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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.
Music Group
by Angela - 19:51 on 08 August 2017
Music group report-
WE met for August"s meeting on Monday the 7th in Orphir-and our theme chosen by Angela was " Harp"-
Some of us knew more and a couple play it-I knew little -so it was a learning time for me-
Our listening was divided between music written for it and music
arranged for it-
Two of our members are learning the harp-we hope for " Live " harp music one of these days!
I list a selection of uour choices-
Rodrigo-( Concerto for harp and guitar),
a few items by Turlough O " Carolan-( 1670 -1738) -Hildegard von Bingen( canticles of Ecstasy,accompanied by Harp),
American folk music accompanied by Auto harp,
Debusy( Dance Profane)
The Pearl Fishers,Motzart( Flute and Harp concerto),
Bryn Terfel (singing David of the White Rock,)
Catlin Finch and Seckou Keita-(llongau Terou -bi)
Welsh harp and Kora-
Our next meeting is on the 4th September-in Orphir and Glenys has chosen the Oboe as our theme-
at 10 -30 a.m.
Do please come and join us-
angela
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