Please take a photograph of your group "in action." Don't forget to ask for permission from everyone for the photo to be published on the web. Then email it to the address below and we will upload it to the gallery.
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.
Scrabble Group - Nov 2016
by Allan & Angela - 13:10 on 14 November 2016
Just a wee update on the U3A scrabble group which continues to note new words (to some of us)
The trouble is we don't seem to remember them as they do not seem to come into everyday conversation!
Here are a few + meanings-
Scute= horny plate on armadillos
Kex=a plant
Poco=little
Mudge=speak vaguely
Loir=large dormouse
Drago=lizard
Moit=mote
Mawn=animals mouth
Reen= a ditch
Brome(s)=type of grass
Aue=maori exclamation
Doit=copper coin
Shend=put to shame
Ree(s) =Scots enclosure
Ayin=16th letter Hebrew alphabet
Feen=Irish word for man
and
Whid=to move quickly
We meet every Friday morning-10 a m -
We invite you to join us-
Add your comment