"I have visited a house where a candle was being burned under an upturned ceramic flowerpot propped up on wood to provide heat." theorkneynews.scot/2025/10/16/i...

New batch of shells for pilgrims to St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney. Scallop shells are a symbol of pilgrimage. These come from Orkney waters, pilgrims receive one and a certificate on completing the St Magnus Way at the cathedral in Kirkwall. #pilgrimage #camino #orkney @pilgrimtrust.bsky.social

Found some star jelly on my walk today by a high hilltop tarn on Orkney West Mainland. One of nature's mysteries! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_je... #nature #mystery #druidsky

people always think about metta & karuna (cultivating loving kindness & compassion towards all beings) from the perspective of the meditator but I find it comforting that throughout time & space there are other beings wishing me well & feeling compassion for me even though they will never meet me

New musical project

Sell your Tesla. ❌ Sell your Cybertruck. ❌ Get off Twitter. ❌ Don’t sign up for Starlink. ❌ Bankrupt him. It will take while but it’s possible. ✊🏻 #resist

Enjoy the last day before tomorrow. Then four years…

Two haiku from today's walk. Ice grips hard the loch So heron sifts the salt sea We do what we must Clear ice cold rock pool Awaits my distracted step Now I am awake!

in case you were in need of a longer perspective... www.livescience.com/space/cosmol...

A new instrument in the collection, a Welsh pibgorn, made by Jonathan Shoreland based on one in the collection of the St Fagans Museum. A lovely Christmas present from my lovely wife!

Kate and our neighbours the Carmichaels started a tradition of singing carols in our village of Evie on Christmas Eve in 2021 during lockdown (which luckily wasn't very strict in Orkney at that time). So we continued the tradition tonight, The Fourth Christmas Evie Carol Sing :-)

that's the Christmas dinner on

Amazing to think I was doing my daily walk in shorts and a T-shirt a couple of weeks ago!

This is the gorgeous Georgian Hoose. In the winter, while the holiday let is closed, we can have fun events in there! Coming up this Saturday is The Dark Side of Kirkwall walking tour and storytelling with Georgian Supper at the Hoose. Lorraine Johnston is the Georgian period chef!

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