As we move further into spring here in Orkney, the days are ever lengthening and we are getting the odd glimpse of blue skies and sunshine. Grey skies can be gorgeous here too though. The photo below was taken from the beautiful Brough of Birsay earlier this week.
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| View south west from the Brough of Birsay |
As we enter April 2024, and British Summer Time, it's the start of what I term the 'yellow season' here in Orkney and beyond, as so many both native and introduced species of flowering plants at this time of year are yellow!
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| Narcissi, Orkney |
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| Gorse, Perthshire, Scotland |
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| Lesser Celandine, Orkney |
Sunshine and showers here in Orkney, as we enter the first days of March. The view from Old Nisthouse is as stunning as ever. It is such a beautiful awe inspiring, ever changing landscape.
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| Recent view from Old Nisthouse, here in Orkney |
Happy New Year! With all that’s happening across the globe as we journey through the first few weeks of 2024, our reconnection with nature and the sacredness of our beautiful Earth Mother feels more important than ever. It feels lovely to have had some heart warming sunsets here in Orkney in recent days renewing feelings of positivity and hope for all.
Stunning October light off the South Ronaldsay coast, Orkney. These images were taken on a welcome walk across the cliff tops after several days largely inside. Amazing how there are new areas, still to explore, after fourteen years here in the far north of the UK.
Along the coast from Wind Wick bay 
Clearing skies
Stunning skies here this week in Orkney. The autumnal light seems to come earlier here in the far North of Scotland, so beautiful.
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| Looking towards Hoy |
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| Clestrain sound |
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| Hoy Hills from Warebeth |
On a recent walk at Evie beach, here in Orkney, we found a vast array of jelly fish washed up on the shore. These beautiful sea animals come in many different shapes and sizes and look stunning both in and out of the water. Sadly however they quickly begin to die if they are inadvertently caught in currents and washed up on the coastline. Some of the ones at Evie were still covered by water at low tide so hopefully might survive and be taken back out to sea. I’ve had a go at identifying the ones shown below - still not certain? There were many other colours and sizes but unfortunately I’d left my phone and camera behind.
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| Single jellyfish (Photo E. Forsyth) |
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| Pair of jellyfish (Photo E. Forsyth) |
As we move further into spring here in Orkney, the days are ever lengthening and we are getting the odd glimpse of blue skies and sunshine. ...
