May montage

Well, after a reasonably prolific April of blogging, creative output has taken a back seat during the last fortnight. There's been lots of island hopping for work, friends visiting from New Zealand and a fair bit of fruitless searching for damselflies.

So here's a breezy run through of some of the stuff I've been up to since last we spoke...

Kirk yard flowers, (St Nicholas Kirk, Holm), 28/04/19

Painted woodlouse (25' up a gable end of a house in Sanday), 01/05/19

Windwick Bay, South Ronaldsay, 05/05/19

Our Lass photographing Primula scotica at Yesnaby, 10/05/19

Me photographing Primula scotica at Yesnaby, 10/05/19

St John's Head and the Old Man of Hoy (and a cruise ship), 10/05/19

Our Lass in the old millstone quarry at Yesnaby, 10/05/19

The old millstone quarry at Yesnaby, 10/05/19

 

Here's one they half made earlier! 10/05/19

The quarry walls are now used by climbers, if the number of eyebolts are anything to go by. 10/05/19

Hoverfly (Eristalis pertinax, I think) in Durkadale plantation, 10/05/19

Redpoll (of some indeterminate species) in Durkadale plantation, 10/05/19

Rowan bud burst, Durkadale plantation, 10/05/19

Peregrine falcon (male), 11/05/19

Bay of Semolie, Holm, 11/05/19

Spring Squill, 11/05/19

Sea Campion, 11/05/19

Brown Hare, just coming into range, but then was scared off by a car, 12/05/19

Lousewort, Wideford Burn, 12/05/19

Sycamore, Wideford Burn, 12/05/19

White Ermine moth (male) on front step, 12/05/19

White Ermine moth (male) on front step, 12/05/19