Sanick, Shetland

Enjoyable walk round Sanick a small part of Sandwick. The weather was beautiful with very little wind

Sanick Church

Old house

View south towards Sumburgh

Circular part of the walk

From Thursday we can at last go a bit further a field, so hoping we can get down to Sumburgh providing weather is ok.

Looks like a lot of holiday companies have already gone bust with more to come. No ferries or planes as yet. Still a number of folk waiting to move to Shetland, some without jobs and one couple has resold their house twice since the lock down.

Food supplies seem ok but the number of folk going to the supermarket has increased at the time we go. Some shops planning to open soon, just wonder how many will be left. Schools too, although many parents have reservations about sending their children.

Lets hope there is no second spike we all want to get back to normal as soon as possible, will miss our trip south this year.

Scalloway Up Helly Aa 2021 has already been cancelled, a lot of work goes into building the galley and preparing the outfits and as no one will have been able to attend the meetings not enough time will be left to get things ready. Is that the first of many?

I still dont know when I can restart delivering the photography courses, one is half finished but it could be the end of the year before I recommence.

Shetland May weather

Thankfully the snow seems to have ended and today its a lot warmer

Had a walk down to Sandsayre and then round to Sanick, only saw one other person. Gather its chaos down in London with packed Buses, tubes and trains can see another outbreak of the virus breaking out in England.

Up here in Shetland its still the same, don't go out unless its necessary and most people are doing that. People will cross over the road if they are coming down the road towards you and the supermarkets still seem to be working ok although now we only have ferries every other day there seems to be less on the shelves.

You have to feel sorry for the lambs , many of which are still being born and for those crofters that are helping them. Our friends are often up in the middle of the night and the cold snowy weather has not helped

Looking east towards Sand lodge

clouds gathering in the north

Snow storm over Cunningsburgh and a few minutes later it hit Sandsayre but plenty of cover behind the buildings. It only lasted about 15 mins but with so much salt in the air it never settles for long

Will be good to go further a field when the ban is lifted but still plenty to see locally especially with an ever changing sky

Shetland Snow in May

Now that I have retired it seems strange that we cannot get out more but with this virus we are staying safe.

Could have new jobs as bank robbers!

 Our planned holiday is cancelled but at least we are keeping in touch with people with Skype when the laptop works.

Sandwick

I am now on my third laptop in the last two weeks, the first two had microphone problems and the current one is ok at the moment but seems to be getting very hot, a common problem with Dell computers

At least I am getting out for a walk most days, even during the early part of this week with the unusual snow showers.

We are very lucky to have 5 beaches within reach but one is just not possible at the moment as we would need to drive to it. To see more check out shetlandsfp.blogspot.co.uk.

Local Shetland walk

We are very lucky living in Shetland, we don't have to go far to find a wide open space with plenty of interested

I took my one hour walk from home in glorious sunshine, which has been out in clear skies since last Friday. It was very calm as well, very unusual for this time of year.

At the top of our road you can look east over farmland then across Mousa sound to Mousa its self.

Plenty of lambs to look at, always a pleasure to see, some in little plastic jackets. I wonder if they can come up with something else to use, it needs to be cheap, warm and waterproof. I could see a few coming loose and they will end in the sea.

Looking down to Sandsayre the sea was blue, the sky was blue it was just magic.

Only a few gulls on the sea but two Common seals could be seen on the jetty and they didn't want to move as they sunbathed unconcerned.

Lots of Starling, sparrow and Twite singing away. Passing Sand Lodge the landscape became more rough with unimproved grassland although a digger had been cutting channels in what is always a marshy area, just wondering whether the wader population will suffer.

I only saw two dog walkers the whole time i was out, so it would seem people are keeping at home. Lets hope this virus goes as quick as it came, it will be good to venture further a field in Shetland.