The swallows from our garage have fledged - there are 10 or 12 flying about outside, can't all be from that nest surely. #Orkney

View from our lawn at 8.20 this morning. #Orkney

Brilliant! #England

Sunset over the Brough of Birsay, #Orkney ...

The cactus which was a gift from my late mother years ago has flowered regularly since moving to #Orkney in 2010 - and here it goes again ...

Good morning from a cool, damp and misty #Orkney - no heatwave here.

Our seats in the beautiful St Magnus Cathedral for a lunchtime cello and piano recital by Gudmundsdottir and Preat - which was fantastic (part of the St Magnus International Festival). And it will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 soon. #Orkney

(Only two days late). All my love @kathietouin.bsky.social on our 23rd wedding anniversary - and thank you. Domino and Roscoe say thank you as well.

Good morning. Should have had a penalty. #Scotland #Orkney

Spot Domino. #Orkney

Flowers on our daisy bush. #Orkney

Great news! Six weeks after his hip replacement op Domino has the go-ahead from the vet surgeon to be out of his crate and starting to exercise. And he has a new dinosaur toy which @kathietouin.bsky.social bought for him. #Orkney

The flowers are out on the ornamental grasses at the edge of our garden. #Orkney

Isn't nature wonderful? A pile of stones left over from building the Polycrub now has flowers. #Orkney

Satisfaction - and a view. #Orkney

Trees, bushes, flowers and grasses in our overgrown enclosure - but it's busy with birds and voles. #Orkney

A group of us gathered last night to remember the 737 men who died when HMS Hampshire sank just off the #Orkney coast 110 years ago on 5 June 1916 ...

Tonight a group will gather to commemorate the 737 men who died when HMS Hampshire sank just off the coast of #Orkney in 1916 ...

I think our farmer neighbour might be diversifying into new food markets: this morning a tractor came past the barn below our house towing a trailer with 10 or 12 adults standing on it. I wasn't quick enough to get a photo, sorry.

Some of Mrs Brown's flowers on our front deck - @kathietouin.bsky.social - #Orkney

A mystery plant appears in our driveway, something Alpine? #Orkney

A trip down memory lane. I recently bought a tube of Euthymol toothpaste which I remember as a child. It is still sold as "The UK's Original Toothpaste" but the small print says "Made in Korea". Kathie thinks the toothpaste smells funny anyway.

Afternoon around Anstruther harbour ...

Highly recommended: a visit to the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther ...

The morning sun shining on the beach at Anstruther ...

Anstruther Harbour in the evening ...

A day at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway where a 1902 former industrial steam locomotive (blue) was hauling the trains. The maroon loco, former Caledonian Railway, built 1907, was undergoing tests ...

A short walk from our accommodation in Cellardyke to the beach and views of the Firth of Forth ...

The beach at St Andrews ...

This morning a restful, restorative visit to St Andrews Botanic Garden ...

This afternoon we visited Scotland's Secret Bunker, various Cold War uses including being the seat of government for Scotland in the event of a nuclear war ...

Today we visited the beautiful gardens at Cambo, here in East Neuk, Fife ...

Today's visit to St Andrews Cathedral with @kathietouin.bsky.social

On the harbour front at Anstruther last night.

We three have travelled south from #Orkney to East Fife, with an overnight stop in Dunfermline, for Domino's hip replacement op. Wish him luck!

NEW PODCAST - A centenary special Episode 118 - The General Strike at 100, part 1: Reith, Churchill and the Birth of BBC News There's a lot to this exactly-100-year-old tale. So we're breaking it into 4 episodes. This is part 1. (Part 2 follows on Wednesday) bbcentury.podbean.com/e/the-genera...

Fabulous day in the #Orkney island of Hoy with @kathietouin.bsky.social and Domino. It went from bright sunshine to mist ...

So thrilled for the great achievements by playwright Hannah Khalil who I once employed at the BBC - one of my best work decisions ...

A second blog from me in a fortnight. This one celebrates Madison Cunningham, you really should listen to her music. grahambrownorkney.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/m...

A stressful day with both our cars now out of action but we had an #Orkney #rainbow tonight (after it rained on our washing).

A visit to the beach at Birsay with @kathietouin.bsky.social and Domino. #Orkney

Today is St Magnus Day, celebrating the patron saint of #Orkney - and it's 16 years since @kathietouin.bsky.social and I moved here ...

A new blog about Paul McCartney, The Beatles and Sgt Pepper ... grahambrownorkney.wordpress.com/2026/04/12/w...

NEW PODCAST EPISODE AHOY! The BBC's First Birthday - 14 November 1923 Marconi's BBC debut, Peter Eckersley's gang show + the raucous retirement do of Marconi boss Godfrey Isaacs. Hear from some who were there. Thanks if you share/rate/review/subscribe Hear here: bbcentury.podbean.com/e/116-the-bb...

Ten years ago today my father, Clive, passed away suddenly. Here he is with his beloved model railway in a photo taken by my late Uncle David. Both sadly missed.

A special day for @kathietouin.bsky.social so we had lunch at the super Birsay Bay Tearoom before a beach walk. And later a record request on BBC Radio Orkney. #Orkney

Bay of Skaill, just down the road from us. Must visit more often though the large rocks make beach access tricky. #Orkney #Atlantic

Back with the boys - in our enclosure yesterday afternoon. #Orkney

Some of the war memorials in St Peter's Square, Manchester yesterday afternoon ...

Tonight a fabulous Madison Cunningham concert at the Royal Northern College of Music. Her new album Ace is appropriately titled. @rncmlive.bsky.social