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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 Photo Group One - 20 April 2022
by Tim Wright - 14:59 on 21 April 2022
Nine of us met today at Rod's house on a perfect Spring morning for photography. The sky was blue with barely a cloud and the wind was reasonable. Rod drove us down to the shore and walked us past the old Seaplane base by the beach with all the old submarine netting to the pier. Oystercatchers, Shellduck, Lapwings and Larks were all calling and displaying as we wandered along past the old Guard House to the de-gaussing station.
The pier had great stonework as well as an interesting crane at the end from the first world war. A colourful boat at the inlet lent itself to taking photos. Then it was back the way we came to Rod's house with a stop at the waterfall for more pictures. Rod and Kate then provided an excellent soup and cake lunch along with coffees too. A very big Thank You to them for their excellent hospitality.
While at Rod's we sat in his garden and looked at the photos from the Green Project and the trip to Olaf's Wood. Discussion on the next Project led to "Windows and/or Doors" being the subject. The plan is to go out to Stronsay for our next trip on Wednesday 18th May taking cars on the ferry. Times and plans will follow.
Keep clicking, Tim.
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