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Walking Group One 25th April 2024
Five hardy souls collected today at Happy Valley for the first Hill Walk of the year .The temperature was cool with a North Easterly wind blowing and a hint of rain on arrival.
Off we set heading towards Russadale Quarry, spotting a Buzzard on the way.Turning into the footpath we remained sheltered from the wind all the way to the top of the hill.
The sun was out at the Quarry and a Greenshank was feeding at the edge of the Lochan. Then it was up the Peat road to the summit with spectacular views across Stenness and Harray Lochs, plus a view of the Closed Road beyond the Watch Stone. On the other side we looked over the Flow and down towards the Oil Platform and South Ronaldsay
Then it was back down after a stop for a snack and finally a walk around Happy Valley itself. The Daffodils planted by James and others were looking lovely and the Bluebells are days away from opening. Then it was on to a well deserved lunch at the Pier Cafe, having walked 4 miles and gone up 800 feet (and down again )
The next walk will be on Friday 24th May and hopefully more hills and views.
Keep moving.
PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP 2 HOY
by John Graham - 10:43 on 21 August 2013
In spite of a wet start it turned out to be an excellent snapping day at Lyness. It was the largest turnout for the group yet. I think that the museum cafe did well out of us all during the day; my wife and one of our friends certainly supported it! Anyway we have arranged that the next meeting will be at St. Margaret's Hope, on Tuesday Sept 10th. at 2pm. meeting by the anchor on the quayside. This date is really too close to Tim's group meeting, however I'm trying to fit in with our own holidays
Please bring along a few prints for us to talk about from the trip to Lyness, if your printers are not set up 'en prints from the chemist will do. On that theme don't forget that Sutherlands will do them overnight for less than half the cost of those from Boot's. We plan to have this chat about our pics at the Hoxa cafe, apparently quite good; I haven't been there yet.
Best Wishes
John
P.S. Further to my note of yesterday, our meeting of Tuesday 10th. September. We are not meeting at an Anchor in St. Margarets Hope we are actually meeting at the ship's propeller!!
Au revoir, John
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