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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 Angela - 17:58 on 09 March 2018
Our theme for March was "Dance",which produced a very wide range of music-
Here follows a selection of items we talked about and listened to-
Fandanguillo- by Joaquin Turina
Three waltzes by Swedish composer Lille Bror Soderlundh
Jamaican Rumba by George Benjamin
The Nutcracker-Tchaikovsky- Reel and Sekstur played by a Danish Quartet
Piazzolla -Argentine Tango
Slavonik Dances-Dvorak
Lully-Hornpipe
Slavonic Dances-this time by Smetana
Dances from Ptince Igor -Borodin
Champagne Polka -Strauss
Peer Gynt-Grieg
and
Swan lake
Out next meeting is on the 9th April,when our theme will be "French"-and it will be held in Orphir again-
We hope for some Live music as well-
Angela
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