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Limpets in the midden – the HALL of EINAR
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The HALL of EINAR. Notes on a very small island. The HALL of EINAR. Limpets in the midden. The HALL of EINAR. 10 July, 2015. Westray Food and Drink. Limpets in the midden. Apparently they’re delicious, if a little chewy. They can be boiled until the fleshy foot just falls away from the shell or cooked in their shells with a little butter and garlic. Dinner anyone? White foam and intense blue. Grobust panorama A panorama of Grobust beach on Westray. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). The ra...
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Bistorted – the HALL of EINAR
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The HALL of EINAR. Notes on a very small island. The HALL of EINAR. The HALL of EINAR. 29 June, 2015. There are beautiful pink flowers in the garden at Einar. They look like Bistort in which case I wish I had more of them because they’re edible. The leaves that is, not the flowers. 8220;Suitable for bog gardens,” the guide says. It should thrive here then. Well drop my scone. One of life's little pleasures is a cup of tea and a piece of cake. One of the very few downsides is the . Read more. I hope this ...
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Wheatears in the new stone age – the HALL of EINAR
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The HALL of EINAR. Notes on a very small island. The HALL of EINAR. Wheatears in the new stone age. The HALL of EINAR. 7 July, 2015. I wonder who sat in this house before me and what they thought of the world. Fish, eggs and baby birds. The Arctic Skua is one of the most recognisable silhouettes in Orkney, patrolling the shoreline hunting for birds' eggs, young birds and birds . Read more. The Potentilla is spreading with beautiful vigorous red runners over the shell sand at Grobust. Don't tell me that!
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White foam and intense blue – the HALL of EINAR
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The HALL of EINAR. Notes on a very small island. The HALL of EINAR. White foam and intense blue. The HALL of EINAR. 10 July, 2015. A panorama of Grobust beach on Westray. Limpets in the midden. What we throw away tells a lot about us. A quick look at my bin would tell you I like an occasional bottle . Read more. The two houses of the woodland sprite. Pink Red Champion Red Campion is pink. It doesn't matter how many times I look at it, or photograph . Read more. Feel free to leave a Reply :) Cancel reply.
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Fish, eggs and baby birds – the HALL of EINAR
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The HALL of EINAR. Notes on a very small island. The HALL of EINAR. Fish, eggs and baby birds. The HALL of EINAR. 7 July, 2015. The Arctic Skua is one of the most recognisable silhouettes in Orkney, patrolling the shoreline hunting for birds’ eggs, young birds and birds which it can terrorise into dropping their catch of fish so that it can have a fish supper without going fishing itself. Its scientific name? It’s the highwayman of Orkney’s skies. Wheatears in the new stone age. The rainbow pic is beauti...
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Lady’s Mane – the HALL of EINAR
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The HALL of EINAR. Notes on a very small island. The HALL of EINAR. The HALL of EINAR. 15 June, 2015. The HALL of EINAR. Lady the Shetland Pony is ginger and blonde. It used to be a door. The thistle is Scotland's national symbol. Scottish independence is as prickly as one. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). 17 June, 2015 at 9:11 am.
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Sam o’ Glenerne – the HALL of EINAR
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The HALL of EINAR. Notes on a very small island. The HALL of EINAR. Sam o’ Glenerne. The HALL of EINAR. 29 June, 2015. Sam o’ Glenerne. There are beautiful pink flowers in the garden at Einar. They look like Bistort in which case I wish I had more of . Read more. I'm wandering up to the cliffs at Noup Head to take some photographs of the Gannets. I decide not to when I see . Read more. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Don't tell me that!
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Stromness Professionals at the Graand Owld Byre – the HALL of EINAR
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The HALL of EINAR. Notes on a very small island. The HALL of EINAR. Stromness Professionals at the Graand Owld Byre. The HALL of EINAR. 18 June, 2015. Tuesday night in Westray and the only gig in town is a packed house with every available seat taken, children on laps and fold-up chairs added to the aisle. It’s the second night at Michael and Teenie Harcus’s Byre. Jean Crichton at the Graand Owld Byre on 16 June 2015. Bill Crichton at the Graand Owld Byre on 16 June 2015. We were treated to ‘100,00...
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Westray Natural History – the HALL of EINAR
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The HALL of EINAR. Notes on a very small island. The HALL of EINAR. The natural history of Westray. 8220;Write an essay on colour in animals,” they said. At school I chose to take Geography A Level and due to the intricacies of the timetable, which only one man was …. For the love of Limpets. All Limpets start life as neuters and develop into males at about a year old. When they get to between 4 to …. 8220;Peel me a chestnut big boy.”. A box of finds. Sanderling in the seaweed. Common Seals are wonderful...
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Rain-Cloud Grey and Sea Foam – the HALL of EINAR
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The HALL of EINAR. Notes on a very small island. The HALL of EINAR. Rain-Cloud Grey and Sea Foam. The HALL of EINAR. 12 June, 2015. Morwenna is a beautiful Thai cat. She’s a Korat, described as. 8220;a silver-tipped blue that appears to shimmer”. The Thai people refer to this colour as. 8220;rain-cloud grey”. And the shimmer as. 8220;sea foam”. Morwenna the Korat of Glenerne. She’s perfect for Westray. I stop my bike on the main road and see three lambs. They look delicious. A Cockerel and Hen Story.
