Shetland up north

Its always good to get up north, this time to North Roe

I like humorous items like this fence post

Great to see this house painted in a sea theme, this is Kenny's house

A lot of Red phone boxes have now been adopted by the local community for £1, most turned into libraries.

Seat anyone

another fence post

aircraft in the garden

Tesco a long way a way, best go by boat

Viking wind farm destroying our landscape. I gather because of the concret shortage they have been importing concrete from Ireland

Fog is a common problem in summer, often stopping flights in and out of Sumburgh

Lots of fields now have grass cut for silage leaving nice patterns on the rig

The heather has been very colourful this year, not had hardly any rain over the past two months

 Lots of visitors up, more caravettes and caravans this year with covid stopping a lot of accomodation from openning fully.

Filming for the 7th Shetland BBC1 drame series has started but some of the crew have now gone down with covid symptoms . They are due to start filming in Sandwick this Thursday

Misty Shetland

Lots of activity today at Sumburgh airport, 5 planes and 6 helicopters including this on coming in from an oil rig

Looking south into Sandwick from our house

Taken from Sumburgh Head looking north to Fitful Head which is covered in mist

Taking time out to look at the seabirds at Sumburgh

Looks like filming has more or less finished for the BBC1 Drama `Shetland' due to be shown next year. They have been round many places in Lerwick , over to Burra and down in the south mainland. 

One case of Covid yesterday with a person coming back from Scotland, its never far away and we still have to take precautions

Lots of tourists in Shetland, most in Holiday homes and Caravans as Covid has made an impact on accommodation.

 Cunningsburgh one of 4 church due to close in the south mainland

The nights are drawing out and it will soon be Simmer Dim (21st) although we have  daylight at midnight when its clear.