tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146609152024-03-10T11:33:49.798+00:00WanderingsThoughts and notes on travel and photography. Usually in cold remote places.Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.comBlogger913125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-70433045696058107922024-03-10T11:30:00.002+00:002024-03-10T11:33:17.357+00:00Monthly Report, February 2024<p> An Oxford month - but with a distinctly Italian twist.</p><p>The numbers</p><p>Reporting Days: 29</p><p>Location: Mostly Oxford</p><p>Distance Walked: 250 km</p><p>Distance Driven: 733 km</p><p>Photographs Taken: Hundreds</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Distinctly Italian?</b></p><p>So how Italian can a month based in Oxford be?</p><p>Well, you can enrol on a course in Italian Design run by the University Department of Continuing Education. Or you can sign up for an Italian cooking course (with Ursula Ferrigno at The Jericho Kitchen Cookery School). Or you can spend time at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in London. Or you can eat out in Italian restaurants in Oxford, London and Bristol. Or you can continue to learn a little bit of Italian everyday via DuoLingo. Or you can plan and book trips to Italy for later in the year. </p><p>Or you can do all of these. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Signs of Spring</b></p><p>And when I wasn't looking for signs of Italy, l seemed to spend most of the month looking for signs of Spring.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4ZZakEacoNFf4PeJ3UCUYWF9vR4NFoJahGzxBSXiV8n8VO3VQDiPpdBEzI37PTP49lfAxgBlMSYoZsziNJUowy93BSZ2yx2TbmCDJxHsfmpcK7tgcSqi4h8qjPF1f-ExxaZHnLEmSUqJcv5fM6TFVQHfawMa8877EVTCpMhq_B66WVrG5pb-/s3600/FebReport%20(1%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4ZZakEacoNFf4PeJ3UCUYWF9vR4NFoJahGzxBSXiV8n8VO3VQDiPpdBEzI37PTP49lfAxgBlMSYoZsziNJUowy93BSZ2yx2TbmCDJxHsfmpcK7tgcSqi4h8qjPF1f-ExxaZHnLEmSUqJcv5fM6TFVQHfawMa8877EVTCpMhq_B66WVrG5pb-/w640-h360/FebReport%20(1%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parson's Pleasure, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPkgLgTFm6coV8X2DhJ8IbUVCWie0iVT0F_wk3Of4vowiW0ZHOZu6Iq8MfbFJl0hdaBANYDg_FB0ZZgc6-PDUdjgoBWrjKMd2VvXotdptUyuZqfGeZfH4ynecFWTJ4z47T9CKB2nYBgx8cLnOcYwWCpWisK94nZEQ2AAYbH2pYeSTA_uH4YB9/s3600/FebReport%20(2%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPkgLgTFm6coV8X2DhJ8IbUVCWie0iVT0F_wk3Of4vowiW0ZHOZu6Iq8MfbFJl0hdaBANYDg_FB0ZZgc6-PDUdjgoBWrjKMd2VvXotdptUyuZqfGeZfH4ynecFWTJ4z47T9CKB2nYBgx8cLnOcYwWCpWisK94nZEQ2AAYbH2pYeSTA_uH4YB9/w640-h360/FebReport%20(2%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jericho Kitchen, Stadhampton</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooubz-kreuwWhz-nPb5J-zseCtYAzeiok1wUTiAH75cTk8iQrP2CDU7p53TF-smYl-98X5sfDt19iJGANkIzbbAVsSEtStTIiCOpc_7y2Qn0-QsTE-E7TlkJt46rxw5SpwQ7YXBYLONh7tcjO7z5rwkRhtF2KLcgORNSw1OfUAc_c6DteDFlc/s3600/FebReport%20(6%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooubz-kreuwWhz-nPb5J-zseCtYAzeiok1wUTiAH75cTk8iQrP2CDU7p53TF-smYl-98X5sfDt19iJGANkIzbbAVsSEtStTIiCOpc_7y2Qn0-QsTE-E7TlkJt46rxw5SpwQ7YXBYLONh7tcjO7z5rwkRhtF2KLcgORNSw1OfUAc_c6DteDFlc/w640-h360/FebReport%20(6%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oxford Botanic Garden</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCxbmlEh50to1YJhpYEJ1nvifTRNBZMoLYMJjAIQtC-gbEHKSt6inljVPX9oc8qbNaskDvgmaNSRhC442Lmx08PSr-EESeYlHcl6PKAqlebLX8kOCT6mrAOCsEz1Z9N7upN00S7rez7KIYqVVYyy4Wn5NFCPfLWF9b6CIp18oHOf_FidvK_hF/s3600/FebReport%20(7%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCxbmlEh50to1YJhpYEJ1nvifTRNBZMoLYMJjAIQtC-gbEHKSt6inljVPX9oc8qbNaskDvgmaNSRhC442Lmx08PSr-EESeYlHcl6PKAqlebLX8kOCT6mrAOCsEz1Z9N7upN00S7rez7KIYqVVYyy4Wn5NFCPfLWF9b6CIp18oHOf_FidvK_hF/w640-h360/FebReport%20(7%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">C S Lewis Reserve, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WFk0yQeGJFSD-Vz-7JIO2XDnsQtdrQEsiSC4fDnjs-duNhKZanx1uEIjdcdDkTuTazUJN-PyeIDEHO-9XgtiHGxMuyyAlbTgIAzBct3CvZdKRJRqqBsFZ4BoskMeo3Isz1hkUVSy4FZDdb4eAfgTf0aYFrDnjZPQ2n5zJayHiUnJToEV-CH4/s3600/FebReport%20(8%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WFk0yQeGJFSD-Vz-7JIO2XDnsQtdrQEsiSC4fDnjs-duNhKZanx1uEIjdcdDkTuTazUJN-PyeIDEHO-9XgtiHGxMuyyAlbTgIAzBct3CvZdKRJRqqBsFZ4BoskMeo3Isz1hkUVSy4FZDdb4eAfgTf0aYFrDnjZPQ2n5zJayHiUnJToEV-CH4/w640-h360/FebReport%20(8%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magdalen Tower, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6zY15ZM2bbZskrTVqTF8_H8vMmR5zcIj9OtlzNQHAMK2p6OGME5w3pp_ULmma_PrfsrEYpibJ3quMrgplnuGdv3pS4LgE6MJ-lBz9B8O7wsf3qxWa4UzoQOHmZinYRicUnH8sOSlomzxp8-gu_0kcQVk-z2PNhuZCgoHg_NkQbumG41PEi_H/s3600/FebReport%20(9%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6zY15ZM2bbZskrTVqTF8_H8vMmR5zcIj9OtlzNQHAMK2p6OGME5w3pp_ULmma_PrfsrEYpibJ3quMrgplnuGdv3pS4LgE6MJ-lBz9B8O7wsf3qxWa4UzoQOHmZinYRicUnH8sOSlomzxp8-gu_0kcQVk-z2PNhuZCgoHg_NkQbumG41PEi_H/w640-h360/FebReport%20(9%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowdrops, Stoke Place, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-MnuBzV7t53JknbDQ6OUrsvHs7QkUmVcqiW69yaciXTvreOrdeXAGHAwpDLoWRSBa_kgN8rnEdMcVx-TQv5We1Q_lPxVrDXnFYzKdMpNyxo_241r_YdOgjdF_7BEXlj06mxQHxxMRpr1qT6Qdtw9LQRCp6IIVnSx7XWei_8arRCf7UOxR4Rp/s3600/FebReport%20(10%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-MnuBzV7t53JknbDQ6OUrsvHs7QkUmVcqiW69yaciXTvreOrdeXAGHAwpDLoWRSBa_kgN8rnEdMcVx-TQv5We1Q_lPxVrDXnFYzKdMpNyxo_241r_YdOgjdF_7BEXlj06mxQHxxMRpr1qT6Qdtw9LQRCp6IIVnSx7XWei_8arRCf7UOxR4Rp/w640-h360/FebReport%20(10%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entering the City, London</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMutE7LUGJYhryDoo-XYDyWvrfEN6lxhtJzPJIH9wMR1_TbGDhGXC0X7da1jlMKtdUopvAmS-rWBmmKuFxGoI165fNtb6d3JiByUIveDrwwcrtle42tIjlbEbfJkmBK3t2ytLsRFgkKipBYPFPUlQpHD8aZZ2okztpFr4P4JUxrAG4qwh1z4yb/s3600/FebReport%20(11%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMutE7LUGJYhryDoo-XYDyWvrfEN6lxhtJzPJIH9wMR1_TbGDhGXC0X7da1jlMKtdUopvAmS-rWBmmKuFxGoI165fNtb6d3JiByUIveDrwwcrtle42tIjlbEbfJkmBK3t2ytLsRFgkKipBYPFPUlQpHD8aZZ2okztpFr4P4JUxrAG4qwh1z4yb/w640-h360/FebReport%20(11%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blaise Hamlet, Bristol</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_D991NuRrBIXIpMYnIIbUyAPH23Gotv1n2EakbxPZwSIkxTG9LV2WrpbbUYyPG0LSvGmJGj1j3S6D3ey_6Emh8sfhF-d4Z0mzXZNO0ZH350WsNVQuuA2B_khbE0gCsdgO7JZqmkdeNMxEorOklg0zmMY8_qUOuY275DsOhLnRCW_I0ngKK2O/s3600/FebReport%20(12%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_D991NuRrBIXIpMYnIIbUyAPH23Gotv1n2EakbxPZwSIkxTG9LV2WrpbbUYyPG0LSvGmJGj1j3S6D3ey_6Emh8sfhF-d4Z0mzXZNO0ZH350WsNVQuuA2B_khbE0gCsdgO7JZqmkdeNMxEorOklg0zmMY8_qUOuY275DsOhLnRCW_I0ngKK2O/w640-h360/FebReport%20(12%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Duke's Cut, Oxford Canal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Nest month - more Oxford and more London with (hopefully) a wee island fix thrown in for good measure.</p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-32651108327757263162024-02-29T15:48:00.000+00:002024-02-29T15:49:14.155+00:0029th February<p>I think we should celebrate the 29th February more. </p><p>They don't come around very often after all. Today is my 16th.</p><p>I've been looking through my diaries and photo archives and picking out what I was doing on each of my 16 29th February. In later years I've got photographs taken on the 29th, earlier years not so much.</p><p>1964 Saturday - Probably in Lisburn - still too young to be at school (and it was a Saturday anyway)</p><p>1968<span> Thursday - School day (in Lisburn)</span></p><p><span>1972<span> Tuesday - School day (in Lisburn)</span></span></p><p><span><span>1976<span> Sunday - P</span></span></span>robably doing school homework!</p><p>1980<span> Friday - Probably in Bristol. Probably in a pub.</span></p><p><span>1984<span> Wednesday - Cross Country Skiing in Norway</span></span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5fZJmG_ejKTbExetQf94igW-_wRVkS48RPG63ath4t2Tm2HOBu0zfh94UOAd_2dirlbc27e-4jyJ1GUMd41TDWTdmf-oire-fyUyl_58euJjW3_blxZ1RfZN0UtFQv1WsMHT0OrNXMvVpnZj7ULm3GyJ4eXfc17bx-ltX-ClOcy-hX0-p415/s3600/Scan%2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5fZJmG_ejKTbExetQf94igW-_wRVkS48RPG63ath4t2Tm2HOBu0zfh94UOAd_2dirlbc27e-4jyJ1GUMd41TDWTdmf-oire-fyUyl_58euJjW3_blxZ1RfZN0UtFQv1WsMHT0OrNXMvVpnZj7ULm3GyJ4eXfc17bx-ltX-ClOcy-hX0-p415/w640-h360/Scan%2013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p><span><span>1988<span> Monday - In Ithaca, New York</span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span>1992<span> Monday - Apparently in Oxford (in the FIM Lab)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span>1996<span> Saturday - Probably in Oxford</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span>2000<span> Tuesday - Milton </span></span></span></span></span></span>Keynes (probably in the Open University Library)</p><p><span><span><span><span><span>2004<span> Sunday - Probably in Oxford</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>2008<span> Friday - At Heathrow Airport. Collecting tourists rather than flying</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4PggX7jyhC_UQKGnXCS27szHHDk-1FQN5oJHYcXuQNxJVT87DuAn8ofQAFEa-Al78TN6liZsz-TNiRVNsXeSiSLcvj6pbcgr2PZ4tViA2jGYoynfXU6g_AaLjcPHYiOGVqFu6-brLVZXu0N66F7Vf63iiCBj3l4Jnm-t026w8wvySVBmxLWf/s3600/R0014631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4PggX7jyhC_UQKGnXCS27szHHDk-1FQN5oJHYcXuQNxJVT87DuAn8ofQAFEa-Al78TN6liZsz-TNiRVNsXeSiSLcvj6pbcgr2PZ4tViA2jGYoynfXU6g_AaLjcPHYiOGVqFu6-brLVZXu0N66F7Vf63iiCBj3l4Jnm-t026w8wvySVBmxLWf/w640-h360/R0014631.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>2012<span> Wednesday - Faroe Islands</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1Ah2OO6W0kz-bhSgtCXnrnsX1Dk1lMSvj2ZccaBEIVztWiNjpdwTlbJoBkDp__jY6T6pFIHV2wNJpUKKFBfdnqILNPJB_G3mvvWd-qr1dPQ3qEnlaIT_uUZcdVrrT2KEW1IWL2Phf9kj5Bu1MBtSRUpvz6YHqa731kw4SKOpklHwloLWNAtK/s3600/DSCN1030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1Ah2OO6W0kz-bhSgtCXnrnsX1Dk1lMSvj2ZccaBEIVztWiNjpdwTlbJoBkDp__jY6T6pFIHV2wNJpUKKFBfdnqILNPJB_G3mvvWd-qr1dPQ3qEnlaIT_uUZcdVrrT2KEW1IWL2Phf9kj5Bu1MBtSRUpvz6YHqa731kw4SKOpklHwloLWNAtK/w640-h360/DSCN1030.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>2016<span> Monday - Workday at Warwick. Office View</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcmxvmpqq-t6rmw1AVqhEW9eKdq8gI0r5WxbgJYAdw9VCjC_RsQbSVd9VSgwwpLThYajeh8wUPSOYEvqijCgBJ-FAhcFSNL7PtigBU-V_9T8BThNw1INNCHY7ZK5Bbj8QWnlrPWQCH3UKMSETrypWBgntCy1GIP_hXGQetBER-oVuEN9Z2WyY/s3600/IMG_0622-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcmxvmpqq-t6rmw1AVqhEW9eKdq8gI0r5WxbgJYAdw9VCjC_RsQbSVd9VSgwwpLThYajeh8wUPSOYEvqijCgBJ-FAhcFSNL7PtigBU-V_9T8BThNw1INNCHY7ZK5Bbj8QWnlrPWQCH3UKMSETrypWBgntCy1GIP_hXGQetBER-oVuEN9Z2WyY/w640-h360/IMG_0622-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>2020<span> Saturday - Innsbruck (the pre-COVID holiday)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWrbcdhHywr8DX01hLpqrYoyxpMRgUcMkxZLEqoBrdC2Sj_tS9TcMYobVJNDQpBH3PUbjtx1EQKLzpNRX1KKA1qS8iy4tHc-Uo8yCPaGU0UfbkgO5ZTseCaOnBObfqIjXp2ExZ0fE5xleiUBAkX6o-PDP2kED_k664BGug8jvDfIBaZqLd3vs/s3600/JanReport%20(1%20of%2010).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWrbcdhHywr8DX01hLpqrYoyxpMRgUcMkxZLEqoBrdC2Sj_tS9TcMYobVJNDQpBH3PUbjtx1EQKLzpNRX1KKA1qS8iy4tHc-Uo8yCPaGU0UfbkgO5ZTseCaOnBObfqIjXp2ExZ0fE5xleiUBAkX6o-PDP2kED_k664BGug8jvDfIBaZqLd3vs/w640-h360/JanReport%20(1%20of%2010).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calm days on Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRApc7jnlhWe2PN13tpA00ZLg39M-qseNloS_K8Qq1ifEIQ_oytKioN8aeNNH1jeonwiyZMOmL5sMHK1nSVkvFiFPbFZraxJVv_85WK2NBZDtC_ldz3RJ1ZsTIvtFT5euFsO5HDOHsjQugYZ7Kv6_oanjY8Sh3r9JSQUgLIEwnctyYEw8EByz6/s3600/JanReport%20(2%20of%2010).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRApc7jnlhWe2PN13tpA00ZLg39M-qseNloS_K8Qq1ifEIQ_oytKioN8aeNNH1jeonwiyZMOmL5sMHK1nSVkvFiFPbFZraxJVv_85WK2NBZDtC_ldz3RJ1ZsTIvtFT5euFsO5HDOHsjQugYZ7Kv6_oanjY8Sh3r9JSQUgLIEwnctyYEw8EByz6/w640-h360/JanReport%20(2%20of%2010).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guillemots at Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0nQK9QPt2QzcXfiFV45ABLXurUdx3N7kuoJ1EQNZriX4UT-nRDxv6dQ_VaHElVdY6oN9zst9a427DUYjA96zdXFw54B1cnS7Sz2hXqKB-QzrqP1c_4BWE5DmXW7ojuKSJgruvyZ1lZphIJXOXlWqLZl-jE_YxTiPBBfNnSNHv6dp1vDqWUGQ/s3600/JanReport%20(3%20of%2010).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0nQK9QPt2QzcXfiFV45ABLXurUdx3N7kuoJ1EQNZriX4UT-nRDxv6dQ_VaHElVdY6oN9zst9a427DUYjA96zdXFw54B1cnS7Sz2hXqKB-QzrqP1c_4BWE5DmXW7ojuKSJgruvyZ1lZphIJXOXlWqLZl-jE_YxTiPBBfNnSNHv6dp1vDqWUGQ/w640-h360/JanReport%20(3%20of%2010).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early Afternoon Sunset on Quendale Beach</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><b>The Snow Days</b></p><p>Every winter brings a few snow days to Shetland - and the normal pattern is for the snow to fall and then melt within a few hours. Not this year, a spell of bitterly cold weather meant that for almost a week the snow fell on a regular basis and just didn't melt, and when the wild picked up, developed into some very spectacular but inconvenient snow drifts!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBeedN1wWVqNdLsqIgmBjVJf3VW4aGnhebVhAK57SS-WAHPRZuqOos_UbijlNLfYHLG5fHvJbgbb7_lRfnvEubXd1bB6t8Yw5-EAhPD8vwn72nnvbwrdW5jBKsa6-CZVqukIFPtS1UlAo11cZk8B-n-qGWhP0YXCHsQfLlQLULtFte1jeNEg2/s3600/JanReport%20(4%20of%2010).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBeedN1wWVqNdLsqIgmBjVJf3VW4aGnhebVhAK57SS-WAHPRZuqOos_UbijlNLfYHLG5fHvJbgbb7_lRfnvEubXd1bB6t8Yw5-EAhPD8vwn72nnvbwrdW5jBKsa6-CZVqukIFPtS1UlAo11cZk8B-n-qGWhP0YXCHsQfLlQLULtFte1jeNEg2/w640-h360/JanReport%20(4%20of%2010).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow on Garths Ness and Fitful Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCa_unsV3D9xkrGOYTtgV_yvRW3t1ffzn2G7P0ASGgWjKKCJPwPIixHWho574BtVYXgFZatWcs5sSQI2SCRezlpTpjexAp79l68mZqgXSGA8mYj4w8u8ojzsW61_Vl-EvghEvvCL-5kNiAK5Kp7ZcCDw8bsAp8Yt_mnNvpNiKBbu38Vu9IQjQC/s3600/JanReport%20(5%20of%2010).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCa_unsV3D9xkrGOYTtgV_yvRW3t1ffzn2G7P0ASGgWjKKCJPwPIixHWho574BtVYXgFZatWcs5sSQI2SCRezlpTpjexAp79l68mZqgXSGA8mYj4w8u8ojzsW61_Vl-EvghEvvCL-5kNiAK5Kp7ZcCDw8bsAp8Yt_mnNvpNiKBbu38Vu9IQjQC/w640-h360/JanReport%20(5%20of%2010).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow on Quendale Beach </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsVsJlP8JwimqD88oCi-77Nbl0nauShVyGeXLZpPLjmfFYbGWZXg_FM0BbkTO2vdbvm9ZbDNipkh8reT7Al5JWlkbgJoJMHlDCuqXTIxGJA-FAFQLIPniMDLBZsq8FpkPeI4HZJ7OgHdd0-kT95wVp4R53JCcuXGZRp-9ZOXOqeqJFoAcW760/s3600/JanReport%20(6%20of%2010).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsVsJlP8JwimqD88oCi-77Nbl0nauShVyGeXLZpPLjmfFYbGWZXg_FM0BbkTO2vdbvm9ZbDNipkh8reT7Al5JWlkbgJoJMHlDCuqXTIxGJA-FAFQLIPniMDLBZsq8FpkPeI4HZJ7OgHdd0-kT95wVp4R53JCcuXGZRp-9ZOXOqeqJFoAcW760/w640-h360/JanReport%20(6%20of%2010).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Out</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunsg0GmDzU73X7mLkeVrpMZ4zXLV04q2CzxBPUAPwrMlQLOXiPBOqd6U0S5J9Q6K4FbDQqnqMrWUKvuPTzUOJJslRgTVOAD9NovIEaUDtiX-GNxxpShHIVrEMeiABnw6J_qRz4m6f4Pxd1mAOzHCIRNmG7JiwTaQfjtXy0UZ8-IDcZX3BIGFV/s3600/JanReport%20(7%20of%2010).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunsg0GmDzU73X7mLkeVrpMZ4zXLV04q2CzxBPUAPwrMlQLOXiPBOqd6U0S5J9Q6K4FbDQqnqMrWUKvuPTzUOJJslRgTVOAD9NovIEaUDtiX-GNxxpShHIVrEMeiABnw6J_qRz4m6f4Pxd1mAOzHCIRNmG7JiwTaQfjtXy0UZ8-IDcZX3BIGFV/w640-h360/JanReport%20(7%20of%2010).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drifts</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><b>The Wild Days</b></p><p>And eventually the snow did melt, but the winds built up and stayed. The ferries didn't run and leaving the house was often classified as a high risk sport. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Lwpa_B-5WHv4f7ToOaATUo7OaVxgHBZkbdHJYUP-wCaAspb5xSfUPFEmaItGm0OKpL0XCYWMWwQa3EuNa0S-fr2Tjo1T6thOX1_KMDGTOy9mcKz2bSqfugZWNS9Ec_zM4U2RwRtEiDCbuDaNnFAZ2rjJpOwMu2_JRznhXT8VTklOqz5nkw-h/s3600/JanReport%20(8%20of%2010).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Lwpa_B-5WHv4f7ToOaATUo7OaVxgHBZkbdHJYUP-wCaAspb5xSfUPFEmaItGm0OKpL0XCYWMWwQa3EuNa0S-fr2Tjo1T6thOX1_KMDGTOy9mcKz2bSqfugZWNS9Ec_zM4U2RwRtEiDCbuDaNnFAZ2rjJpOwMu2_JRznhXT8VTklOqz5nkw-h/w640-h360/JanReport%20(8%20of%2010).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High Water on Quendale Beach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxnHCdx7MIC-e57UB22FlfYADPIJY2g28ezJtdNLUvOrRExRO0WdHx7nCUKf7SF6QdryHpEUv1_qdJa2XiOf_yhbpnhudChhT-L1MRFaPEbKKpeaLJwsHaxTxLMqes0k7RAPaM5i6-EhBBTE0wZoTFI7kS2XJHXQ3W_SVMeE8GwnMWR594nIK/s3600/JanReport%20(9%20of%2010).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxnHCdx7MIC-e57UB22FlfYADPIJY2g28ezJtdNLUvOrRExRO0WdHx7nCUKf7SF6QdryHpEUv1_qdJa2XiOf_yhbpnhudChhT-L1MRFaPEbKKpeaLJwsHaxTxLMqes0k7RAPaM5i6-EhBBTE0wZoTFI7kS2XJHXQ3W_SVMeE8GwnMWR594nIK/w640-h360/JanReport%20(9%20of%2010).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Waves on Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaH_5KApX0h8bGjClsQ8ackF6OVq4eMYZnwctC4tMHCdOX72TDN6rUG7CmfEtIuPBBR_dF9KwxvzGmx0ExW05pCX8U50IZddUQHF7Y9chZGUTxRJnwwctiSpBRInnM_4FDu-Ygm5Ss3FzaX2yD0XXRHMA8_SFPmQgd_3Fj6DBdxx9Qh2z7wEY/s3600/JanReport%20(10%20of%2010).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaH_5KApX0h8bGjClsQ8ackF6OVq4eMYZnwctC4tMHCdOX72TDN6rUG7CmfEtIuPBBR_dF9KwxvzGmx0ExW05pCX8U50IZddUQHF7Y9chZGUTxRJnwwctiSpBRInnM_4FDu-Ygm5Ss3FzaX2yD0XXRHMA8_SFPmQgd_3Fj6DBdxx9Qh2z7wEY/w640-h360/JanReport%20(10%20of%2010).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Waves and Big Seas on Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Next Month - Mostly Oxford but with an Italian theme.</p><p><br /></p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-67863211043394324022024-01-08T19:58:00.000+00:002024-01-08T19:59:25.439+00:00Monthly Report, December 2023<p>I guess I should round out the 2023 to-do list by writing the 12th monthly report.</p><p>And the two word summary would be "Mostly Oxford". But first the numbers. </p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>By the Numbers</b></p><p>Reporting Days: 31</p><p>Location: Mostly Oxford</p><p>Distance Walked: 241 km</p><p>Distance Driven: 1213 km</p><p>Photographs Taken: Hundreds (mostly trees)</p><p>Photographs of the Day: 31</p><p>And while we're on the numbers, the walking tally for 2023 came out at a slightly frustrating 3622.5 km, which works out as a daily average of 9.92 km. </p><p>I'm not going to set very many New Year resolutions this year, but on the numbers I'll be aiming at a daily walking average of 10 km, and to add another 366 photos-of-the-day to be catalog.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Shetland</b></p><p>A fine few days at the start of December</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMV6ssj5x2rDiOwox3GM8-0S3KzwoD1l26bJP_0G0SjU7_GXgjH-Fvk3zWY5RJfginRZQsOZ1eoMBpjoOPOtPrk0W9eeMJZsja9YQeFwEZarkiH7qsbhn_cMi0Ftmh5hTrRBno2qCjz2Y5s7uV2uwJU4QpoP5QsUOQzpKm-72jxXUHLTHh-pu/s3600/1%20-%20DSC04360-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCzndYqzW6oqyuNmn-sIImOyoInOEtZDGYB5y4Q52dycvIruDkWrnwCAzb114l69w13NSzEt0JaPGudmWOOWhyowvHCZOtzx7yg6bJ-sRyE0PXEWpOLcOHRDcNBwVh4lhyphenhypheniWM1BZgGWq_k6wD62dArNt5DdKCwGu5jLRO_iF_BXHZbJdosJpI/w640-h360/2%20-%20DSC00430-.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Voe of Sumburgh, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjducUSgecSjOeotlIuAYZMnAWi1waz9FW_6i1i5cr6zK7kF5JaHul-nTm5k2SnXVcyAFyg-a_5ej7qzqFJLEID1pCDGWO7oxm6cmCiz3hSd5QFvIDaj9ftV_IK8LUofYcywUipqkewj65nty1xfeqBzApu_F1cAgKGfKiTBhbE94iCTxBUPMFC/s3600/3%20-%20DSC04864-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5fGY0RIpAnGsZJR1vFCJ-QX-azXIlLBHHyz4EkLdy0V7zjQfKtLe8g61TJbJ3okn0SCSXmsWbcZw68Z-WXHxasXO_CApBHywwWLeVf4aHxPwM6yx2W-6H6w9p6-OfC7chIGPXWVRUcw5Uq6wWZ7p0FW9RwrHaOI7kl3k25Wkddk1mrQ7CFz7/w640-h360/7%20-%20DSC04944-.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pier at Clevedon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjrjb9Y41iM9HqdAnFW7e664z6yrUg2BBK5_TtSPJRbuXnBS_nM9oF_MKKZtYdL8zozxrjwzKwxHZe-t9dzOqlP4MHlAXL9mbJee2R5yz3GgzoRdIUpi7VOr3hiHOEHVAHb_GSkHk0N1XBO9naDOXLCoHO9NoACyPzAutN9JnDIiTdLH1mq8g/s3600/8%20-%20IMG_2915-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjrjb9Y41iM9HqdAnFW7e664z6yrUg2BBK5_TtSPJRbuXnBS_nM9oF_MKKZtYdL8zozxrjwzKwxHZe-t9dzOqlP4MHlAXL9mbJee2R5yz3GgzoRdIUpi7VOr3hiHOEHVAHb_GSkHk0N1XBO9naDOXLCoHO9NoACyPzAutN9JnDIiTdLH1mq8g/w640-h360/8%20-%20IMG_2915-.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring Lane, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLgR45YMw_aR9Rsv5V41Yl5Wa7xnwQn-a-YoR5v8qgzcm8wYTo1HoJ1oGo_RI1FolOjUn-6RagzJnBYhPEDQHS5TQP6lFzTAhcLWuL13WstWeLbJmA7ETrS7rJyoYzclOeLiTCyZ6i-NoB0cp-wjREagi9iJl7nVH_Q-dY9mosvR9HxF9LV3O/s3600/9%20-%20IMG_2978-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLgR45YMw_aR9Rsv5V41Yl5Wa7xnwQn-a-YoR5v8qgzcm8wYTo1HoJ1oGo_RI1FolOjUn-6RagzJnBYhPEDQHS5TQP6lFzTAhcLWuL13WstWeLbJmA7ETrS7rJyoYzclOeLiTCyZ6i-NoB0cp-wjREagi9iJl7nVH_Q-dY9mosvR9HxF9LV3O/w640-h360/9%20-%20IMG_2978-.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shotover Country Park, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>2024</b></p><p>Having said that I'm not setting many New Year resolutions, I do already have quite a lot of travel plans already pencilled (and in some cases inked) into the 2024 diary, so over the next few months you can expect to see pictures from Oxford, Shetland, Alderney, Italy and Norway.</p><p><br /></p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-72238950639973448792023-12-24T11:10:00.001+00:002023-12-24T12:21:08.339+00:002023 - Twelve Pictures of the Month<p>2023</p><p>In short. </p><p>Oxford, Shetland, Wales, Lombardy, Lombardy, Shetland, Shetland, Shetland, Shetland, Lombardy, Shetland, Shetland.</p><p>In pictures.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKbpmvEihD2mrF3W3n1wviRhN8WJJ0H719_ykA65c_F1loBerYn6eohQ39svNfF6HCl5rdz0HHfaxEpZqqYM9ddhhXr-y8wGATi2yCAEqAReXbSeVUBjksgN3GlqFW_04w7QuNh62CS6Bctk-12XAegNbGBJbl9elTiQZrJlMHjnoLtdt0gko/s3600/PoM2023%20(1%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKbpmvEihD2mrF3W3n1wviRhN8WJJ0H719_ykA65c_F1loBerYn6eohQ39svNfF6HCl5rdz0HHfaxEpZqqYM9ddhhXr-y8wGATi2yCAEqAReXbSeVUBjksgN3GlqFW_04w7QuNh62CS6Bctk-12XAegNbGBJbl9elTiQZrJlMHjnoLtdt0gko/w640-h360/PoM2023%20(1%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">January - Sunrise, Bury Knowle Park, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLfht4QOzRDax7U6dR1Z8gx25RdxJoCNlZLX-8kLzV3rDlctk40pE8tf4-UlVwuBYTTtsXtp_LhefTbBPAbvHcJZP0WEjRlHdav4JCseXwpZzgyZb3MQaO-8uqkH_TC1VQmodQ7masKtkGy-QnpYXakOEGAYwYcpLzy71t9Fg5WosndD-AArw/s3600/PoM2023%20(2%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLfht4QOzRDax7U6dR1Z8gx25RdxJoCNlZLX-8kLzV3rDlctk40pE8tf4-UlVwuBYTTtsXtp_LhefTbBPAbvHcJZP0WEjRlHdav4JCseXwpZzgyZb3MQaO-8uqkH_TC1VQmodQ7masKtkGy-QnpYXakOEGAYwYcpLzy71t9Fg5WosndD-AArw/w640-h360/PoM2023%20(2%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">February - Waves, Scat Ness, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ykisoaZ0jkq7iIOu7CchfIX8RtO9q4Td0Xdu3jWauukilAY4AewYsuL8gkGd1y9bKuuiwZeKhE6cX7kgRefLoMFJTdNkCuN5xVT5GEqYgCHloVDGPFJiJkHue1qBGKn0sHHOaC36zKClNsdgN3zAoiJ2QDJ9QwyuBV_4Cu8yqkqIQETEmTTj/s3600/PoM2023%20(3%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ykisoaZ0jkq7iIOu7CchfIX8RtO9q4Td0Xdu3jWauukilAY4AewYsuL8gkGd1y9bKuuiwZeKhE6cX7kgRefLoMFJTdNkCuN5xVT5GEqYgCHloVDGPFJiJkHue1qBGKn0sHHOaC36zKClNsdgN3zAoiJ2QDJ9QwyuBV_4Cu8yqkqIQETEmTTj/w640-h360/PoM2023%20(3%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March - Worms Head, Rhossili</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYx41gWr19qWZHURNngtJKllXnSWAwxpspkKMIm7-ocHxAGegEO9KjJtQ-rZYRDJo4VDSCdtgyqWptkE0N-A4Bpvy3dODVc1hh_tUeKGvBZCF9RfVEehU3WimWO7g09lNeSHID1K8wJDHZggz-nyD63chwKOu9IAyr45X7WVq-RSK1vORbbSst/s3600/PoM2023%20(4%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYx41gWr19qWZHURNngtJKllXnSWAwxpspkKMIm7-ocHxAGegEO9KjJtQ-rZYRDJo4VDSCdtgyqWptkE0N-A4Bpvy3dODVc1hh_tUeKGvBZCF9RfVEehU3WimWO7g09lNeSHID1K8wJDHZggz-nyD63chwKOu9IAyr45X7WVq-RSK1vORbbSst/w640-h360/PoM2023%20(4%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">April - Clusane, Lake Iseo, Lombardy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_AgOM2SkElsa55vPzHSsfWzYa1cosln6k46F8OGsrKuc8NIeb7jGoQuPCQYOQ5_AzgPNyz3kFrIfvlqdgiL-VZ7vIPmHdChvT5cqIQ-M1hFNCpVFMcw3v2TpFwxihl2ol09PemQjtQBsHr7Zp2ZhnIbFWEUpPrB6daRdMhLWS0oaVuth8NUw/s3600/PoM2023%20(5%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_AgOM2SkElsa55vPzHSsfWzYa1cosln6k46F8OGsrKuc8NIeb7jGoQuPCQYOQ5_AzgPNyz3kFrIfvlqdgiL-VZ7vIPmHdChvT5cqIQ-M1hFNCpVFMcw3v2TpFwxihl2ol09PemQjtQBsHr7Zp2ZhnIbFWEUpPrB6daRdMhLWS0oaVuth8NUw/w640-h360/PoM2023%20(5%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May - River Oglio, Boario Terme, Lombardy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gvKGWiJBbiAqslVNY0C-3azWKF77p-sAQ-zIO7c1LNPY18VpDoraTOyyOAXaLIxbiuvtnbhr0bOVEq-y9h9VcdPEE_fqeTK1FTs-ty3SncSR1bBz7OmBrgxXa_W4P4ynVyrcXCy4NHD0TBAziMocM2c6mGy9m4xnUczJ3254K85aJe_m3-_v/s3600/PoM2023%20(6%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gvKGWiJBbiAqslVNY0C-3azWKF77p-sAQ-zIO7c1LNPY18VpDoraTOyyOAXaLIxbiuvtnbhr0bOVEq-y9h9VcdPEE_fqeTK1FTs-ty3SncSR1bBz7OmBrgxXa_W4P4ynVyrcXCy4NHD0TBAziMocM2c6mGy9m4xnUczJ3254K85aJe_m3-_v/w640-h360/PoM2023%20(6%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June - Puffin in the Pinks, Sumburgh Head, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghx5ncsWg1lKoVORVzRF-eE2Rk4MBqyqSB1l8aPz64piDocC6eaUqcw55VZl7LqGrVnI1ct-Z1P2-ap3ixdcNwYDEtOTS8WYsTTk_k4VnzGYKa-NPB67TPOu5W4V9Ajm0mPBaXYapm6iSNetH9zRNcC0zGaPtYkCW6CW_1fbKoTirZMAn1dvp/s3600/PoM2023%20(7%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghx5ncsWg1lKoVORVzRF-eE2Rk4MBqyqSB1l8aPz64piDocC6eaUqcw55VZl7LqGrVnI1ct-Z1P2-ap3ixdcNwYDEtOTS8WYsTTk_k4VnzGYKa-NPB67TPOu5W4V9Ajm0mPBaXYapm6iSNetH9zRNcC0zGaPtYkCW6CW_1fbKoTirZMAn1dvp/w640-h360/PoM2023%20(7%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July - Puffin & Puffling, Sumburgh Head, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0EIHyzUx_Cm7mPiMTGGXhjmFvP3TW_RyeCdfUEloxhPl-DgrGfzPotVzTH6E4tngkLS-7Hd2gvxplbrnxNn9dIMuXjvyINywbC2u8l0PrIFYjnnqkwnJlqHrls3cCixLk08MuovFwNx46JxhVejBp0qPNbMxIrKQLRXqywEkZIIVzlKMXJXX/s3600/PoM2023%20(8%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0EIHyzUx_Cm7mPiMTGGXhjmFvP3TW_RyeCdfUEloxhPl-DgrGfzPotVzTH6E4tngkLS-7Hd2gvxplbrnxNn9dIMuXjvyINywbC2u8l0PrIFYjnnqkwnJlqHrls3cCixLk08MuovFwNx46JxhVejBp0qPNbMxIrKQLRXqywEkZIIVzlKMXJXX/w640-h360/PoM2023%20(8%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August - Sandsayre Piers Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFzJ6DZ0OUx24HhIohE5nwfTG6lSUAbTqavZXqDwnIDrFHf-UbBy27G8iQbZciZF-IkjBjxcdlyqIW11nl5yX45131iVPuwGyMPlJLZBPqkWrouF_5dwsfNliuzG7SM8XnuFhyphenhyphennuJNXGs23NME2Y3ipsBDWOhiH_TMFU7YCFLg2JLu5s8JRPR/s3600/PoM2023%20(9%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFzJ6DZ0OUx24HhIohE5nwfTG6lSUAbTqavZXqDwnIDrFHf-UbBy27G8iQbZciZF-IkjBjxcdlyqIW11nl5yX45131iVPuwGyMPlJLZBPqkWrouF_5dwsfNliuzG7SM8XnuFhyphenhyphennuJNXGs23NME2Y3ipsBDWOhiH_TMFU7YCFLg2JLu5s8JRPR/w640-h360/PoM2023%20(9%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September - Scat Ness, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciAi6OD7ORkpvPADXA5_hb29WIxQApZu6ChB08ZQUpm4Mr02NBxH5E_bu_ke_IU4IlcR5knSpaSxgXPqMTvBveKTudeweC2xTqbD6iau2aWItJhXYFYUqOWofG9OGvs7eh0kHdRwQ22rKqO9C4RT9jguUEcDvpFtobu34oYAHDh_Y_fJI8kJR/s3600/PoM2023%20(10%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciAi6OD7ORkpvPADXA5_hb29WIxQApZu6ChB08ZQUpm4Mr02NBxH5E_bu_ke_IU4IlcR5knSpaSxgXPqMTvBveKTudeweC2xTqbD6iau2aWItJhXYFYUqOWofG9OGvs7eh0kHdRwQ22rKqO9C4RT9jguUEcDvpFtobu34oYAHDh_Y_fJI8kJR/w640-h360/PoM2023%20(10%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October - River Oglio, Boario Terme, Lombardy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacUFUVaXsBiSWUkNAVt7t7fayzq8zSzmgeoTHk6YI_724PSrw_uokw1EYqYfFB5KVEstzF9dK_7ROw747nWh44Gn94L6TJlbu2n0q8Es2JITWfEosM0x9M9Cu8b1zx07W-OEOHEWOLvuSK57zk4OyqsOD-a3dirmIZ2rnSFVKEFX0atzRqahS/s3600/PoM2023%20(11%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacUFUVaXsBiSWUkNAVt7t7fayzq8zSzmgeoTHk6YI_724PSrw_uokw1EYqYfFB5KVEstzF9dK_7ROw747nWh44Gn94L6TJlbu2n0q8Es2JITWfEosM0x9M9Cu8b1zx07W-OEOHEWOLvuSK57zk4OyqsOD-a3dirmIZ2rnSFVKEFX0atzRqahS/w640-h360/PoM2023%20(11%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">November - Aurora Borealis, Quendale, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpI_cw5evLz09A6I4GUSpsQPcRdch1nU9mBfiY6ZVV6clm4ZjZbcGnB3klVP2qc-QUoLwIwVYKLi9sUJkbJrvD03IwJB9wSz_9ZwyG3dzThYJB0hkSpZ9ZGSlnFo3hx15cRpOhX1lthelz-eAlSMQ6_MFHepFVcmgTgHdFG91laoPZr1FlkvK/s3600/PoM2023%20(12%20of%2012).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpI_cw5evLz09A6I4GUSpsQPcRdch1nU9mBfiY6ZVV6clm4ZjZbcGnB3klVP2qc-QUoLwIwVYKLi9sUJkbJrvD03IwJB9wSz_9ZwyG3dzThYJB0hkSpZ9ZGSlnFo3hx15cRpOhX1lthelz-eAlSMQ6_MFHepFVcmgTgHdFG91laoPZr1FlkvK/w640-h360/PoM2023%20(12%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">December - Sunset, Quendale Beach, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-39968846521955602572023-12-04T17:31:00.000+00:002023-12-04T17:31:54.286+00:00Monthly Report, November 2023<p>Entirely Shetland.</p><p>And weather. There's been a lot of weather about at 60N.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>By the Numbers</b></p><p>Reporting Days: 30</p><p>Location: Shetland </p><p>Distance Walked: 260 km</p><p>Distance Driven: 499 km</p><p>Photographs Taken: Thousands</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Shetland</b></p><p>When I roll through the pictures for the month (particularly a month spent on Shetland), I inevitably see lots of pictures of blue skies, gentle waves and golden sands. Perhaps with the occasional calming view across a flat sea. And perhaps the occasional glimpse of the Northern Lights.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNfejPjbx63iBmBn5q65yC7k7IHsE23NDbAk_2LWSMppgg8_jQIWc1LBO-uZpbMh8FbEyaNFKXPK5a4bISSvSk1N_5UbdjWS8sE3OEzdwjIxDdTJ3617AVuEUUWhaQXsrviz1NTvOyneMFdbukXtL5l6zPUqRV_-kruucxsKo1bMXpzr8dciR/s3600/IMG_1267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNfejPjbx63iBmBn5q65yC7k7IHsE23NDbAk_2LWSMppgg8_jQIWc1LBO-uZpbMh8FbEyaNFKXPK5a4bISSvSk1N_5UbdjWS8sE3OEzdwjIxDdTJ3617AVuEUUWhaQXsrviz1NTvOyneMFdbukXtL5l6zPUqRV_-kruucxsKo1bMXpzr8dciR/w640-h360/IMG_1267.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quendale Bay - warm and calm</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4dd5FdCz1MyW4DZHT18hJsyfU2cgXRARmZEhp6PG0J7r_yedF9WjaDz1aEoQHi_UkmhASniwZgHPg8QBLMkAIUeTX6a1pawfXUPSr1Um3CP9M-MmYBZ07Km-BZZHTR14Y0VPBR48WlIWjFhqJPgHpjbxPDkqC935ZlADu3wV90MhSHksF6k6/s3600/DSC02640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4dd5FdCz1MyW4DZHT18hJsyfU2cgXRARmZEhp6PG0J7r_yedF9WjaDz1aEoQHi_UkmhASniwZgHPg8QBLMkAIUeTX6a1pawfXUPSr1Um3CP9M-MmYBZ07Km-BZZHTR14Y0VPBR48WlIWjFhqJPgHpjbxPDkqC935ZlADu3wV90MhSHksF6k6/w640-h360/DSC02640.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quendale Bay</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfQcpknbIZMmpXtL9wqmcGjQX_MivMbhGMtLfa0bEVgVLErAa27h6gZohYMhVwSj5i8pCVNPe0lFGvzu-1ZoDzWzYFA40Kr12Y86pesH1TOFGgaQU-gr1SOf4PWIPAjMtDlaSVIrzQX4_hXPSljgN9EGUC0dOSMenJZjFe02zIzxdAAgsWqFK/s3600/DSC07815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfQcpknbIZMmpXtL9wqmcGjQX_MivMbhGMtLfa0bEVgVLErAa27h6gZohYMhVwSj5i8pCVNPe0lFGvzu-1ZoDzWzYFA40Kr12Y86pesH1TOFGgaQU-gr1SOf4PWIPAjMtDlaSVIrzQX4_hXPSljgN9EGUC0dOSMenJZjFe02zIzxdAAgsWqFK/w640-h360/DSC07815.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pool of Virkie - tide in & flat calm</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGi_GcH4CviuRsUVYaV1OUbC4BI6yEY1iwwo2Jxh-oVf79WZnQVhHeBPnBGCd_7eLXQICGbGvvc2omcVwTEaF4esqy13Tms4Li4uJ7zA-Sg84m6Plmnr_m8ERYWrM94n14ilc3GVHHtwDmHhQ3vMb-YlBonWfmGDVfKNp80H7AwEClzlDBi1N/s3600/DSC01998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGi_GcH4CviuRsUVYaV1OUbC4BI6yEY1iwwo2Jxh-oVf79WZnQVhHeBPnBGCd_7eLXQICGbGvvc2omcVwTEaF4esqy13Tms4Li4uJ7zA-Sg84m6Plmnr_m8ERYWrM94n14ilc3GVHHtwDmHhQ3vMb-YlBonWfmGDVfKNp80H7AwEClzlDBi1N/w640-h360/DSC01998.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ladys Holm & Fair Isle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUubBaiPsNJa0ResYJhCL6FXUJN3DSwnZlSL_uc48VyNpqc6_7BraUgtsXtvCPfqet83GDA7H_7XV39v_hD5qJfmm18NOPeWDybAIOr8lFMInCZqzX9IijoNQJs6oNO0lcybvZnR0Hw7c-N45v5hzEb0dSccDW3Gzz8DLXZqswqAj0TyXqdWcP/s3600/DSC08272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUubBaiPsNJa0ResYJhCL6FXUJN3DSwnZlSL_uc48VyNpqc6_7BraUgtsXtvCPfqet83GDA7H_7XV39v_hD5qJfmm18NOPeWDybAIOr8lFMInCZqzX9IijoNQJs6oNO0lcybvZnR0Hw7c-N45v5hzEb0dSccDW3Gzz8DLXZqswqAj0TyXqdWcP/w640-h360/DSC08272.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Lights</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>This does perhaps give a misleading view of island life in the late autumn but it does reflect the fact that these are the conditions when it's most pleasant to be out and and about with a camera.</p><p>But if you wrap up well (and keep the camera kit out of harms way), there are also big waves, big winds, gloomy weather and rain showers to photograph too.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqk0t1zg0JtY6XAcqyArcEaWOE4aleeiLNcCCl05NCOS5iCWKn0vLhpU5XsL0_lQVPDY1a3TIM_9XgBklpygKh6OBWlgE6aE87AgZRS4pT2kblAF0eIfuVqI5HpY7ZAqoFgetvj6ri4DUE8UaYbHXk1BXIkF-Ee65LEkAElS8eOM7jw2_ebGBH/s3600/DSC07643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqk0t1zg0JtY6XAcqyArcEaWOE4aleeiLNcCCl05NCOS5iCWKn0vLhpU5XsL0_lQVPDY1a3TIM_9XgBklpygKh6OBWlgE6aE87AgZRS4pT2kblAF0eIfuVqI5HpY7ZAqoFgetvj6ri4DUE8UaYbHXk1BXIkF-Ee65LEkAElS8eOM7jw2_ebGBH/w640-h360/DSC07643.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Waves on Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA55tP5v3i1impebut5B3KD7PjAGtWIw2nWuNCiHTODK0UqDBRLQkIOl7LO-uwtgMkq8UQR2evp8sVciR-GG_UJI9buf3DVWyPrNX7T2q9YRjnmk-2kKLWgBZRTspOIFf_utxPhKrCoyQCtyxAaT71wHacQJTCQK5V8Pu8Jd4nCEJV_UaoSLuO/s3600/DSC02535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA55tP5v3i1impebut5B3KD7PjAGtWIw2nWuNCiHTODK0UqDBRLQkIOl7LO-uwtgMkq8UQR2evp8sVciR-GG_UJI9buf3DVWyPrNX7T2q9YRjnmk-2kKLWgBZRTspOIFf_utxPhKrCoyQCtyxAaT71wHacQJTCQK5V8Pu8Jd4nCEJV_UaoSLuO/w640-h360/DSC02535.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wind Rip on Quendale Bay</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXAoZxkWxViqRCwtZMFdNXmScezYdxO4sVb7yDfEewnWUkj7vpATTUkhblREYHD9Hf2HDmFIOFuvCnLyUgn0wd7dfn1x5THLKrScbhL39ha-N7s7jhF47s4-2WdPiSywsOwUTBSJqNdHgEsAoaCiclYycKWeVa5geiMwJTlnpr7shZaVarNXK/s3600/IMG_1876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXAoZxkWxViqRCwtZMFdNXmScezYdxO4sVb7yDfEewnWUkj7vpATTUkhblREYHD9Hf2HDmFIOFuvCnLyUgn0wd7dfn1x5THLKrScbhL39ha-N7s7jhF47s4-2WdPiSywsOwUTBSJqNdHgEsAoaCiclYycKWeVa5geiMwJTlnpr7shZaVarNXK/w640-h360/IMG_1876.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quendale Bay - not always sunny</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUOIgN3mI7RJyv5ZIoZKPieg8Iyluz4cyzH7xLcmPj9pjXHVmnNcaidXLEWnOx6AzR9JTdqlNb6fgbo3Tt8sseHrH8PDHuN3YOzsYJyPl0Gb4dMyL41fB2TZpNhb3fyvBcQYxONRa_ot-H3Jf_sqc2vcBtYCrvuuUq1Sq_rBMDny4s0TmiGaj/s3600/DSC00870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUOIgN3mI7RJyv5ZIoZKPieg8Iyluz4cyzH7xLcmPj9pjXHVmnNcaidXLEWnOx6AzR9JTdqlNb6fgbo3Tt8sseHrH8PDHuN3YOzsYJyPl0Gb4dMyL41fB2TZpNhb3fyvBcQYxONRa_ot-H3Jf_sqc2vcBtYCrvuuUq1Sq_rBMDny4s0TmiGaj/w640-h360/DSC00870.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Voe beach - storm damage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKiVDKzdXrJ4UXpQtQMh-JwnCUBCUGrBSqXmsExjYMBss54hFtWaB2nD8xdUCa4xi8CWZAbJ7QFwF_aMs4K536yTevdAzKDLyrfpdeCxIypZ4q1BD0Xof5pChBa52oG0_izowoPXxmpzhyUhYVWNDa31WV9UKoh1PHmddQJZD346NngLTkaaw/s3600/DSC09832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKiVDKzdXrJ4UXpQtQMh-JwnCUBCUGrBSqXmsExjYMBss54hFtWaB2nD8xdUCa4xi8CWZAbJ7QFwF_aMs4K536yTevdAzKDLyrfpdeCxIypZ4q1BD0Xof5pChBa52oG0_izowoPXxmpzhyUhYVWNDa31WV9UKoh1PHmddQJZD346NngLTkaaw/w640-h360/DSC09832.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showers means Rainbows, Jarlshof</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <div>Next time - back south for a bit.<br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p> </p></div>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-26835851262595818282023-11-13T21:05:00.000+00:002023-11-13T21:07:18.240+00:00Monthly Report, October 2023<p>Mostly Italy.</p><p>I signed off the last report in Zurich. From there it's relatively short rail trip through the Alps into Northern Italy - and time exploring Val Camonica (north of Brescia) and Val Senales (a bit further east and almost into Austria). But first the Numbers.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>By the Numbers</b> </p><p>Reporting Days: 31</p><p>Location: Mostly Italy</p><p>Distance Walked: 297 km</p><p>Distance Driven: 998 km</p><p>Photographs Taken: Hundreds</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Italy</b></p><p>The jaunt around Italy in April and May was (COVID not withstanding) a delight, so when the opportunity to do it again in October was presented we didn't take much convincing. </p><p>In April and May we did all the travelling by train, so the obvious thing to do was to use the train again. However, tunnels. </p><p>There are a few rail tunnels through the Alps, and since the April trip two of the tunnels have suffered major incidents. The main route between Paris and Turin (Frejus rail tunnel) has been closed by a landslide (and still is) and the Gotthard base tunnel (the new quick route between Zurich and Milan) closed by a major derailment. This meant that the plan to go to and from Italy via Paris and Turin was derailed. Plan B was to go out via Zurich (and to allow enough time for the slower old route down to Milan) and to come back via Nice on the French Riviera. The conclusion from this is that rail travel is still better then flying (the scenery is much better), but the stress level is lower if you don't try and spend all day travelling and allow a wee bit of leisure time and some nice overnight stops too!</p><p>Stop One this time was back in Boario - for another couple of weeks of neurotherapy, spa time, fine dining and very good coffee - and the occasional gelato.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo28u47YmYe7zEEet88TWRtVGL6Q4Txatw40_V3_F_bcuL4dXkOLFmc4Fek3GTNRHq66-Ob0k83U5q13Xcy5Lsqa1YOWxTY76Tj2KizrNRGyRlGD8y56UWLVu5-VYx9_WZLB8cc2vb9dFpPEQcXSvMw1E2ED5YiOr19ySBW5juQtANRoZ4aXb6/s3600/IMG_9280-2-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo28u47YmYe7zEEet88TWRtVGL6Q4Txatw40_V3_F_bcuL4dXkOLFmc4Fek3GTNRHq66-Ob0k83U5q13Xcy5Lsqa1YOWxTY76Tj2KizrNRGyRlGD8y56UWLVu5-VYx9_WZLB8cc2vb9dFpPEQcXSvMw1E2ED5YiOr19ySBW5juQtANRoZ4aXb6/w640-h360/IMG_9280-2-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boario & River Olgio</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhx5WNFHFPCgpvbAZyouTY0QnNEl1_WrsxDcX2sEV7hL6VKqbZksWLx-I-hKkRESuyNDe3F0HORfhjmVdI1w1TxH5dojp9IxMPMiMtoUDGuYeprlFZeZLS6Hh26DT9VDz_ddJtjJQ2ckMmg4jD8ty9h6JstNZLWjLUBXb_Tykjp-mWxP8xtMUx/w640-h360/DSC08272.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mirrie Dancers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-14678020270525453512023-10-25T13:03:00.001+01:002023-11-13T21:08:08.281+00:00Monthly Report, September 2023<p>OK, so this report is seriously late. And rather brief.</p><p>The summary version is 'mostly Shetland'. </p><p>The slightly longer version is 'Shetland, Oxford, London, Paris and Zurich'.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>By the Numbers</b></p><p>Reporting Days: 30 (including one birthday)</p><p>Location: See above</p><p>Distance Walked: 366 km</p><p>Distance Driven: 1427 km</p><p>Photographs Taken: Thousands</p><p>Cameras Replaced: One</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Shetland</b></p><p>Shetland in September can pretty much be guaranteed to provide a mix of sunshine, big seas, fog, rain and the first glimpses of the Northern Lights. The challenge is figuring when each of these will appear.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwozcTwy7SyQ040Bg30FttrFe_biJGsbeRf4XtfKxSIyROvfolRMpTZ0N3gsmDXheeJ59yafGRT-8_W4k9mQlinY9l0z4hmIfpA6QfQU5qZRsZGkZ2_9Fzxq1mMVthOz_95n5EIEUa56qhNRNzrFlE0dcuwmD4B4vSq-1QSViTfMUvo1y_M-36/s3600/DSC03248.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwozcTwy7SyQ040Bg30FttrFe_biJGsbeRf4XtfKxSIyROvfolRMpTZ0N3gsmDXheeJ59yafGRT-8_W4k9mQlinY9l0z4hmIfpA6QfQU5qZRsZGkZ2_9Fzxq1mMVthOz_95n5EIEUa56qhNRNzrFlE0dcuwmD4B4vSq-1QSViTfMUvo1y_M-36/w640-h360/DSC03248.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evening calm on Quendale Beach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicfZqEzLrqWF582wwcOgxxFwYSOwV6ADH_pY9U62sLJLj4E2G6jljoc16fkBj5OCgdS-6rndjwB41Tiorl7S8ahLG-f9iZD6uNsBpFqTXpZhzrXkrys0iKvCEU_OZLRYj0ndaQq9l8wRvP7hI57M1xTR8kOD6sql-agXrMhFuchfUr1reUwUr/s3600/DSC03773.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicfZqEzLrqWF582wwcOgxxFwYSOwV6ADH_pY9U62sLJLj4E2G6jljoc16fkBj5OCgdS-6rndjwB41Tiorl7S8ahLG-f9iZD6uNsBpFqTXpZhzrXkrys0iKvCEU_OZLRYj0ndaQq9l8wRvP7hI57M1xTR8kOD6sql-agXrMhFuchfUr1reUwUr/w640-h360/DSC03773.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild Seas on Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQidCLOvRq2Ukht0ykA5vis74Aw6Mz0744j6l-5IZ2dEKsjvm7hdNVp1qb1UEGVp8SIcrv7070dEtwvYRZVnuNSIV7C0JT9Z1_eEoNoPH-hMdkWs9apeJjpBexSWJnVZGEq8J6oAan2Xym2vNB2Sna9RXVPatXHWrErIjQcBL4_gTcQj3zEwD/s3600/DSC04379.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQidCLOvRq2Ukht0ykA5vis74Aw6Mz0744j6l-5IZ2dEKsjvm7hdNVp1qb1UEGVp8SIcrv7070dEtwvYRZVnuNSIV7C0JT9Z1_eEoNoPH-hMdkWs9apeJjpBexSWJnVZGEq8J6oAan2Xym2vNB2Sna9RXVPatXHWrErIjQcBL4_gTcQj3zEwD/w640-h360/DSC04379.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surf and Sun on Quendale Beach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1ra3pmTioVRxCCPEBxP_f5z0oIDS0xXDAolxdHehKZSFdOg0pB4zT1GOIZPUKgY6anqAF5j6Omya6QRrSnY0fU6VVzrm4DLHhRtci9vLE4T8LW3POFUi6AefHtYI_YijDkKBGzzJH5vjEHUq4RxZJ057UuvJYz3SW3jfAVbE0IcpZ7fm3lMw/s3600/DSC08129.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1ra3pmTioVRxCCPEBxP_f5z0oIDS0xXDAolxdHehKZSFdOg0pB4zT1GOIZPUKgY6anqAF5j6Omya6QRrSnY0fU6VVzrm4DLHhRtci9vLE4T8LW3POFUi6AefHtYI_YijDkKBGzzJH5vjEHUq4RxZJ057UuvJYz3SW3jfAVbE0IcpZ7fm3lMw/w640-h360/DSC08129.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Lights over Virkie</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><b>Travelling</b> </p><p>The last few days of the month were the start of the latest European train (and bus!) trip - which got off to a thoroughly leisurely start with overnight stops in Oxford, London, Paris and Zurich.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSEZ7LXcvxnzu0glmn8qz6FZuklAM4GlOOCas51lwKY1UDH7JD-n6-SPrvjkS0uw9ZTA5U4xJNrtGC8_HF6JpSyhVvraxz89GTNuBJFhDrLIFVxostJZcVpDynOQZGX7p17ZFEJ7HGm80hL7oR2wdJMoyogri5sYIcUWbnAYZBCxjfpQ1mPxu/s3600/IMG_8291.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSEZ7LXcvxnzu0glmn8qz6FZuklAM4GlOOCas51lwKY1UDH7JD-n6-SPrvjkS0uw9ZTA5U4xJNrtGC8_HF6JpSyhVvraxz89GTNuBJFhDrLIFVxostJZcVpDynOQZGX7p17ZFEJ7HGm80hL7oR2wdJMoyogri5sYIcUWbnAYZBCxjfpQ1mPxu/w640-h360/IMG_8291.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Headington Shark, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2eJsRlCEqo4Ok2QtD_QSVlHSnOIZOSC9zNKCHii7078mA4X0WCtgq2UjlUdiq3YLxVMcER96jXFAY-DwuSsZXl4He4b9M5_vOQHogsSKs5P-KR1qGtBrMUQ7VLMq8SxYPUdLwhCBq63wKaoBBlj3lB9O9fs5cqdguxPE-VYdEZWMnf-TfH6M/s3600/IMG_8332.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2eJsRlCEqo4Ok2QtD_QSVlHSnOIZOSC9zNKCHii7078mA4X0WCtgq2UjlUdiq3YLxVMcER96jXFAY-DwuSsZXl4He4b9M5_vOQHogsSKs5P-KR1qGtBrMUQ7VLMq8SxYPUdLwhCBq63wKaoBBlj3lB9O9fs5cqdguxPE-VYdEZWMnf-TfH6M/w640-h360/IMG_8332.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">King's Cross Station, London</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZGGwOvSNf5b2WIyI8Y901IYytZotwZwk1jcX-NI-M_NnrbHds500HShZQOrqsZC7SwwsC14Qm2CBbnqckCTXyVoaF8SeoE48zlAdUWRhXtswwRXnwKHx4wsDMM5vGbM0VYBsGfEf6xEGNNN6PkF_yjuUbxVGQwbDGTf8sXkCASvL-GjzzNIu/s3600/IMG_8443.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZGGwOvSNf5b2WIyI8Y901IYytZotwZwk1jcX-NI-M_NnrbHds500HShZQOrqsZC7SwwsC14Qm2CBbnqckCTXyVoaF8SeoE48zlAdUWRhXtswwRXnwKHx4wsDMM5vGbM0VYBsGfEf6xEGNNN6PkF_yjuUbxVGQwbDGTf8sXkCASvL-GjzzNIu/w640-h360/IMG_8443.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paris</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCVKtL7XasEqOjhfH5V8MGnxfWa1q726nnE1THeYFbyHkMMdlZC2IRZ-AdQtceDuDDRvi7KB3Yl-6vZm_m0gcRf54Yq0aJqqcrPQ3KczW0hVHicIMU0AImO0PvEO7arXcCE5EBl1Dnj0JZnX70l63uNkKePjKrJQOWfZayTM49Q-QUyhbdQaI/s3600/IMG_8533.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCVKtL7XasEqOjhfH5V8MGnxfWa1q726nnE1THeYFbyHkMMdlZC2IRZ-AdQtceDuDDRvi7KB3Yl-6vZm_m0gcRf54Yq0aJqqcrPQ3KczW0hVHicIMU0AImO0PvEO7arXcCE5EBl1Dnj0JZnX70l63uNkKePjKrJQOWfZayTM49Q-QUyhbdQaI/w640-h360/IMG_8533.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Zurich</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Coming Soon</b></p><p>And next month? That'll be mostly Italy.</p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-76484033501843903562023-09-10T21:15:00.000+01:002023-09-10T21:15:20.259+01:00Monthly Report, August 2023<p>Another 31 Days of Shetland</p><p>Anyone who watches the stream of photographs I share - on Instagram, Threads, X, Facebook and Flickr - could have made two observations over the last month, firstly "He seems to spend a lot of time on Quendale Beach" and secondly "There are a lot of photogenic locations at the south end of Shetland".</p><p>But second things first. Having had a very auk-centric July (which meant a lot of time spent at Sumburgh Head), I decided that I needed to ring the changes for August, and try and take photographs at 31 different places during the 31 days of August.</p><p>And Quendale Beach? Q Beach is the closest beach to the house, about 700 metres down a farm track from doorstep to sand. And this summer I've got into the habit of walking to (and along) the beach pretty much every morning (30/31 in August) and sometimes later in the day too. At low tide and at high tide. In fair weather and in less fair weather too.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>By the Numbers</b></p><p>Reporting Days: 31</p><p>Location: Shetland</p><p>Distance Walked: 388 km</p><p>Distance Driven: 915 km</p><p>Distance Rowed: 30 km</p><p>Photographs Taken: Thousands</p><p>Cameras Trashed: 1</p><p><br /></p><p><b>31 Locations</b></p><p>Brough Head, The Castle, Lerwick, Quendale Beach, Fitful Head, Scat Ness, Sumburgh Head, Broken Brough, Gulberwick, Grutness, Bight of Laward, Garths Ness, Scord Beach, Hoswick, St Ninian's, Scalloway, Boddam, Scousburgh Sands, Toab, Compass Head, Quendale Mill, Broch of Burland, Helli Ness, Beach of Mail, West Voe of Sumburgh, Jarlshof, Horse Island, 60N, Sandsayre Pier, Meal Beach & Corston.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5avfr-U0vk6nqGyf0URuokGiiziR4ocsAXF5gVoRVSemPEo9eG7M2q_DKU1HNsI6pbmBIoMc_IH5yN16dvNL68Ek5LvAXbq2Hbqv9Se2c-I4-J8XqIK8iO_DK5WyarNaivBq01NER6exjb1Sf9fI8wKEl8MrGOdR5IlBblTAjJMIkJmG1LpCX/s3600/DSC04189.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5avfr-U0vk6nqGyf0URuokGiiziR4ocsAXF5gVoRVSemPEo9eG7M2q_DKU1HNsI6pbmBIoMc_IH5yN16dvNL68Ek5LvAXbq2Hbqv9Se2c-I4-J8XqIK8iO_DK5WyarNaivBq01NER6exjb1Sf9fI8wKEl8MrGOdR5IlBblTAjJMIkJmG1LpCX/w640-h360/DSC04189.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1jqLM8Trkb8tXV-N_9MDP-POMLKKnCkbC-jqj4z-Qef-fSx7kQwnCLVQnGMowX_vTFLPh-Bwy3R9kh_rmo6LceuszYqSdgslMAQGukXwjIM-_7Zs5-9-zY9IU-RFUZ2tbps0QpDw8L0iV36DN2yTr70D6bZAPLzlMPa0RmSdIM48BMVhQEYS/s3600/DSC03305.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1jqLM8Trkb8tXV-N_9MDP-POMLKKnCkbC-jqj4z-Qef-fSx7kQwnCLVQnGMowX_vTFLPh-Bwy3R9kh_rmo6LceuszYqSdgslMAQGukXwjIM-_7Zs5-9-zY9IU-RFUZ2tbps0QpDw8L0iV36DN2yTr70D6bZAPLzlMPa0RmSdIM48BMVhQEYS/w640-h360/DSC03305.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lerwick Harbour</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplVoyS_bF04k1ITKvre3j-CCERRXiGbj3Ne7HfY6XpmJMZY1bjK1yFxgz3WgV48ntVIlMhntl39PCyX3KYpEgp259q07gO3nKmkictNboFVFxBnxaZCWVyV1fW9mnpz8AH81Zjcz4M2KVJHNFH12-Vmg0j3eKAdMwNtraWeJazrzWewh8JU5z/s3600/DSC04366.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplVoyS_bF04k1ITKvre3j-CCERRXiGbj3Ne7HfY6XpmJMZY1bjK1yFxgz3WgV48ntVIlMhntl39PCyX3KYpEgp259q07gO3nKmkictNboFVFxBnxaZCWVyV1fW9mnpz8AH81Zjcz4M2KVJHNFH12-Vmg0j3eKAdMwNtraWeJazrzWewh8JU5z/w640-h360/DSC04366.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quendale Mill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsj18uQPINVge98avpIah20U98tPSh_f7c_w7ioQCC8cmkm3qS6HGrEWBYsooop1-K7trBtqji7cYcgv7iyMYg9L_IIRmmcF1qKfpnkoxg6Q-zeJoVUGK1Mg15HfNKDQ3du_ARuk7zzyo8j0JjmFCUTK5qHKbRwEpQsvpYhBCSHdttrNSjly9/s3600/DSC04415.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsj18uQPINVge98avpIah20U98tPSh_f7c_w7ioQCC8cmkm3qS6HGrEWBYsooop1-K7trBtqji7cYcgv7iyMYg9L_IIRmmcF1qKfpnkoxg6Q-zeJoVUGK1Mg15HfNKDQ3du_ARuk7zzyo8j0JjmFCUTK5qHKbRwEpQsvpYhBCSHdttrNSjly9/w640-h360/DSC04415.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Broken Brough</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXWynRbRkGrddpC61jH_mCuCI8-tHRO-qnHTtgpHEYBxlz8_mfKnaoSbrx5XWR_PPloFw8AHN_cglUlWJDPmu4ILv2D6iYoaDb2MDnHHYoUK-yV_MWxEb_yP1nZFzTvs4jVS6QUBnXRNejNl59BMleS_YYyO78UuiaZbxu7UIaKkZUZmU69_K/s3600/DSC05377.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXWynRbRkGrddpC61jH_mCuCI8-tHRO-qnHTtgpHEYBxlz8_mfKnaoSbrx5XWR_PPloFw8AHN_cglUlWJDPmu4ILv2D6iYoaDb2MDnHHYoUK-yV_MWxEb_yP1nZFzTvs4jVS6QUBnXRNejNl59BMleS_YYyO78UuiaZbxu7UIaKkZUZmU69_K/w640-h360/DSC05377.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garths Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszvuol4e_WnHWsj5qkK3CGvvehfBDtAP-lnBD11jO7SBmJZX6jT5YXWPuimAcXOLsC_z7qdAJ4ZYeVcTi_lFlB3F1ft3nm5xTVYcpKXcjQgYvMqbMsEcg96UxM910wpJy4c_kbAvxyQnMEn9tiVsJ7m8UQnZVWxXu8wMS-i68jPUWT78TEYif/s3600/DSC05581.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszvuol4e_WnHWsj5qkK3CGvvehfBDtAP-lnBD11jO7SBmJZX6jT5YXWPuimAcXOLsC_z7qdAJ4ZYeVcTi_lFlB3F1ft3nm5xTVYcpKXcjQgYvMqbMsEcg96UxM910wpJy4c_kbAvxyQnMEn9tiVsJ7m8UQnZVWxXu8wMS-i68jPUWT78TEYif/w640-h360/DSC05581.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helli Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsZ7UUBm0WZpkwITdRaJHEaBuBmqYUwkNMOu3oxWxa3E9cgZIv-CebVjeR9vwlfL-ciEYKLJQuZNJ4lq_FNgtbxFmCoQIXlBL_PYtZoiQatiNHZSfBv7S5uazQm26Z-ZdcKSE-rFpTh3441_o6Iq-f4Cw2zg_AVGUxW9pYE8ZlRXsDBzmFSpz/s3600/DSC06606.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsZ7UUBm0WZpkwITdRaJHEaBuBmqYUwkNMOu3oxWxa3E9cgZIv-CebVjeR9vwlfL-ciEYKLJQuZNJ4lq_FNgtbxFmCoQIXlBL_PYtZoiQatiNHZSfBv7S5uazQm26Z-ZdcKSE-rFpTh3441_o6Iq-f4Cw2zg_AVGUxW9pYE8ZlRXsDBzmFSpz/w640-h360/DSC06606.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">60N</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCS27Vt-eGkKKYXevrkVvJHanjpieHyJnFlw81gPlbiw9S4wiT-36FZGqWefJRNM-_Z7yvSKZhFgHVYaPPj633igUZ0YQ37Xq2dNbjAOQh9o-fhHIVXXahsXnOiRPo2KMorPrEsc4YeVK2h2bZb5h4kqKBuPqHRTfMo_KH8mtE25PPDCEhpUqc/s3600/DSC07120.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCS27Vt-eGkKKYXevrkVvJHanjpieHyJnFlw81gPlbiw9S4wiT-36FZGqWefJRNM-_Z7yvSKZhFgHVYaPPj633igUZ0YQ37Xq2dNbjAOQh9o-fhHIVXXahsXnOiRPo2KMorPrEsc4YeVK2h2bZb5h4kqKBuPqHRTfMo_KH8mtE25PPDCEhpUqc/w640-h360/DSC07120.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandsayre Pier</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><b>Quendale Beach</b></p><p>Where there are usually gentle waves, blue skies and no people (but not always)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowEmSwy6qtziV3BZ3mxZtrCxDmf20W4HIkxIMGpntE-NlfWQuzv0dB-BP6UD_AKduo0xTetoyicqwZYMkfS484i1rtei8yoa5mbvRgXJmsjUMiSnKbp2l84aUPeX5fOqZb0M_X8wCb980Mcdqak7lNuQVswckfdZ6nuAUN5oQ2CKgNB7hUWge/s3600/DSC04729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowEmSwy6qtziV3BZ3mxZtrCxDmf20W4HIkxIMGpntE-NlfWQuzv0dB-BP6UD_AKduo0xTetoyicqwZYMkfS484i1rtei8yoa5mbvRgXJmsjUMiSnKbp2l84aUPeX5fOqZb0M_X8wCb980Mcdqak7lNuQVswckfdZ6nuAUN5oQ2CKgNB7hUWge/w640-h360/DSC04729.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">10th August</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuSCqoftZ9CSb17J4sxIpj0W0uw2NX1tDS6MbyyJod9Zy_mG9tcw8kDhbJpoS7T43hGLb2_sGqHMVFdrKJrWqFdNCHhuPkbzwzzjW5xrhl6zc0Uxi_DeDCpU-eoovAbtWGqBptLVT_RvWJamhkZUudDIFfMuvi8-OUliJmiSsARm_cCRUAtx6/s3600/DSC05345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuSCqoftZ9CSb17J4sxIpj0W0uw2NX1tDS6MbyyJod9Zy_mG9tcw8kDhbJpoS7T43hGLb2_sGqHMVFdrKJrWqFdNCHhuPkbzwzzjW5xrhl6zc0Uxi_DeDCpU-eoovAbtWGqBptLVT_RvWJamhkZUudDIFfMuvi8-OUliJmiSsARm_cCRUAtx6/w640-h360/DSC05345.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">12th August</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPLxE2yO1qNrNJqfx5sS9Xocl2mFG1ewRln7g3lfZZ0rtsoTkxTqMnFwVGjk8bWPXxQdjY_E_cfshotv9HmvXFrsjWczzzYDbtH8ZRrrNxsp1d2e7dSFAZo7xI3zm1tPRiQTjQj_FGILclA4rNI0ihKjKfaa6T7mwMZJURqo0u0JTKDzY-fY0/s3600/DSC05520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPLxE2yO1qNrNJqfx5sS9Xocl2mFG1ewRln7g3lfZZ0rtsoTkxTqMnFwVGjk8bWPXxQdjY_E_cfshotv9HmvXFrsjWczzzYDbtH8ZRrrNxsp1d2e7dSFAZo7xI3zm1tPRiQTjQj_FGILclA4rNI0ihKjKfaa6T7mwMZJURqo0u0JTKDzY-fY0/w640-h360/DSC05520.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">13th August</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAt09XKUizD2zw7kxLuvOF5up050r0fH5sCNHvxJ4ezRNU9lwkBMcjhBcyjP-cNBQyTN9Y6XPFxwL3YYVchX-NbkBrBlLa75zDC12tYI-jr1nhW_TZQdQQ2HVME5yTBCvdqvnBUcglQE-ZmHUvIqxWMGQUSiOUVr5BkLg6QvwkKxHAhg59lju/s3600/DSC04740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAt09XKUizD2zw7kxLuvOF5up050r0fH5sCNHvxJ4ezRNU9lwkBMcjhBcyjP-cNBQyTN9Y6XPFxwL3YYVchX-NbkBrBlLa75zDC12tYI-jr1nhW_TZQdQQ2HVME5yTBCvdqvnBUcglQE-ZmHUvIqxWMGQUSiOUVr5BkLg6QvwkKxHAhg59lju/w640-h360/DSC04740.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">21st August</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4zc9gXO2T54o1Iuxmdb_MJ_bhHcnWSd9MApLS2PXLDCnRXgPY1qHmcpZNRHA-36BBXpelH040aoJEd2BC5M6BsrelIHpwGfLN7qAvFuP6-uQhuuEx4vEVMByWJ6AWSyF_HAZROS2kAN3cGIUP-ZteK3MBudTK62LY1jODUyF5k-yXovxtW5i/s3600/DSC05912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4zc9gXO2T54o1Iuxmdb_MJ_bhHcnWSd9MApLS2PXLDCnRXgPY1qHmcpZNRHA-36BBXpelH040aoJEd2BC5M6BsrelIHpwGfLN7qAvFuP6-uQhuuEx4vEVMByWJ6AWSyF_HAZROS2kAN3cGIUP-ZteK3MBudTK62LY1jODUyF5k-yXovxtW5i/w640-h360/DSC05912.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">25th August</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrojpCkZuSyX-uJqSa9SDd9xou-oIp6R6oC0QpjIH_r8NJOj9sBI3o7iEktsDNN5bvDylYQKnwkEWwH9AKYKS66AijjJEFm2wJiegwGQtZLkfzb8ClGkgNtB2bXhUwn55TaG2FaoPAuiHFmZ0BYc-GYGC6JigaFzKv8SWwdm6f7VMrNj_h2Ub/s3600/DSC02820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrojpCkZuSyX-uJqSa9SDd9xou-oIp6R6oC0QpjIH_r8NJOj9sBI3o7iEktsDNN5bvDylYQKnwkEWwH9AKYKS66AijjJEFm2wJiegwGQtZLkfzb8ClGkgNtB2bXhUwn55TaG2FaoPAuiHFmZ0BYc-GYGC6JigaFzKv8SWwdm6f7VMrNj_h2Ub/w640-h360/DSC02820.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">31st August</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><b>Camera Juggling</b></p><p>I've had a good run for my money. I've been carrying digital cameras since 2004 (and analog ones for years before that), and this month I finally bounced one. All I can say is, always check that your camera bag is properly done up before hoisting it onto your shoulder..</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next month</b></p><p>Current plan is to spend a few more weeks on the beaches and headlands of Shetland, before heading south by car, boat, bus and trains.</p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-79333518958126980852023-08-04T11:18:00.001+01:002023-08-04T11:22:53.060+01:00Monthly Report, July 2023<p>Totally Shetland. </p><p>There's always an element of satisfaction when I get to the end of the month and I can report that's been an entirely Shetland month, and in this case a month spent almost entirely at the south end of Shetland watching auks!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>By the Numbers</b></p><p>Reporting Days: 31</p><p>Location: Shetland</p><p>Distance Walked: 343 km (mostly on the beaches)</p><p>Distance Driven: 776 km (mostly shopping trips to Lerwick)</p><p>Distance Rowed: 156 km (entirely stationary)</p><p>Photographs Taken: Many thousands, mostly auks</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Puffins</b> </p><p>July is peak puffin at Sumburgh Head - the breeding birds are busy feeding the pufflings, the non-breeding adults are just hanging around on the cliffs and the youngsters (the pufflings) are starting to emerge from their nests. And the photographers and other visitors spend many hours just looking over the walls watching the puffin antics.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0lFGa3LWLoN1Sef0aNRAXwsHt7xEVWy6XW5H0EMwIvT2xMRE7OSMJMFGNYglpu8kI-p0C4taEBm2QjyBOa_C-albduxu4txEyaeAXW6mepZ9rWZZx50jcacbWA1qw8YaJUt_XlApU3-8j200r7VEiWF16B5Kt7a7i9OJK2yB-_DaZVeuEzUD/s3600/DSC06722.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0lFGa3LWLoN1Sef0aNRAXwsHt7xEVWy6XW5H0EMwIvT2xMRE7OSMJMFGNYglpu8kI-p0C4taEBm2QjyBOa_C-albduxu4txEyaeAXW6mepZ9rWZZx50jcacbWA1qw8YaJUt_XlApU3-8j200r7VEiWF16B5Kt7a7i9OJK2yB-_DaZVeuEzUD/w640-h360/DSC06722.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shout</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqKkxV1lq5YP7gEoU8TQ-kfapxpfSc7BUw_QAq7foVxsKzmQB7hPtXmdh7MWZaPONDJhUIAH_LW-SF3Khwx4MmVK0dFY2kK4WXs8cFsPD27f4KjreZgKa6i238w9RlIlOdPWVVQObxfRkBAmYz5fR31WH7j6ahHDw0xWLQrG4EMLCi5eam03_/s3600/DSC06692.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqKkxV1lq5YP7gEoU8TQ-kfapxpfSc7BUw_QAq7foVxsKzmQB7hPtXmdh7MWZaPONDJhUIAH_LW-SF3Khwx4MmVK0dFY2kK4WXs8cFsPD27f4KjreZgKa6i238w9RlIlOdPWVVQObxfRkBAmYz5fR31WH7j6ahHDw0xWLQrG4EMLCi5eam03_/w640-h360/DSC06692.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meeting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1foID0xOoMl9zrXLhto2P3EWmj3vgpk0Wvrd5Ark3iTcl9UdIFj9I4HiaxSHnSAgmsCI3XcI2dmb5twDo3dOOqFIamoV8hHwf6V8Rf1_10KuC2aVEGos1Uvl6D6bJk9PIbicYTYc-xE4hChBbdgMhH0P0L7L85DGJfwUF4PBfC5EBK052vFS/s3600/DSC01066.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1foID0xOoMl9zrXLhto2P3EWmj3vgpk0Wvrd5Ark3iTcl9UdIFj9I4HiaxSHnSAgmsCI3XcI2dmb5twDo3dOOqFIamoV8hHwf6V8Rf1_10KuC2aVEGos1Uvl6D6bJk9PIbicYTYc-xE4hChBbdgMhH0P0L7L85DGJfwUF4PBfC5EBK052vFS/w640-h360/DSC01066.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pairs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWezmcKlPIpAu-VB0G4Dn5UCvhreRJJKaLUZ9UiAJM3jn7k6M4ltLcZxkSTDYFZ9bugyZk_T8IbecdLkCAWmn8AcUfcW44C2J9Hqa19_2TyNX0yK2-JZbKMbABJEMB9AplAuvcNfXAVP_xIVdlSUqnVL7ZRs1I-JGWNuyVZWHB9Z7p57v-OTd-/s3600/DSC02797.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWezmcKlPIpAu-VB0G4Dn5UCvhreRJJKaLUZ9UiAJM3jn7k6M4ltLcZxkSTDYFZ9bugyZk_T8IbecdLkCAWmn8AcUfcW44C2J9Hqa19_2TyNX0yK2-JZbKMbABJEMB9AplAuvcNfXAVP_xIVdlSUqnVL7ZRs1I-JGWNuyVZWHB9Z7p57v-OTd-/w640-h360/DSC02797.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fab Four</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjD4dwBV17AttGOSOuN2J_hAtzXPhsUFKVJKHvxDBO43EaDkZAxfsw5naUY_vLLQvr25Fz3SVdJ9wPmj2nhhSfIJM3-fL7wUlCO9tLNowArlw6ittKXB4ZCGPv6_vH01tD9m45cPBeNZmio9nHHGYzQH4Sp1zUpHUL5Ev_-d86hV7cgObucuc/s3600/DSC03127.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjD4dwBV17AttGOSOuN2J_hAtzXPhsUFKVJKHvxDBO43EaDkZAxfsw5naUY_vLLQvr25Fz3SVdJ9wPmj2nhhSfIJM3-fL7wUlCO9tLNowArlw6ittKXB4ZCGPv6_vH01tD9m45cPBeNZmio9nHHGYzQH4Sp1zUpHUL5Ev_-d86hV7cgObucuc/w640-h360/DSC03127.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Meeting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kF9nn2k6jp_Y6MslrvuoSw4VEwqvbWnuHwAnBWMpIZhozZllgGszCdjyMA6XI8X4362JbArxgZYnld5ABhTnPWlCAxg6Nr0rvRBQ4dDd9hI24rx5fHkSm6REjg61F0V9H4boXc8OxaBR8ze2H0fTn-mhbAzkZjx5AX_7a9h99ITZF9uacMCJ/s3600/DSC03026-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kF9nn2k6jp_Y6MslrvuoSw4VEwqvbWnuHwAnBWMpIZhozZllgGszCdjyMA6XI8X4362JbArxgZYnld5ABhTnPWlCAxg6Nr0rvRBQ4dDd9hI24rx5fHkSm6REjg61F0V9H4boXc8OxaBR8ze2H0fTn-mhbAzkZjx5AX_7a9h99ITZF9uacMCJ/w640-h360/DSC03026-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking Out</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tRSO4J4wc-BMOMr2-yIKCR0cHF2p7suqaTlGXHBa12KIZgdOBfD87S8t8CjrfGlP3TOWSvZQMm6NwFGPc_GioNXeJpRvGmHcFaMrkFSn_gqBrqGEKHDQY0ngB1NRdmAEdMC1WNBmhBcERtviQdyD2_z_7aUY6x4O3C7o2gW-QLity0PFQlgN/s3600/DSC03875.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tRSO4J4wc-BMOMr2-yIKCR0cHF2p7suqaTlGXHBa12KIZgdOBfD87S8t8CjrfGlP3TOWSvZQMm6NwFGPc_GioNXeJpRvGmHcFaMrkFSn_gqBrqGEKHDQY0ngB1NRdmAEdMC1WNBmhBcERtviQdyD2_z_7aUY6x4O3C7o2gW-QLity0PFQlgN/w640-h360/DSC03875.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exploring</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>Razorbills</b></p><p>If you want a change from the showy bills (and feet) of the puffins, can I suggest that you spend a bit more time watching the razorbills (also available at Sumburgh Head). These are without question (at least I won't consider any question) the coolest auks. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-Wt8Ln_xQaogENuOsd_DzS1i0bkQEuWGFYnNfMDn_d08tHT6M-TD5QRosd6EbgbpTa9Gf708R-sJJAtVfkQKsAqqCruf9p0Jkod7oHksVq3ZQ1s-ma7zM3MaZOkTnGjd4r71V2k1jLs2f3II9_gOrI-w3Ta-U3UGr4yDc4IwD2_nFYO042Uw/s3600/DSC04931.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-Wt8Ln_xQaogENuOsd_DzS1i0bkQEuWGFYnNfMDn_d08tHT6M-TD5QRosd6EbgbpTa9Gf708R-sJJAtVfkQKsAqqCruf9p0Jkod7oHksVq3ZQ1s-ma7zM3MaZOkTnGjd4r71V2k1jLs2f3II9_gOrI-w3Ta-U3UGr4yDc4IwD2_nFYO042Uw/w640-h360/DSC04931.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswWtaHsh2zNh7ya_6wBjH4FV66RAuCgwTtwV0X_1FUJ_RStnxi2YIcLTJ3LVq3gS___o7qRezlZI1jdqlgYy049Y5V_5WHfirgZlAjZSIHEFdUCfSDKlx78SYOssGxIJitxnR0RNw0n-wjyBOURxA49XOvK7B9pGcKTJAvYcMU-gofvndFQOS/s3600/DSC04219.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswWtaHsh2zNh7ya_6wBjH4FV66RAuCgwTtwV0X_1FUJ_RStnxi2YIcLTJ3LVq3gS___o7qRezlZI1jdqlgYy049Y5V_5WHfirgZlAjZSIHEFdUCfSDKlx78SYOssGxIJitxnR0RNw0n-wjyBOURxA49XOvK7B9pGcKTJAvYcMU-gofvndFQOS/w640-h360/DSC04219.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbills with chick</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDg84V99GP-QHXGQ1mJPaSFioVj1uNqKB6BYIsAOUBfXTsfSUFGzaqXJ3wibCr_vVezkKcm-TCGhE8d3_zYEuagPbbH_JjZ3gT9KXF9zw-6VUuc_22b-8nqogH6C5JzH2_uKyBUlaqhdn4uuO0-8r15jue85bNEE7gaA15y2kwOgu4FMEX1b9Z/s3600/DSC09047-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDg84V99GP-QHXGQ1mJPaSFioVj1uNqKB6BYIsAOUBfXTsfSUFGzaqXJ3wibCr_vVezkKcm-TCGhE8d3_zYEuagPbbH_JjZ3gT9KXF9zw-6VUuc_22b-8nqogH6C5JzH2_uKyBUlaqhdn4uuO0-8r15jue85bNEE7gaA15y2kwOgu4FMEX1b9Z/w640-h360/DSC09047-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbill<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>Tsyties</b></p><p>Black Guillemots (unlike the other local auks) stay around all year but change from their distinctive breeding plumage at the end of the summer. They don't (as far as I know) breed at Sumburgh Head, but do find lots of local nesting holes around the West Voe of Sumburgh and on Scat Ness. And you will (if you've got decent high frequency hearing) almost certainly hear them before you see them.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWB2IeJlkLqSBe344li_RQBkkJhziGEQ8fU-RjtERfB9cISr0VfCCGVMqC-kTwYAf3v-c0l76NWeSd2FEBWlRFY--i-LuIXdzroO0amL-P2fnllrHod6GaGUt_ybH4BM33SPvZNvbYoT5WlunV734kxcUMMCLXCJMS9OilvythjoNBPYtAAl0f/s3600/DSC04590.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWB2IeJlkLqSBe344li_RQBkkJhziGEQ8fU-RjtERfB9cISr0VfCCGVMqC-kTwYAf3v-c0l76NWeSd2FEBWlRFY--i-LuIXdzroO0amL-P2fnllrHod6GaGUt_ybH4BM33SPvZNvbYoT5WlunV734kxcUMMCLXCJMS9OilvythjoNBPYtAAl0f/w640-h360/DSC04590.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calling</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqJhcdlep4I0x75tGTQtiKtoYvmgz2Ur7RlD8IJBkqpOruAAGChte2hHuU6kZwPus6cQjX1F5YayW_zr9jg8E7GEZVVrd9vrt5jp82zSGG22x7iPz6AK4GtcqWlFh0MMZigdbtGquHpuntx6yVGdAIn9oaqkG_TkGyJV884kPmAdIar5HmGSk/s3600/DSC01285.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqJhcdlep4I0x75tGTQtiKtoYvmgz2Ur7RlD8IJBkqpOruAAGChte2hHuU6kZwPus6cQjX1F5YayW_zr9jg8E7GEZVVrd9vrt5jp82zSGG22x7iPz6AK4GtcqWlFh0MMZigdbtGquHpuntx6yVGdAIn9oaqkG_TkGyJV884kPmAdIar5HmGSk/w640-h360/DSC01285.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tystie Dynamics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>Guillemots</b></p><p>Guillemots are probably the most numerous Shetland auk, they 'nest' huddled together in big colonies above the sea on every side of Sumburgh Head. I find it really difficult to get good guillemot pictures, the colonies are quite a distance from the cliff top vantage points and the fact that the birds huddle together so tightly makes it challenging to pick out individuals. Once the youngsters (the jumplings) get a bit bigger the adults give them a wee bit of space and it gets a bit easier to see individual birds. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXRgMMt9obiGHjQ1mpbTyZATqxZ_8OVtHU4cgZK0-7w-pEtkOWiJQtV0sJ8AsjC6nl4pHE9KB2NCKz4HqwJ_6pe9WIfKFYCCpQqJVq83Kd6spc5nrMplMMjWcg6pae6_MZ8PgZjZeKXgN3Fftkn-YQogqC0v2ap5E1zbE1VIdRHfxFMW0M5H7/s3600/DSC07254.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXRgMMt9obiGHjQ1mpbTyZATqxZ_8OVtHU4cgZK0-7w-pEtkOWiJQtV0sJ8AsjC6nl4pHE9KB2NCKz4HqwJ_6pe9WIfKFYCCpQqJVq83Kd6spc5nrMplMMjWcg6pae6_MZ8PgZjZeKXgN3Fftkn-YQogqC0v2ap5E1zbE1VIdRHfxFMW0M5H7/w640-h360/DSC07254.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guillemots with jumplings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxda7vLckVsWk4j4fJVHWv7mvy5md19DlPgUmpYixVL7Fa07ui9KaoPyRYWCeLoEoBBAyacLIm7W9261zwjf5jo5ukz_widFiQhKZcptiXkhkyIlikKvK38qJachHgWf61cealxd8hzhm3bYc8c3KAfD024TR9EMteZkAgOIAjPs623hXIBAL2/s3600/DSC01898.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxda7vLckVsWk4j4fJVHWv7mvy5md19DlPgUmpYixVL7Fa07ui9KaoPyRYWCeLoEoBBAyacLIm7W9261zwjf5jo5ukz_widFiQhKZcptiXkhkyIlikKvK38qJachHgWf61cealxd8hzhm3bYc8c3KAfD024TR9EMteZkAgOIAjPs623hXIBAL2/w640-h360/DSC01898.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Last Jumpling</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>Beaches</b></p><p>I very rarely go a day on Shetland without a beach walk - and this month I've walked Quendale Beach almost every day!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj--ICXvY10a1V2XYP6jOycuuP9vewc7BYobu7ha3Ja5qSmDmN_-qhrgx2jwDJdWO440BWEL3CJ2ivyemKN768awraojjf9ypGvFcddHaKCxIKRRwMVzzj14Ve8x5iWbWaNvK4ZfALcwSNsp7IXYSyRIj2VPNcRO4TonrtXcCkNPb7nvT9xyAep/s3600/DSC08368.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj--ICXvY10a1V2XYP6jOycuuP9vewc7BYobu7ha3Ja5qSmDmN_-qhrgx2jwDJdWO440BWEL3CJ2ivyemKN768awraojjf9ypGvFcddHaKCxIKRRwMVzzj14Ve8x5iWbWaNvK4ZfALcwSNsp7IXYSyRIj2VPNcRO4TonrtXcCkNPb7nvT9xyAep/w640-h360/DSC08368.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quendale Beach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30Ns7me294fJH9_I_H90i4h0Tl2N6gtc36Pl8nxgjSK8DrbTLrJkb27wtjbsFQJ_fcjDobucQWFQGRHUiWztWf5sS5vqBKdElFEwrsBLAElAK2_PJZ_aQMVz7wQMrHA86H0U3TqEFW4ErvA9epUD1jV5I0rWiMnJA4kHiuO07G-3x3x7DfXuh/s3600/DSC08723.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30Ns7me294fJH9_I_H90i4h0Tl2N6gtc36Pl8nxgjSK8DrbTLrJkb27wtjbsFQJ_fcjDobucQWFQGRHUiWztWf5sS5vqBKdElFEwrsBLAElAK2_PJZ_aQMVz7wQMrHA86H0U3TqEFW4ErvA9epUD1jV5I0rWiMnJA4kHiuO07G-3x3x7DfXuh/w640-h360/DSC08723.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last light, Quendale Beach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFWadXsBd0a4tAUynV7Ag12pS_229DCcyn_AApS46zSrgIk11Z9vX9J9dkqSAwQ1HGybPA6EQDNQe6YsdSjsgjldUzj3MgrbZAtZF-FmxeMAZhyX2fKvC0Jr0WquVO75nVBZNs2igcsXtrsmMtVgpmJ1F9TOAcrIWgnLc9Ciiem_zobqZcT7z/s3600/DSC08778.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFWadXsBd0a4tAUynV7Ag12pS_229DCcyn_AApS46zSrgIk11Z9vX9J9dkqSAwQ1HGybPA6EQDNQe6YsdSjsgjldUzj3MgrbZAtZF-FmxeMAZhyX2fKvC0Jr0WquVO75nVBZNs2igcsXtrsmMtVgpmJ1F9TOAcrIWgnLc9Ciiem_zobqZcT7z/w640-h360/DSC08778.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Low tide, Quendale Beach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>Orca</b></p><p>July is also an excellent time for orca spotting around Shetland - and they put in several appearances around the south end of Shetland. Orca sightings can never be guaranteed and should always be treasured!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitcoL0jzmYa8jSLH_v3liuqqlK37SqJWUiwza928MIA9EvmP-_0fQeeKHsCdKtzb34gII8zDixndY1hUaUOK4y5Z3ZAbMfnCW479fWwVbczmWS-k7pV1ZDLMeTtJjztswJjBnQ4rnDrdz2RRNmYT9JWe_pN29slFQI4zMCLu-saUUSyDOpKVb/s3600/DSC08630.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitcoL0jzmYa8jSLH_v3liuqqlK37SqJWUiwza928MIA9EvmP-_0fQeeKHsCdKtzb34gII8zDixndY1hUaUOK4y5Z3ZAbMfnCW479fWwVbczmWS-k7pV1ZDLMeTtJjztswJjBnQ4rnDrdz2RRNmYT9JWe_pN29slFQI4zMCLu-saUUSyDOpKVb/w640-h360/DSC08630.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">27 Pod passing Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqk745HxYSdLh6aJKaTz0iP1aRqLCBygwaOkHhk3OZ9pPqwKx8Rhv4B1JPXVJ6sEwRoKKt4AourfQW3mUW5h-X1eBzd1jl40YQKLfWsMTCgkKrupahblSsmZIyUgOwJYvSBFHjaRmtXWLg98XZJWl_bgUb4m6QxyskkB0Sv1gmg9NFZFz4epw/s3600/DSC08660.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqk745HxYSdLh6aJKaTz0iP1aRqLCBygwaOkHhk3OZ9pPqwKx8Rhv4B1JPXVJ6sEwRoKKt4AourfQW3mUW5h-X1eBzd1jl40YQKLfWsMTCgkKrupahblSsmZIyUgOwJYvSBFHjaRmtXWLg98XZJWl_bgUb4m6QxyskkB0Sv1gmg9NFZFz4epw/w640-h360/DSC08660.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">27 Pod passing Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>Waves</b></p><p>I think there is a risk that the pictures from this month give a misleading picture of the Shetland weather - the weather has been good but that doesn't mean that there haven't been a few stormy and somewhat bleak days too!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkT2peCvYqOcE6UR6otOdiAsle2-yvqPypbnv2SjfzcQF5QDsRjsaZEyZbmCZuoZLKCq84gk2Z-6_8wawQ8lBoaaaskZIiC6abj8JG6zKTfItVkYXnRPfglnb49zeBI8LfzUzZcQM-XtHKqk2G3hde__qIcRPktk2tdjovYFHI12fYGroaej5/s3600/DSC00421-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkT2peCvYqOcE6UR6otOdiAsle2-yvqPypbnv2SjfzcQF5QDsRjsaZEyZbmCZuoZLKCq84gk2Z-6_8wawQ8lBoaaaskZIiC6abj8JG6zKTfItVkYXnRPfglnb49zeBI8LfzUzZcQM-XtHKqk2G3hde__qIcRPktk2tdjovYFHI12fYGroaej5/w640-h360/DSC00421-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scat Ness Waves</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cIWzVMrXWhpVmCNLcq0XN7QoL_67gBZ-OF4-AgGMFWtGyewqYV4cULql_uz6MnbxBjUfPJvruin7THq36NghD5KX3Oasx7i2hCQt3J8D2mZ-a28fNOT3YtbP8nSBm4XyLlLjD48C5kp7JDC5OVU41KL9O1cEAxNpPTlCx7sEID-agJgqOUQh/s3600/DSC02527.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cIWzVMrXWhpVmCNLcq0XN7QoL_67gBZ-OF4-AgGMFWtGyewqYV4cULql_uz6MnbxBjUfPJvruin7THq36NghD5KX3Oasx7i2hCQt3J8D2mZ-a28fNOT3YtbP8nSBm4XyLlLjD48C5kp7JDC5OVU41KL9O1cEAxNpPTlCx7sEID-agJgqOUQh/w640-h360/DSC02527.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scat Ness Bleak</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>Next month is likely to feature fewer auks, lots of beaches and almost certainly more waves.</p><p><br /></p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-5930477032599714382023-07-17T10:06:00.000+01:002023-07-17T10:06:43.168+01:00Monthly Report, June 2023<p>Oxford and London, and then, when it all became too hot and hay-feverish, Shetland. </p><p>It was good to shake off May's COVID symptoms, but the heavy-duty hay-fever did at times feel like a relapse. In all, I was relieved to get back to the rather cooler fresher air on offer at the south end of Shetland and to the puffins, razorbills and guillemots!.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>By The Numbers</b></p><p>Reporting Days: 30</p><p>Location: Oxford, London & Shetland</p><p>Kilometres Walked: 286 (henceforth I'm logging stuff in metric)</p><p>Driven: 1250 km (it's now 800 km between Oxford & Aberdeen)</p><p>Cycled: 107 km (static bike in Oxford)</p><p>Rowed: 31 km (rowing machine in Shetland)</p><p>Photographs Taken: Thousands (mostly in the last 10 days of the month)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>English Orchids</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5haR4-1aim4RDZOBxht-Q0xlMy4DkzQsnRAx8g7A0ZmC_RVvhJ2SEef2DKciO47coY1e171T7qcRfjWMUVSNhC0GIKDY_1I5U9frUsfAf8P-WbDNiAiMk2fQECij7TQhE5y_QG1wX3DPl2psemlMeL52XeXJU3Zq8fpHhDIArvsDoqViAfzl/s3600/DSC05018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5haR4-1aim4RDZOBxht-Q0xlMy4DkzQsnRAx8g7A0ZmC_RVvhJ2SEef2DKciO47coY1e171T7qcRfjWMUVSNhC0GIKDY_1I5U9frUsfAf8P-WbDNiAiMk2fQECij7TQhE5y_QG1wX3DPl2psemlMeL52XeXJU3Zq8fpHhDIArvsDoqViAfzl/w640-h360/DSC05018.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bee Orchid, Hartslock</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitO84QrBCYEs9lJyB8SnzknNdPUmnSZqsknJaJdKnAAN5KIXNFxMETT1yfJrw3CmOiB31WTe3-mA03kocaieUoteKvuB_UORezOknKj71e0fwaHPTizHYkwup5mppwenzA8L3eSTRCPGaNUvwyolWorV3OjXbHqPJ1cSZGmiGDFDPiRw7_7D2z/s3600/DSC05109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitO84QrBCYEs9lJyB8SnzknNdPUmnSZqsknJaJdKnAAN5KIXNFxMETT1yfJrw3CmOiB31WTe3-mA03kocaieUoteKvuB_UORezOknKj71e0fwaHPTizHYkwup5mppwenzA8L3eSTRCPGaNUvwyolWorV3OjXbHqPJ1cSZGmiGDFDPiRw7_7D2z/w640-h360/DSC05109.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Spotted Orchid, Milham Ford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAsvDEFIYGjS7-MJenMjIIolzao150VUI8Iv3HSr8gKQ4x_v_1TQ17ohkj9g8CM_mJNTPgXopZ3Du0wrpON1AmjFU6ueoqVs4Jg_Bk7eB03JqIz1JS3jFSqkyZ6aCuY4GHrwWkvepIiPEbIcna4qm7gk41RK6q_t_cVErro5nlvYNHGNL25Q2/s3600/DSC05453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAsvDEFIYGjS7-MJenMjIIolzao150VUI8Iv3HSr8gKQ4x_v_1TQ17ohkj9g8CM_mJNTPgXopZ3Du0wrpON1AmjFU6ueoqVs4Jg_Bk7eB03JqIz1JS3jFSqkyZ6aCuY4GHrwWkvepIiPEbIcna4qm7gk41RK6q_t_cVErro5nlvYNHGNL25Q2/w640-h360/DSC05453.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Spotted Orchid, Whitecross Green Wood</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>London Waterways</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMGwQG2woQssfFej1038OYYSOABE6BoLb6wgNl22L7BPzozF37S_168hgozx6j0wQu4NXFNWDelSVXMJjXS8gez4CmtyQpGyjWhK4T6qVBo9r_zdEVep1J2IWhWEiOD2kQlKuz8KuLQWBXyXMo_RGSTnK00RODIW_bEv5tNm92zqFKV-dYVn0/s3600/DSC01984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMGwQG2woQssfFej1038OYYSOABE6BoLb6wgNl22L7BPzozF37S_168hgozx6j0wQu4NXFNWDelSVXMJjXS8gez4CmtyQpGyjWhK4T6qVBo9r_zdEVep1J2IWhWEiOD2kQlKuz8KuLQWBXyXMo_RGSTnK00RODIW_bEv5tNm92zqFKV-dYVn0/w640-h360/DSC01984.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">River Thames at Tower Bridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEBvHUQ_X87R49Z2HV-dh18X1xRxIjcP2pT9HqjmkVMYvDhEOlYcGQZrsdCH_c9I1zn5DEYBIccIsMWncWvwtBV9QBV1JSJH6hzAbA89bKORaX0Z_XpN3YODBcE-5lDsHfWe5_Qu1qHzuMsPRqpn9qfWqz5czkJXsJ_CVJa8MM0_9nymL08lQ/s3600/IMG_5807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEBvHUQ_X87R49Z2HV-dh18X1xRxIjcP2pT9HqjmkVMYvDhEOlYcGQZrsdCH_c9I1zn5DEYBIccIsMWncWvwtBV9QBV1JSJH6hzAbA89bKORaX0Z_XpN3YODBcE-5lDsHfWe5_Qu1qHzuMsPRqpn9qfWqz5czkJXsJ_CVJa8MM0_9nymL08lQ/w640-h360/IMG_5807.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand Union Canal / Capital Ring</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFzqWiBm403YsIxY8Mjh2xOlzEFpf0paR8bD3osI69M5iRpoBkQnJZP_E1lGyiFobWu-rQBI6DeTvMIWceIayvh1gnLUXpYgT7qTCRpjkaclabx-OIWNIOPhLbSm2r8Gpe1cTWxhfKZZno94VmllX_cyiR9lCLIacbOLvySJrWZCnW2E_vR8R/s3600/IMG_5889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFzqWiBm403YsIxY8Mjh2xOlzEFpf0paR8bD3osI69M5iRpoBkQnJZP_E1lGyiFobWu-rQBI6DeTvMIWceIayvh1gnLUXpYgT7qTCRpjkaclabx-OIWNIOPhLbSm2r8Gpe1cTWxhfKZZno94VmllX_cyiR9lCLIacbOLvySJrWZCnW2E_vR8R/w640-h360/IMG_5889.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">River Thames at Kew</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><b>Scottish Orchids</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjox4ccEC2FnoqdIITIqA2ubtvBbavet5-SO8QhPxkLXIQlpw4uouIN1Gxh8cxqbC1wg8EyqvUDsOnpcCTfw37I8pbkw58KImBocaG256YM4JAbiVoGAa7QFzFWnFTF4UlUXsOp8n7krLDlss3LxaDjeRbyrKNpJu5eTU0_jNJrYpTLzip9JmI0/s3600/DSC03345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjox4ccEC2FnoqdIITIqA2ubtvBbavet5-SO8QhPxkLXIQlpw4uouIN1Gxh8cxqbC1wg8EyqvUDsOnpcCTfw37I8pbkw58KImBocaG256YM4JAbiVoGAa7QFzFWnFTF4UlUXsOp8n7krLDlss3LxaDjeRbyrKNpJu5eTU0_jNJrYpTLzip9JmI0/w640-h360/DSC03345.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marsh Orchid at Scat Ness, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCeuCaEgTqOXyPgEIQ4in1D2HDQUnITqIJjvPiy1JMY6GjOx9GbJxuIsMjlgrBkQFLkrbgM5KdhONwiWwRJqWFrG1e-AduPBThYkrGvyLnLu6E7T3q_MU4GOCqEMptAfdtOiMQx_w5TuCIOx_bTZT4sfKLBT4-whIpfdvQ3WSpjSYtWxQl2Dl/s3600/DSC05637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCeuCaEgTqOXyPgEIQ4in1D2HDQUnITqIJjvPiy1JMY6GjOx9GbJxuIsMjlgrBkQFLkrbgM5KdhONwiWwRJqWFrG1e-AduPBThYkrGvyLnLu6E7T3q_MU4GOCqEMptAfdtOiMQx_w5TuCIOx_bTZT4sfKLBT4-whIpfdvQ3WSpjSYtWxQl2Dl/w640-h360/DSC05637.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marsh Orchid at Scat Ness, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZZfxQYwvkEauIIfIbiweBCWos095Z4AExhQdwkT1hHbYSXXWhawld3I0D3_ihpPPF0zxc41XBsZK86iDeIuLsc70SefZAaLb7huvYqdw2xa753oivJ16XeJ4obGh7q21tg7Q9RKxrm6RwTUj-rjsXdQfWb8IqzN0E_QMFi1yFtWH2snx-mGQ/s3600/IMG_6187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZZfxQYwvkEauIIfIbiweBCWos095Z4AExhQdwkT1hHbYSXXWhawld3I0D3_ihpPPF0zxc41XBsZK86iDeIuLsc70SefZAaLb7huvYqdw2xa753oivJ16XeJ4obGh7q21tg7Q9RKxrm6RwTUj-rjsXdQfWb8IqzN0E_QMFi1yFtWH2snx-mGQ/w640-h360/IMG_6187.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Spotted Orchid, Roadside at Ecclefechan</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><b>Shetland Auks</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgus4naDpgoeATg4jJATIVsZVHTI6CxvN1zsdYdsOSAkXEUBDfWP4iX4WDSKK3v1ZltZI7_1zTuk5WUfo5dtn8hIjr6bisK_xFBOSb0R8zLBLBQRyNWXoTlnVF_cpDEib-1GEuJqx6VI7kS_MjnyhOy1HQjneEefkWCtTW4L60-elgodA1hpfJl/s3600/DSC00467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgus4naDpgoeATg4jJATIVsZVHTI6CxvN1zsdYdsOSAkXEUBDfWP4iX4WDSKK3v1ZltZI7_1zTuk5WUfo5dtn8hIjr6bisK_xFBOSb0R8zLBLBQRyNWXoTlnVF_cpDEib-1GEuJqx6VI7kS_MjnyhOy1HQjneEefkWCtTW4L60-elgodA1hpfJl/w640-h360/DSC00467.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puffin in the Pinks, Sumburgh Head, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8s7gYazEwvcBWsOhT8Cpq72bEaq-3C2VeeDvVdCO0hb1B_UBK4zw6gJB0370wExXSlnEg_5A_-nmdUqIDcUZ8pLtrcCNriD7-iB1AqfRNjf3ZVj0QTAMtsau4N3Fy9zz7mII0Fkp5TAN0ScjT9ttXb3bvfwwO5JteBQlfpvvWssKwB3WTx5v/s3600/DSC01453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8s7gYazEwvcBWsOhT8Cpq72bEaq-3C2VeeDvVdCO0hb1B_UBK4zw6gJB0370wExXSlnEg_5A_-nmdUqIDcUZ8pLtrcCNriD7-iB1AqfRNjf3ZVj0QTAMtsau4N3Fy9zz7mII0Fkp5TAN0ScjT9ttXb3bvfwwO5JteBQlfpvvWssKwB3WTx5v/w640-h360/DSC01453.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Circus?, Sumburgh Head, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB6-DhxMOC-yetG_Fhwk2_zuBTAvjPcIHmXhxf2uveq2Fq0ohunRW7i7cCTaqTmhNKGsA6ZgJbymuJ8Uga57cxBwXeKwDIH2qmVyALwjmG7_QwT69ON9SIb5EIrGJFCdmNM3V1SBULPKuHfC4F61Z6DjBXVjxBKSpMV902GxWUmZTZxRzjzkw/s3600/DSC01791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB6-DhxMOC-yetG_Fhwk2_zuBTAvjPcIHmXhxf2uveq2Fq0ohunRW7i7cCTaqTmhNKGsA6ZgJbymuJ8Uga57cxBwXeKwDIH2qmVyALwjmG7_QwT69ON9SIb5EIrGJFCdmNM3V1SBULPKuHfC4F61Z6DjBXVjxBKSpMV902GxWUmZTZxRzjzkw/w640-h360/DSC01791.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guarding the Nest, Sumburgh Head, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3XEMQTCiYZjLfkcYSiPJ09xfw6RH87aU0wumdpIvxFtC3kE3dv81oqrzUfpyCmWpswyY-NSc3PBXfdbOxkXZYiVEdgUe5ActG9NRQ4l67I4xio7IIrE_pU4TkmtQ-1fGVWZ__S82KjIti3TsMyo5IwoZXQcpnIrbMHuwtLrQcHL4b3JGf3cA/s3600/DSC02209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3XEMQTCiYZjLfkcYSiPJ09xfw6RH87aU0wumdpIvxFtC3kE3dv81oqrzUfpyCmWpswyY-NSc3PBXfdbOxkXZYiVEdgUe5ActG9NRQ4l67I4xio7IIrE_pU4TkmtQ-1fGVWZ__S82KjIti3TsMyo5IwoZXQcpnIrbMHuwtLrQcHL4b3JGf3cA/w640-h360/DSC02209.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbills, Sumburgh Head, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7421Agbi_-QbRZWGnVYDr3UzTqHgu8vEj740YfNln-e2T1svPYI_EqKrFhoO6Ta_iE7aN2oybnZZ74yCANKIhmpGMcI1NK3-G4lXgV1K5NJrGNqKsm25Fp2xKaLRFtCKDhEL8nmPVvVwJL5elMxhBeat05dBcZNcsWzs8bfANkJuXk2QP3YbE/s3600/DSC02505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7421Agbi_-QbRZWGnVYDr3UzTqHgu8vEj740YfNln-e2T1svPYI_EqKrFhoO6Ta_iE7aN2oybnZZ74yCANKIhmpGMcI1NK3-G4lXgV1K5NJrGNqKsm25Fp2xKaLRFtCKDhEL8nmPVvVwJL5elMxhBeat05dBcZNcsWzs8bfANkJuXk2QP3YbE/w640-h360/DSC02505.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puffins in the sunshine, Sumburgh Head, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>And in next months exciting instalment - auks, lots of awesome auks - and a promise to at least try to get the monthly report done a bit more promptly.</p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-47043804040508520792023-06-13T12:45:00.001+01:002023-11-13T21:07:42.616+00:00Monthly Report, May 2023<p>And just when it was going so well.</p><p>At the start of the month I woke up in the middle of the night shivering in a northern Italian hotel room. </p><p>After three years of sidestepping COVID, it finally caught up with me. This wasn't how I had planned to start my third week of Italian spa town pampering!</p><p>But first the numbers.</p><p>Reporting Days: 31</p><p>Isolation Days: 5 </p><p>Location: Italy & Oxford</p><p>Miles Walked: 152</p><p>Miles Driven: 149</p><p>Miles Trained: 740</p><p>Photographs Taken: Hundreds </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Room with a View</b></p><p>Italian rules, after testing positive for COVID, say stay put for 5 days, then wear a mask wherever possible for the next five. To which I would add, make sure you are staying in a nice bright hotel room with enough space to walk up and down, good room service, a sunny balcony and a decent view. And a phone with a good collection of audiobooks.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RmiOpf75Dkxflh1WjrtQ153acan7XhxoY7Z-S5VF1edZH_ZbNm2efFfro4U0RkVAx4HWTtLOBguZwBtvJ_9G6WnBrcwsuYYDo_1IUclzfyB9Z9gcFrEu8HomrkPX4Ms9IrP9GWsrISQZ9c8Kl_98iEDwa21XmaqO7rcGUfx5uHILq5b5VA/s2400/IMG_4725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RmiOpf75Dkxflh1WjrtQ153acan7XhxoY7Z-S5VF1edZH_ZbNm2efFfro4U0RkVAx4HWTtLOBguZwBtvJ_9G6WnBrcwsuYYDo_1IUclzfyB9Z9gcFrEu8HomrkPX4Ms9IrP9GWsrISQZ9c8Kl_98iEDwa21XmaqO7rcGUfx5uHILq5b5VA/w640-h360/IMG_4725.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Balcony View, Boario Terme</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>Released</b></p><p>And no matter how good the view - it was good to get released and do a couple of short walks before heading back (by train!) to Oxford (via Milan, Zurich, Paris & London).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQb6Nkzb-AxRGB_No25BeQo1cxlAu-_OQ6816htAOeQUxfqCP98da0n81TA5B9guqiI_tQVB_9tB7o_LKPHOhaI2RQ41KAwIRwkf_-7MenO-UInMFUcwx7b_0wpdTvIlnWZP4faYZuHCGpOh1iS5X5i07Zk9wjCQ_4AH-oaJj1OqpGBfxwQ/s2400/DSC04477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQb6Nkzb-AxRGB_No25BeQo1cxlAu-_OQ6816htAOeQUxfqCP98da0n81TA5B9guqiI_tQVB_9tB7o_LKPHOhaI2RQ41KAwIRwkf_-7MenO-UInMFUcwx7b_0wpdTvIlnWZP4faYZuHCGpOh1iS5X5i07Zk9wjCQ_4AH-oaJj1OqpGBfxwQ/w640-h360/DSC04477.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterfall on the River Dezzo, Boario</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5J4at-ZrfXZS6i4LEGiiznojUpeD-2zsGVwO2KqsWzrJ9u2VqpZcU7cVy2WdjiEbdHsWfEOT4AoxFI0TZ8H1Hl92bBdcA8IKYG8frHpBq-8TlsVOKA3MkOYOlLCaXJQizEW9jjb1zqVDPftZPSSa4BL-XPEmAzVrYnIzJzkYmAy-wNU33g/s2400/IMG_4849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5J4at-ZrfXZS6i4LEGiiznojUpeD-2zsGVwO2KqsWzrJ9u2VqpZcU7cVy2WdjiEbdHsWfEOT4AoxFI0TZ8H1Hl92bBdcA8IKYG8frHpBq-8TlsVOKA3MkOYOlLCaXJQizEW9jjb1zqVDPftZPSSa4BL-XPEmAzVrYnIzJzkYmAy-wNU33g/w640-h360/IMG_4849.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back to the Old Montecchio Bridge over the River Oglio</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><b>Springtime in Oxford</b></p><p>Having fast forwarded through Spring as we arrived in Italy last month - it was almost a surprise to find that it was still Spring back in Oxford, with bluebells still out in force and early orchids still around.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lZw0gjdxN_3NAP7tKG9XQModi-Ep6-gJKuOgXztmAdYJnHjzemjvHoWhdv1-teJjkqsohwJKeGQeFZVF8aDzB2R6um2SG49ca_XhzqUQcfJbGTQHtZ3BTEzwNclZUnVLnzHW6S5Qe3cEMKqjnvqARnYws9DiZkdrzhadYCzVJHKwEl9T0g/s2400/IMG_4962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lZw0gjdxN_3NAP7tKG9XQModi-Ep6-gJKuOgXztmAdYJnHjzemjvHoWhdv1-teJjkqsohwJKeGQeFZVF8aDzB2R6um2SG49ca_XhzqUQcfJbGTQHtZ3BTEzwNclZUnVLnzHW6S5Qe3cEMKqjnvqARnYws9DiZkdrzhadYCzVJHKwEl9T0g/w640-h360/IMG_4962.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bluebells</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4w1qGE9go-0LvHPiWqY0MIUkOoP5HqYGqPC31U264tDnUb5UDUvO0D2asyqi-9vtW5YWWphVXE_u2wpVadkbfjiucD4SP1zro3NYVX_2_J2lNHc7eGitWs_p0r7rUcTGvBjh0CJrTqTlbCWnPt8i4czC1ibQ4wJrSHmJnr-BAJwLRrkJTA/s2400/DSC04604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4w1qGE9go-0LvHPiWqY0MIUkOoP5HqYGqPC31U264tDnUb5UDUvO0D2asyqi-9vtW5YWWphVXE_u2wpVadkbfjiucD4SP1zro3NYVX_2_J2lNHc7eGitWs_p0r7rUcTGvBjh0CJrTqTlbCWnPt8i4czC1ibQ4wJrSHmJnr-BAJwLRrkJTA/w640-h360/DSC04604.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of Bluebells</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVraYa3qSyUifiP3EFX0gGnBWaOioeeq83C3tiLNVCDFhXAQwyrIV6p_EXAA8LFR5i1Y-ICvswtItNy2-Dvx0H3llcJ3gmuQMe2zwVBoXBVDlU3dvwlYCCkWU1zPADUlQNc4Wrfwo9oo9w01_1ElrWVZACshECnEYAaeu5QPKkvLopqlVTQ/s2400/DSC04680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVraYa3qSyUifiP3EFX0gGnBWaOioeeq83C3tiLNVCDFhXAQwyrIV6p_EXAA8LFR5i1Y-ICvswtItNy2-Dvx0H3llcJ3gmuQMe2zwVBoXBVDlU3dvwlYCCkWU1zPADUlQNc4Wrfwo9oo9w01_1ElrWVZACshECnEYAaeu5QPKkvLopqlVTQ/w640-h360/DSC04680.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early Marsh Orchids</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29CsKNDQr3N7C_NRUO0GTtwZW_CFEldcVs9aAc4jNufrf04SLXI--2a3_cknflDC1rQ9_S6rp54TVB4mSyGTHC0bHlt8Qk6seD2626z5J1ukMwxlsKbLfPuFGbUHPCBQUNfPgtca1PVY542_58YdcEqa7O9gWCJ5ZxuDPxA_InguuHLN0DQ/s2400/DSC04788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29CsKNDQr3N7C_NRUO0GTtwZW_CFEldcVs9aAc4jNufrf04SLXI--2a3_cknflDC1rQ9_S6rp54TVB4mSyGTHC0bHlt8Qk6seD2626z5J1ukMwxlsKbLfPuFGbUHPCBQUNfPgtca1PVY542_58YdcEqa7O9gWCJ5ZxuDPxA_InguuHLN0DQ/w640-h360/DSC04788.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miniature Garden, Fence Post Version</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Next month: Orchids, London & Shetland (hopefully)<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-5305503655619369272023-05-15T11:18:00.002+01:002023-05-15T11:19:11.931+01:00Monthly Report, April 2023<p>Four very different weeks in April - starting with a week on Shetland, then a week around Oxford before decamping to warmer parts and a week wandering the hills around Lake Iseo in Lombardy and a week being pampered in a spa town in Val Camonica.</p><p>But first the numbers.</p><p>Reporting Days: 30</p><p>Location: Shetland, Oxford & Italy</p><p>Miles Walked: 199</p><p>Miles Driven: 971</p><p>Miles Trained: 705</p><p>Photographs Taken: Hundreds</p><p><b>Shetland</b></p><p>A week is never long enough to be on Shetland - and although I was a week too early for the puffins, there were razorbills and waves and sunshine.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zqPb1K5w7SvXM1tVtsj2Pj0kHD3Mlb8ht9AzYSsAAtw5_gzOlhZ8BInUGWh7m-OTt333IlhoY3u9BtSmbLY8N0FRDqxLZp-dGsGeANlHkeZImBsPWVdmSlcxoo8OthNHrTkSIGVf2GOHVha_iIH2nvCCangpySYEuwmZR0Et83G8LDG-iQ/s2400/AprilReport%20(1%20of%208).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zqPb1K5w7SvXM1tVtsj2Pj0kHD3Mlb8ht9AzYSsAAtw5_gzOlhZ8BInUGWh7m-OTt333IlhoY3u9BtSmbLY8N0FRDqxLZp-dGsGeANlHkeZImBsPWVdmSlcxoo8OthNHrTkSIGVf2GOHVha_iIH2nvCCangpySYEuwmZR0Et83G8LDG-iQ/w640-h360/AprilReport%20(1%20of%208).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbills, Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WBty06K_aGxC-UjMF46NgTKuPA_Ruco287eGl6H1KlJCLQUKGx9Bz6yxk_ma0jne2P9YotUYl9WXghozTloWYBDWyr1tgKJfJ31BhOFcLb28tSQ2owVdUlqT-dzXMLBaZ6FaU5jBi9FNiAggYVLW-IohrzlU7S08jYzsQOd0ew8kC3S4BA/s2400/AprilReport%20(2%20of%208).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WBty06K_aGxC-UjMF46NgTKuPA_Ruco287eGl6H1KlJCLQUKGx9Bz6yxk_ma0jne2P9YotUYl9WXghozTloWYBDWyr1tgKJfJ31BhOFcLb28tSQ2owVdUlqT-dzXMLBaZ6FaU5jBi9FNiAggYVLW-IohrzlU7S08jYzsQOd0ew8kC3S4BA/w640-h360/AprilReport%20(2%20of%208).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Water, Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><b>Oxford</b></p><p>A week is sometimes long enough to be in Oxford - but there were lots of signs of Spring around, even if it never got warm enough to sit outside.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdatX6Pxyc4rJ7lmmSFagLP4L7BixMTLsRtAqCy0GPUNTfKgk8uIhkKzA0oS4UmO011MIjCap5JRfXXhdnSmhC2s6_bLcP0sStQCdvZm8g-BCMRNj4wt_SNxj3c_-Ho-ahjBre8BsVfnj3gTy4mkFMHj9Y1PDQFrLY53Y22hFvn84hJqWABA/s2400/AprilReport%20(3%20of%208).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdatX6Pxyc4rJ7lmmSFagLP4L7BixMTLsRtAqCy0GPUNTfKgk8uIhkKzA0oS4UmO011MIjCap5JRfXXhdnSmhC2s6_bLcP0sStQCdvZm8g-BCMRNj4wt_SNxj3c_-Ho-ahjBre8BsVfnj3gTy4mkFMHj9Y1PDQFrLY53Y22hFvn84hJqWABA/w640-h360/AprilReport%20(3%20of%208).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fritillaries, Oxford Botanics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0kCqcSSbqkE89Sl6eeWzpROsPF8zwuiuULq27jLXuNRuTtJKJAaJLGXUZhffI-VrdT8mAFW9cIqGitU76Whsvw1bYNUrJTtPHwQURdzJwrxDugbHhskRRnjBd6x8268ibm41qt2Wx0ybRQCLp-Pyj8ALpeHWwTzsJXDfAx9yExUFuDyRaw/s2400/AprilReport%20(4%20of%208).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0kCqcSSbqkE89Sl6eeWzpROsPF8zwuiuULq27jLXuNRuTtJKJAaJLGXUZhffI-VrdT8mAFW9cIqGitU76Whsvw1bYNUrJTtPHwQURdzJwrxDugbHhskRRnjBd6x8268ibm41qt2Wx0ybRQCLp-Pyj8ALpeHWwTzsJXDfAx9yExUFuDyRaw/w640-h360/AprilReport%20(4%20of%208).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Water, Parson's Pleasure</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><b>Lake Iseo</b></p><p>Fast forwarding the seasons to full on Spring in Northern Italy, and time spent walking from hotel to hotel around the southern end of Lake Iseo (everyone has heard of Lake Garda, Lake Maggiore and Lake Como - but few have heard of Lake Iseo, the fourth largest of the Lombardy lakes). And to maintain the green walking credentials, all the travel was by train (Eurostar, TGV, Frecciarossa & Trenord). </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWLgwQV61KEFjE4GQL9wMxEQ4PVm0r3NSpBLWvWAjBAquuBqzkAfw4ESfXdzP6xJySA4SG4CTxZyese8p4lXsA6mG5vKOroaWX7Iq9v9s-JGs_b9JzO887hpQu9lU8mnEifrjrALeq_j5P_vUNTNO9I_IgrrTlbtyZv7BIAMhX4akJd4SbQ/s2400/AprilReport%20(5%20of%208).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWLgwQV61KEFjE4GQL9wMxEQ4PVm0r3NSpBLWvWAjBAquuBqzkAfw4ESfXdzP6xJySA4SG4CTxZyese8p4lXsA6mG5vKOroaWX7Iq9v9s-JGs_b9JzO887hpQu9lU8mnEifrjrALeq_j5P_vUNTNO9I_IgrrTlbtyZv7BIAMhX4akJd4SbQ/w640-h360/AprilReport%20(5%20of%208).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Iseo, Clusane</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ybbb5fo1Bfnru-_s_azkxMPRDoSqHsQTo11yzerVcTPRMxUk5_e6g23596O0MbXWhdXclunw_s_-aeqggpe7S5UPsUJ1d4f7XdZ1gLbySxcaKMNOkOmArzITgKaMWV3Qu1SbaF49aE2sd5bpyZbFxBC82KqvLhpfpU5Fh9ETf64CLlswGw/s2400/AprilReport%20(6%20of%208).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ybbb5fo1Bfnru-_s_azkxMPRDoSqHsQTo11yzerVcTPRMxUk5_e6g23596O0MbXWhdXclunw_s_-aeqggpe7S5UPsUJ1d4f7XdZ1gLbySxcaKMNOkOmArzITgKaMWV3Qu1SbaF49aE2sd5bpyZbFxBC82KqvLhpfpU5Fh9ETf64CLlswGw/w640-h360/AprilReport%20(6%20of%208).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monte Isola & Sulzano, Lake Iseo</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><b>Boario Terme</b></p><p>And having worn out our knees, we travelled north (by train, of course) up the Val Camonica for a spot of restorative neurotherapy and spa time.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVPcGl6Dki_ABW_lHeV6sfC0B20x3yHRO_q56ko1uzj-VkfZOt0xeeAdfqwp_4z38JLAsx4ktX6wb5JhkYyVGYnvk3fYrPW5OH2nWDyf0L8gNs-ie3re5EwlOzh8bFhw0hBGkWspYC4E7f9wJRAHHo_XxewUV4G31GtfxuhVgfC6i2Sx4LQ/s2400/AprilReport%20(8%20of%208).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVPcGl6Dki_ABW_lHeV6sfC0B20x3yHRO_q56ko1uzj-VkfZOt0xeeAdfqwp_4z38JLAsx4ktX6wb5JhkYyVGYnvk3fYrPW5OH2nWDyf0L8gNs-ie3re5EwlOzh8bFhw0hBGkWspYC4E7f9wJRAHHo_XxewUV4G31GtfxuhVgfC6i2Sx4LQ/w640-h360/AprilReport%20(8%20of%208).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Balcony View (Madonna del Alpi), Boario Terme</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>And in the next episode, Spa Time Take Two....</p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-29961545408580287242023-04-10T13:52:00.003+01:002023-04-10T13:52:22.220+01:00Monthly Report, March 2023<p>A mixed up month - in terms of seasons (Spring & Winter), in terms of place (England & Wales), in terms of paths (Oxfordshire Way, Wales Coast Path & Thames Path).</p><p>Reporting Days: 31</p><p>Location: Mostly England, but with a few days on the Gower coast in south Wales (for this months coastal fix)</p><p>Miles Walked: 233</p><p>Miles Driven: 808</p><p>Photographs Taken: Hundreds </p><p>Achievements: Thames Path Completed!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Weathers</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOVZXajqb8YxAcF1CXlgigPnjkvSwGNVWVCw3Qp-EGqUL-G1IIK8clzrTMl0XXpwIhWCdIopYuMXavJnzDeN1rA8NTsOAJWloGvsNX-kfYo5hJiPJOXbVlsnXmpb6bI-a_awJXNNGexTk1eH3ydDXXjYMVN-aRzN1MBbrjHOcL9OhMH_Www/s2400/IMG_1880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOVZXajqb8YxAcF1CXlgigPnjkvSwGNVWVCw3Qp-EGqUL-G1IIK8clzrTMl0XXpwIhWCdIopYuMXavJnzDeN1rA8NTsOAJWloGvsNX-kfYo5hJiPJOXbVlsnXmpb6bI-a_awJXNNGexTk1eH3ydDXXjYMVN-aRzN1MBbrjHOcL9OhMH_Www/w640-h360/IMG_1880.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oxford SnowDrops</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPs9wKpLrXHN45H0Jn4M_MQNjAICzD9wOHK2lu1B0jmEngKudpQiU0WwldI--Hg6VvmkKoOlJOudc4IpJXlPSAfTNktomK1WF3YDnhbeWPj7IUgwurXW9k6IIt9ez4mdfDqmQjXtrEgRVolELftmJE1p1imhtQaLyPY5Y9wrdyToAtNZhRug/s2400/IMG_1967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPs9wKpLrXHN45H0Jn4M_MQNjAICzD9wOHK2lu1B0jmEngKudpQiU0WwldI--Hg6VvmkKoOlJOudc4IpJXlPSAfTNktomK1WF3YDnhbeWPj7IUgwurXW9k6IIt9ez4mdfDqmQjXtrEgRVolELftmJE1p1imhtQaLyPY5Y9wrdyToAtNZhRug/w640-h360/IMG_1967.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oxford SnowFall</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVOUCXUfc4xecHa182ehi8AqknDd4LosU-EiHNAakgmDdDYvDc82oMnDf9uP91I3aIhHuJClA5iOLFo9VHbHJSuuLrWBhVvGIMo-5IDgqMfkZOLYlG7TD7lfT60rmsuxU7b6BYDVaqw3It7znA5lJWaYT4v6trbv-eoEeg7gr_BnsEEpQdQ/s2400/IMG_2107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVOUCXUfc4xecHa182ehi8AqknDd4LosU-EiHNAakgmDdDYvDc82oMnDf9uP91I3aIhHuJClA5iOLFo9VHbHJSuuLrWBhVvGIMo-5IDgqMfkZOLYlG7TD7lfT60rmsuxU7b6BYDVaqw3It7znA5lJWaYT4v6trbv-eoEeg7gr_BnsEEpQdQ/w640-h360/IMG_2107.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floods on the Cherwell</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXY2bBycW4KhE7Sa8V2zsCkS6z6X3uNBRNtcW59yjDdOmNsnK9L98tEiM1o66I92Mc5xAQH5SHKmA6U4oNY-7sf9y3Q43IA7TFx2WglUqJhR6Rq8lM2ghVXdz3ccv1E0hn9ere29hkvgalHSVr7PHDganI8C7MfFI2sVRTzbTmtAR7Yurqg/s2400/IMG_2227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXY2bBycW4KhE7Sa8V2zsCkS6z6X3uNBRNtcW59yjDdOmNsnK9L98tEiM1o66I92Mc5xAQH5SHKmA6U4oNY-7sf9y3Q43IA7TFx2WglUqJhR6Rq8lM2ghVXdz3ccv1E0hn9ere29hkvgalHSVr7PHDganI8C7MfFI2sVRTzbTmtAR7Yurqg/w640-h360/IMG_2227.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunshine in the Oxford Botanics</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><b>Gower Coast</b></p><p>We attempted unsuccessfully to book a stay at the Worms Head Hotel in Rhossili back in January, but fast forward to March gave us the chance to walk some bits of the Wales Coast Path (and bits of the Gower Way) - and enjoy some splendid coastal scenery. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZFSaV5cm2jdPhC2ORH8HP3RgzKd3FTTYei_jZ6Q0kgjQUt8sjKjpolG6HU8H5MbuAFb-xMQu6yMUfRfBz8-mlMqGvP7ia31VAKieoR9p-iqX4Mr9DpMhRIbS8CwxQIW055Y-He6YuvQPr5V_MjfOfCDXa98RW4gpaPwTZHsclb1GI_VlQA/s2400/IMG_2388-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZFSaV5cm2jdPhC2ORH8HP3RgzKd3FTTYei_jZ6Q0kgjQUt8sjKjpolG6HU8H5MbuAFb-xMQu6yMUfRfBz8-mlMqGvP7ia31VAKieoR9p-iqX4Mr9DpMhRIbS8CwxQIW055Y-He6YuvQPr5V_MjfOfCDXa98RW4gpaPwTZHsclb1GI_VlQA/w640-h360/IMG_2388-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Worms Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIY4If_ZJaXABuPqtpbW2fDPmT9tgYJpcplN0ST_OyKdEe9cbiK1ysoCEySbyxI4Gy85YSMEdbxM2yobqPQBd0pH1FNLU4jy33dFaJMXDUYLzXLN5Bg-DOiEWNYgF9yDnQsoIgJMyVHWpdP60gyjt2nduj_41ZjGnsmHCSy9dkAVCwY5tNg/s2400/DSC01074-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIY4If_ZJaXABuPqtpbW2fDPmT9tgYJpcplN0ST_OyKdEe9cbiK1ysoCEySbyxI4Gy85YSMEdbxM2yobqPQBd0pH1FNLU4jy33dFaJMXDUYLzXLN5Bg-DOiEWNYgF9yDnQsoIgJMyVHWpdP60gyjt2nduj_41ZjGnsmHCSy9dkAVCwY5tNg/w640-h360/DSC01074-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhossili Beach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnfMn2fIWiBvgLkGxrfm1ci0xZSF0YSIW5l3ETEAdSCcJ2mPcRmVSTvmh3dhjPemTylG1DL5JOQMx080S0kGQ0f3q7ElTo-TSJQK8e0LcJz898hv2WVNHxWehENNnGRUxFcSGXpioR2_bTVXaTsGIpCIXyN0lP7puRtV3havjt4vd9x9ibQ/s2400/DSC01122-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnfMn2fIWiBvgLkGxrfm1ci0xZSF0YSIW5l3ETEAdSCcJ2mPcRmVSTvmh3dhjPemTylG1DL5JOQMx080S0kGQ0f3q7ElTo-TSJQK8e0LcJz898hv2WVNHxWehENNnGRUxFcSGXpioR2_bTVXaTsGIpCIXyN0lP7puRtV3havjt4vd9x9ibQ/w640-h360/DSC01122-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being Watched</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><b>Thames Path</b></p><p>I've been walking the Thames Path (in bits) for about five years - it kept getting interrupted by jobs and pandemics and miscellaneous other distractions. In 2018 I walked between Lechlade and Marlow. In 2020, from Marlow to Teddington, and in December 2022 from Teddington to the Thames Barrier. And finally (this month) the last two days from Lechlade to the Source. A wee bit wet in places - and a bit of occasional light wading was needed...</p><p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0U4J-Xqtfy-sNDBZ6RdH5ofPT9DaR19vSoxgJKrfO1BoTbwYMOcnUhJ2ttqaqsaiYeG2YqoHNt2scpvKGzUv0bmJYQkmM5vcWunymPcXx5dBbdvDXWXSsqborg96VBTqRSRJXmRPeRkiwzC_-67cI0pFRk-345HaH-nwKh7czfRPbPRieiw/s2400/IMG_2798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0U4J-Xqtfy-sNDBZ6RdH5ofPT9DaR19vSoxgJKrfO1BoTbwYMOcnUhJ2ttqaqsaiYeG2YqoHNt2scpvKGzUv0bmJYQkmM5vcWunymPcXx5dBbdvDXWXSsqborg96VBTqRSRJXmRPeRkiwzC_-67cI0pFRk-345HaH-nwKh7czfRPbPRieiw/w640-h360/IMG_2798.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No Through Road</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiOhQi177ex_ZZgPgyjB7rCD6L2NC-KR6z88h8s92PfMCfdFnf_5AyFnQnbRGE301j9Ve-lpzPYXLJKtMBfeZ2qSjPqcxwd3h6LGIF_r6CNZdZuZlbepqEQU5tUF9Tdxn2e3aICeXZlOprvzp-Ha4z9oMK439hdGqEGesLavqtsw7bW4TvA/s2400/IMG_2907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiOhQi177ex_ZZgPgyjB7rCD6L2NC-KR6z88h8s92PfMCfdFnf_5AyFnQnbRGE301j9Ve-lpzPYXLJKtMBfeZ2qSjPqcxwd3h6LGIF_r6CNZdZuZlbepqEQU5tUF9Tdxn2e3aICeXZlOprvzp-Ha4z9oMK439hdGqEGesLavqtsw7bW4TvA/w640-h360/IMG_2907.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End of Road</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><b>And heading north</b></p><p>It is remarkable how often the monthly report ends with a comment about heading north - and again this time the final picture of the month was taken near Carlisle - heading for what I hope will be a smooth ferry crossing to Shetland.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGE3sMxll_qk03QIpYS_nrux3_XVChMIKnEYTY1uRir8JntPWC0WZhPQgfQ58cdnB4awB1IdXB2xxwznwxSL9D078M9WK0pU7SNSc8maN9vQNB4lUMwJ4-U5wIg2yaWmCodCRdHG_8OXfbFJQt1cbNQAjH2QdOWGw3BHlI22aSHs8MjGT3lQ/s2400/IMG_2997%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGE3sMxll_qk03QIpYS_nrux3_XVChMIKnEYTY1uRir8JntPWC0WZhPQgfQ58cdnB4awB1IdXB2xxwznwxSL9D078M9WK0pU7SNSc8maN9vQNB4lUMwJ4-U5wIg2yaWmCodCRdHG_8OXfbFJQt1cbNQAjH2QdOWGw3BHlI22aSHs8MjGT3lQ/w640-h360/IMG_2997%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St Cuthbert Without</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-35424095262222961832023-03-06T11:55:00.001+00:002023-03-06T11:56:02.645+00:00Monthly Report, February 2023<p>An almost entirely Scottish month - starting off in the Cairngorms and finishing in Oxford, but with most of the intervening days on Shetland, or around Stonehaven or in Fife.</p><p>Reporting Days: Only 28</p><p>Location: Mostly Scotland. Mostly Shetland.</p><p>Miles Walked or Rowed: 188 (the rowing machine comes in to its own when the Shetland weather doesn't cooperate)</p><p>Miles Driven: 867</p><p>Gardens Tended: 1</p><p>Photographs Taken: Thousands (mostly coastal, mostly waves)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Shetland Waves</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljBG6dIxOBUgW0d4CXtkdltDJYtRjPQd7FOcs1Qn7AqPbHmtpYZYQUqXeI3nrbtR2q5Ta4GOdWwhcjefwzNejt1ebS_PHA5xfFG0hO3BeW0iNdkyQezUXX_OcwMm2O-_Dr7XlOodvB8cfK6VeevOP385bFVo6Q__ttQc-D3iTiSYHLxpBCw/s2400/DSC01458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljBG6dIxOBUgW0d4CXtkdltDJYtRjPQd7FOcs1Qn7AqPbHmtpYZYQUqXeI3nrbtR2q5Ta4GOdWwhcjefwzNejt1ebS_PHA5xfFG0hO3BeW0iNdkyQezUXX_OcwMm2O-_Dr7XlOodvB8cfK6VeevOP385bFVo6Q__ttQc-D3iTiSYHLxpBCw/w640-h360/DSC01458.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Incoming Waves, Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5hU0kYvIxHI99YkvN2QJtpon_p6m7g-uHphMyUwOyq6DTnEoqUXdYDIvnOnFdkqttYMdWUKvJcnvQWvYteg8hX3mQp-NaAIowclaKWtla7IJe4FiDunGlCiMlnqJVl119EePGM-PeKlYRbSXCXYDdLy5lBsh3p88QgXh41R8jEXq6rMLcQ/s2400/DSC03684.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5hU0kYvIxHI99YkvN2QJtpon_p6m7g-uHphMyUwOyq6DTnEoqUXdYDIvnOnFdkqttYMdWUKvJcnvQWvYteg8hX3mQp-NaAIowclaKWtla7IJe4FiDunGlCiMlnqJVl119EePGM-PeKlYRbSXCXYDdLy5lBsh3p88QgXh41R8jEXq6rMLcQ/w640-h360/DSC03684.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same Place, Different Waves, Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzw3UQJ20LsggB4_Rr-jlLaKNJMFQeyN59nKpFj2IRiySXUiVIXzX6yrxpwcEsia3JIyqeKnhL0NIMhD_BzpnKLsHILxgj6uuxZignqkbuki53Pi1AU2uR1vnQSS6WkIQwUu5XKUjUheYcDcTf0Esnz8F-UAB6JxapTzc_9wiU6gnV-3v6TA/s2400/DSC08695-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzw3UQJ20LsggB4_Rr-jlLaKNJMFQeyN59nKpFj2IRiySXUiVIXzX6yrxpwcEsia3JIyqeKnhL0NIMhD_BzpnKLsHILxgj6uuxZignqkbuki53Pi1AU2uR1vnQSS6WkIQwUu5XKUjUheYcDcTf0Esnz8F-UAB6JxapTzc_9wiU6gnV-3v6TA/w640-h360/DSC08695-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waves Breaking over Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jLeb4M2wizvC0_s_2FiWw__ggVL0l8BqEZl1CLeLDTDyQ5zaFNIhflILA1WWujHclYS9JVXyYBGPn-uLxtMK1kKPn1K-ihvqHekeo_SQ5D0ryxwODm3N5pv7deFUXzeJOv6V1l3BIjtuyaHfryEJ73xuLPv8vEl9XYvWdG55SWQxdW8e8Q/s2400/DSC08760.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jLeb4M2wizvC0_s_2FiWw__ggVL0l8BqEZl1CLeLDTDyQ5zaFNIhflILA1WWujHclYS9JVXyYBGPn-uLxtMK1kKPn1K-ihvqHekeo_SQ5D0ryxwODm3N5pv7deFUXzeJOv6V1l3BIjtuyaHfryEJ73xuLPv8vEl9XYvWdG55SWQxdW8e8Q/w640-h360/DSC08760.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Broad Geo, Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDR0OuWaDPF7BmuHRWcXOIPVOx5b4Ecz9-nB2AscFSZ-LS3N_8ho-1H78yalZIJBjCtIvszjnmDiY-CK7BdzRmSAtP1rM4Fa7-oSRW8mcxQ7_Yw6G22sXIKjsO1_YXV8g0BC8vfPlZ7e8_oWDaudHwGpfWyKnYXsVdULyJ1mIrvhvdvhnb9w/s2400/DSC08876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDR0OuWaDPF7BmuHRWcXOIPVOx5b4Ecz9-nB2AscFSZ-LS3N_8ho-1H78yalZIJBjCtIvszjnmDiY-CK7BdzRmSAtP1rM4Fa7-oSRW8mcxQ7_Yw6G22sXIKjsO1_YXV8g0BC8vfPlZ7e8_oWDaudHwGpfWyKnYXsVdULyJ1mIrvhvdvhnb9w/w640-h360/DSC08876.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Voe of Sumburgh</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Sunrise & Sunset</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgHi04e_JyhfTu3lIkK5JXMhr23P2aM-ot0WcdRyBhzG0HvnP2Vi7uJnwlrjOKUfYp9579AR6R-ip7_mVyK2ZqVBxNQrAvTwzss6qmR5epridFix5yt1c1an99-r5aSn3iRyPEzMnjJBrxcLH14j-uxEQY_YieqSyxRzwWfx6eXg79WM-_Q/s2400/DSC00293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgHi04e_JyhfTu3lIkK5JXMhr23P2aM-ot0WcdRyBhzG0HvnP2Vi7uJnwlrjOKUfYp9579AR6R-ip7_mVyK2ZqVBxNQrAvTwzss6qmR5epridFix5yt1c1an99-r5aSn3iRyPEzMnjJBrxcLH14j-uxEQY_YieqSyxRzwWfx6eXg79WM-_Q/w640-h360/DSC00293.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise, Pool of Virkie</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToKq8B-3OhGKms5W-6IDeibmCNdbfCq5oiqbKwhHkWRAmQPFzjeV_uDnmFLiOom-ZBcPgv-K_lgYnGykj6tQLwryLEMZc9qdWLDce9Q3Z5vXjQGeT3nDOfYRssCv6SEUhtVLH6j1Xs-MzZBaS0gdsFVsSBLMDXHewxrIrWU5OYnpWrFyJsw/s2400/DSC02937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToKq8B-3OhGKms5W-6IDeibmCNdbfCq5oiqbKwhHkWRAmQPFzjeV_uDnmFLiOom-ZBcPgv-K_lgYnGykj6tQLwryLEMZc9qdWLDce9Q3Z5vXjQGeT3nDOfYRssCv6SEUhtVLH6j1Xs-MzZBaS0gdsFVsSBLMDXHewxrIrWU5OYnpWrFyJsw/w640-h360/DSC02937.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset, Quendale Bay<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Back on the Mainland / Mostly Coastal</b></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0aI2TgbzBE80rcMqwz1Q8huG22pLs5M-xbCoSRoF5_2genGlVpfBbjHlGWw9zr0Dri1zv8ySlswYe2rcRGu4TzBUO9Oz3dDpYppHI5_Imb2W0IxsGV43ANiU5a_Aml3C0Wj66lM4eWuVMzzPag11K8Sw5I4SW3nS_w-NZPDbOt-awNjy5A/s2400/DSC09499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0aI2TgbzBE80rcMqwz1Q8huG22pLs5M-xbCoSRoF5_2genGlVpfBbjHlGWw9zr0Dri1zv8ySlswYe2rcRGu4TzBUO9Oz3dDpYppHI5_Imb2W0IxsGV43ANiU5a_Aml3C0Wj66lM4eWuVMzzPag11K8Sw5I4SW3nS_w-NZPDbOt-awNjy5A/w640-h360/DSC09499.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVjPXFiNTWm0Mi4RSSFOL6IRNZV_naZzO5eTaXYRCl12N5Eoyq8QL8pIsYvm9COEbqbq5V1dE9xUJr_VZzzlZVeAq_hbZQ8MAUJUWLuUEV88o-y-Nl6G4jHE5ohc7lBwcL3_KbtozGQgtkI97w4kiVuQJgC1NOJyaGXWEz0PClSrATxxNGA/s2400/DSC09938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflw9ZgJkOjPRpbzKwrCfzPY-XXTnyH8oZzEza9RJ5fnVUsREhWuw1g6nIndEnNfqmr8ncbWuait8-96NzDR1KB7UM9SUjI2HciO8nO80ndozKvWWtexn_at5xBjSPrLZRTO-bGulgvPGKmHE0smt1RAfzcd_C2YWvGIMk3PkB5hg-xs9Izg/s2400/DSC00305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflw9ZgJkOjPRpbzKwrCfzPY-XXTnyH8oZzEza9RJ5fnVUsREhWuw1g6nIndEnNfqmr8ncbWuait8-96NzDR1KB7UM9SUjI2HciO8nO80ndozKvWWtexn_at5xBjSPrLZRTO-bGulgvPGKmHE0smt1RAfzcd_C2YWvGIMk3PkB5hg-xs9Izg/w640-h360/DSC00305.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manchester Ship Canal, Warrington (almost coastal!)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-68764402065161701232023-02-05T15:40:00.003+00:002023-02-05T15:40:30.334+00:00Monthly Report, January 2023<p>A month of two parts - firstly a gentle start to the new year (there must be some bonus to being retired!), followed by a return to the Cairngorms to revisit some old walks and to walk a bit of the Speyside Way.</p><p>Reporting Days: 31</p><p>Location: Mostly Oxford plus a few days in the Cairngorms</p><p>Miles Walked: 192</p><p>Miles Driven: 807</p><p>Gardens Tended: 2 (a little bit of labouring, plus frequent bird feeder refilling)</p><p>Photographs Taken: Hundreds (an awful lot of trees!)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Oxford-based</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVhje2Kh4YVW6KtkkU8Yhuxq_7qdqr0ZCDDJQdjVhT_b26gNQiMlRU_1anrVroa_-fQ4oH3aNb514RA7jO3dHbsrL2F3KOZWUmUq8u53komE1gWW7C_WOFOqpbFhdpGMPOq_v8CbavPqzsJHvLrFvFgbGiAVUDfDO_tCmu5ocBmN8hegeOA/s2400/IMG_9216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVhje2Kh4YVW6KtkkU8Yhuxq_7qdqr0ZCDDJQdjVhT_b26gNQiMlRU_1anrVroa_-fQ4oH3aNb514RA7jO3dHbsrL2F3KOZWUmUq8u53komE1gWW7C_WOFOqpbFhdpGMPOq_v8CbavPqzsJHvLrFvFgbGiAVUDfDO_tCmu5ocBmN8hegeOA/w640-h360/IMG_9216.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cold, Clear & Flooded, Port Meadow, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdb9m_kdk9QFNyWzgr4FfewNdAQ7lQoVUdS_Q7HrZuO_F0UK8oCBPBvk6ip32h-glx28jfTCrJQaaRQg2OIH0hCED7W54_gkL0Usqbid5qyr6naa_eRQHS_7jqyfDFRZKZSBOEuLPHmG-6eE2RMfhoNRsCiv3qtt1zxdctOj0dBKOjcXpRQQ/s2400/DSC07971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdb9m_kdk9QFNyWzgr4FfewNdAQ7lQoVUdS_Q7HrZuO_F0UK8oCBPBvk6ip32h-glx28jfTCrJQaaRQg2OIH0hCED7W54_gkL0Usqbid5qyr6naa_eRQHS_7jqyfDFRZKZSBOEuLPHmG-6eE2RMfhoNRsCiv3qtt1zxdctOj0dBKOjcXpRQQ/w640-h360/DSC07971.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">RSPB Otmoor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbjmDGWa6eR_5CnZLWGcPgjvGmaFVlI-XuyySlnvr8bg67Zs3lwRftcyVwBcISMjZ8VQl2b3WsMfjoT-Ol0QmIDrBfNVyi46VAeZBEXuX33QYDQtvvdO0Gk1cNV3ljT8DL30KzF8BXINEF_Z0CbzmUR44EuxM_dURutA2MFK0zQr7Nz27CQ/s2400/IMG_9587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbjmDGWa6eR_5CnZLWGcPgjvGmaFVlI-XuyySlnvr8bg67Zs3lwRftcyVwBcISMjZ8VQl2b3WsMfjoT-Ol0QmIDrBfNVyi46VAeZBEXuX33QYDQtvvdO0Gk1cNV3ljT8DL30KzF8BXINEF_Z0CbzmUR44EuxM_dURutA2MFK0zQr7Nz27CQ/w640-h360/IMG_9587.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">London Day Trip</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZr8o8BhRdOkRyDkqaBRsKPvgyB8xhkA-Y0-OZmUELtLi3msFfnnrobvYF0IAP604AF0M95ppQApX1OHSkEDXWdPgkc80wxpQJ0m2bDGkgC7GvTEEgo7qHxwkBPIJQFz9TsXITNpN2LFbPtd0wdY-SS0yphf97ZYA82yh1PrjsYvIvN1DLA/s2400/DSC08018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZr8o8BhRdOkRyDkqaBRsKPvgyB8xhkA-Y0-OZmUELtLi3msFfnnrobvYF0IAP604AF0M95ppQApX1OHSkEDXWdPgkc80wxpQJ0m2bDGkgC7GvTEEgo7qHxwkBPIJQFz9TsXITNpN2LFbPtd0wdY-SS0yphf97ZYA82yh1PrjsYvIvN1DLA/w640-h360/DSC08018.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Oak, en route to BBOWT Sydlings Copse</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMTJ45DrGrUV6m8fUczDyBq3mab2Lp1tp38HioW2o8k0N0yLVft45WUYWZl89kvtcTodKKUQ4UUZhBfnwMzgR2zUYNTOLA98ecmx2ZZTRXW95KvPqygcjl35zhydwdoBe0EkpM2PyaQrbmSJLpJmEBT1TnroWTRGmLBNjBKV-kadtN016Tw/s2400/DSC08120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMTJ45DrGrUV6m8fUczDyBq3mab2Lp1tp38HioW2o8k0N0yLVft45WUYWZl89kvtcTodKKUQ4UUZhBfnwMzgR2zUYNTOLA98ecmx2ZZTRXW95KvPqygcjl35zhydwdoBe0EkpM2PyaQrbmSJLpJmEBT1TnroWTRGmLBNjBKV-kadtN016Tw/w640-h360/DSC08120.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Windmill @ Great Haseley, Oxfordshire</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdUEdVnAnLYNEkiPSecjaNkTqqjJNbwIvhSWE6m1S6VvjG4PzT3wIxmqEMjZ4OHX6gGSbIS1GMw2-LBl-1s4dnF4luOLjcUMZBtPERBe484OTlF2biXpT89HKEqu-f9YdxC7IXmf8pgg5DSzeGHLzTINrZinUG0DG5534xP9VJN8M1t4Ajw/s2400/IMG_0070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdUEdVnAnLYNEkiPSecjaNkTqqjJNbwIvhSWE6m1S6VvjG4PzT3wIxmqEMjZ4OHX6gGSbIS1GMw2-LBl-1s4dnF4luOLjcUMZBtPERBe484OTlF2biXpT89HKEqu-f9YdxC7IXmf8pgg5DSzeGHLzTINrZinUG0DG5534xP9VJN8M1t4Ajw/w640-h360/IMG_0070.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freezing Fog, Bury Knowle Park, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1n8qRpJSc7LiMMXW1XS1lAwI15Mbg63kBJsu5VxjIfQc8YCXa5sc3rtl5xZU5gi5mgJV0MW-xqyjQypxitB8kytACVCpATZpVht1fjLRBuswERT6BZkchje85YxT3JmjvdvY9VXqMfhWX4VR2jrqG-PTxs3s3L7hlby-emsI4LxfrfCbdw/s2400/IMG_0154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1n8qRpJSc7LiMMXW1XS1lAwI15Mbg63kBJsu5VxjIfQc8YCXa5sc3rtl5xZU5gi5mgJV0MW-xqyjQypxitB8kytACVCpATZpVht1fjLRBuswERT6BZkchje85YxT3JmjvdvY9VXqMfhWX4VR2jrqG-PTxs3s3L7hlby-emsI4LxfrfCbdw/w640-h360/IMG_0154.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just Freezing, Bury Knowle Park, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Revisiting Aviemore</b></p><p>I've lost track of number of times I've visited Aviemore. There were lots of family visits there in the 1970s, there were several student-days visits in the 80s and more recently I visited every month in 2015 and several times since to photograph the annual sled dog races and to walk in the Rothiemurchus Estate and into the Lairig Ghru. It has been about four years since I visited, so I decided to stop off in Aviemore for a few days en route to Shetland - stayed in my favourite wee hotel (The Rowan Tree) and did four walks - up into the Lairig Ghru from Loch an Eilein, up to the Ryvoan Bothy from Glenmore (both walks I've done many times before) and north from Aviemore to Boat of Garten and south to Kingussie along the Speyside Way.</p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmAo4OCecnk4IwY8CYK4L-n26OP1DqrtWYYvQXFDg2TjbWF1Rzdk81IswEye8sCTSmdCQc7ELYpkO10yCe56rTFDPhiua-luq1cZ7ypIclIw8g07c4lr0aeyrpyuCHgPavXSoJ-9rNLbqvx5na1a_jFW-C_TeOr4_DWI24RN-inIVoUXwRw/s2400/DSC08414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmAo4OCecnk4IwY8CYK4L-n26OP1DqrtWYYvQXFDg2TjbWF1Rzdk81IswEye8sCTSmdCQc7ELYpkO10yCe56rTFDPhiua-luq1cZ7ypIclIw8g07c4lr0aeyrpyuCHgPavXSoJ-9rNLbqvx5na1a_jFW-C_TeOr4_DWI24RN-inIVoUXwRw/w640-h360/DSC08414.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loch an Eilein, Rothiemurchus Estate</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj01jaB73GqOY4p_Bi789KiOkTnIWRRaXAk11v6KpPfT2N2Bn1TOPL-MuajaEZbeg2TnNPw4wZCf6oAR_zUZDUSjbrgEOyTb_CacThPjeQMABwVPU1kZQkFyXsGddNHOsaaj6RVCcEtWgRm_SZULDptf-UVzSJlAVM6gJ-HIukBXOpxHhNTQ/s2400/DSC09725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj01jaB73GqOY4p_Bi789KiOkTnIWRRaXAk11v6KpPfT2N2Bn1TOPL-MuajaEZbeg2TnNPw4wZCf6oAR_zUZDUSjbrgEOyTb_CacThPjeQMABwVPU1kZQkFyXsGddNHOsaaj6RVCcEtWgRm_SZULDptf-UVzSJlAVM6gJ-HIukBXOpxHhNTQ/w640-h360/DSC09725.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryvoan Pass, Glenmore Forest</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMtWuPxuEvBLGwYjAbBFVVsKz-Fn-FHjvdwUvlhT-xQ7wHgPS-h2rg5ZxkdXK6Dl2ctQodgHkj9NKmyg9jnCaWy9FBG2x3vBZ4hNm3lZ732rjRRfVgnm3m29877MQ2-78jWI7FNzEhX9nqgnhz3sOKao6xte5ey2gK-txCdrMbxp6Rsf4tw/s2400/IMG_0775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMtWuPxuEvBLGwYjAbBFVVsKz-Fn-FHjvdwUvlhT-xQ7wHgPS-h2rg5ZxkdXK6Dl2ctQodgHkj9NKmyg9jnCaWy9FBG2x3vBZ4hNm3lZ732rjRRfVgnm3m29877MQ2-78jWI7FNzEhX9nqgnhz3sOKao6xte5ey2gK-txCdrMbxp6Rsf4tw/w640-h360/IMG_0775.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Speyside Way, heading into Boat of Garten</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><b>Next Month</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Having driven as far as Aviemore, it seemed like a good idea to head on to Aberdeen and get the boat up to Shetland - more on that next time, but it is safe to assume (not really a spoiler) that there will fewer trees in next months report and a lot more waves!</div><div><br /></div>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-21018625449375157322023-01-07T16:41:00.004+00:002023-01-07T16:43:32.324+00:00Monthly Report, December 2022<p>To round off 2022, time spent based in the far south (of England) - mostly around Oxford but with the additional attractions of doing a bit more of the Thames Path and a long weekend around Bristol revisiting old haunts.</p><p>Reporting Days: 31</p><p>Location: Mostly Oxford</p><p>Miles walked: 191</p><p>Miles driven: 438</p><p>Gardens Tended: 2 (assuming that keeping the bird feeders filled counts as 'tending')</p><p>Photographs Taken: Hundreds (mostly trees)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Trees</b></p><p>Trees are always my stand-by photographic subject when I'm in the south of England - they tell the story of the year. December took us from golden leaves to bare branches and to freezing fog.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnZyEripy3S8K8aEyY47rDOAzA1MH0A2K7QJOpjZt6_eN7Wsb_dMperC2h6J_pA1aTsssml_FMXEHF3GcISBonXvs_TmNhkSAGioiy8RQps-tBT_OkycO_ceX2nahJOY-tGF9psvxpl9q74n4F85d8x6EuioD1z4Of-ovTpS5g1Gn6xRJJw/s2400/IMG_8123.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnZyEripy3S8K8aEyY47rDOAzA1MH0A2K7QJOpjZt6_eN7Wsb_dMperC2h6J_pA1aTsssml_FMXEHF3GcISBonXvs_TmNhkSAGioiy8RQps-tBT_OkycO_ceX2nahJOY-tGF9psvxpl9q74n4F85d8x6EuioD1z4Of-ovTpS5g1Gn6xRJJw/w640-h360/IMG_8123.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn Colours in Bury Knowle Park, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCfjoSGJqsq4uKSI_N-khI-4RsW7Nhbd4iukVFe0M1FodXQOQZbmn3BojE-K68hxWxRfxInuEXdcfUpJpOuw4m4Av3gQsbvLXSukRrVCiTkjLhe-9vscGR3WxfxTRJHS_Y-4J8BNJnuZU_qCZdeYrAmD6BkiITrFjfLh9FJbzAHmg0Jrl2Q/s2400/DSC07725.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCfjoSGJqsq4uKSI_N-khI-4RsW7Nhbd4iukVFe0M1FodXQOQZbmn3BojE-K68hxWxRfxInuEXdcfUpJpOuw4m4Av3gQsbvLXSukRrVCiTkjLhe-9vscGR3WxfxTRJHS_Y-4J8BNJnuZU_qCZdeYrAmD6BkiITrFjfLh9FJbzAHmg0Jrl2Q/w640-h360/DSC07725.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silver Birch at Sydlings Copse, just outside Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7KspMjJ0byPVWZYL-d5Gu7MEx9Bq3ZX3Y35xx7bHggHEl6hWiF95rSM00F0p_1rGEj9RBBubc_4jEbUPBkKrO7Z29jq7HyR5IH6K-HKZu94oReTPcLAw6mygTKDlk1cPtRKJPM8KfLMq5bfjIgZMh2yOvBeAvxjsoIFwv6TAnmL3MMyIfA/s2400/DSC06305.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7KspMjJ0byPVWZYL-d5Gu7MEx9Bq3ZX3Y35xx7bHggHEl6hWiF95rSM00F0p_1rGEj9RBBubc_4jEbUPBkKrO7Z29jq7HyR5IH6K-HKZu94oReTPcLAw6mygTKDlk1cPtRKJPM8KfLMq5bfjIgZMh2yOvBeAvxjsoIFwv6TAnmL3MMyIfA/w640-h360/DSC06305.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teasels in Freezing Fog at RSPB Otmoor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJL5BmGE9P-iW9MOTy_RUrTgLvViRnEeKAJoEYyCTv8QW4IgBf7p4ttTycl16gBcilsL_ott28O7nkGMCgL4xI667bZJR1tVmIV8OBNzn7p4f48EMVp8fG29_607fJp75mrnBB8ELnXVuZrns39hEjxfuG6t3yTz6WpkibcKkBV-BDSk34yQ/s2400/DSC06382.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJL5BmGE9P-iW9MOTy_RUrTgLvViRnEeKAJoEYyCTv8QW4IgBf7p4ttTycl16gBcilsL_ott28O7nkGMCgL4xI667bZJR1tVmIV8OBNzn7p4f48EMVp8fG29_607fJp75mrnBB8ELnXVuZrns39hEjxfuG6t3yTz6WpkibcKkBV-BDSk34yQ/w640-h360/DSC06382.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freezing Fog at RSPB Otmoor</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Oxford Canal</b></p><p>Oxford is rubbish for beaches but it does have both river and canal.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDw5jnV0HfCy0N3l3uMejKFA9_n-KR6MtWFazuuVM408cJX1jazBprU0-3USU_UivhalQHT7ix7vnXln36zv97c98uwTGNGIqFd4tlAveFT02HrOT98WcbzQ1QJcZ7QvZ-GF5dhsT7GrDkYwk03DzWl_z8gu38fna99eHK-G4gsl8_2LQ4_A/s2400/IMG_8303.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDw5jnV0HfCy0N3l3uMejKFA9_n-KR6MtWFazuuVM408cJX1jazBprU0-3USU_UivhalQHT7ix7vnXln36zv97c98uwTGNGIqFd4tlAveFT02HrOT98WcbzQ1QJcZ7QvZ-GF5dhsT7GrDkYwk03DzWl_z8gu38fna99eHK-G4gsl8_2LQ4_A/w640-h360/IMG_8303.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice on the Oxford Canal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQWKq_G0LCTGLT-hYRNG00EG84sSvogjd2V5AIyipdnT6F4UKBo38E6UopJDWoaMt_LXXcyDZvKfXpEC8AX8RA8wTIOFi2YL-bxSTSSDTsZ39E_YhuRKMuQ2F8hJ8H-8GmmoDtRgKgn4UT0_TmAfFDMEROea6vn0VVQajocy9P8B3fL2gmg/s2400/IMG_8405.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQWKq_G0LCTGLT-hYRNG00EG84sSvogjd2V5AIyipdnT6F4UKBo38E6UopJDWoaMt_LXXcyDZvKfXpEC8AX8RA8wTIOFi2YL-bxSTSSDTsZ39E_YhuRKMuQ2F8hJ8H-8GmmoDtRgKgn4UT0_TmAfFDMEROea6vn0VVQajocy9P8B3fL2gmg/w640-h360/IMG_8405.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice on the Oxford Canal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>Thames Path</b></p><p>Long long ago, I decided to walk the Thames Path - I walked east and west from Oxford in 2018, I walked down to Teddington in 2020 and this month I walked through central London down to the Thames Barrier. Hopefully, I'll get to do the last bit (from Lechlade to the source) in 2023....</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SaCJxMps26uo_tYDnX3ef1MnpxmTS3eZX4oobYK2RdE81R8rpFPlvAYv1mKkKC1EcmrYOY-DpCMse0sMAqontneOts7sQqRHQr5qkK8DBBEwEgAi31rafAigg9D_tYiQTVxi0sUswoblFG_nwAWaBxpuV05I_zftt--LzhMfDEoVY-zE3g/s2400/IMG_7738.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SaCJxMps26uo_tYDnX3ef1MnpxmTS3eZX4oobYK2RdE81R8rpFPlvAYv1mKkKC1EcmrYOY-DpCMse0sMAqontneOts7sQqRHQr5qkK8DBBEwEgAi31rafAigg9D_tYiQTVxi0sUswoblFG_nwAWaBxpuV05I_zftt--LzhMfDEoVY-zE3g/w640-h360/IMG_7738.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tower Bridge from the Thames Path</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhxslP_qHXpybXPeIhzev-gcmJRIc7J6uofDUbKnH5sJMYuu5UyBaBXg6ia0Vn5Bfe_N-G-6GGs-cggGuxOzwtV5Dz3I-FawM3DOJ6mfvjRGPQqibfVOFZHws9aLYU5EIvAHgyB1BBON9GqRQHew0IOMv3k8SmJOJtngw3y6FEnQI8q_vEg/s2400/IMG_8049.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhxslP_qHXpybXPeIhzev-gcmJRIc7J6uofDUbKnH5sJMYuu5UyBaBXg6ia0Vn5Bfe_N-G-6GGs-cggGuxOzwtV5Dz3I-FawM3DOJ6mfvjRGPQqibfVOFZHws9aLYU5EIvAHgyB1BBON9GqRQHew0IOMv3k8SmJOJtngw3y6FEnQI8q_vEg/w640-h360/IMG_8049.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thames Barrier from the Thames Path</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Bristol</b></p><p>And even longer ago I spent almost 7 years in Bristol, it's quite galling to realise that those 7 years ended more than 36 years ago. It is always good to get the chance to spend a few days back in Bristol. And given the proximity of Bristol to the sea - it seemed right to round off the visit with a wander on Clevedon Pier.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPX-71ePw3MgdLFE4JLA5azu1rk2FQ_VuBu7WBaCQbSpYHKa-Qi_cG1Q8iJmKkfvbQWLDwTWGaOeJIRf2N8RxHjYHh_FFascZImfQFzz35I1kbgrRzGlMvDdq-mMpjzcIBBWTqB2DHB5-tBRmROusl7Be2quJm8g0H4IGGRUw4CnQr2L_X-Q/s2400/IMG_8504.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPX-71ePw3MgdLFE4JLA5azu1rk2FQ_VuBu7WBaCQbSpYHKa-Qi_cG1Q8iJmKkfvbQWLDwTWGaOeJIRf2N8RxHjYHh_FFascZImfQFzz35I1kbgrRzGlMvDdq-mMpjzcIBBWTqB2DHB5-tBRmROusl7Be2quJm8g0H4IGGRUw4CnQr2L_X-Q/w640-h360/IMG_8504.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clifton Suspension Bridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkvPGn4e_9W7Krm_wXZNFU2d-FLl_wElGTdMioUaR8UTVQ_XgxRgVYPXA7Mdibwo7L6exREjA8bIBk_4ln_k4gNwAFBB6JvU9TNS8ZhrW3YIZJcLj4qyySLoKKNm9dZ0zpR60_etQd5Dhd169RpNXvO573LkAaK0C0ZlS0xnkaZXAWaDJGQ/s2400/DSC07124.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkvPGn4e_9W7Krm_wXZNFU2d-FLl_wElGTdMioUaR8UTVQ_XgxRgVYPXA7Mdibwo7L6exREjA8bIBk_4ln_k4gNwAFBB6JvU9TNS8ZhrW3YIZJcLj4qyySLoKKNm9dZ0zpR60_etQd5Dhd169RpNXvO573LkAaK0C0ZlS0xnkaZXAWaDJGQ/w640-h360/DSC07124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clevedon Pier</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-42585836861060247282022-12-31T15:14:00.000+00:002022-12-31T15:14:04.754+00:002022 - Twelve Pictures of the Month<p>I'm coming to the conclusion that every year is weird, and every year has a mix of good bits and not-so-good bits. </p><p>I'm not going to dwell on the NSG bits of 2022 - but in the good bits column I've got (i) taking yet another 365 Pictures of the Day, (ii) getting back to walking the Thames Path (I've walked almost 1700 miles this year), (iii) starting to get back to planning international travel (trains, not planes) and (iv) spending almost six months hanging out with the auks around Sumburgh Head on Shetland.</p><p>And from the 365 Pictures of the Day, I've picked 12 Pictures of the Month.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rn_N9BSO8vYHi5F4Wvpo03UDNJIs5Wmtgt2dDmtLYwwzatDtdU0iNqYxqJhzMYCId9I2bOIMiEz6e9-huJBSLzfL8pS8Sx42UdGMQg0f7bmFuoF5MDmXPP6hutl0Mjs8C4H0ds0o2yGsJ3eBz6T9PWxio5PFkVywjlimf4w4u5DxFFSI8A/s2400/2022PoM%20(1%20of%2012).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rn_N9BSO8vYHi5F4Wvpo03UDNJIs5Wmtgt2dDmtLYwwzatDtdU0iNqYxqJhzMYCId9I2bOIMiEz6e9-huJBSLzfL8pS8Sx42UdGMQg0f7bmFuoF5MDmXPP6hutl0Mjs8C4H0ds0o2yGsJ3eBz6T9PWxio5PFkVywjlimf4w4u5DxFFSI8A/w640-h360/2022PoM%20(1%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">January - Aberdeen Sunrise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqEBKXd5GC9VyuOztCcdVUxv-obK0ypBhtQ4_B19MW_GDFUx0ZqCC3Eop0AhONpMtRucC-gqS58eg1fzCWEKmR6FJw9U_rMQuwvgrnoC3Si6ZlqYF0iKUE9stpIDgVUjE-x4Ho2IDl0Wa8RJG3HHZMSXTXl7VDg9AGy-_54LmNKDU467ghA/s2400/2022PoM%20(2%20of%2012).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqEBKXd5GC9VyuOztCcdVUxv-obK0ypBhtQ4_B19MW_GDFUx0ZqCC3Eop0AhONpMtRucC-gqS58eg1fzCWEKmR6FJw9U_rMQuwvgrnoC3Si6ZlqYF0iKUE9stpIDgVUjE-x4Ho2IDl0Wa8RJG3HHZMSXTXl7VDg9AGy-_54LmNKDU467ghA/w640-h360/2022PoM%20(2%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">February - Stoke Place Snowdrops</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmkrZ1z3YY1OLTlYlgXlIOnXRueA7d6_vr1sSq2JXYloXmSMlJE2AiwyiJqTeDrSBjdn0l27UKPeho3ZRXsnClSJNi3q3s_GJHoioKwuIXA2YepYeFt3oqOUSJtId59nPjMCHiZfH1f5oapVRxYaVUi_GL0Dq70c5UMeNfCpb3wkMXP5rmg/s2400/2022PoM%20(3%20of%2012).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmkrZ1z3YY1OLTlYlgXlIOnXRueA7d6_vr1sSq2JXYloXmSMlJE2AiwyiJqTeDrSBjdn0l27UKPeho3ZRXsnClSJNi3q3s_GJHoioKwuIXA2YepYeFt3oqOUSJtId59nPjMCHiZfH1f5oapVRxYaVUi_GL0Dq70c5UMeNfCpb3wkMXP5rmg/w640-h360/2022PoM%20(3%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March - Lye Valley Frogs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixS1UywLj1SMzEgVZd5fGWfYu1uR5FUnonFNAyKMJqZfbR9fVyZ7G098Wdn2R0-qF0zhQRSoUuiOzKwNvRdvFLA94ge_DhIhSkk2VDgnBwvKwfbxTHp4VuL08txSXp177YwocXP4dxaFWWdbwANKIxMz7gRRlaZXiCTVhOmSQ-ConRSFqeaw/s2400/2022PoM%20(4%20of%2012).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixS1UywLj1SMzEgVZd5fGWfYu1uR5FUnonFNAyKMJqZfbR9fVyZ7G098Wdn2R0-qF0zhQRSoUuiOzKwNvRdvFLA94ge_DhIhSkk2VDgnBwvKwfbxTHp4VuL08txSXp177YwocXP4dxaFWWdbwANKIxMz7gRRlaZXiCTVhOmSQ-ConRSFqeaw/w640-h360/2022PoM%20(4%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">April - Sumburgh Head Puffins</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZ1wj8fMIfE9H8BWDkaumrW049M0-EkuCx7b8NBn-iq1u44YAUKDSOfvyka2soTJSeddFOOFIkE0fMcuIl3-4LKMAHQmkRHFC-ZHYd2Vsvkv5WhECCwAMcCBTB9f0NDM7hsybZJnjjly-BuUCvEKQG0Shxm7VTM0DDj4PInyi94AE5kk1rA/s2400/2022PoM%20(5%20of%2012).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZ1wj8fMIfE9H8BWDkaumrW049M0-EkuCx7b8NBn-iq1u44YAUKDSOfvyka2soTJSeddFOOFIkE0fMcuIl3-4LKMAHQmkRHFC-ZHYd2Vsvkv5WhECCwAMcCBTB9f0NDM7hsybZJnjjly-BuUCvEKQG0Shxm7VTM0DDj4PInyi94AE5kk1rA/w640-h360/2022PoM%20(5%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May - Nest Building at Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmJVezOFuvUZ53YH3wKGDWmtoDssPII4PLDxSOJ4d3G5MzQe79WsbMq7goyX5yPQ12Yn92C02f5vB2T2HisK5Xhd4KENN8eX8B71kcJVFa5VxjVBHEsDPy6LV5aoDLQR9sIFS1_9C01KD00nguMdloTKH2oEc7SWGzZXvw4HTCocBKMJExA/s2400/2022PoM%20(6%20of%2012).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmJVezOFuvUZ53YH3wKGDWmtoDssPII4PLDxSOJ4d3G5MzQe79WsbMq7goyX5yPQ12Yn92C02f5vB2T2HisK5Xhd4KENN8eX8B71kcJVFa5VxjVBHEsDPy6LV5aoDLQR9sIFS1_9C01KD00nguMdloTKH2oEc7SWGzZXvw4HTCocBKMJExA/w640-h360/2022PoM%20(6%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June - Fishing Season at Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfZTufZpwrYtm673FzzxtWQqUdSjve7dHcVyLdB2ffliwyH49CJmWgPCJOdPYeF3k5VIj4SFm__K7xAh6kjurWA_78pRGnpYFvPzUirlkEFUQ1FtaUgKDNGggL3M5X5XAA39YWrRC-IqZCm_jamYNplwDAuoBvg4ID3V4-6YVCY_6YONomA/s2400/2022PoM%20(7%20of%2012).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfZTufZpwrYtm673FzzxtWQqUdSjve7dHcVyLdB2ffliwyH49CJmWgPCJOdPYeF3k5VIj4SFm__K7xAh6kjurWA_78pRGnpYFvPzUirlkEFUQ1FtaUgKDNGggL3M5X5XAA39YWrRC-IqZCm_jamYNplwDAuoBvg4ID3V4-6YVCY_6YONomA/w640-h360/2022PoM%20(7%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July - Sumburgh Razorbills</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHfkFTwO4DbmuckaBpNkkyXI10qzzhYOvp_w_wz3mkcGvpFPdX26hLQmGob2i_QZNVxtH-4sx--he3aTk0Lbe54RUM2Kyvo9vDqygJCy2y7p30FKKwXJ9K9VzzcaOBEICD_aee6_h3LJvzHqRRIOSjP_N4mHN_KMLcpk74qJDZ3o7AzxMRA/s2400/2022PoM%20(8%20of%2012).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHfkFTwO4DbmuckaBpNkkyXI10qzzhYOvp_w_wz3mkcGvpFPdX26hLQmGob2i_QZNVxtH-4sx--he3aTk0Lbe54RUM2Kyvo9vDqygJCy2y7p30FKKwXJ9K9VzzcaOBEICD_aee6_h3LJvzHqRRIOSjP_N4mHN_KMLcpk74qJDZ3o7AzxMRA/w640-h360/2022PoM%20(8%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August - End of Season Burrow Maintenance </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIgbQhw3GU6WwY56M1O17MSV_V-4-GpVKpfgPlGlba3pQe0Jt1mfs8j9tV4l0PntrbQD5QCc7Z0Fc5BxJAKaRtmMQZsEO7Kdy5Sr86SvKBQGF3HWCPlBs9XOSWmQUvIzoW1AbRRXr2xcSEjzkKvz--qEdmVaT7txQXMC1V-YH7IkMK0JU9w/s2400/2022PoM%20(9%20of%2012).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIgbQhw3GU6WwY56M1O17MSV_V-4-GpVKpfgPlGlba3pQe0Jt1mfs8j9tV4l0PntrbQD5QCc7Z0Fc5BxJAKaRtmMQZsEO7Kdy5Sr86SvKBQGF3HWCPlBs9XOSWmQUvIzoW1AbRRXr2xcSEjzkKvz--qEdmVaT7txQXMC1V-YH7IkMK0JU9w/w640-h360/2022PoM%20(9%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September - Quendale Bay Sunset</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpn87eM4PceFSbbvhL9Kt4cROJ2DatExw84KzIuROPtD4JAhw0Engkef-lwtAKbvXVoYMkJTrq6vm-oGbMHhFUl3OG_08zwoFNne9C5r4DFL_lIifk9IS4bX4DDVYUGDQ9dVgWVUCdUJPqKl0faBOMdweXCTbeRLz2hD0eCfrx34Y-ec0sQ/s2400/2022PoM%20(10%20of%2012).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpn87eM4PceFSbbvhL9Kt4cROJ2DatExw84KzIuROPtD4JAhw0Engkef-lwtAKbvXVoYMkJTrq6vm-oGbMHhFUl3OG_08zwoFNne9C5r4DFL_lIifk9IS4bX4DDVYUGDQ9dVgWVUCdUJPqKl0faBOMdweXCTbeRLz2hD0eCfrx34Y-ec0sQ/w640-h360/2022PoM%20(10%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October - Autumn Storms on Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJy8iOJfxRQwVAM6O5kHI14r14cll0EmKK45xq7OIioI9R4vHeeQFLTI4KjWRlhbtygdPCpeeodlxHgYg6_oCLk1rrAKAmN2ycOdP9kQAgNS6aF51hf4Mcp77Mx5lxR5H_SPRM9CK8fXBicMhvjeoa_zE-LLIbWCbJFo1ffdN8ReJfAPhFg/s2400/2022PoM%20(11%20of%2012).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJy8iOJfxRQwVAM6O5kHI14r14cll0EmKK45xq7OIioI9R4vHeeQFLTI4KjWRlhbtygdPCpeeodlxHgYg6_oCLk1rrAKAmN2ycOdP9kQAgNS6aF51hf4Mcp77Mx5lxR5H_SPRM9CK8fXBicMhvjeoa_zE-LLIbWCbJFo1ffdN8ReJfAPhFg/w640-h360/2022PoM%20(11%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">November - Crooklets Beach, Bude, Cornwall</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhgI_ukGV55B2zP-nSQNXh4_4dbkqi3k6-C_HMZC1HOgbHf8MUfXQQmFjrm_ePNf7XzI1gcFHU2a85_P0Hj8RwvnM8_NaZqmztxU0YIMZn96DJBPHDRWuNm5KcVcZnN-VeUL9VbkD6GRblC2wNbZ2z2morf_gkgooBhdZaw75T5GnlXQpvA/s2400/2022PoM%20(12%20of%2012).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhgI_ukGV55B2zP-nSQNXh4_4dbkqi3k6-C_HMZC1HOgbHf8MUfXQQmFjrm_ePNf7XzI1gcFHU2a85_P0Hj8RwvnM8_NaZqmztxU0YIMZn96DJBPHDRWuNm5KcVcZnN-VeUL9VbkD6GRblC2wNbZ2z2morf_gkgooBhdZaw75T5GnlXQpvA/w640-h360/2022PoM%20(12%20of%2012).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">December - Thames Barrier in the Sunshine</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>And as for setting objectives for the 2023, lets just roll with it - there'll probably be a mix of good and NSG bits..</p><p><br /></p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-36568846392673503662022-12-08T18:22:00.003+00:002022-12-08T18:23:25.329+00:00Monthly Report, November 2022<p>After a lot of Shetland-centric months, this month had a distinctly southern flavour, mostly spent in and around Oxford with a wee road trip to the south west of England to check out the North Devon beaches.</p><p>Reporting Days: 30</p><p>Location: Mostly Oxford</p><p>Miles walked: 156</p><p>Miles driven: 1329</p><p>Gardens Tended: 2</p><p>Photographs Taken: Hundreds (mostly trees with a few beaches for good measure)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Trees & Leaves</b></p><p>Still plenty of colour in trees even well into what can only be called a mild autumn (or perhaps a worryingly warm autumn).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTyiUsv52gs6sYDJsyy8DBOH0P5GE2EHrDLGAjWEpNYeNb5-NBtWlRKUIqfqISfYx9418Zu_BMRqmhn6b5OJ8AmPmOkKsTCTLZGBysWB7Rl4dj5i6AX_X95NuQMM0p5ACmXjuzGTq84pf-nRvElG2h-T-V8C96VauRmN_1QLE5K3b9T2QZw/s2400/DSC03823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTyiUsv52gs6sYDJsyy8DBOH0P5GE2EHrDLGAjWEpNYeNb5-NBtWlRKUIqfqISfYx9418Zu_BMRqmhn6b5OJ8AmPmOkKsTCTLZGBysWB7Rl4dj5i6AX_X95NuQMM0p5ACmXjuzGTq84pf-nRvElG2h-T-V8C96VauRmN_1QLE5K3b9T2QZw/w640-h360/DSC03823.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the trees at Sydlings Copse nature reserve</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRYh5yVgd7JsZEj6R9c61MLMll9PnPmTkw5-aitNOD2usNor3vOyGdSKd0G_fTopTuBikLIZH000WUR_uB3YAHFeBDOy6fo6yCa2kQGcsmYEWojyUoIJ45xC1HTvYTWfBoPPyMuvh5GBBnno3yOEiuJ6Ef5pUsSc9dS1InQPRitzT6WTFnw/s2400/IMG_7073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRYh5yVgd7JsZEj6R9c61MLMll9PnPmTkw5-aitNOD2usNor3vOyGdSKd0G_fTopTuBikLIZH000WUR_uB3YAHFeBDOy6fo6yCa2kQGcsmYEWojyUoIJ45xC1HTvYTWfBoPPyMuvh5GBBnno3yOEiuJ6Ef5pUsSc9dS1InQPRitzT6WTFnw/w640-h360/IMG_7073.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Lane still has hints of green</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFih5AtD5FGqM-IK4HhPNf86iLBNjj3Z64JapX7BmL7yhnOKovXN0KSynL6Vsi1c-sLYYHyb8uvQZmo1Ccp3wmh6JyFvPe_VDp21vJj91Ss-w1V_H1StVOp1eYZT2rMvFxM6ZJS0SrbhdiQ3pOiVvgDolEC9tCURiT9dJwWARwncWKLFYK6Q/s2400/IMG_7104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFih5AtD5FGqM-IK4HhPNf86iLBNjj3Z64JapX7BmL7yhnOKovXN0KSynL6Vsi1c-sLYYHyb8uvQZmo1Ccp3wmh6JyFvPe_VDp21vJj91Ss-w1V_H1StVOp1eYZT2rMvFxM6ZJS0SrbhdiQ3pOiVvgDolEC9tCURiT9dJwWARwncWKLFYK6Q/w640-h360/IMG_7104.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colourful Puddles in Bury Knowle Park</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOR5KUqkAJDRTNVyV5oLaJ3bp31YUMbLyv6Cc7LJf6avGxBEnit4GJZv_zjtMU2jIUcb4Sul6HVsjjQjahAnokq79SO2lsn3y4v4pUZuezzmZCMd9QK4zaQ0dvwuwBlXAUPc9fxInH2OwkN9Ucz5M8omc0TspMoAa95s4j5Dmkcp49knPiw/s2400/IMG_7261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOR5KUqkAJDRTNVyV5oLaJ3bp31YUMbLyv6Cc7LJf6avGxBEnit4GJZv_zjtMU2jIUcb4Sul6HVsjjQjahAnokq79SO2lsn3y4v4pUZuezzmZCMd9QK4zaQ0dvwuwBlXAUPc9fxInH2OwkN9Ucz5M8omc0TspMoAa95s4j5Dmkcp49knPiw/w640-h360/IMG_7261.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bare Trees (and blue skies) in Bury Knowle Park<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Beaches</b></p><p>We used to spend a lot of time around the North Devon coastline - but for the last few years we've spent rather more time hanging out on the Shetland beaches. It's always good to get a fix of sea air.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESfRx4upNCewI3Xn2l43XWai3at6ru5ehXxw10Xo-6yNuJT4jH84TJiIvf6iO2KzraohyccH5pQoGmJEmdkpIwZfV8ZITVuudO9uRbN2IPxPSKxhFQwJIGP_a0m5D5MsttXGSuYws1GBImGnRWADdxSUpDTQ1789czU3Ezs0Ss5gYoHysSQ/s2400/DSC03923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESfRx4upNCewI3Xn2l43XWai3at6ru5ehXxw10Xo-6yNuJT4jH84TJiIvf6iO2KzraohyccH5pQoGmJEmdkpIwZfV8ZITVuudO9uRbN2IPxPSKxhFQwJIGP_a0m5D5MsttXGSuYws1GBImGnRWADdxSUpDTQ1789czU3Ezs0Ss5gYoHysSQ/w640-h360/DSC03923.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weston super Mare</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELc5mxByACDi5TIrQW0t9DWvgr8jhipXxiEZIjcoHOK0cSfNzuQFk4hI-rCvDmg3fOJAKwxo13PHgMlmKwi9bMJtWteo1yBJV18_6J0WQEnu02pPcUoMZwkqwhsa5A4nGEHzF546DRtmgB0h5yTkmCM8TEKKaCwZeBxQ_EMXQ3UiF8l8U_Q/s2400/DSC04255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELc5mxByACDi5TIrQW0t9DWvgr8jhipXxiEZIjcoHOK0cSfNzuQFk4hI-rCvDmg3fOJAKwxo13PHgMlmKwi9bMJtWteo1yBJV18_6J0WQEnu02pPcUoMZwkqwhsa5A4nGEHzF546DRtmgB0h5yTkmCM8TEKKaCwZeBxQ_EMXQ3UiF8l8U_Q/w640-h360/DSC04255.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woolacombe Sands</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQD9PwjU9uMc5BFTWe_wAo3VTGsMKttrpDa9ETZ44gj9rv3g6Mv--gcqzBWBQ2x5SHasY1coSNqdcCXlfVgiiwVsjHOV6jZXjRpKgHNZN7164nNxPqMGEXMfgC3uv0a_7uh0PMmJ8_G23uaW16VFkqAiLIT0YnACZwSUhApFrM9AkVIBhXhQ/s2400/DSC04613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQD9PwjU9uMc5BFTWe_wAo3VTGsMKttrpDa9ETZ44gj9rv3g6Mv--gcqzBWBQ2x5SHasY1coSNqdcCXlfVgiiwVsjHOV6jZXjRpKgHNZN7164nNxPqMGEXMfgC3uv0a_7uh0PMmJ8_G23uaW16VFkqAiLIT0YnACZwSUhApFrM9AkVIBhXhQ/w640-h360/DSC04613.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crooklets Beach, Bude (just over the border into Cornwall)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3_T5z9ZVnPuaJIretOzqhTSRAcq3rndOROTSM9PTKaCH5DhPJpO73fltuxpGAyn6XiX5Cyh2y1OLiipF54lD4G3ydE3irX_BPHBohJS0PxX9JlEtOqqbpwMNehNc9PEVH8YixjCB_opm1FSNpFD-d_Z7LydqXzbkBy9uYAxE8RKt55BOZg/s2400/DSC04717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3_T5z9ZVnPuaJIretOzqhTSRAcq3rndOROTSM9PTKaCH5DhPJpO73fltuxpGAyn6XiX5Cyh2y1OLiipF54lD4G3ydE3irX_BPHBohJS0PxX9JlEtOqqbpwMNehNc9PEVH8YixjCB_opm1FSNpFD-d_Z7LydqXzbkBy9uYAxE8RKt55BOZg/w640-h360/DSC04717.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Combe Martin</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Riverside</b></p><p>And even though Oxford doesn't have much in the way beach walks, it does make up for it (a bit at least) by offering a choice of riverside walks.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLV1nAmyK6rGgVJBIslNuxXukHK9zs-naHOoDlaWugDlCxXeYd-ljgG2LzS4FDztAKnWHmwDWbugGLOBira_huPI8UIY3frLlztWbRTrD3ZY9U5RRehFmGp-2y5PBG7fYEg3bv-mgLVYnHBkAFasFv6XHhRu5grqKSBj67Vcr9-YVjaaMa5A/s2400/DSC03742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLV1nAmyK6rGgVJBIslNuxXukHK9zs-naHOoDlaWugDlCxXeYd-ljgG2LzS4FDztAKnWHmwDWbugGLOBira_huPI8UIY3frLlztWbRTrD3ZY9U5RRehFmGp-2y5PBG7fYEg3bv-mgLVYnHBkAFasFv6XHhRu5grqKSBj67Vcr9-YVjaaMa5A/w640-h360/DSC03742.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parson's Pleasure</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVsnS-EAjQJ87E-zIlRdAMT4ditxZYIXr82gXuw4gzxIJ9G3y3uaSdRXuRfl5BznvhKi9bXo-sgcmJPOzSGMtkvNVdeFtmg1yYXuFbfzwhHa8KzorbFNejVxBxciSeNcKxoMmuvlgNVK0_wb8QUpkyxG2lsFX14Ppq-TX_bt1q5fGEgAPZw/s2400/IMG_7388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVsnS-EAjQJ87E-zIlRdAMT4ditxZYIXr82gXuw4gzxIJ9G3y3uaSdRXuRfl5BznvhKi9bXo-sgcmJPOzSGMtkvNVdeFtmg1yYXuFbfzwhHa8KzorbFNejVxBxciSeNcKxoMmuvlgNVK0_wb8QUpkyxG2lsFX14Ppq-TX_bt1q5fGEgAPZw/w640-h360/IMG_7388.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking over Magdalen Bridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> And (spoiler alert) December's report is very likely to include both riverside and harbourside pictures</p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-3611035726954573892022-11-10T21:21:00.003+00:002022-11-10T21:22:29.525+00:00Monthly Report, October 2022<p>Another dual-location month - first week in the soft South, the rest in the wild North.</p><p>By the Numbers.</p><p>Reporting Days: 31</p><p>Location: Oxford and Shetland</p><p>Miles Walked: 123 (plus 75 miles rowed - on a rowing machine!)</p><p>Miles Driven: 875</p><p>Gardens Tended: 1</p><p>Photographs Taken: Thousands (mostly waves)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hints of Autumn</b></p><p>In early October definite hints of Autumn around Oxford - at both Sydlings Copse and along the river Cherwell in Mesopotamia.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygKapYVmdWgWdsOa00TDAxcdc6tAm9Jw4-UITR-0hun-Y9q3ZuZXsGtfLQk7lCris18NJxxT4KnxLTsTQip_L3R_0LEfaBvbpgaXpTV_m6Um1PEfnEaEiochyGyCZZuTE7YgGjOuW45PAs9UDqrvk1ulSBlgh1wXk_iTT65gfYjRxDs9CtQ/s2400/DSC05914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygKapYVmdWgWdsOa00TDAxcdc6tAm9Jw4-UITR-0hun-Y9q3ZuZXsGtfLQk7lCris18NJxxT4KnxLTsTQip_L3R_0LEfaBvbpgaXpTV_m6Um1PEfnEaEiochyGyCZZuTE7YgGjOuW45PAs9UDqrvk1ulSBlgh1wXk_iTT65gfYjRxDs9CtQ/w640-h360/DSC05914.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sydlings Copse</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfs7rJC8Hxt9MLZuPO_RFpA5--RaGl_qCo5-4rucJnTUOfbUDicMElIhpAIKp26iKcE9O9qXX0idZcbo1Upf2rvozGLlrQ9K1XcYS7hPkKA3jULfCbWTqJp6PACpLkXBZ5iP2cdt0GPvuYfbOJZoLlnFbCnid1KO_WG2mzpFMNAZaf3jNAg/s2400/DSC05966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfs7rJC8Hxt9MLZuPO_RFpA5--RaGl_qCo5-4rucJnTUOfbUDicMElIhpAIKp26iKcE9O9qXX0idZcbo1Upf2rvozGLlrQ9K1XcYS7hPkKA3jULfCbWTqJp6PACpLkXBZ5iP2cdt0GPvuYfbOJZoLlnFbCnid1KO_WG2mzpFMNAZaf3jNAg/w640-h360/DSC05966.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mesopotamia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>Waves & Surfers</b></p><div>October on Shetland brings both wild seas and skies and sometimes gentle waves too. And just occasionally surfers turn up to check out the waves.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PTk4hUo4WdlaYQP6B9bE7-VK-bPwehuWA3Qg9YMVXdP7KFTcBpb2Q7tPk2SbnKBxt1wqPAzY7GZ3GjjIKiZx7vc4tmR1iyTkcbMG9DfYY_Ax9u8OQ9iIylxk6czLRwFVCyX47VPqPm06BZ44zVY2PH7ZmYxJ3dDp4ErLBL-hbcZwGEgfrA/s2400/DSC06382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PTk4hUo4WdlaYQP6B9bE7-VK-bPwehuWA3Qg9YMVXdP7KFTcBpb2Q7tPk2SbnKBxt1wqPAzY7GZ3GjjIKiZx7vc4tmR1iyTkcbMG9DfYY_Ax9u8OQ9iIylxk6czLRwFVCyX47VPqPm06BZ44zVY2PH7ZmYxJ3dDp4ErLBL-hbcZwGEgfrA/w640-h360/DSC06382.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild waves on Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85c8MojcrhbibIKLmMv30QMne0HJWAdclcuwIVsObsL6I2MKApvEMdKapqKGCCwtVO5f9TTPOeowqmtIcE4ujgaBXkpObmD9ANTLZU5UMGUhUuY6uyitEuFlgyQlM8N-FPWcBAV2F8Z9QFw421PhTxCJgmAirv8k9GxH80pLZuGvZ2oJw6w/s2400/DSC01290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85c8MojcrhbibIKLmMv30QMne0HJWAdclcuwIVsObsL6I2MKApvEMdKapqKGCCwtVO5f9TTPOeowqmtIcE4ujgaBXkpObmD9ANTLZU5UMGUhUuY6uyitEuFlgyQlM8N-FPWcBAV2F8Z9QFw421PhTxCJgmAirv8k9GxH80pLZuGvZ2oJw6w/w640-h360/DSC01290.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild seas at Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_zvnPNL5IhkdVHBlK8GI5--rqVTzWS76TC_lv1bG8UpNFrCJ-G1Epn4ITyO8l6DZ5blZ_PWTwWorZEvqM-I1QnJ1DFyTE8VxXOV9N1AQOPXzopRWrxBXoZG53so22NxQ9h6QamSOm8L7ByL1Ccr4O79nSLObw2jpy2pZx2fS54vErF4t9A/s2400/DSC02521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_zvnPNL5IhkdVHBlK8GI5--rqVTzWS76TC_lv1bG8UpNFrCJ-G1Epn4ITyO8l6DZ5blZ_PWTwWorZEvqM-I1QnJ1DFyTE8VxXOV9N1AQOPXzopRWrxBXoZG53so22NxQ9h6QamSOm8L7ByL1Ccr4O79nSLObw2jpy2pZx2fS54vErF4t9A/w640-h360/DSC02521.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Voe Beach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZe_wr52urgfwSHRy6NcMJmUmpp3aYVE__Y4SBrFPTEZnSjj2BQh5REoEoYXo8NZE4u5gVIOMRX_QbA2t8-h1ZVHbDfY7UXeOClet2XejaxO5pjp2MdYMsC0mqexoOTj0cyz33O3rT_0sL96qVczBVTqvqDYV5QXI9dG2QXQjw40eETg8Rag/s2400/DSC08839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZe_wr52urgfwSHRy6NcMJmUmpp3aYVE__Y4SBrFPTEZnSjj2BQh5REoEoYXo8NZE4u5gVIOMRX_QbA2t8-h1ZVHbDfY7UXeOClet2XejaxO5pjp2MdYMsC0mqexoOTj0cyz33O3rT_0sL96qVczBVTqvqDYV5QXI9dG2QXQjw40eETg8Rag/w640-h360/DSC08839.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scottish Surfing Championships at West Voe Beach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>Sky Watch</b></p><p>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.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGegdwiAkgJZ2j0YV3Dyc_ctcETBU_s5U7EERxVj0qPpXxqPOwvcDecr7MvkN0Hq6UCuFYFsEqh8ZgyzaRT5WZdeDpbmUSZjqVZC_IOLh75h9VQ6J4R3c3o4e0VMDmSYM2nK0fpZVieS4myDnbQA8tAArKD71brnmS9CMkorao6cZ2aSDKnw/s2400/DSC06904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGegdwiAkgJZ2j0YV3Dyc_ctcETBU_s5U7EERxVj0qPpXxqPOwvcDecr7MvkN0Hq6UCuFYFsEqh8ZgyzaRT5WZdeDpbmUSZjqVZC_IOLh75h9VQ6J4R3c3o4e0VMDmSYM2nK0fpZVieS4myDnbQA8tAArKD71brnmS9CMkorao6cZ2aSDKnw/w640-h360/DSC06904.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise at the Pool of Virkie</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvYi_WyxjddXOL4yTxo5EC0LAHdiBYk-qrSOMAcG9kcKwAtiuze5TuX9OZIDY0DKrSPaKjxwPfqexXXb9iMQlLiwBJrIA8COMPR1flv44HMu1TJHTITnDdvrqh5MUcRc7XKqYkZCQKsPnmnuNIRT5uyyMPcqLYkHQwUpuO0elcDWFByjOnQ/s2400/DSC03221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvYi_WyxjddXOL4yTxo5EC0LAHdiBYk-qrSOMAcG9kcKwAtiuze5TuX9OZIDY0DKrSPaKjxwPfqexXXb9iMQlLiwBJrIA8COMPR1flv44HMu1TJHTITnDdvrqh5MUcRc7XKqYkZCQKsPnmnuNIRT5uyyMPcqLYkHQwUpuO0elcDWFByjOnQ/w640-h360/DSC03221.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset at Quendale Bay</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkTL41kJd7TS1d5pUstvp1HCKGLsKe4cCuC-UVLGeZEnCN8mFKpd2ZFOQxdz4YYXjW9H2iLK2mL-jPuvrt6lh4xMCAk6zRrgbvPRAhGWnVcxC3eOIFXZfIfG1dduOH-1arE_ArSTAtFzTzRHvy4Nk4QIwKIjoo7uha_RCtoIwcg_N2V9BGw/s2400/DSC02376.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkTL41kJd7TS1d5pUstvp1HCKGLsKe4cCuC-UVLGeZEnCN8mFKpd2ZFOQxdz4YYXjW9H2iLK2mL-jPuvrt6lh4xMCAk6zRrgbvPRAhGWnVcxC3eOIFXZfIfG1dduOH-1arE_ArSTAtFzTzRHvy4Nk4QIwKIjoo7uha_RCtoIwcg_N2V9BGw/w640-h360/DSC02376.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Lights over Quendale</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>Around the Lighthouse</b></p><p>The light is always changing at the Sumburgh Head light house</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxkgYgvve93KW5OnmmubOEBQyBar18-Xnel8t1ZR4mUYjlQ_pf76xnocVWZgsyD4EXYVHNeJUuN9kzwBeiTt-LZCNqza74YcukmOKb0hbV66yt0trXhfUYKWwzCeNsQqc-fxVql9TAMvqhjc7N5gK447uAqG60YWuvREmSHBG5sHuP7ri1A/s2400/DSC06743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxkgYgvve93KW5OnmmubOEBQyBar18-Xnel8t1ZR4mUYjlQ_pf76xnocVWZgsyD4EXYVHNeJUuN9kzwBeiTt-LZCNqza74YcukmOKb0hbV66yt0trXhfUYKWwzCeNsQqc-fxVql9TAMvqhjc7N5gK447uAqG60YWuvREmSHBG5sHuP7ri1A/w640-h360/DSC06743.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morning Light at Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_X9fP5HtsAUEQJszzcI7hcFlcqfCiKDStn8UEqrMxdnqTg5glhhabZ7gYCp6je-3mUpCaX95JZH-9KtpGcQrphoEBdqiLEtR35Mxhi-goP9vQUjGFTLXsMtsTiwJc5soFqjPR-dLEWdQfIr8WiboMsT7ljoJfhn51zoboRzPfNmg6v62Kkw/s2400/DSC00597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_X9fP5HtsAUEQJszzcI7hcFlcqfCiKDStn8UEqrMxdnqTg5glhhabZ7gYCp6je-3mUpCaX95JZH-9KtpGcQrphoEBdqiLEtR35Mxhi-goP9vQUjGFTLXsMtsTiwJc5soFqjPR-dLEWdQfIr8WiboMsT7ljoJfhn51zoboRzPfNmg6v62Kkw/w640-h360/DSC00597.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sumburgh Fog Horn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WaPNWkzm_D17CoBCYjB9PgbUyRbkqIPpRO12DfMMDtciMOEIGMGtsVhZUA3gm_x9hUWH_wuyAZLN31GeFQDtGQBAfrj947Dx5_mWe2AWIxndoxC5VpVvHizjhghA_fSw68wL_x63zjLD5BJ1ygufsf8UBeQ9szLH_9BvvxvlYX6wfjG4NA/s2400/DSC01936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WaPNWkzm_D17CoBCYjB9PgbUyRbkqIPpRO12DfMMDtciMOEIGMGtsVhZUA3gm_x9hUWH_wuyAZLN31GeFQDtGQBAfrj947Dx5_mWe2AWIxndoxC5VpVvHizjhghA_fSw68wL_x63zjLD5BJ1ygufsf8UBeQ9szLH_9BvvxvlYX6wfjG4NA/w640-h360/DSC01936.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evening Light at Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>And the most memorable October day on Shetland in 2022?</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPgAXxGFl0eOmmUyILLZQCoBNH1u3zteUp-HXSdTS9HaF9cNGCvMgw7ovKu5MwU_3IPiiP4ndvR8CNvbeG5COXEtDS4DDBJtWfUQexz9hVWVS7SUJSM5tujRoxvaXEHwsyDAWuUHtNth8gpl3lLm2gt3z3YTuREnrq4yQUDQZNrgI7ZLueQ/s2400/DSC00032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPgAXxGFl0eOmmUyILLZQCoBNH1u3zteUp-HXSdTS9HaF9cNGCvMgw7ovKu5MwU_3IPiiP4ndvR8CNvbeG5COXEtDS4DDBJtWfUQexz9hVWVS7SUJSM5tujRoxvaXEHwsyDAWuUHtNth8gpl3lLm2gt3z3YTuREnrq4yQUDQZNrgI7ZLueQ/w640-h360/DSC00032.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>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. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-56386226157157512872022-10-02T09:46:00.000+01:002022-10-02T09:46:13.036+01:00Monthly Report, September 2022<p>A month of two halves - a Shetland half (lots of coastal walks and wave photographs) and an Oxford half (lots of woodland walks and tree photographs).</p><p>Reporting Days: 30</p><p>Location: Shetland and Oxford</p><p>Miles Walked: 145</p><p>Miles Driven: 826</p><p>Gardens Tended: 3</p><p>Birthdays Celebrated: 1</p><p>Photographs Taken: Thousands (Waves and Trees, but not in the same picture)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coasts</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAF-hxUHjfkW-shCVtjVBjWPXZS8BnscyNY9hvGKp35Km9AC6Mzla69CDWqlfFLcPgrpBbu4ruCZIKS7tjTa5F24OEBjyhI5Wm5ZFoXsYGDrjXQ_jTux1ZkOmwjansgWlyT2sfnRctfGEMna7RnLkijFZXz4zJ7h2ybng6XJ7x5lnKA768g/s2400/DSC01195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAF-hxUHjfkW-shCVtjVBjWPXZS8BnscyNY9hvGKp35Km9AC6Mzla69CDWqlfFLcPgrpBbu4ruCZIKS7tjTa5F24OEBjyhI5Wm5ZFoXsYGDrjXQ_jTux1ZkOmwjansgWlyT2sfnRctfGEMna7RnLkijFZXz4zJ7h2ybng6XJ7x5lnKA768g/w640-h360/DSC01195.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calm Afternoon at Sumburgh Head, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVwP2rpMmIc97bPgqXkFmbAu4HlI4LzLpBOLcG7ElhL4IToZuEcF-QYy4BpzemjnWzZ9egP7yAorwCszuIuyVcVlttSe4asHjncRsxFRmVmqWdVr2hGaFY2OR0xdfYvSZ9G2lW8g5lF6VfBVwjjHB0GZFbIkasrzoMEVJmqhyr5OngIYDQg/s2400/DSC01560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVwP2rpMmIc97bPgqXkFmbAu4HlI4LzLpBOLcG7ElhL4IToZuEcF-QYy4BpzemjnWzZ9egP7yAorwCszuIuyVcVlttSe4asHjncRsxFRmVmqWdVr2hGaFY2OR0xdfYvSZ9G2lW8g5lF6VfBVwjjHB0GZFbIkasrzoMEVJmqhyr5OngIYDQg/w640-h360/DSC01560.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cloud Cap on Fitful Head, Quendale Bay, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVg-LRiAzA_9zTB1o1vp9FuxXYqHr2nHxI5AihWg0MA0qvMCXU59SkAQh9uvKkpDqs6Cuu8zmZCHuWtW_tUfH11DoIylKCHLovnGfoMa5mo6p83OiYEPvr2x-deCQvAAJ9aathJ2tImlf1d2jrS58J3MEetA26eI2go2yGngRfvMZP_8to8w/s2400/DSC02352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVg-LRiAzA_9zTB1o1vp9FuxXYqHr2nHxI5AihWg0MA0qvMCXU59SkAQh9uvKkpDqs6Cuu8zmZCHuWtW_tUfH11DoIylKCHLovnGfoMa5mo6p83OiYEPvr2x-deCQvAAJ9aathJ2tImlf1d2jrS58J3MEetA26eI2go2yGngRfvMZP_8to8w/w640-h360/DSC02352.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Water off Sumburgh Head, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeueNAc9mZRogpyVboO0F1qMWcO4X5dkQGKKC8wcRIEfd2Lq5t7XcJvwX4UlZEyV0s2U8A-rQR8riVP-75fM0FQf95xlOQLsI__qBR2f2Aq-f5Xq1RLS63CIw6zH5ViUYcjTf7hfygwFpIhV_4sg5kCkdy73A6V4DhuZ712epkPrP6zvUOg/s2400/DSC05056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeueNAc9mZRogpyVboO0F1qMWcO4X5dkQGKKC8wcRIEfd2Lq5t7XcJvwX4UlZEyV0s2U8A-rQR8riVP-75fM0FQf95xlOQLsI__qBR2f2Aq-f5Xq1RLS63CIw6zH5ViUYcjTf7hfygwFpIhV_4sg5kCkdy73A6V4DhuZ712epkPrP6zvUOg/w640-h360/DSC05056.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brei Geo, Scat Ness, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5crj-EmbLJBTGHGr2q24PD0RLcz3ZkPKf3eV51pujFz9g-a2Hav5MZfXybazs8lKGcaPZbenKZlEFX4J-ikFu7aOArpc2ytdTfRL7D_FAwKisPzZJL7I20j6GBEMuTQYvDRPetiJSD_AGRWFari87AH_mkSEWfzIVmYW4iCv3NYF9UfDzrA/s2400/DSC03725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5crj-EmbLJBTGHGr2q24PD0RLcz3ZkPKf3eV51pujFz9g-a2Hav5MZfXybazs8lKGcaPZbenKZlEFX4J-ikFu7aOArpc2ytdTfRL7D_FAwKisPzZJL7I20j6GBEMuTQYvDRPetiJSD_AGRWFari87AH_mkSEWfzIVmYW4iCv3NYF9UfDzrA/w640-h360/DSC03725.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset, Quendale Bay, Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Transition</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrv8iB2PP265I4AthWmXcJCCNU8gOQxM79AMcFZOaaw5l38usJyrti_LgZ5jkpDnGC5Q2xLmKj5FWsPkRK_ZADPCvQ43ifjx4lk-vm5KGcQw3YHN3r87Bhhn67cGkmBNzaMN8w2N3BMW3Ac4RAW9K5E7UTzeF1qka-OIlVE9_H7b1DIyAbA/s2400/IMG_5239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrv8iB2PP265I4AthWmXcJCCNU8gOQxM79AMcFZOaaw5l38usJyrti_LgZ5jkpDnGC5Q2xLmKj5FWsPkRK_ZADPCvQ43ifjx4lk-vm5KGcQw3YHN3r87Bhhn67cGkmBNzaMN8w2N3BMW3Ac4RAW9K5E7UTzeF1qka-OIlVE9_H7b1DIyAbA/w640-h360/IMG_5239.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early Morning, Manchester Ship Canal, Warrington</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Woodlands (and rooftops)</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeVxF8f4dY7-QLbYrwJtK9SNJdux775C4YBKlSpjKdxDOZZ_fBWfTOmCT6kKyF5lNz-M5X6ZZCRQ9gYuRzN-K5rxCqVLVJfizA5KLAsICIGKN-01dFmOz2uYgbjQuqDzaKZzwnrLJswy_e5sFP-SahfHfQTkawX81FXhRlLKEMcKxvZiyyA/s2400/DSC05195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZOOV5ij0YhKjIRU1xJfIGiAZxBrygB3pffU0ToS6xqxPD2HL76lII6Cp8ZDbhuf3cRwJzho0fxO-3P0y2BY5ih0igKyIYuEnZMrMYpZcExeM_9ktDJCCreKpi_CYfCv6FtQadjaUdwHP6pKOqpGYWpUALDqa-vghUPsFMsohQ8bYuY3SOA/w640-h360/DSC05725.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">C S Lewis Nature Reserve, Risinghurst, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraSOFFO_5RpoGEL9qyfUp7EeJiikACqXsM_vAmwYzfvB_BfP2AJe8KdodNSwBuGl3MzjT55AihhHvcLS1yV4l__b_9ROtYGnihy2o4WwHEafBYm0yZRo9euzbeZHdLZxEzrbxgYjJBVBEvo5wZi626OVCWq7fA1wFl5SmTW7Hbol5V6iI4g/s2400/DSC05801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraSOFFO_5RpoGEL9qyfUp7EeJiikACqXsM_vAmwYzfvB_BfP2AJe8KdodNSwBuGl3MzjT55AihhHvcLS1yV4l__b_9ROtYGnihy2o4WwHEafBYm0yZRo9euzbeZHdLZxEzrbxgYjJBVBEvo5wZi626OVCWq7fA1wFl5SmTW7Hbol5V6iI4g/w640-h360/DSC05801.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Lane, Shotover, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXg8sKEiboZNXklE2uj8sUrB8L9sbtx__oQCMt9ZW1wpjRyk3Gu5mBg1wk0_gL1jivgjb0J0qyqLL7LlD76a8irAhkuxQ8F7UPaMfs1yLL60b6S5rrrE-_mW3YHjDnwe3WvJEEatIimeIb3W9zLMc4iZ-esRP5yY9QsS_SgrL5mqh0rmtfcQ/s2400/IMG_5391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXg8sKEiboZNXklE2uj8sUrB8L9sbtx__oQCMt9ZW1wpjRyk3Gu5mBg1wk0_gL1jivgjb0J0qyqLL7LlD76a8irAhkuxQ8F7UPaMfs1yLL60b6S5rrrE-_mW3YHjDnwe3WvJEEatIimeIb3W9zLMc4iZ-esRP5yY9QsS_SgrL5mqh0rmtfcQ/w640-h360/IMG_5391.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset, Headington, Oxford</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>And next month - back to the coast.</p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-59533704063585227572022-09-05T09:29:00.000+01:002022-09-05T09:30:03.911+01:00Monthly Report, August 2022<p>Again, a Shetland month - albeit with a quick trip to Glasgow thrown in for good measure.</p><p>August always seems like a transition month around the cliffs - the auks pack up and depart, and the first hints of autumn appear but there is still the potential for a bit more summer weather.</p><p>And the 4-word summary of the report - auks, waves, fins, fog.</p><p>Reporting Days: 31</p><p>Location: Shetland</p><p>Miles Walked: 150</p><p>Miles Driven: 432</p><p>Gardens Tended: 1</p><p>Photographs Taken: Many thousands (Auks, Waves, Fins & Fogs)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Auks</b></p><p>During August the auks finally abandon the cliffs and head back out to sea. </p><p>In most years there's a sense of sadness marking the end of summer, this year I was just relieved to see them go - with avian influenza being so prevalent at the moment the open sea is safer than the colonies. </p><p>The razorbills always disappear first (mostly not even waiting for the start of August), the guillemots next (although there are always a few laggards) then the puffins (usually disappearing en masse) and finally the black guillemots (although these don't go far, and just change plumage for the winter season spent close to shore).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsMkWjKHLkTix0eu4iBgVxU7bq-K3Mg_KsBB8ASY5R4WWrYHcCnxjFlfHMJQmw9ZxMCnPPiGuSmDol3kuE-u8TAAb07ObJAjHvJ1t40w1IDFI-YMFV6uZE4VGsRgs-Vt0stW6jWcln-hvnuhmeu4yp16zPTZamy8Rb94APz2CLMq2U7_MxA/s2400/DSC06149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsMkWjKHLkTix0eu4iBgVxU7bq-K3Mg_KsBB8ASY5R4WWrYHcCnxjFlfHMJQmw9ZxMCnPPiGuSmDol3kuE-u8TAAb07ObJAjHvJ1t40w1IDFI-YMFV6uZE4VGsRgs-Vt0stW6jWcln-hvnuhmeu4yp16zPTZamy8Rb94APz2CLMq2U7_MxA/w640-h360/DSC06149.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dry Stone nest building at Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKD2j9RVvMjXT_OmoXVWi0rWYBIbEm4fAKMFZS3AAnv-p0tCJtGtbSvFaQZMiSKw5e6vcu3-qzbwLCc0SBsG1b2gVadXjyqs1ATmW5jt_ASKJlxyx7BMPod8ETnCZOVZr5_OFSoIypYWHi1O_Wc-I3WH0KDETKz39xZ_2lb02NO8l6MALpQ/s2400/DSC06672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKD2j9RVvMjXT_OmoXVWi0rWYBIbEm4fAKMFZS3AAnv-p0tCJtGtbSvFaQZMiSKw5e6vcu3-qzbwLCc0SBsG1b2gVadXjyqs1ATmW5jt_ASKJlxyx7BMPod8ETnCZOVZr5_OFSoIypYWHi1O_Wc-I3WH0KDETKz39xZ_2lb02NO8l6MALpQ/w640-h360/DSC06672.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calling Tystie at Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3M4FKvjWtOUaUKKqwbVU-RyCNhhdslllJIRqR6DZepB0f_9cwuJri8M7d3lIzcKfoWIHEdiYyp0pfXGKrpHnsST37YUm3lYWgLg_v9R-F_CncHh0yBrcJ8-WiDvvy62ylRnG2Ocxnf7dGQGYqPZxgFFqey6mGsQ6Vz7-EdtEvJDOGfTXgQ/s2400/DSC07021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3M4FKvjWtOUaUKKqwbVU-RyCNhhdslllJIRqR6DZepB0f_9cwuJri8M7d3lIzcKfoWIHEdiYyp0pfXGKrpHnsST37YUm3lYWgLg_v9R-F_CncHh0yBrcJ8-WiDvvy62ylRnG2Ocxnf7dGQGYqPZxgFFqey6mGsQ6Vz7-EdtEvJDOGfTXgQ/w640-h360/DSC07021.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who's watching Who at Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><b>Waves</b></p><p>A spot of sunshine plus some decent seas rolling in from the southwest alway gives the chance of seeing good white water - fabulous to watch (from the right vantage point) but I wouldn't want to be navigating close to the cliffs. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVC9eVSocTYtSBBl6LlzhmohacJ149DWdHMRzWJbGFkjTDDrNLfIJ7ggXWIKL7qrc0RIjxmhFWF4621y0oz26WauUZUyL7Vq9wn4JqZL9cTVEqC3uY1LJKjJgUJbqR3XaWFygLM-Ai1MeN78oManQ4le-xKgTeC3-GBMAKGLBWTManLZoPmg/s2400/DSC06067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVC9eVSocTYtSBBl6LlzhmohacJ149DWdHMRzWJbGFkjTDDrNLfIJ7ggXWIKL7qrc0RIjxmhFWF4621y0oz26WauUZUyL7Vq9wn4JqZL9cTVEqC3uY1LJKjJgUJbqR3XaWFygLM-Ai1MeN78oManQ4le-xKgTeC3-GBMAKGLBWTManLZoPmg/w640-h360/DSC06067.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Water at Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjer2ssgggxqlV7JfeEsqYA89BGEkf-45Urw6w7nAcOclDGxNmrJ7LO43wqPj_SG7mwZSSh3IuFC7ApCtEyQqkByBqK2qc--6Lg1W4pSQRL-yKNgAOSpZSMPU5OzGTD2LScGGhblqp5YNpbUlxFQ6XZ4U2eWEC5Gn3n89gD9hQ4KcK-pZkoBQ/s2400/DSC06413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjer2ssgggxqlV7JfeEsqYA89BGEkf-45Urw6w7nAcOclDGxNmrJ7LO43wqPj_SG7mwZSSh3IuFC7ApCtEyQqkByBqK2qc--6Lg1W4pSQRL-yKNgAOSpZSMPU5OzGTD2LScGGhblqp5YNpbUlxFQ6XZ4U2eWEC5Gn3n89gD9hQ4KcK-pZkoBQ/w640-h360/DSC06413.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Water at Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqeRwoJvL4OVDYb0Tv3d1Eaf2-tDwAz48Tm9tqYT5YLy-H5TEpueohjkGeckr8HGLJYL_87yhfsBGPInTKVlWtf1eeDjSNC7i9_arqRVW3arygpf5302nAdiYZp9lqkbD799_ux7U0eBAcY2UgJBOP3ZKXiWQQTpHEN1e2IjB8PQVZG1B8Q/s2400/DSC07225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqeRwoJvL4OVDYb0Tv3d1Eaf2-tDwAz48Tm9tqYT5YLy-H5TEpueohjkGeckr8HGLJYL_87yhfsBGPInTKVlWtf1eeDjSNC7i9_arqRVW3arygpf5302nAdiYZp9lqkbD799_ux7U0eBAcY2UgJBOP3ZKXiWQQTpHEN1e2IjB8PQVZG1B8Q/w640-h360/DSC07225.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breaking Waves at Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nYXzRZfB2z3U4tPnjIJH2VZPkgTtm_UlwEwVJb4F30GsVt1i1zWq0bOn4yeW99XIcAKvLzNaZWm5qCrTrDAQ8YO1TMVT4a17QOYjbw1KVHMhY4lSnon7bmhI_WuYIfGoqLOvjQn7rJXizxqrYExs-jQixW_HLpGfKLaPZ6FcQIA8Xn19kA/s2400/DSC07470.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nYXzRZfB2z3U4tPnjIJH2VZPkgTtm_UlwEwVJb4F30GsVt1i1zWq0bOn4yeW99XIcAKvLzNaZWm5qCrTrDAQ8YO1TMVT4a17QOYjbw1KVHMhY4lSnon7bmhI_WuYIfGoqLOvjQn7rJXizxqrYExs-jQixW_HLpGfKLaPZ6FcQIA8Xn19kA/w640-h360/DSC07470.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rolling Waves at Scat Ness</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Fins</b></p><p>After a pretty limited opportunity to see much marine life over the last couple of months, it was good to get a period of calm seas and lots of time to watch for passing fins. For about ten days in August both minke whales and basking sharks were reliable sightings in the waters around Sumburgh Head.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAZsfxK-NEmRPWiDtNosUmQp3lxV496ZUeR0Eha07CaxBZKp0hOTeQRb-qyx34HQIGB11YGooziZ4bEzxmjZeq6F5GMSbejyPx6PfW3-PpEI2P-wYd7gpCIDtYfWHY-CbAsl9WTNtuupZYJaj_U76EciLO83WlT6evlswc0TTh5jC43jv6A/s2400/DSC07402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAZsfxK-NEmRPWiDtNosUmQp3lxV496ZUeR0Eha07CaxBZKp0hOTeQRb-qyx34HQIGB11YGooziZ4bEzxmjZeq6F5GMSbejyPx6PfW3-PpEI2P-wYd7gpCIDtYfWHY-CbAsl9WTNtuupZYJaj_U76EciLO83WlT6evlswc0TTh5jC43jv6A/w640-h360/DSC07402.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minke whale off Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3iL_N5WK0VARfrcRhzlRlhnEJdFQ3wJ6HtN4gochAuEowvGMnzn3xkFSu9K7s-ZM5FJaOCQoNMukpk7PLozpcCdUIGxmZ63tCaQPyUEVtp0QowPOXXF9dl5iOFe3mK5k5Hkbipm1R7RPvPqyO8gLVb0tBp8gxuSi54TIc3jMsDjym1deBTQ/s2400/DSC07763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3iL_N5WK0VARfrcRhzlRlhnEJdFQ3wJ6HtN4gochAuEowvGMnzn3xkFSu9K7s-ZM5FJaOCQoNMukpk7PLozpcCdUIGxmZ63tCaQPyUEVtp0QowPOXXF9dl5iOFe3mK5k5Hkbipm1R7RPvPqyO8gLVb0tBp8gxuSi54TIc3jMsDjym1deBTQ/w640-h360/DSC07763.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basking shark off Compass Head</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Fogs</b></p><p>And the calmer summer weather almost inevitably means summer fog around Shetland - which is fine unless you happen to be trying to get a flight...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLAY1EaEydc5LPBovu0GTX3AWo-2T1WlZbRu2pVURbARchHci28olGqY9sVWZrSNSX_wAFdJEau_N-1U1Swl-dQnNRhSYy5Cqwpl4vJM3SW4M_hCOMraH63qDtgG0F_JRMfTxOzV1sjXnv5ZKEgZkfGyMgY1_Pjzvl6LpM7NMPdhQ0UanRg/s2400/DSC04404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLAY1EaEydc5LPBovu0GTX3AWo-2T1WlZbRu2pVURbARchHci28olGqY9sVWZrSNSX_wAFdJEau_N-1U1Swl-dQnNRhSYy5Cqwpl4vJM3SW4M_hCOMraH63qDtgG0F_JRMfTxOzV1sjXnv5ZKEgZkfGyMgY1_Pjzvl6LpM7NMPdhQ0UanRg/w640-h360/DSC04404.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foghorn in the Fog at Sumburgh Head</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TRlTEONDS_9lkaKgLe8Sb_WvA0DTQiUAfS0VXZABANf_CLceyO5oPJ5LIcQteRzC79iJhT2tZ-BR2vywwfeCQckBD6O4-7Z0Q5gTR9e3tinQdAUtXszjPnEpGKSdFJMjFF12D-NaIMnxhZ-njtyE8WO_FUZIbgvJ9ebujJYP9TVhWO5wGQ/s2400/DSC08671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TRlTEONDS_9lkaKgLe8Sb_WvA0DTQiUAfS0VXZABANf_CLceyO5oPJ5LIcQteRzC79iJhT2tZ-BR2vywwfeCQckBD6O4-7Z0Q5gTR9e3tinQdAUtXszjPnEpGKSdFJMjFF12D-NaIMnxhZ-njtyE8WO_FUZIbgvJ9ebujJYP9TVhWO5wGQ/w640-h360/DSC08671.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scat Ness in the Fog</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>Flights</b></p><p>And speaking of flights - in August I took my first flights since March 2020 (and my first Loganair flights since January 2020). I was starting to wonder when I'd need to venture back into the air, but travelling at short notice on the ferry isn't really practical over the summer and some things just can't be done by Zoom or Teams (other platforms are available...)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShr2VcD5fWvX4oej2_5gOOngb3ULg80TLFy6TLRdmSPBSoLNl4pvP8qtKkeY6WP1zfepi4T68FLxZSK-Nxlze9iIOSz2SUDeABtkf2iuJF-RHO0hDgIFBQOVrIlKjHT53gSxSRmTu7AZC0pvYWWVX06c4cPUk6WBv7OOPo8BVoAOzWkwj0A/s2400/IMG_4691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShr2VcD5fWvX4oej2_5gOOngb3ULg80TLFy6TLRdmSPBSoLNl4pvP8qtKkeY6WP1zfepi4T68FLxZSK-Nxlze9iIOSz2SUDeABtkf2iuJF-RHO0hDgIFBQOVrIlKjHT53gSxSRmTu7AZC0pvYWWVX06c4cPUk6WBv7OOPo8BVoAOzWkwj0A/w640-h360/IMG_4691.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving Sumburgh Airport</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>And next month - I'm expecting to have a mix of Shetland and (whisper it gently) Oxfordshire pictures...</p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-27641691313190459892022-08-02T10:23:00.004+01:002022-08-02T10:24:17.987+01:00Monthly Report, July 2022<p>Another entirely Shetland month - almost entirely spent pottering around at the south end of the Shetland Mainland. </p><p>It would be overstating it to talk about High Summer on Shetland (the Met Office reckon we've only had 54% of our 'normal' sunshine quota) but we did at least avoid the Great Heatwave.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reporting Days: 31</p><p>Location: Shetland (Yay, again!)</p><p>Miles Walked: 163</p><p>Miles Driven: 380</p><p>Gardens Tended: 1</p><p>Days including a Visit to Sumburgh Head: 18</p><p>Photographs Taken: Many thousands (mostly auks)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Puffins</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibT1deSvEaMrMpv0jpnwmRhV8xkVTo3DH_3Kx_D_McW244G27SNbChsWUeWOfzp0UbffCfTisd1Vn9XGK_QpKUELnoyLAE8lgMPVsNUTE8GtKl0FatIS93UAzBBLFytifhEB8BJ3t3mCXzE9eXAh4ue1TbknXbsgNsmNV6DSQV1IdxrOXvjw/w640-h360/DSC00053.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bog Asphodel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-21696842010090709722022-07-01T12:07:00.003+01:002022-08-02T10:24:39.059+01:00Monthly Report, June 2022<p>An entirely Shetland month - those don't come along very often. A lot of time spent at the south end of the Shetland mainland (and nearly daily visits to Sumburgh Head to check up on the puffins and razorbills, or to Scat Ness to check up on the tysties) plus a trip to the far north (Yell & Unst). </p><p>Reporting Days: 30</p><p>Location: Shetland (Yay!)</p><p>Miles Walked: 138</p><p>Miles Driven: 518</p><p>Gardens Tended: 1</p><p>Days Including a Visit to Sumburgh Head: 17</p><p>Photographs Taken: Many thousands (mostly auks, or orchids)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Sumburgh Head</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwldfpSLb41qUaoABMGe7mfIYJ4lYeH4Sdzxft1HKwiw_yWMlfsun0gt1vONv_n_rIVN_6uZmlUjoGcIF2FO7hGxgcHjyz9NVYeI3TIw8ACnAFtI6UmdB7eqrmviIZpbssihnspoay-1xAQDNZLv9kZEaxsCGzY7kXRyjztsOZoXONFqVqA/s2400/DSC00460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwldfpSLb41qUaoABMGe7mfIYJ4lYeH4Sdzxft1HKwiw_yWMlfsun0gt1vONv_n_rIVN_6uZmlUjoGcIF2FO7hGxgcHjyz9NVYeI3TIw8ACnAFtI6UmdB7eqrmviIZpbssihnspoay-1xAQDNZLv9kZEaxsCGzY7kXRyjztsOZoXONFqVqA/w640-h360/DSC00460.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the summer showers to pass</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4Al1DctT0HsvxnoqStnsHzERNL0rOQC17qwvbxQ5Jwp_0l7c1STYIpo119DJ8_Y-F6WdkvHqGmQgp0lORgGWWxqWrIQ644ykSQ45nY9BPX6a4WwCH0U7CvlVeFJJuWZxvAhsQgdO4r4Qfb5vDQojaBx5KGOQoSOl2yytb64jC2ducykJQg/s2400/DSC01253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4Al1DctT0HsvxnoqStnsHzERNL0rOQC17qwvbxQ5Jwp_0l7c1STYIpo119DJ8_Y-F6WdkvHqGmQgp0lORgGWWxqWrIQ644ykSQ45nY9BPX6a4WwCH0U7CvlVeFJJuWZxvAhsQgdO4r4Qfb5vDQojaBx5KGOQoSOl2yytb64jC2ducykJQg/w640-h360/DSC01253.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kittiwake & Next Generation</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPYgOGbry20OaECb49Br0zGv_KJf9HnQaJNzhHc3DKEOvwVKCFQ-MTJ-F89n4pMdceMO0ifCc8fdMJesXgjoHqZEQUr385UpGa1yRV69x6jTYypCuKXlAVkttwiaVue5YILIBL51ZtHHQt77Q1IocZW5zIXHqJ4Spfz_kGRvlrasjAmRQyA/s2400/DSC05632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPYgOGbry20OaECb49Br0zGv_KJf9HnQaJNzhHc3DKEOvwVKCFQ-MTJ-F89n4pMdceMO0ifCc8fdMJesXgjoHqZEQUr385UpGa1yRV69x6jTYypCuKXlAVkttwiaVue5YILIBL51ZtHHQt77Q1IocZW5zIXHqJ4Spfz_kGRvlrasjAmRQyA/w640-h360/DSC05632.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preening in the Sunshine</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4KPpLEluT4Q__lMPx93OQbOKIodRsXOZb5iZru-FpeKAW4Zkej4C8v4ItukW5vY5aO_KvpjSmD9lszYo71ZCVnbRmTRR5pYexZLt9V_zCcdcBRcIjnnwTV2R_vT3t2GvPwKaQDTQC1cYCsdeQIFZ8bSoNVow1ZBLDZQ_NBz-zpg0Vd9asA/s2400/DSC06022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4KPpLEluT4Q__lMPx93OQbOKIodRsXOZb5iZru-FpeKAW4Zkej4C8v4ItukW5vY5aO_KvpjSmD9lszYo71ZCVnbRmTRR5pYexZLt9V_zCcdcBRcIjnnwTV2R_vT3t2GvPwKaQDTQC1cYCsdeQIFZ8bSoNVow1ZBLDZQ_NBz-zpg0Vd9asA/w640-h360/DSC06022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Water</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Scat Ness</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdfZqsjjsmfZ-MJCeqbTHHxYnZHcwYO16Aj6rxNcJ0zvkF3Co3k0PL7xZgsVUKJY1DSpkfh0ons3P35okkFgPlcE4Am1o9tlP4YGL3GyEwbdSUwgfhO3lelQ2CuG6QcF4WhCZPdbyHKvVkLoQ4B28US3i--ytLNOT4tEMv6DYidAm1_OP4w/s2400/DSC05492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdfZqsjjsmfZ-MJCeqbTHHxYnZHcwYO16Aj6rxNcJ0zvkF3Co3k0PL7xZgsVUKJY1DSpkfh0ons3P35okkFgPlcE4Am1o9tlP4YGL3GyEwbdSUwgfhO3lelQ2CuG6QcF4WhCZPdbyHKvVkLoQ4B28US3i--ytLNOT4tEMv6DYidAm1_OP4w/w640-h360/DSC05492.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Heath Orchid</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOp4Pnoj2IN2vK_kW0sjWmDngXUpwlXDSYtsdLZKjb_e7hSbR-uoy6oV_rIJDV5mm8JzBLMOJaH5pADWbJjkdUKy5zduPmuX_9aNmx0p4-nSxt7o75QSGioV-kcKQbfRgUizrVNypvp7v11hMxV2TMJ6BkJusnUda7qFD43GmHKO7VFeIzw/s2400/DSC07414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOp4Pnoj2IN2vK_kW0sjWmDngXUpwlXDSYtsdLZKjb_e7hSbR-uoy6oV_rIJDV5mm8JzBLMOJaH5pADWbJjkdUKy5zduPmuX_9aNmx0p4-nSxt7o75QSGioV-kcKQbfRgUizrVNypvp7v11hMxV2TMJ6BkJusnUda7qFD43GmHKO7VFeIzw/w640-h360/DSC07414.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Marsh Orchid</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvym17sO8fpWrGtzDDJ0UzcPsC9K3BFT_FuM14uV6RRjvtx9hcUDDJdCsSFNwdsp-M3x74OuhxvtLIKfKTE73VmkFAMfb95QuEInBTfaxb8-fdnimdeEDCUfT-srVNHdZ4y0QWgv9WyUobXLe08-QlshdLwX76oUVOxL75yKdq934nqDeK-A/s2400/DSC09583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvym17sO8fpWrGtzDDJ0UzcPsC9K3BFT_FuM14uV6RRjvtx9hcUDDJdCsSFNwdsp-M3x74OuhxvtLIKfKTE73VmkFAMfb95QuEInBTfaxb8-fdnimdeEDCUfT-srVNHdZ4y0QWgv9WyUobXLe08-QlshdLwX76oUVOxL75yKdq934nqDeK-A/w640-h360/DSC09583.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Guillemot / Red Feet</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>North Isles</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfj_WAdLcJUPJcc6hWIhry5_jGwR3B8UDkzkFzWajX9gQJHzmlWFkywE6thefu-ks5wkIVXe4_EJQEBt2FgW5K2vUWXLM6g1D9zK40IddRnu5J00mrS_ky1Q096M-Nt2RQbLIAt4MA9QYjVdrr3sZcbIoQw4pCVLeIW4xyzPw-Tz2alBcNsA/s2400/DSC03948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfj_WAdLcJUPJcc6hWIhry5_jGwR3B8UDkzkFzWajX9gQJHzmlWFkywE6thefu-ks5wkIVXe4_EJQEBt2FgW5K2vUWXLM6g1D9zK40IddRnu5J00mrS_ky1Q096M-Nt2RQbLIAt4MA9QYjVdrr3sZcbIoQw4pCVLeIW4xyzPw-Tz2alBcNsA/w640-h360/DSC03948.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sands of Breckon, Yell</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBtPRpXfk4j7HvZMQzLrm3IBN-YVt6m00E6SGv2oSlxkutyK0LLWV04Yw7-i632xqlBZA_vM876owFiBqfIMc1gfziZbGyZJaKRdRIVtt53_k6XZsmOv6cTqMQApNEQJnCW9yoSBw5s28N-4-ZQLBxoA5NGhGm0utTd8GZGhA0O7saTyqpw/s2400/DSC02400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBtPRpXfk4j7HvZMQzLrm3IBN-YVt6m00E6SGv2oSlxkutyK0LLWV04Yw7-i632xqlBZA_vM876owFiBqfIMc1gfziZbGyZJaKRdRIVtt53_k6XZsmOv6cTqMQApNEQJnCW9yoSBw5s28N-4-ZQLBxoA5NGhGm0utTd8GZGhA0O7saTyqpw/w640-h360/DSC02400.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frog Orchid, Keen of Hamar, Unst</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqxZGIQrp9Dvpeoqs7sr-1hD7F2CWh8bpVXY4BlJcKIHAaSYKDqHtQtq1QTS3SkhAQwoTuVZcbql7XHTlUfaaL7ZZXUYSL9DvIpftmnpzbb3wfcSDoE4ofUBt0QSaWxn5ppNNI9pNeoFdXb7YQ3OO0cxFu8g15atYk7KqsuR9uoybWNEsXg/s2400/DSC05084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqxZGIQrp9Dvpeoqs7sr-1hD7F2CWh8bpVXY4BlJcKIHAaSYKDqHtQtq1QTS3SkhAQwoTuVZcbql7XHTlUfaaL7ZZXUYSL9DvIpftmnpzbb3wfcSDoE4ofUBt0QSaWxn5ppNNI9pNeoFdXb7YQ3OO0cxFu8g15atYk7KqsuR9uoybWNEsXg/w640-h360/DSC05084.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Gannet, Hermaness, Unst</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660915.post-45594023531789056092022-06-30T16:28:00.002+01:002022-07-01T08:02:44.978+01:0030 Days Wild 2022<p>This is the eighth time I've done (the summer version of) 30 Days Wild - and the first time I've been able to spend all 30 days on Shetland. </p><p>I've taken and shared pictures from four islands - Yell, Unst, Mousa plus the Shetland Mainland. </p><p>I've shared images of numerous auks (including puffins, razorbills, black guillemots) plus gannets, terns, eider, wheatear and kittiwakes. There have been quite a few orchids, and numerous beaches. </p><p>These are five of my favourite pictures from the last 30 Wild Days.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQM-TmZFmNJBWBdV9YIFdeMrSSVg-0oO2c9FVJv9SfxYc1FdUdQJWSJx8hlU14pU0vatHdGru8qWsQgofjxgLiJ9EfCT61MUGbbTpFqpDZuNr9npl8TiYd5L_fs8VL67DgWXUW90kNr1h9Jn9E5aMjE9N9GhepcQeXLM2ShJD31a32buXMBQ/s2400/DSC01253.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQM-TmZFmNJBWBdV9YIFdeMrSSVg-0oO2c9FVJv9SfxYc1FdUdQJWSJx8hlU14pU0vatHdGru8qWsQgofjxgLiJ9EfCT61MUGbbTpFqpDZuNr9npl8TiYd5L_fs8VL67DgWXUW90kNr1h9Jn9E5aMjE9N9GhepcQeXLM2ShJD31a32buXMBQ/w640-h360/DSC01253.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kittiwake and chicks (Sumburgh Head)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvaL5Z2jqfqkjQ8SMyf-QZCKBpcZxbaimU9UhLwzV7yLY1ahRNAuUseR-veUz8lEf8piC5HJKDTKffMGlBN_pkRLed37VtiGYYAjqNdFPtQOUnMJmhCiiumnsONVLW0S3uanTEhegrWWFSNL0FgfdbWcZ30QXFoEJNoIomVz4567RlHR54w/s2400/DSC02097.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvaL5Z2jqfqkjQ8SMyf-QZCKBpcZxbaimU9UhLwzV7yLY1ahRNAuUseR-veUz8lEf8piC5HJKDTKffMGlBN_pkRLed37VtiGYYAjqNdFPtQOUnMJmhCiiumnsONVLW0S3uanTEhegrWWFSNL0FgfdbWcZ30QXFoEJNoIomVz4567RlHR54w/w640-h360/DSC02097.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Been Fishing (Sumburgh Head)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFJiMhaXX9uas1Y5VkDG8JRVU6VgAiljDhE7gOasF2APMy-un4iHDx8Uwm1uwFht-6ADAGKTmzjQN0umaWIcawIYuQC7pa6s9nMbMEUl8ZjoAXDczBrE_qVSbmh8tob8Y2hb7HKwXVnmsIZokV8eo50d1hK3-Z8B8xyFACXDfk15s0chtzw/s2400/DSC03243.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFJiMhaXX9uas1Y5VkDG8JRVU6VgAiljDhE7gOasF2APMy-un4iHDx8Uwm1uwFht-6ADAGKTmzjQN0umaWIcawIYuQC7pa6s9nMbMEUl8ZjoAXDczBrE_qVSbmh8tob8Y2hb7HKwXVnmsIZokV8eo50d1hK3-Z8B8xyFACXDfk15s0chtzw/w640-h360/DSC03243.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puffin in the Pinks (Sumburgh Head)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYeFJbgr25i56nZt2oSb_dLlN46wb47IB3prOIKT9rYy4pF2_LqcoaIPPL_KgsV9vS34isI9UhIWYQu9DkE4Mpz8ZZ0gn7-baJD7nHiqJhg9MbMxSLQNfXJWQB7D9ITaIHRJIOiDxiibWOlYJHMzMkGwkIipcY-vVfJ3yl17Fn2WwNNhytw/s2400/DSC05034.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYeFJbgr25i56nZt2oSb_dLlN46wb47IB3prOIKT9rYy4pF2_LqcoaIPPL_KgsV9vS34isI9UhIWYQu9DkE4Mpz8ZZ0gn7-baJD7nHiqJhg9MbMxSLQNfXJWQB7D9ITaIHRJIOiDxiibWOlYJHMzMkGwkIipcY-vVfJ3yl17Fn2WwNNhytw/w640-h360/DSC05034.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roadside Orchids (Virkie)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC458YjimtSh5qk67RBdBXRwVAizEa_JhL5Pbe_ukKwQxS7dSbyT8actsNK1r7N1omHNc12Y8AruNkz18ISen0x6LHh1AmBM_0KOwngxlg7mnn-RrKoowsE67ao71LA3OHDLb6tSM9D2qO3bvYv4PvXmUpHhYIPP6XqNGjzFURqTEZpkjnWA/s2400/DSC06020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC458YjimtSh5qk67RBdBXRwVAizEa_JhL5Pbe_ukKwQxS7dSbyT8actsNK1r7N1omHNc12Y8AruNkz18ISen0x6LHh1AmBM_0KOwngxlg7mnn-RrKoowsE67ao71LA3OHDLb6tSM9D2qO3bvYv4PvXmUpHhYIPP6XqNGjzFURqTEZpkjnWA/w640-h360/DSC06020.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rolling Waves (West Voe of Sumburgh)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Ross Mackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868419121824013601noreply@blogger.com0