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Walking Group One 25th April 2024
Five hardy souls collected today at Happy Valley for the first Hill Walk of the year .The temperature was cool with a North Easterly wind blowing and a hint of rain on arrival.
Off we set heading towards Russadale Quarry, spotting a Buzzard on the way.Turning into the footpath we remained sheltered from the wind all the way to the top of the hill.
The sun was out at the Quarry and a Greenshank was feeding at the edge of the Lochan. Then it was up the Peat road to the summit with spectacular views across Stenness and Harray Lochs, plus a view of the Closed Road beyond the Watch Stone. On the other side we looked over the Flow and down towards the Oil Platform and South Ronaldsay
Then it was back down after a stop for a snack and finally a walk around Happy Valley itself. The Daffodils planted by James and others were looking lovely and the Bluebells are days away from opening. Then it was on to a well deserved lunch at the Pier Cafe, having walked 4 miles and gone up 800 feet (and down again )
The next walk will be on Friday 24th May and hopefully more hills and views.
Keep moving.
PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP 1 - SEPTEMBER
by Tim Wright - 18:09 on 11 September 2013
Seven of us met at Wideford Hill this afternoon with Glorious Sunshine at the top (although it wasn't visible through the fog and rain.!) a quick retreat to Kirkwall and the Wireless Museum followed. It is a fascinating place well worth an hour on a wet day .Lots of old radios many of which one remembers from one's youth plus a Juke Box from "Charlie's Café" alongside a lot of radios used in the war .Books of old photos from the building of the Barriers and various airports around Orkney in the war. Two gems ,firstly Sally's old Radio gifted to the Museum when the crystal wouldn't work anymore and she was forced to buy a modern replacement .Secondly , Bill Wright and Ed Holt were calling up Radio Hams world wide as part of the Science festival. They spoke to someone in Dortmund while we were there who told us they were enjoying the same weather as us. So far this week the furthest contact had been the USA.
Tea was then taken at Westbank, with beautiful meringues and cream and Chocolate Brownies all made by Phylida.
Contributions from the last outing , to the Boys Ploughing Match, were looked at with one Ploughman, controlling a yellow plough, starring in no less than three photos .Plenty of great pictures down on the Sands as the sun was so kind after such a poor start to the day.Some excellent photos of the Horses looking suitably resplendent and in some cases rather bored.
Then onto Beach/Sand the project for the month. Lots of lovely Orkney and Shetland beaches both in close up of seaweed and rocks as well as plants found on the shore. Well done all who contributed.
The next meeting is October 16th at 2pm when we meet at Yesnaby .Then after maybe to the Merkister or the Standing Stones for tea and cake. I arrive back from holiday on 14th late ,so jot down the date now as the reminder will be later than usual .The project this month is "Brown". Plenty of autumnal shades of brown and many of golden brown fields of barley at present.
Keep clicking,
Tim
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