I’ve been in the Orkney Islands for several days, departing from Scrabster (Near Thurso) with stays in St Margaret’s Hope, Kirkwall and somewhere between Finstown and Tingwall. Total journey length including ferries, busses, walking and the world’s shortest commercial flight : 516 km. More to follow.
Author Archives: David
Happy Oak Apple Day
Abolished in 1859, Oak Apple Day was established in 1660 by a parliamentary act declaring [29 May ] to be for ever kept as a day of thanksgiving for our redemption from tyranny and the King’s return to his Government, he entering London that day. It’s now the day where I usually post this video …
Bits of Canada from above
Off to Canada for a friend’s wedding. 26h of travel, so not entirely sentient yet. Now: a ferry ride to Vancouver island.
Neptune
I’ve always had an interest in astronomy and have dabbled in astrophotography since I got my first digital camera back in the late 1990s. Over the years I’ve got images of all the planets except Neptune and Pluto. The latter of these is never going to be an easy target for the lazy amateur (me), …
Merry Christmas
Here’s a rendered CT scan of turkey skull.