Another dual-location month - first week in the soft South, the rest in the wild North.
By the Numbers.
Reporting Days: 31
Location: Oxford and Shetland
Miles Walked: 123 (plus 75 miles rowed - on a rowing machine!)
Miles Driven: 875
Gardens Tended: 1
Photographs Taken: Thousands (mostly waves)
Hints of Autumn
In early October definite hints of Autumn around Oxford - at both Sydlings Copse and along the river Cherwell in Mesopotamia.
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| Sydlings Copse |
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| Mesopotamia |
Waves & Surfers
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| Wild waves on Scat Ness |
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| Wild seas at Sumburgh Head |
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| West Voe Beach |
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| Scottish Surfing Championships at West Voe Beach |
Sky Watch
It's always worth looking up - some mornings start with red skies, other days end with a fine sunset, and after sunset the skies can sometimes provide a stage for the Mirrie Dancers.
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| Sunrise at the Pool of Virkie |
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| Sunset at Quendale Bay |
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| Northern Lights over Quendale |
Around the Lighthouse
The light is always changing at the Sumburgh Head light house
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| Morning Light at Sumburgh Head |
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| Sumburgh Fog Horn |
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| Evening Light at Sumburgh Head |
And the most memorable October day on Shetland in 2022?
That was probably day the internet stopped. By quirk of fate (or Russian interference, if you're a conspiracy theorist) both of Shetland's links to the outside world were damaged within a few days of each other. So, no internet, no mobile phones and no landlines. Strange day.