October 2023

Hello everyone, welcome, enjoy the photos.

Malcolm making sure we have enough spuds for the winter months

Just love a wild and windy Saturday morning watching the waves crash in

and watching the old beacon in the storm

The greenhouse is up and glazed and has already withstood 70mph winds

so peach tree, grape vine, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries are on order !

Our replacement car being craned off the ferry boat

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Quote of the month

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Around the island

Nouster Beach at low tide

plenty of seaweed being washed up by the storm 

on to the shore for the sheep to eat

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Images and reflections inside the lighthouse

Reflections of light through the lens on to the wall

and looking up through the cast iron walkway

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Visitors this month

It has been great to see Janet and Peter and

 Jenny and Paul this month

lots of talking, eating and walking

gambling with matchsticks, Peter looking smug with his pile 

and swimming 

with some of my Ewe Wild Swimming mermaids,

felt so good !!

so glad you made the trip to the island !

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For all the bird spotters out there,

rare waxwings in our garden

Thank you George Gay 

from the North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory 

for this photo.

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Our lady photographing a shrike in the garden

Thank you Tom Gale 

from the North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory 

for this photo.

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Book of the month

thanks Olly for lending us this one, great book !

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Pause for thought

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When Malcolm asks for a cup of cocoa I like to see how much froth I can get on it, simple pleasures, haha

Wishing you happy wanderings...

keep making the world a better place

Malcolm & June

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September 2023

 

Welcome to our September photos.

Moonshine over the old beacon at the north end of the island

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Even with Wilma's help the construction of the greenhouse is not going to plan...

Don't mention the greenhouse !!!!

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Quote of the month

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Around the croft,

intriguing carrot seed head

and this time we've remembered to save some of the seeds

amazing onion seed head

a wee friendly visitor on the croft

with beautiful spines

and where is the cat when you need her ?

fast asleep a few feet away !

A friend's new puppy has joined in the fun on our Saturday morning walks and already is bigger than our usual gang.

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It has been lovely to see Malcolm's sister again, over from Madeira

we found her lovely beaches

and seals for walking companions but not as much sunshine as she is used to.

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Book of the month

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Beautiful music up by the lighthouse in celebration of a retirement

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enjoy the coming of autumn and all that it brings

Malcolm and June

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August 2023

Welcome everyone to our August 2023 photo offerings, hope you enjoy

Around the croft

Zara's thinking: "what's she got a trike for when she's got me ?"

just loving pony whiskers in the sunshine

just loving alchemilla mollis after the rain

a linnet enjoying the thistle heads

wash and brush up time for the starlings

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Our visitors to the island this month,

 Karen and Gary and little Pops the dog,

 having a comfy seat in the North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory 

after the ferry journey

Wilma always loving a new friend to play with

and Gary showing me how to brave the water with no wetsuit

thank you both for being such great fun and cooking a delicious meal for us and our friends !

taking life seriously ....

just love this next photo that Karen took of the lens in the lighthouse

thank you Karen xx

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Our long awaited greenhouse being delivered, so a little project before the winter winds start getting up

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Quote of the month

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Around the island

This month has seen the annual rounding up of the North Ronaldsay sheep into the punds, ready for the shearing

taken from the balcony of the lighthouse

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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.

Brilliant and thank you to everyone who made it a successful weekend

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Next month we have some more fascinating folk coming to the island as part of the annual 

International Orkney Science Festival

Always something interesting to look forward to

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The "Blue Supermoon" on Wednesday 30th August shining over North Ronaldsay,

the second full moon of August,

hope you saw it wherever you were.

This celestial occurrence carries a unique vibrational frequency due to its alignment with the Pisces zodiac sign.

As the moon bathes us in its mystical light, it beckons us to shed old patterns, embrace change, and step into a new chapter of our lives.

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Go enjoy yourselves !

see you again next month

June & Malcolm

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