Shetland Update

 Well we have had a couple of months of gales, rain and snow. Living on an island you have to prepared so stock up with milk and canned food and this came in handy with the ferry cancelled for 4 days. Luckily we have a great shop and bakery in Sandwick so we can get bread from them.

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A few Up Helly Aa's have come and gone, the Lerwick one should have been attended by 1200 people from a cruise liner but fortunately the weather was too bad to land and an out break of gastroenteritis didn't help with over 200 people ill. 

Spiggie

Lerwick was already packed so 1200 extra people would have put a big strain on resources. We just watched on Promote Shetland and the presentation was very good.

Looking towards Bressay Lighthouse

I have managed to get out a few times when the weather has been calm and a few days of sun.

Sumburgh

I still have my Mirrie Dancers book on offer at £25 (reduced from £35) + postage. If interested please send a message.

St Ninian' s Sunset

St Ninan's is always a special place to visit. In the summer you may find it difficult to park, yet the beauty of winter is only seen by a few

The Sun has moved south in winter creating different photo opportunities and also the tombolo is often cut off

 

A green flash from the sun, normally difficult to capture as there is a cloud bank often seen blocking the sun as it sinks

Have a happy New Year, hope to post many more photos this coming year

New Book Shetland Mirrie Dancers

NEW BOOK OUT NOW

order below

 

This book is the result of 5 years research and photography. The aim of the book is to provide you with information on how active the aurora has been in Solar Cycle 25 and allows comparisons to other Solar maximums in Shetland since 1947.

You will find out more about how the aurora is created, new auroras found, SAR arcs and STEVE. It is a hardback A4 sized book with 214 pages and over 140 photos with 26 diagrams and graphs. You wont get a more comprehensive book and it makes a great present for those interested in the aurora, night sky or Shetland.

Buy it now £35 + £4.95pp (UK) can post Worldwide, send an email to shetaurorabook@gmail.com. Signed copies available.

Eshaness, Shetland

 

Drongs - Shetland

Starting at Hillswick it takes about 20 mins to get great views of the Drongs

These stacks are 200 feet at the highest point and are very impressive

 

Lunna- Shetland

Lunna house is the first based used by the WW2 Shetland bus