Hello David, I have not had TV., for well over 3 years now and I do not miss it. The answer to your question is the Manx Shearwater, check out the link below, Jeff. Manx shearwater - Wikipedia
Hello Ray, It does help to have a selection of lamps to fire up in the winter, but I'm used with long winter nights though I'm always glad when the daylight lasts longer, there is still some light at 6.30 pm., now, but the snow came back this evening, Jeff.
No Jeff, the name of the bird is a "Skråpe" and it is common here at the westcoast of Danmark. Claus C
Should be good. The Shetland stories about Inspector Perez were written by Ann Cleeves, same lady wot rote Vera. ::Neil::
Dawn departure from Tarbert, Harris. The Cuillins of Skye on the horizon Harris glows in the dawn light Arrival, Uig Glamaig, Skye Loch Loyne I was blessed with impeccable weather. It is not always so. Thank you for the indulgence.
Thanks Longilily, the icicles were taken by my daughter, she seems to have inherited something though I don't take that many pictures.
It is stunning pictures Jeff and Derek. Picturesque landscapes and fairytale like. Goood photos. More more. Claus C
The first photo was taken in 1932 the second photo is later, perhaps around 1950 but I'm not certain, Jeff.
Hello Derek, thanks and you are correct about the clarity of the air here and a hard frost also sharpens the light. If the skies are clear in June and July then it does not get dark here, the sun sets around midnight and it rises again about 20 minutes later and the light which appears in between the setting and rising is called DA SIMMER DIM (Summer twilight). Hello Tony, that's a fine photo and a very moody looking sky, was there a change in the weather after that sunset? Jeff.
Jeff and Derek First, there were no fires in that sector of the horizon (and they are now all out). The weather had changed earlier in the day and cloud cover was slowly building but it was very still, if a little cool. The photo was taken by a visiting Japanese friend (not me). Cheers
If I recall the Sun has to drop something like 15 degrees below the horizon for it to become fully dark... I remember taking my telescope with me to the far North of Scotland in the hope of taking advantage of the clear air... Rather embarrassingly the above fact had slipped my mind and of course it never got dark! We were up in Orkney in June a few years back and I had a few evenings sitting on a beach still able to read my book at midnight. We were lucky enough to have had wonderful weather the whole time we were there too...
DOLPHINS IN THE BAY: You won't be able to see them because I took these photos with my phone, but out there in Northwest Bay this morning (near the bottom of my block) was a pod of 6 or more dolphins playing around in the water....
This photo shows a stationery engine which belongs to one of my relatives and he has an impressive collection of stationery engines. It's a 1942 Ruston & Hornsby 9hr engine which is rated at 57hp., and it was used to drive a lime crusher in a local quarry. Jeff.
Looks like you have a party of Norwegian tourists in today, Jeff. Hope they're behaving themselves...
Very good David! That's a scaled down replica of a Viking longship and it's called Dim Riv which means Day Break or Dawn. The link below shows information about it, Jeff. Link
