ZWQkXjiUcyPdkMqB4oXaMazW34Xc-F1vNbkL-8t8svVFwzwvwYdjmFPH38fat4odkiT-FXWqNd9OB9vnVkpg/w480-h640/Swim%209.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">being daft</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRp9owBixYCjbyeVQ-Ze1nlenwwbJ4s_xfQB2ESaUdOf4ORxt0UuIgKi9wVkz4XnRXFJVmTJfvcgiFSlkHvgsg34OXbrfjoG-MkW9f-1i6Ia4SLuVzDGbBpiuTvpskqgKYguc3MEF5nPxLBlsvKxyFYCucjywCBlwEIhrWbIHf_yPt_YO55CmyBu4xQ/w480-h640/Swim%204.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">going for it</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqKt4cWG0n6__-UJ_-RIdUXDM7ckv4iNCIdERHdAwsDRl0hP__ARwDi6mZGA2YdmJhYSpcnMIQpMD-KHS-HCkkCNEQf9y1Jk-8RYWA52tZK3VK8Ilbaqi3rPuw1_mKbhyK2ieMZqZbVq0kq6tHHT6BlmzT_RHU90onJ18wHnsYGuJoBanahOY4LLiFw/s2048/Swim%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqKt4cWG0n6__-UJ_-RIdUXDM7ckv4iNCIdERHdAwsDRl0hP__ARwDi6mZGA2YdmJhYSpcnMIQpMD-KHS-HCkkCNEQf9y1Jk-8RYWA52tZK3VK8Ilbaqi3rPuw1_mKbhyK2ieMZqZbVq0kq6tHHT6BlmzT_RHU90onJ18wHnsYGuJoBanahOY4LLiFw/w480-h640/Swim%205.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">loving life</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCKsr4n9OZsMUVBzLGYQdtWDP_m1iaK5sToyrSiFi9BlASn5gTA0z-sLBcRDW1GfWImUA7OglMLaSrh0DxqihR9-CxCj9pSTfz2Q5JtGZouDaNUBSf0ZNQ4ECkyN-FocfJgk3q140ldjnbrWUvd7-g9RYXsvPROjLduDpknU_6wdbs-bUeLuGSgCHBw/s2048/swim%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1524" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCKsr4n9OZsMUVBzLGYQdtWDP_m1iaK5sToyrSiFi9BlASn5gTA0z-sLBcRDW1GfWImUA7OglMLaSrh0DxqihR9-CxCj9pSTfz2Q5JtGZouDaNUBSf0ZNQ4ECkyN-FocfJgk3q140ldjnbrWUvd7-g9RYXsvPROjLduDpknU_6wdbs-bUeLuGSgCHBw/w476-h640/swim%202.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">thank you for the party xx</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">Biggest of hugs to my first Wester Ross Mermaid-Janette back in 2014</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">over 300 Sunday morning swims together !</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylY74kU8FRvOJ1SHVbBr-48jNM7QOOj-ZWB9nam3fbr5UL_Z4Kp9gEhP29XdpEODqiiHkFV7OX2Qu0LpHaa7MrQzka3ga7eHlNxZ77vi9cneXsDEx6_uS7MWiSiVG60qPPNB0_MTW3DKyBAT0j_Q6UNKp-5wjS5OdhtSIvDU4nhe-SQ7WaTS3CMzLzg/s2048/Swim%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1441" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylY74kU8FRvOJ1SHVbBr-48jNM7QOOj-ZWB9nam3fbr5UL_Z4Kp9gEhP29XdpEODqiiHkFV7OX2Qu0LpHaa7MrQzka3ga7eHlNxZ77vi9cneXsDEx6_uS7MWiSiVG60qPPNB0_MTW3DKyBAT0j_Q6UNKp-5wjS5OdhtSIvDU4nhe-SQ7WaTS3CMzLzg/w450-h640/Swim%207.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">and yes you all made me cry with my amazing gift,</span><span style="font-family: "Gloria Hallelujah"; font-size: xx-large;"> with all your mermaid names on the back -</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">you are fantastic !</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0SPPh54ykWWzErv1SewBAsAbQdIsx5r80SmlSxxc03JCZHpqe-OE8fSG5bbQR9_6pH0CzIBPXGXO3QNidKVW19I3TBLX-ai43jC2eYzmOF8utiNv9vc99sb20R8nu8OoYGStw-Dpf9E26-weeuFRIrJBKjH5KqTujkFNxbEIxeb9ibBLRUWKi91ZVQ/s1903/Swim%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1903" data-original-width="1226" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0SPPh54ykWWzErv1SewBAsAbQdIsx5r80SmlSxxc03JCZHpqe-OE8fSG5bbQR9_6pH0CzIBPXGXO3QNidKVW19I3TBLX-ai43jC2eYzmOF8utiNv9vc99sb20R8nu8OoYGStw-Dpf9E26-weeuFRIrJBKjH5KqTujkFNxbEIxeb9ibBLRUWKi91ZVQ/w412-h640/Swim%2014.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">Thank you Andi for making this fabulous plate !</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpPQgRXJnzecyREdQ1UhUU24hZb8Pm1W8gpUKYDKt-u_kJm3stYZj8MYPerb3MjKqvN-T0OzrVZLOneya5ot3BYwp1ThiDxCj4MB5jvSSwFzt7XnKvSpkopLyGvRJHHTzJDJS5KYo3_tNadOGMXUipio3byQ8adlS8TqkzrXW8SKGHFGQLHdZ_1KsmQ/s1772/June%20Andi%20Janette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1355" data-original-width="1772" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpPQgRXJnzecyREdQ1UhUU24hZb8Pm1W8gpUKYDKt-u_kJm3stYZj8MYPerb3MjKqvN-T0OzrVZLOneya5ot3BYwp1ThiDxCj4MB5jvSSwFzt7XnKvSpkopLyGvRJHHTzJDJS5KYo3_tNadOGMXUipio3byQ8adlS8TqkzrXW8SKGHFGQLHdZ_1KsmQ/w640-h490/June%20Andi%20Janette.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: large;">andi Neate (middle) can be found at her ceramics studio "Prickly Fish" in sand Passage, Laide, Wester Ross, also at Kinlochewe and Poolewe Markets, Wester Ross.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: large;">You may also recognise her songs and voice from the international stage, see her on YouTube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhk6TKzDAB1kTnRWzjWD1nxHnGP_4I8L4cBYlfij8bQ5cSYaQG0yagAchkGCXPuZLi6Kp6JZvXV1EWUCEaILYemROOvPDiLebXqq7irGFC8F33HLJWYNHW1NraLYeTVuZ7VEvA_sDGfqpcRPB8aoPgeBJIiPDQnZsqv0VC-qlznP5p0BSrStRgNxKwg/s3425/Farewell%20swim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="3425" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhk6TKzDAB1kTnRWzjWD1nxHnGP_4I8L4cBYlfij8bQ5cSYaQG0yagAchkGCXPuZLi6Kp6JZvXV1EWUCEaILYemROOvPDiLebXqq7irGFC8F33HLJWYNHW1NraLYeTVuZ7VEvA_sDGfqpcRPB8aoPgeBJIiPDQnZsqv0VC-qlznP5p0BSrStRgNxKwg/w640-h358/Farewell%20swim.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;">and finally this month all I have to say to my gorgeous mermaid and mermen friends is...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvH5FHa4iv27NlMYM3BaaCvyT5ZQkzSjYqM75X4nXCxx05jtNPFogynObEo7OJdpE0aRTX67MWFt9_0sLuZ8UIHyUWzMuAO3hSLCoIcX_PSHme4ABOJ7s1ks4xQVfUUz-pHUAp-2dSCPyufbnj2sdBunR8BQPFRVW9SYyxY7zcS23FxUrJAlUNVh-ww/s2100/DSCFE0929%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2100" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvH5FHa4iv27NlMYM3BaaCvyT5ZQkzSjYqM75X4nXCxx05jtNPFogynObEo7OJdpE0aRTX67MWFt9_0sLuZ8UIHyUWzMuAO3hSLCoIcX_PSHme4ABOJ7s1ks4xQVfUUz-pHUAp-2dSCPyufbnj2sdBunR8BQPFRVW9SYyxY7zcS23FxUrJAlUNVh-ww/w640-h480/DSCFE0929%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;">I luv ya 💙💙💙💙💙💙</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><p></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-45770534287014598772022-04-01T11:09:00.000+01:002022-04-01T11:09:07.933+01:00March 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Welcome to our March blog, grab a cup of tea and a biscuit for a three minute read ....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirD2izORUmiWwmcV3wyiqsL5YvM7z_22UwONZyj56sHD11hXdN3-LTlbdNAtJeYJLH5nrIkN2TvY0chEniNiTG4OjQ1hRoifoS_BdbWWIe9SzACccW5C5qhrI_1rd-dori3JY_ZbInoZY7NSyD_jDiA38i6CsXQGVDuRYZoWHJrGQXsySuZ-9M21-5Aw/s4608/IMG_7597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirD2izORUmiWwmcV3wyiqsL5YvM7z_22UwONZyj56sHD11hXdN3-LTlbdNAtJeYJLH5nrIkN2TvY0chEniNiTG4OjQ1hRoifoS_BdbWWIe9SzACccW5C5qhrI_1rd-dori3JY_ZbInoZY7NSyD_jDiA38i6CsXQGVDuRYZoWHJrGQXsySuZ-9M21-5Aw/w480-h640/IMG_7597.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Snow has come again making the beautiful daffodils droop a little</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Zara isn't bothered as long as there is hay to munch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHxBaeUWb_TltZnG1kKts9badzHcp8zcgEEIalxbn_3rLsfBEngUpR8mOjHLhltwgFBaYRwV14g30EyOANw-C3_rLk1k1hSyb4fExLR0alQIkqW0bbfh3aeWKQ1X22sXG7gTU7zk9lE-3UpHSJIQ1dwL2hWmnt2U8Fy90-icEk62uKtk719o6Y1B_kg/s4608/IMG_7599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHxBaeUWb_TltZnG1kKts9badzHcp8zcgEEIalxbn_3rLsfBEngUpR8mOjHLhltwgFBaYRwV14g30EyOANw-C3_rLk1k1hSyb4fExLR0alQIkqW0bbfh3aeWKQ1X22sXG7gTU7zk9lE-3UpHSJIQ1dwL2hWmnt2U8Fy90-icEk62uKtk719o6Y1B_kg/w480-h640/IMG_7599.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">nothing bothers the geese</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctNYRs3TmavwopK8u2HPVyvN8r8TfujDB5W1exBG48wGmVQ2U_cyDxLl5TTAy6LJ2QIMDJ0qGhgAkMYTM2MygTejr2yogwaIu6pcBCqqoMH4cGcW7xfx1L5ec1_A1qBVqviiXiMyUJS-L2R3VEDHka5b0eGo2BRwSYMaa00mumQv5sv025r_l4LBzPw/s4608/IMG_7601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctNYRs3TmavwopK8u2HPVyvN8r8TfujDB5W1exBG48wGmVQ2U_cyDxLl5TTAy6LJ2QIMDJ0qGhgAkMYTM2MygTejr2yogwaIu6pcBCqqoMH4cGcW7xfx1L5ec1_A1qBVqviiXiMyUJS-L2R3VEDHka5b0eGo2BRwSYMaa00mumQv5sv025r_l4LBzPw/w640-h480/IMG_7601.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Tilly thinks it's just another opportunity to sleep</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIUI3Av82HM5Vr7GElIeWSCi-8es6m7fVQyB0PvddOVClB0oPt8mUNe-tQEsQ6KUMMpG6j7OQXJ7xgF3gyq3k1X026C10YlYBpknutJSuZs0-MVw_6Wh7_f2lLePCFTi5mnQsbzfyrljz1G7fYgaLKvzL_iG9q0k3wq_FwYJEGwaMRS-cEXZnW_AuAg/s4608/IMG_7605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIUI3Av82HM5Vr7GElIeWSCi-8es6m7fVQyB0PvddOVClB0oPt8mUNe-tQEsQ6KUMMpG6j7OQXJ7xgF3gyq3k1X026C10YlYBpknutJSuZs0-MVw_6Wh7_f2lLePCFTi5mnQsbzfyrljz1G7fYgaLKvzL_iG9q0k3wq_FwYJEGwaMRS-cEXZnW_AuAg/w640-h480/IMG_7605.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">as does Wilma,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> in this photo though she looks like a dog on a stick </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtG_ttIIk4IcxQa_1_sLcng60Rsm-70yhyFMoEoZeuq4ZMZp_aJ363crT2u5ajGTAvJ1fTbfCXdxv1LncKXdMCAzmuNyyPLRHJE_QOYiGSako2-dZWH0COkKpb88x-LjY-DkkoTOFWzBASmYjW4hJAU3EOZEXQ1NFA_M1uxeCvLWDa0C18lPYxXL0tA/s4608/IMG_7606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtG_ttIIk4IcxQa_1_sLcng60Rsm-70yhyFMoEoZeuq4ZMZp_aJ363crT2u5ajGTAvJ1fTbfCXdxv1LncKXdMCAzmuNyyPLRHJE_QOYiGSako2-dZWH0COkKpb88x-LjY-DkkoTOFWzBASmYjW4hJAU3EOZEXQ1NFA_M1uxeCvLWDa0C18lPYxXL0tA/w640-h480/IMG_7606.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b> ~~~~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Book of the month</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courgette; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrF6vUPjD7vObfkEn8IY661in0b6Y3m0aQafrLPFmS-mSUvFWS96aYOJvUtc1NSYF6dJz47S4BtXQffq4eBqoTYxKSoWG9mceYw2MQ_72EWe9uCY1NTQI9pWVqW5YqTpc3GfKEvRqqN7JISiumsFJFwUfNv36delts93i_cNy45LqLFh1_NACy4EbjPA/s4032/IMG_0098.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrF6vUPjD7vObfkEn8IY661in0b6Y3m0aQafrLPFmS-mSUvFWS96aYOJvUtc1NSYF6dJz47S4BtXQffq4eBqoTYxKSoWG9mceYw2MQ_72EWe9uCY1NTQI9pWVqW5YqTpc3GfKEvRqqN7JISiumsFJFwUfNv36delts93i_cNy45LqLFh1_NACy4EbjPA/w480-h640/IMG_0098.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40LGdTGuzIUiOZGSrpLmxglk1mo-Cue-QuHs2BzZDvDDAqKpBPjR0J5eQH85WZxyEmahfjX0jn1harZHO6N7kOxxZ7MYpa6AeSDgrgkU9abHQUJeUtmxQ1zDa8cAuwBivsGIGCUm0koldtyvfP2t1-4ceGraEkPljDRUP5UUtJNC2c9cWQkVyTpum2w/s4032/IMG_0099.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40LGdTGuzIUiOZGSrpLmxglk1mo-Cue-QuHs2BzZDvDDAqKpBPjR0J5eQH85WZxyEmahfjX0jn1harZHO6N7kOxxZ7MYpa6AeSDgrgkU9abHQUJeUtmxQ1zDa8cAuwBivsGIGCUm0koldtyvfP2t1-4ceGraEkPljDRUP5UUtJNC2c9cWQkVyTpum2w/w480-h640/IMG_0099.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you Gary for our copy of this book,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> we may live forever !!</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sorting through our books I came across this lovely bookmark...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkXYtkD5Ul6wGOpAJ2W2YJWyDogsM-d9cXpdSEgd2niO0yYx4zT7T0zn48rqcGYBvaHNSh4NYLskSx2AXjaNMVBNMoseOit2eeQEY7DDJzgk28jmLE9a2uECD8qmlYsB3tcf8RtFt5-Oyuz4SQ4vAxIk64jTQh1HODjHrWQbr1Yk3WFWyQbqHsEYpgQ/s4032/IMG_0122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkXYtkD5Ul6wGOpAJ2W2YJWyDogsM-d9cXpdSEgd2niO0yYx4zT7T0zn48rqcGYBvaHNSh4NYLskSx2AXjaNMVBNMoseOit2eeQEY7DDJzgk28jmLE9a2uECD8qmlYsB3tcf8RtFt5-Oyuz4SQ4vAxIk64jTQh1HODjHrWQbr1Yk3WFWyQbqHsEYpgQ/w480-h640/IMG_0122.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">made me laugh anyway !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">and packing away books ready to move I found a small lizard that I disturbed from the warmth behind the shelves !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmLWi3EL-GiZyQtX7YowIlgPXgZULWRu3NstrICalzgRw5VefCFGvKLZnnV9UYF4CGAiRWrw7ErF7_beuoyUOrqysJMpsLXe-46wdp5g05Dd9zhlNjH19XOtgjlZWLYLXQyahyfBcMdzAkY8pS8yhw_fB6FY_DGU5EYFwi2jmT-zDIDXU8IUExYUjnA/s2229/IMG_E0110%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2229" data-original-width="1672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmLWi3EL-GiZyQtX7YowIlgPXgZULWRu3NstrICalzgRw5VefCFGvKLZnnV9UYF4CGAiRWrw7ErF7_beuoyUOrqysJMpsLXe-46wdp5g05Dd9zhlNjH19XOtgjlZWLYLXQyahyfBcMdzAkY8pS8yhw_fB6FY_DGU5EYFwi2jmT-zDIDXU8IUExYUjnA/w480-h640/IMG_E0110%20(1).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><u>Pause for thought</u></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39SX89Bn66cCfsYMV90-fwkqEldm0frsZdvWL5sEoBe-RyG49VqGnU2B2G_A26E8MN7aGjEBAQ2wQbvhOJsqrp2KsbWup2dIpOkAgnvyqwOkfPG7LSxTw6ZHfh4Na9tAGrmJubzuq4mcgIA7lDbEelxig73Gl4bPtUBZY4mCbXE9yKtqwrY_GOW6U7A/s1410/control%20stress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="1222" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39SX89Bn66cCfsYMV90-fwkqEldm0frsZdvWL5sEoBe-RyG49VqGnU2B2G_A26E8MN7aGjEBAQ2wQbvhOJsqrp2KsbWup2dIpOkAgnvyqwOkfPG7LSxTw6ZHfh4Na9tAGrmJubzuq4mcgIA7lDbEelxig73Gl4bPtUBZY4mCbXE9yKtqwrY_GOW6U7A/w554-h640/control%20stress.jpg" width="554" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;">(from Scottish Women's Institute Facebook page)</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"> When the sun shines it's time to get back in the water, water temperature at the moment 8 degrees.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZPHG7QDGlWS7vC4T-JurZkzV8mMg_ilxpWG-9Ha5mSsaqRf9tNvHAqm7b6GzIccs_ndimDJpHJVUZ5zmIEDAFYSrdrAh5omsu-KFCGcA2Dvx7MzTOKFuxlp7-QsH-BKWAl435pAjFPy3DDM1ndHTK1St0CF1_fNtBIva7yp9cxMT3bVD_t8Pycu3VQ/s4608/DSCF0662.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZPHG7QDGlWS7vC4T-JurZkzV8mMg_ilxpWG-9Ha5mSsaqRf9tNvHAqm7b6GzIccs_ndimDJpHJVUZ5zmIEDAFYSrdrAh5omsu-KFCGcA2Dvx7MzTOKFuxlp7-QsH-BKWAl435pAjFPy3DDM1ndHTK1St0CF1_fNtBIva7yp9cxMT3bVD_t8Pycu3VQ/w640-h480/DSCF0662.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(thank you Tom and Fiona for this photo, good to see you both)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Gloria Hallelujah"; font-size: xx-large;">Oh ! how I love my mermaid friends !!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Us glamorous Sunday morning swimmers think these beach shoes are just fab !!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> we all want some, thanks Steve for bringing our attention to these.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO6acBYbowIol8Fk2qbi5tmRkcWipzq-L7BNwLr-wq5LU8XKiJI8ZrV2u4tKUv1yemu8bSzmJ0WGQYB_9oXgPqyoMT57Fj-o6BiJDEfFpkYLpld3xRaw8uKYs7j_tM9pMQ8X3bi6wF8v-PHgd72ghZq4gU-YzV0lHRyD926Y57zQG4kOmr60TB6X2RiA=s500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="500" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO6acBYbowIol8Fk2qbi5tmRkcWipzq-L7BNwLr-wq5LU8XKiJI8ZrV2u4tKUv1yemu8bSzmJ0WGQYB_9oXgPqyoMT57Fj-o6BiJDEfFpkYLpld3xRaw8uKYs7j_tM9pMQ8X3bi6wF8v-PHgd72ghZq4gU-YzV0lHRyD926Y57zQG4kOmr60TB6X2RiA=w640-h588" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(From Wild swimming - Scotland facebook page)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~</span></b></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Poem of the month</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Soldier, Soldier</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Do ya really wanna fight ?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Soldier, Soldier</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Ya know it ain't right.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Soldier, Soldier,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">What will you gain ?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">I'll tell you Soldier,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Just rubble and pain.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Soldier, Son,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">I hear your mother say,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">"Didn't I teach you right from wrong ?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Put your hands together and pray"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Soldier, Brother,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Gently lay down your arms.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Soldier, Friend,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">let's do no more harm.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Soldier, Father,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Go back to your family.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Soldier, Boy,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Go home for your tea.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">June Purvis</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Website of the month</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower; font-size: x-large;">If you feel the need for some inspiration and some global coming-togetherness you may find this interesting.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><b>https:unitethelight.global/.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Quote of the month</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Indie Flower; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lfrf6TZsWPdr71VfWI05j2mlhioJY54zI3i3U1VfCJakiaV8yxPc0ywpDm5AuzUIyWzl4PEXZN7FfC3SnUz6QzNMroYfD7fD3TiXdCVBv2GnUN5A9G5DrM5sMmPmW3lpXlZoCAYJuETqWjsQfPlT7c_EAvlfGRt-b1LmI5e1si6tLFZgSSaaKzomyQ/s812/if%20it%20comes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="812" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lfrf6TZsWPdr71VfWI05j2mlhioJY54zI3i3U1VfCJakiaV8yxPc0ywpDm5AuzUIyWzl4PEXZN7FfC3SnUz6QzNMroYfD7fD3TiXdCVBv2GnUN5A9G5DrM5sMmPmW3lpXlZoCAYJuETqWjsQfPlT7c_EAvlfGRt-b1LmI5e1si6tLFZgSSaaKzomyQ/w640-h426/if%20it%20comes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(from Tao & Zen Facebook page)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">wishing you all a peaceful April wherever you happen to be</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">Malcolm & June</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">💛 💛 💛 💛 💛</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829168309298990458.post-15875589257431117702022-03-01T20:50:00.000+00:002022-03-01T20:50:09.942+00:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Welcome to our February blog.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The sun has been shining, yeh !! and so the hens and cockerel thought it would be a good day for a dust bath, maybe they might even lay an egg or two. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPSGFTcJNVHeY44Q3O006lgSSArBTfgZazGM_kGC2vXPlDejvoFsoY34thnxf3Tvx3zGnJZHkFkjMyLdc7jwZm_wFSqQfATetTNLeZskXn-PXlRSi77kYZe0umk-n8RGHYotpBG6h7avjlcaDNHgM_8W8900ibcm2BYst0OjwEwvw0CyAuF6fCBWFPrw=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPSGFTcJNVHeY44Q3O006lgSSArBTfgZazGM_kGC2vXPlDejvoFsoY34thnxf3Tvx3zGnJZHkFkjMyLdc7jwZm_wFSqQfATetTNLeZskXn-PXlRSi77kYZe0umk-n8RGHYotpBG6h7avjlcaDNHgM_8W8900ibcm2BYst0OjwEwvw0CyAuF6fCBWFPrw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Tilly is still concerned that we might leave her behind when we move and wants to remind us that she is very precious and fragile.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKwUM3Rn7Uef0Nc4N_ugk386s1I_tRGVqW2e9mrKCEFH4MllNBTMpH_DK1Gdmj93A64G9zbgcgCtrBdaSBSSrTKmzrkQAPLhabfwQmtC8QVpOX93Mp2BAY0mqqG_Tp87bsiJNEwYbdDglD0kGgSGHY3v9_LjFJxuBsaeAAYjtV2ywywfLahYW1MYJSGg=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKwUM3Rn7Uef0Nc4N_ugk386s1I_tRGVqW2e9mrKCEFH4MllNBTMpH_DK1Gdmj93A64G9zbgcgCtrBdaSBSSrTKmzrkQAPLhabfwQmtC8QVpOX93Mp2BAY0mqqG_Tp87bsiJNEwYbdDglD0kGgSGHY3v9_LjFJxuBsaeAAYjtV2ywywfLahYW1MYJSGg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Being around the time of the full moon, the tide was particularly high for our Sunday dip, the beach had disappeared and the pier was the shortest I've ever seen it.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhddDP2bquCFSBb68SqP0Fw01Ro2sIlvHiaq0K6VteBqm8lKfvGsO7ru8KRkuGxvHziC18aX1P97Vwm8jNC3GhM6E-caaTvt8KVwsMzsMeVScyMvywHU6nq2ff2Ai_kAvh1Q9S4M_cZp-7VsDZq4vhJte__jB89tbSTpNR_FRsc41fF8epJjqH1AkMsyQ=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhddDP2bquCFSBb68SqP0Fw01Ro2sIlvHiaq0K6VteBqm8lKfvGsO7ru8KRkuGxvHziC18aX1P97Vwm8jNC3GhM6E-caaTvt8KVwsMzsMeVScyMvywHU6nq2ff2Ai_kAvh1Q9S4M_cZp-7VsDZq4vhJte__jB89tbSTpNR_FRsc41fF8epJjqH1AkMsyQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">One of my favorite times of day is around 10pm when I sit outside with Zara while she eats her hay supper, listening to her munching is quite meditative !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhukLK3TLulkEZyTFOhOAgkmXZBQrbzR-6_mrauMpEIVbt-W7aXXXPjUKXqn8GuGNF_UisLW5EMgDHraZ8k0vSKLEZjE_uSz0vGFeHOuWoF9G_Zzvf3OsJMAL9GUhVMNPM4r1rypAMVfwYTANP5F1FZbXrbOqUq_way-Qy8L6vaCly_mJOVU1oyGLXcDA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhukLK3TLulkEZyTFOhOAgkmXZBQrbzR-6_mrauMpEIVbt-W7aXXXPjUKXqn8GuGNF_UisLW5EMgDHraZ8k0vSKLEZjE_uSz0vGFeHOuWoF9G_Zzvf3OsJMAL9GUhVMNPM4r1rypAMVfwYTANP5F1FZbXrbOqUq_way-Qy8L6vaCly_mJOVU1oyGLXcDA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Poem of the month</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">Thank you for this breath of life,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">thank you for this brand new day.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">Hold my hand, let's walk together,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;">Peace, the only way.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: large;">June Purvis</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Books of the month</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLX5ZiToCKz-7VGuzKnH84l92g9R3lLSSfNrTyEaF_aNZhOtJyRl57ozBLp2ZAowfGYR9U4LaIDkpTBXxjozMRKY5bmTkQNxcpLRd1_Jndkq7g8vNugA7qnavzVFjTNS9Z2sAvgdhMRd2gSa2o6-JxpXuFwjCEZp8-2YSIn4RWqpTZjuse_uxrlbMYYA=s750" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="728" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLX5ZiToCKz-7VGuzKnH84l92g9R3lLSSfNrTyEaF_aNZhOtJyRl57ozBLp2ZAowfGYR9U4LaIDkpTBXxjozMRKY5bmTkQNxcpLRd1_Jndkq7g8vNugA7qnavzVFjTNS9Z2sAvgdhMRd2gSa2o6-JxpXuFwjCEZp8-2YSIn4RWqpTZjuse_uxrlbMYYA=w389-h400" width="389" /></a></span></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(from Scottish Womens' Institute Facebook page)</span></div><u style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">~~~~~</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggPG5vE8BAclk1nEEPCnkBjk9U-dODVZ9_Z2zrUVJlwgdmuaEi1FAKTc4_CP9ZRhoqMudA0wTyI-ixNVhOZvsestV-I_UqiUO4gTvFMoLgK1fLofu4YZOcYNnDfww-IE-R_0Kf5MwBqr9BY-Xll5mHjQP7Xlt-u6jmFrSdAjiqoDQ5jU7W8d3380mk-Q=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggPG5vE8BAclk1nEEPCnkBjk9U-dODVZ9_Z2zrUVJlwgdmuaEi1FAKTc4_CP9ZRhoqMudA0wTyI-ixNVhOZvsestV-I_UqiUO4gTvFMoLgK1fLofu4YZOcYNnDfww-IE-R_0Kf5MwBqr9BY-Xll5mHjQP7Xlt-u6jmFrSdAjiqoDQ5jU7W8d3380mk-Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHXxVP7Mk2_Ow32D9qpNhjgyhRJ9LdZi0em9kBYGWl5mVc3A6MlYrd41rhf5mMauD1eFZOG2GytnlRooyzN2RmomiL709kt0_2Y5Jmjl-SetqUz9HhgVLN_bzfQMlQIG1LxsUiQe97K4iCUd3csxNr2ARZ774v0_tuLbf0FUUym7xGZ25mmBugP9Kpiw=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHXxVP7Mk2_Ow32D9qpNhjgyhRJ9LdZi0em9kBYGWl5mVc3A6MlYrd41rhf5mMauD1eFZOG2GytnlRooyzN2RmomiL709kt0_2Y5Jmjl-SetqUz9HhgVLN_bzfQMlQIG1LxsUiQe97K4iCUd3csxNr2ARZ774v0_tuLbf0FUUym7xGZ25mmBugP9Kpiw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_KdwuWr5xUCKqT5ps9z6wlCtUh_PWgfaDrNurUpxrke5giKIvO99OWGfW0Les-9ADNYyT5ApU-CSVxqw-DiElSurs3TvAuVw55lVOQLq5L_bDb6RbiByjzNAOEJVEzW_OGhxzVD9_R5GGvfJuANTFSFFA9zgllIXDCdw5cVR6OCUrrEyHOPo1iST8EA=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_KdwuWr5xUCKqT5ps9z6wlCtUh_PWgfaDrNurUpxrke5giKIvO99OWGfW0Les-9ADNYyT5ApU-CSVxqw-DiElSurs3TvAuVw55lVOQLq5L_bDb6RbiByjzNAOEJVEzW_OGhxzVD9_R5GGvfJuANTFSFFA9zgllIXDCdw5cVR6OCUrrEyHOPo1iST8EA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiXgETIUbozJWfR9MBhJvTJ-JQ3BuirOEFxx95E3LBXoR1Fs2GigRExNNfz00d76uxo4A5QEnKX2Qae-SLfhsfCJTtqB-O622pl87sFX2TNpoMNcTw6lf_ca3lxo6STODynQEAqGELVvh_uApyJnhbfJKhTfIVPN97IkJR7FwejLtZIfhjOTyVH3ZYAw=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiXgETIUbozJWfR9MBhJvTJ-JQ3BuirOEFxx95E3LBXoR1Fs2GigRExNNfz00d76uxo4A5QEnKX2Qae-SLfhsfCJTtqB-O622pl87sFX2TNpoMNcTw6lf_ca3lxo6STODynQEAqGELVvh_uApyJnhbfJKhTfIVPN97IkJR7FwejLtZIfhjOTyVH3ZYAw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~</div></b></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2hj0xoQZRITVR-L_0Su9DPzOlqrz4LK2PO_Beu6MLlYFqRiD8yb-bZEJCn4NIVoYWqbTv4SCMoeqw_P4Oo7oOb2a3fxMAvdDNctlc4BIg7YqQewCSj5AUt7-0e6G-8NHg5oSniTZbzjPdibfkMFT9SIdZLh0md0j-4h5dF04j1jlB64wyI40Ve-aI4w=s535" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2hj0xoQZRITVR-L_0Su9DPzOlqrz4LK2PO_Beu6MLlYFqRiD8yb-bZEJCn4NIVoYWqbTv4SCMoeqw_P4Oo7oOb2a3fxMAvdDNctlc4BIg7YqQewCSj5AUt7-0e6G-8NHg5oSniTZbzjPdibfkMFT9SIdZLh0md0j-4h5dF04j1jlB64wyI40Ve-aI4w=w394-h400" width="394" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">(from Scottish Women's Institute Facebook page)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Quote of the month</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8Ho4f2_c0EizZ6ZXQt5AAF79nktJ6xrw9Tn-pLuORtIKPkxzUyY-uFw5-olcwH1srDvX_jYszsVXabXMGZOScL6maDRiiYUUWJSUH85UobOr5EZwgzk6cDVdu6M_YFeyvVWci3ADYAXI3FsFVbYHfTX-Weu7PrPB7v0fNhJwYQQZx3_2iPLGl-KWoWg=s527" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8Ho4f2_c0EizZ6ZXQt5AAF79nktJ6xrw9Tn-pLuORtIKPkxzUyY-uFw5-olcwH1srDvX_jYszsVXabXMGZOScL6maDRiiYUUWJSUH85UobOr5EZwgzk6cDVdu6M_YFeyvVWci3ADYAXI3FsFVbYHfTX-Weu7PrPB7v0fNhJwYQQZx3_2iPLGl-KWoWg=w638-h640" width="638" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(from Tao & Zen Facebook page)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Wishing you peace </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Malcolm & June</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">🕊</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>🕊🕊</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~~~~~~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>seasidecroftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604542317365731282noreply@blogger.com0