3rd January – Happy New Year to one and all. Let’s hope 2021 is an improvement on last year.
Enjoyed a lovely, quiet day in Stromness. The usual walk around the shore. This pic looks through the remains of the searchlight bunker at the Links Battery. It has a good sweeping view of the western entrance to Scapa Flow.
5th January – Went over to Evie today for our walk. A nice day with some warmth in the sun.
Spotted a little flock of Snow Buntings foraging on the shoreline. Always assumed they inhabited the mountain tops but apparently can overwinter in coastal areas.
Can’t blame them coming to Evie, it’s a beautiful view looking up Eynhallow Sound, with Mainland on the left and Rousay on the right.
8th January – This morning we woke to our first proper snow of the winter, not much but it’s lying at ground level.
The chilly dawn doesn’t prevent this hardy pair from going for a dip! They may have frostbite but their cardio-vascular health is tip-top.
12th January – For reasons known only to themselves, Northlink use the ridiculously huge MV Helliar as a replacement ferry when our usual boat, MV Hamnavoe, goes for it’s annual service. Last night, whilst leaving the dock, bound for Scrabster with 23 passengers, the Helliar grounded in the harbour. All sailings are currently suspended until divers inspect the hull.
It may now dawn on Northlink that this vessel isn’t suitable for the Stromness to Scrabster crossing. Well, at least we’re cut off from the Covid infested mainland!
13th January – Cold day today, the sun is trying to break through the cloud. This was at 2pm this afternoon, the sun is still quite low in the sky but that will change very quickly.
The light can be magical in the winter, so quite pleased with this pic as it shows a hint of an icebow intersected by a jet’s contrail.
27th January – Enjoying the scene from the Citadel, this viewpoint looks south, out over the Stromness peninsula with the golf course and Ness Battery in the foreground.
Scapa Views 
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