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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.
PLAY READING
by Diana & Robin Preston - 10:36 on 16 October 2012
hi all! our last meeting was sparse in numbers, but rich
in laughter and learning... we are in the middle of 'the
wild duck', which like all of ibsen's later plays is dark
(as befits the first - in my opinion - 'modern'
playwright) but so full of insights into the human
character; a lot of the fun came from the differences
between the translations we were reading, which fell upon
us unexpectedly, thus lightening the atmosphere and
offering a new perspective. we hope you will be able to
come on friday at 10.30 am, and bring a friend, or request
a lift if that would be a help. lotsa best wishes from
diana and the indispensable (as i get more decrepit) robin
xxx
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