We have achieved a lot since our move, managing to buy a house in the first 3 months and get the first job i applied for. I also managed to get a job as a part time tutor with Shetland adult education delivering photography which i really enjoy, meeting some great people on the way.
We have been to a lot more music events than we ever thought possible, often out 3- 4 days a week, and have joined Sandwick Church as well as the local RVS social group. We have made many friends by doing this and made a determined effort to join in as much as possible.
I have started to have photographs accepted by the Shetland Times with two more published this week and have delivered a number of illustrated talks, mostly on Shetland to a number of different groups. Diane has joined the SWRI and the Women's Guild.
There is so much to do and see and the photo opportunities are numerous, sharing these on facebook is just one way I share these. I run three blogs, the other two are:
shetlandsfp.blogspot.co.uk
shetlandsky.blogspot.co.uk
You certainly feel connected with Sky, land and sea with wide open views, due to the lack of trees and tall buildings. The light has a quality about it, none or little air pollution and only a small amount of light pollution (great for night photography).
We have seen the aurora 8 times, you need to react quickly to any alerts, one thing that was on our and many people's bucket list. The wildlife is superb and this year we have seen many migrant birds, otters, whales, porpoise, Mountain hares and many interesting Orchids.
Another thing we wanted to see was Up Helly Aa and we managed to see the ones at Scalloway, Lerwick and Bigton each different in there own right.
One thing that has cropped up throughout this year is the controversial plans to build 103 Wind Turbines in the central mainland. One interesting letter this week concerns the fact that the court should not have made any decision on whether or not turbines could be given the go ahead because there is no proof that Shetland is Scottish , the only thing the court acted on was a magazine article.
Since this decision?????, new wind farm projects seem to have been given the go ahead on Yell with a proposed twenty 163 m turbines. Other details of the one for Cunningsburgh have yet to be published, this will be the nearest one to us. More are needed to make the inter connector viable but the cost seems to now have go up to £3/4 Billion , which seems for now be out of reach with the government not committing. For anyone who loves wildlife or the unspoiled countryside lets hope this never happens.
Filming of the new Shetland TV series seems to have been completed for now, they managed to get some great weather which was not what the hoped for. The word is that they had to get a hose pipe out to provide rain as a scene demanded wet weather, It would appear that most folk think that Shetland has continuing bad weather no doubt down to the fact that the weather maps and forecast always shows a black cloud over the islands. The last few days have been very spring like with blue skies, hardly any wind and many daffodils out creating a nice warm feeling.
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