Photos

[wellinghall]

We aren't doing many postcards this time, but if you tell us what you would like a photograph of while we are away, we will do our very best to take it for you. (We'll be going to WightFrag and Orkney, so suggestions involving, for example, Killer Penguins of Doom (TM) will not be appreciated!)

Comments

[phoebesmum.livejournal.com]

I don't know what they have in Orkney. Orks?

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Yes *nods*

(In the sense of sea monsters, ie seals)

[segh.livejournal.com]

Shall you be going to Birsay? I didn't make it there but would have loved to. Particularly the Earl's Palace. if so please photograph!

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Oh, certainly!

[segh.livejournal.com]

Oh goody! Thank you.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Last time we were crossing the causeway to the Brough of Birsay, there was someone photographing something on the ground. We looked, and there were two tiny hermit crabs, fighting (or something!) They really were tiny - maybe 4mm across?

[segh.livejournal.com]

In St Davids we saw a crab on its back, and turned it over. It immediately buried itself backwards amazingly fast, leaving only a spike sticking out. Kit (nanny to her fingertips) said we should bury the spike in case children walked on it and hurt their feet; I said that would kill the crab; and we compromised by putting a stick next to it as a sort of warning. I hope it wouldn't warn the crab's prey as well.

[pellegrina.livejournal.com]

Birds of prey, natch. --Pellegrina & Malaheed.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Will do (although they may end up looking uncommonly like dots in the distance).

[muuranker.livejournal.com]

I would like a picture of metal (preferably architectural - and yes, corrugated iron does count). Or a picture of some nice food.

What a nice meme!

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Architectural metal and nice food. Will do.

[emperor]

The Orkney is a rare breed of sheep, mostly confined to the Northern Isles. Some pictures of them would be good.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I should be able to manage that! Last time up there, we visited North Ronaldsay, and saw their rare seaweed-eating sheep.

[bouncy-elf.livejournal.com]

Hee! I posted that at literally the same time..! Well i didn't know it had sheep, now I do!

[emperor]

Somewhere I have a book with all the breeds of sheep found in Britain in it. Maybe I need to get out more ;-)

[bouncy-elf.livejournal.com]

Does Orkney have sheep? I know Ronaldsay has the ones that eat seaweed, but sheep are good, and other wildlife..and pretty plants and um, just general wildlife. You know me! Thankyou! And I second Muuranker this is a lovely meme!

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Lots and lots and lots of sheep! And beef cattle. And birds. And Orkney voles (although we've never seen one). And a fluffy white cat that runs the hotel we're going to :-)

[findabair.livejournal.com]

After seeing my colleagues' photos from the Orkneys recently, I'd love to see more of the Neolithic monuments, the causeway out to the Brough of Birsay (and the Brough itself for that matter), and anything Norwegian-related. Oh, and ships/boats! (And anything else from the Orkneys, really :)

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Okay ... Neolithic monuments, causeway, Brough (there's another one as well ... Deerness, Norwegian stuff, and ships / boats. Will do!

[findabair.livejournal.com]

Yay - thanks :)

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

Ships eh?

How about scuttled German ones?

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Hmm - we hope to see them, via a ROV, but photographing them might be a bit tricky ...

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Will do!

[crazyscot.livejournal.com]

The Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm (linked by causeway from the Orcadian mainland) is quite poignant and worth a visit.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

The Italian Chapel is indeed lovely. I will add it to my list of places to photograph!