I’m a Laird

We travelled for the first time in 18 months! We went to Scotland to visit with my Wife’s family and our daughter that now makes her home there. We rented a car for the first two weeks and had lots of adventures. I hope you enjoy the pictures, we had a great time taking them.

These photos were taken with my little camera

These photos include:

• a walk up Scorradale hill to my favourite abandoned croft.
• Views of Orphir from the top of Scorradale Hill
• A visit to my wife’s sisters grave – finally up after 3 years
• Bar rail in the back of the OLA Hotel
• Last views before we went to the Airport to return home
• The Kirkwall Airport
• Our plane to Glasgow.
• Take off and last views of Orkney.
• A view of Loch Ness (didn’t see the monster)
• I see our plane to London
• I see our plane from Orkney
• A view of the city of London on final approach
• Made it to HeathrowTerminal 5 and we got home to Montreal and then Ottawa just fine.

We travelled for the first time in 18 months! We went to Scotland to visit with my Wife’s family and our daughter that now makes her home there. We rented a car for the first two weeks and had lots of adventures. I hope you enjoy the pictures, we had a great time taking them.

These photos taken with my big camera include:

• My Father in Law working on a project with me.
• A walk up Scorradale to the top of the hill in Orphir
• My favourite abandoned croft in Orphir
• Views of Orphir from the top of Scorradale Hill
• A Highland Cow
• Orphir Sheep
• Playing Cards – a favourite past time
• Kirkwall Walk
  • Orkney Distillery
  • Orkney Brewery
  • Highland Park Distillery Store
  • Bishop’s Palace
  • St. Magnus Cathedral
  • Earls Palace

We travelled for the first time in 18 months! We went to Scotland to visit with my Wife’s family and our daughter that now makes her home there. We rented a car for the first two weeks and had lots of adventures. I hope you enjoy the pictures, we had a great time taking them.

These photos include:

• A quick walk – Kirkwall Streets
• A tour of St. Magnus Cathedral
• A quick tour of Kirkwall Harbour
• A walk down Petticoat Lane in Orphir
• A visit to the Kirk Cafe (Shiela Fleet Jewlery)
• A visit to Dingyshowe Beach
• A walk through Stromness to see the old cars
• An afternoon with Owls at Skaill Falconry
• A run out to the Brough of Birsay and the Earls Palace
• The famous TWATT Sign

We travelled for the first time in 18 months! We went to Scotland to visit with my Wife’s family and our daughter that now makes her home there. We rented a car for the first two weeks and had lots of adventures. I hope you enjoy the pictures, we had a great time taking them.

I have had to break Week 2 into two separate posts as the website only handles so many photos at a time.

These photos taken with the big camera include:

• Our daughters house (built in 1791)
• A quick walk – Kirkwall Streets
• A tour of St. Magnus Cathedral
• A quick tour of Kirkwall Harbour
• The Moon and John Deere
• A visit to Dingyshowe Beach
• Amazing Orphir Sunsets and Stars
• An amazing journey out to the island of Sanday
  • Ferry ride out
  • Walk out to North Point Light House
  • Star Wars friends
  • Lunch at 59 Degrees North Pizzeria
  • Warehouse being eaten by sand in Burness
  • Scata Sand Dunes and Beach
  • Kettletoft Harbour
  • Caves at Doun Helzie
• An afternoon with Owls at Skaill Falconry
• A run out to the Brough of Birsay and the Earls Palace
• The famous TWATT Sign

See the next post for pictures from my small camera

We travelled for the first time in 18 months! We went to Scotland to visit with my Wife’s family and our daughter that now makes her home there. We rented a car for the first two weeks and had lots of adventures. I hope you enjoy the pictures, we had a great time taking them.

These photos include:

• Our trip over to the UK from Montreal
• A walk along the South Ronaldsay Coastal Path out to the Milleniumn Stone, Island of South Ronaldsay
• Skaill Beach and area, West Mainland Orkney
• A visit to John and Ann Hamiliton’s Friends of the Stoneworks Site just outside Kirkwall
• A walk around Orphir with our daughter
• A few photos of my Father-in-Laws House
• A walk around Orphir on the Gyre Road and the Round Kirk
• A walk down Warbeth Beach, Stromness – The Hamnivoe Ferry on its way to Scotland
• A walk to the Cuween Cairns in Finstown, Orkney
• A walk along Scapa Beach out to the Scapa Distillary, Kirkwall
• A walk out to Yesnaby Cliffs, West Mainland Orkney

After 41 years of providing loving care for countless children, my wife has closed her daycare. Some of the Families that she has worked with over the years through her a wonderful retirement BBQ.

Now it is time for her to focus on herself . Well deserved and so proud of her.

I went out to the very far east end of Orleans to capture the Blue Super Moon rising. I used my 300mm lens with an ISO 400, Shutter speed .5 sec and F6.3. They came out pretty good, but my focus was just off by a tiny bit. I will have to wait till January 2037 for another try.. I am hoping to get the green comet in September.

The Bees seem to have discovered our front garden. It’s busier than Heathrow Airport in our front garden. I love seeing the Bees taking advantage of the flowers.

Suddenly the backyard is full of birds and animals. I caught a few visitors, but missed a yellow finch and the Blue Jays are very nervous, so keep missing them.

Buster is a Black Lab mix that is getting on in years. His owners asked if I could try and take a few pictures of him. August seems to be the month of trying new things. The car photoshoot and now a dog photoshoot.

So who’s the good Boy, Buster or the Photographer?