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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.
U3A Music Appreciation Group
by Angela - 19:11 on 03 October 2016
U3A Music group , latest collection
Our theme this month was " Performers or Items performed here in Orkney"-
And what an interesting selection it proved to be-we listened to such a wide variety-and we had anecdotes to go along with the theme-
I include some of the items we listened to-
Pergolesi-Stabat Mater-Floregium-who have performed here quite a few occasions-
Three Fishers-by Orkney"s very own Fara,
Evelyn Glennie played her own composition--A little prayer-she had played here when she was just becoming known and was very young-
Peter Maxwell Davies was represented by a few pieces-
Fairwell to Stromness,Courante,Start Point,
Then we had Tom Mc Conville-Tommy on the Bridge-Barbara Grieve -Partons in his Creel-
Purcell"s The Tempest-THe Westminster Walz-Robert Farnum.
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra -Mozart Requiem - and more----
Our Next meeting is on the 7th November in Stromness-at the O,Sheas-at 10-30 -The theme to be announced!
We welcome any one who would like to join us-
It is fun sorting through one"s collection of vinyl or C.D."s to find something to fit the theme-sometimes turning up something that we had forgotten that we had-!
Angela
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