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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.
U3A Music Appreciation Group - May 2019
by Glenys Alsop - 19:59 on 13 May 2019
The Music Appreciation Group met at Valerie’s house on Monday, May 6th, to explore the theme of ‘The Male Voice’. This was an interesting and enjoyable morning, the voices ranging from exponents of Gregorian chant to Flanders and Swann. The music listened to was as follows:
Three pieces sung by Andrea Bocelli: Schubert’s “Ave Maria”; Offenbach’s “Barcarolle”; and – with Bryn Tyrfil – Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers’ Duet”;
Three pieces sung by Paul Robeson: “Ol’ Man River”; “Deep River”; and “Shenandoah”;
Robert Robinson (lead vocal with the group Skippinish) sang “Dream Memory”;
George Gershwin’s “Funny Face”, sung by Fred Astaire; and “They All Laughed”, sung by Bing Crosby;
John Carol Case sang “Libera Me”, from Fauré’s “Requiem”;
Alexander Armstrong sang “On Days Like These”;
James Watson sang the “Gloria”, based on chants by John Marbecke, from David Liddle’s “English Organ Mass”;
Flanders and Swann sang “Misalliance”;
Nat King Cole sang “Rambling Rose”;
Mario Lanza sang “With a Song in my Heart” by Rodgers and Hart;
Carlo Bergonzi sang Puccini’s “Che gelida manina” from “La Boheme”;
Angus Findlater sang “Lonely Scapa Flow”;
The St Dominic Priory Choir sang the Gregorian chant “Salve Regina”;
Sting (Gordon Sumner) – with The Chieftains – sang “Mo Ghile Mear” (“Our Hero”);
The choir from Truro Cathedral sang William Byrd’s “Nunc Dimitis” from his “Short Service”.
The next meeting will be held at Louise’s house on Monday, 3rd June, and Jean’s choice of theme is “Birds”.
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