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St. Ninian's Isle beach - a bar of sand (tombolo) linking St. Ninian's Isle
itself to mainland Shetland - is a favourite place at all times and seasons. |
This beach is very close to the Isles' main airport at
Sumburgh. On a sunny day this water would be turquoise against the pale
sands of the shallow bay - a sight which never failed to be awesome. |
This display
of wild flowers at a layby near Cunningsburgh is typical of the late spring
show often seen by the roadside. |
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Two shots taken through the living room window. The light was
ever-changing, the weather often unpredictable, and thus the view was never
the same. |
Summer sunsets could be a joy - this one was more dramatic
than the photo can ever show. |
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We love this part of Shetland - the Westside - with its
beautiful coastline and remote lochs. This view is typical. |
Sumburgh Head, rising above the low tract of land where the
airport is located, is a brilliant place to see puffins. The dramatic
coastline, with craggy outcrops, is also home to many other seabirds. Let's
hope they have a better breeding season in 2005 than last year. |
The red-throated diver - or raingoose in Shetland - ever
reminded me that it isn't the human inhabitants who really own these wild
and remote places, it's the wildlife. Nothing thrilled me more when we lived
there than to see or hear raingeese. |
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Wild orchids here are especially magnificent, and could be seen in late
spring all over the islands. |
Westsandwick is the perfect spot for a final dip after a long
hot day on the island of Yell. Its west-facing aspect also allows you to
take in the sunset after your swim... but don't miss the ferry home. |
Fog surrounded the garden, yet the sun continued to shine -
but only on to our little bit of land. There was a hole in the sky, and
everywhere else there was thick fog . I have never seen weather like it
before or since. |
