The weather has just changed, now we have lots of windy, rainy days. The lochs are filling up and the gardens refreshed. This time of year is great for clouds, some dramatic with many patterns forming. On the way back from Lerwick on Tuesday i had to stop in the middle of the road as a storm raged with torrential rain and hail, thunder and lightening
I got out the other day in some good light and went to the turbines just outside Lerwick. The views were superb especially looking down towards Tingwall and the church
Tingwall valley looking north
Tingwall manse
Asta golf course and club house, just can just see the standing stone as well
One thing you notice being so close to the turbines is the noise, the swishing sound gets on your nerves very quickly so i feel sorry for anyone living close to them.
Not happy to hear of a 18% increase in electricity prices. With no gas its nearly all electric heating in Shetland and part of the reason is that companies such as SSE are investing lots of money into wind farms. Another factor to consider if moving to Shetland is that our standing charges for electric is double that of the mainland.
Its not just electric going up, petrol is now £1.39 per litre and climbing so that will affect anything that is transported to Shetland.
On Tuesday i ran a photography course for Mind your Head and mental health charity. It went well with 20 people attending and a number of folk looking to book other photography courses with me. The astrophotography course starting in November has only one place left, book direct with Shetland Adult Education.
Looking towards Dales Voe. Good news coming in that it has been chosen as the favoured site for an ultra deep-water base. This will see a large number of decommissioning projects coming to Shetland . The Ninian platform will be dismantled at the Dales site in 2020 this follows a £12m investment in extending the quay.
Tingwall airport
Dales Voe
Looking north to Cunningsburgh
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