Ok, so here I am in Orkney...took just over 2weeks to get online again...we were planning to use a 3 dongle we have, but unfortunately there is NO 3 network at all here...and we both have Orange/T-Mobile mobiles and that network is just BAD here...so we had to go and get broadband...we ordered on the 2nd August, supposed to get the hub on the 9th, and of course it did not arrive...called the provider who promised it would arrive on the 10th...which it did NOT...called again, they PROMISED it would arrive on the 11th...it did not...called again and was told the order did not go through and we would have to reorder the hub...it finally arrived today after we threatened to cancel the order completely due to the messing about...
So, below are some pictures from Orkney...the stoney beach is just 5minute walk from the house, and the sandy beach is about 5minute drive from the house. The animal pix (apart from the pets of course) are from the county fair on Saturday...there are two pix from the Kirkwall harbour, and then some pix from the house, and of course the highland cattle from just up the road:)(although not in that particular order...)
Just check the bull out...it was massive...did not want to stop to take a closer pic as he was about to come to the fence...did not want him to come THROUGH the fence...
just a pretty pic I think...:)
Razor clam...quite big...:)
Some mussles in seaweed in low tide...
pic from the ferry...Scapa Flow I think...
pic from our kitchen window...
Pearl really enjoying the many possibilities of being in the way of the other pets...middle of the stairs so Darwin cannot go up or down, middle of the hallway so Tara can't get past...
Tara enjoying the garden...although constantly checking where mummy is...pretty much stalking me...
The steps up to the car...I have chopped some of the moss off the bottom steps as I slipped and hurt my arm...there is a pic further down of my lovely blue elbow...
Just another pic of the steps, with the storage shed next to the house...
front porch...sorry about the bins...
view from the front of the house...
View of the ocean and the loch...just lovely:)
View from the car space...
St Magnus cathedral in Kirkwall...
Ferry point in Kirkwall...
Kirkwall harbour...
Darwin absolutely desperate to go outside...which he has done by now...and is much happier:)
My painful elbow...healing well though...
Beach just down from the house...
Beach 5minute drive from the house just past the second barrier...
Mussles fighting over space on a piece of rock...
Not sure if it is moss or seaweed...lovely green colour though...:)
Amazing chick...what a hairdoo...lol
Check out the bull...WOW...
What a beautiful couple...hehe...
I had to ask to check, and these sheep have had a treatment making the wool rusty orange...was told it washes out when it's been cut...lovely combination with the black head though:)
Could not get a better pic than the backside of the bagpipers, but still quite a nice pic:)
A lovely wooden carving from the county fair...
a band of talented youth playing traditional music...
First catch in Orkney...lots more to come:)
What a sunset!
So, below are some pictures from Orkney...the stoney beach is just 5minute walk from the house, and the sandy beach is about 5minute drive from the house. The animal pix (apart from the pets of course) are from the county fair on Saturday...there are two pix from the Kirkwall harbour, and then some pix from the house, and of course the highland cattle from just up the road:)(although not in that particular order...)
Wow, gorgeous pics, Ylva!!! I love them!!! I'm glad you made it okay, and Pearl, Darwin (especially Darwin), and Tara made the trip okay. I can't wait to see more. And ouch for your elbow. I hope it's healing up quickly!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Julie:) I was very pleased at how well especially Darwin handled the trip, and apart from being very grumpy the first week about now being allowed out...hubby wanted to be home to follow him round (he wanted to make sure he did not run away) making me laugh...I ended up telling him to come in and leave the door open...and would you know it, about an hour later Darwin comes in and demands fresh food...chasing him around only makes him stubborn...Pearl on the other hand follows you wherever you go...so I walk around the house now and then, and she comes carefully walking behind me...lol
ReplyDeleteLOL, Yes Dear is the same way as Pearl. She even follows me to the bathroom every time I go. It's hilarious. I soooooo enjoyed looking at all your pics, Ylva. Can't wait to see more as you explore your new home!!
ReplyDeletePearl hates closed doors, so she does her very best getting into the bathroom if we close the door...I have given up as she can get so forceful trying to open the door, whilst hubby believes she disturbs more in the bathroom rather than when she is scratching and throwing herself at the door from the outside. To me it is worse having her outside than inside as she just sits next to my left foot...sooo funny...lol
ReplyDeleteI don't bother with Yes Dear. She learned somewhere (before I acquired her) that if she jumps up and hangs on the doorknob, she can sometimes turn it and open the door. So I don't bother to close doors here. She follows me everywhere, and I'm fine with that, lol.
ReplyDeletePearl is too scared to do anything like jumping on a doorknob...she is skittish like mad...you move your foot and she'll jump to the ceiling...in this house you can actually close a door and there is no way she'd be able to open the door. And this morning...poor Darwin...I am gonna take a picture of the stairs up to the loft as they are VERY strange and a bit scary...he was trying to run up the stairs, stumbled and almost fell down...lucky he is a cat and not a dog as he would have been a heap at the bottom of the stairs...lol
ReplyDeleteAwwww, poor Pearl. Yes Dear is not too skittish, but she is when someone comes in the house. Otherwise, she's pretty blase about stuff. Sorry to hear Darwin had a fall. It sounds like he is adjusting very well this time!!
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