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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.
Music Appreciation Group
by Allan Way - 16:48 on 31 August 2014
A Mini Report of the U.3.A music group-Meeting on 28th-August
Our theme this month was "Life and Death"-a very wide area -and this is the selection we listened to -chosen by the eight members present-
1) some of the Mozart Requiem
2) Edith Piaf -Vie en Rose
3) Pavanne on the Death of the Infanta-Faure
4) Kathleen Ferrier -What is Life
5) Poem of Life and Love-Delius
6) Andante Festivo-Sibelius
7) John Denver-Back Home Again
8) Mark Spoelstra-12th Avenue
9) Knocking on Heavens door-the Song Shop
10)Ukrainian songs of death
11)Mozart-
12)Haydn -The Creation
13)Death and The Maiden
14)Tchaikovsky-Warum
15) is you is or is you not my baby-Glen Miller
16)Death Comes Knocking on my Door.
These selections come with personnal anecdotes and reasons for choosing-which makes for a very amusing-informative-morning-
The next meeting is on the 25th sept-when the theme will be "Dance-"
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new friends are very welcome.
We also enjoy a cuppa and cake-for which we put in a donation to Marie Curie.
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