David, the Crofter's dad who still come and works a bit on the croft. Calls in home here for a cuppa now and again which is really lovely. A chance to catch up on all the local goings on.
He's just had a cataract done and waiting for the other too. We are very lucky up here with the quality of the NHS.
Oh, on another note have a look at the blog of artist Tom Hickman
My Crofter pal just doon the road has some fine sheeps that could make a fine Halloween presentation should they so wish. These are the Hebridean sheeps.
This day The Crofter went down the croft to tell his coows a little story. I think it rained soon after.
I am not sure why I still do this blog. It is a worry to me. I don't know what to say most of the time.
I am not going to write diary here, neither will I comment on the parlous state of the world since it won't help anything.
But, now and again I raid the archives and find a snap from a while back "on the way to Catditz' for example and think, I must show this again. it is, for those who don't know, the road up to the Lighthouse on Point, the other side of the bay here where the cattery is located. Perhaps it will lift my spirits if someone notices the image, the wind howling and the rain lashing down as I write.
Love the use of the stone in Portsoy. The stones on the harbour wall were placed vertically in the belief that this way they dispersed the power of the waves somewhat. They gave been there a while so perhaps there's something in it.
Not quite as spritely as he once was but lovely all the same.
Taken at his home with an old minolta 505 and kentmere 400 film.
Now this was an interesting place to visit.
I have just about recovered from the walk back up from here.
I had this Canon AE1 with me and a 20mm lens and, as you can see it showed the curvature of the earth just like it is at home here. Always like this. Either that of I have one leg shorter than the other.
We have been away.
Off island and everything.
The island was still here when we got back although the ferry bumped up and down down somewhat on the way back while trying to find it.
We went to the sea side. A house by a harbour and not too far from a distillery which we didn't visit. The sea was a tad cool over there too.
It's all happening here you know. where i say here i don't actually mean here in the village [although the bin lorry did come round this morning] but in our small capital Stormoway.
As you may be able to see someone walking IN THE SUNSHINE. Doesn't happen too often and not today especially as it's a minor howling outside. [it was inside briefly the other day when the roof sprung a leak but that seems to have resolved itself I think.]
In the village nothing much has happened to be honest.
You may have noticed if you look back at the non blurry snaps on here that I rather like curves. road, walls and what have you. Anyway, here's one i like.
At last after countless months without a working leci meter, another has been fitted. Not before Eve wrote to an MP up here.
Anyway, I can confirm that the leci stuff seems much smoother than before although seemingly making the meter go around at a previously unseen rate.
