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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.
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by Effy - 17:28 on 06 October 2010
Larking about in Tankerness House gardens today. Cracking weather! Tea in the Community Centre, excellent as usual.The next meeting is at 2pm on Wed 16th and will be at Scapa by the Harbour office. If the weather is poor we will go into Kirkwall and go into the Orkney Museum. Tea will be in the town somewhere. We will decide on the day. The theme for the month will be "Weather ". Bring up to eight of your photos as there are no photos from todays session.
Keep clicking, Tim
Sal
The next meeting is Wed 30 March at 2 pm at the Barnhouse Bird hide. This is behind the Standing Stones of Stenness down the path alongside them, past the Barnhouse Village excavation and keep going to the end of the path and you are at the bird hide. Effy is going to show us Digiscoping, taking photos with a combination of a compact digital camera and a telescope. Bring a compact if you have one, a telescope if you have one and a tripod. If not just bring your usual camera and take photos of the birds, stones and Barnhouse. Tea at the Standing Stones hotel afterwards.
The project this month is "Regeneration/Generation" (Bulbs coming up, wave machines, spring showing through etc)
Richard has agreed to say a few words at the AGM as I will not be there?
Keep clicking
Tim
The next meeting will be Wed 27th April at 2pm at Warbeth Beach. The project this month is "Easter". Easter Ross is allowed but we could not think of any places with easter in the name in Orkney. So go out there and prove me wrong.
Keep clicking, Tim
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The next meeting is on Wed 25th May at 2pm at Marwick Bay. Those who want can walk up to the Kitchiner Memorial, others can go to the Fishermens Huts. Tea will be somewhere nearby. The subject this month is" Dogs" and/or" Cats" or other pets. A few photos of this and a few of todays too next time and hope for the same weather again too.
Keep clicking, Tim
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The next meeting is in 3 weeks on Wed 27th October at 2pm meeting at the Peir head in Stromness(by the fountain or in the Peir Arts centre if wet) to walk up the street and go to the Museum and the back to Julia's for tea.
The exercise theme this month is "Shadows".Keep Clicking,Tim