THE HIGH ISLAND - 'The High Island is spell-binding. Atmospheric, compulsive and utterly gripping, Anderson is on fire' — Helen Fields, international bestselling author of the DCI Callanach series
https://bit.ly/4pzBB4H #TheHighIsland #LinAnderson #Orkney #CrimeFiction

"Little Wing"

juvenile Dunnock (Prunella modularis) catching some rays at Grimbister, #Orkney, last month.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay main theme of #WingsOpenNotFlying.

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Dunnock 🪶

Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of an Agricultural Show on #South #Ronaldsay, #Orkney #Islands. Organised by the Agricultural Society, which was established in 1845 tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2015/03/old-...

THE HIGH ISLAND - 'The High Island is spell-binding. Atmospheric, compulsive and utterly gripping, Anderson is on fire' — Helen Fields, international bestselling author of the DCI Callanach series
https://bit.ly/4pzBB4H #TheHighIsland #LinAnderson #Orkney #CrimeFiction

"🎶 The Sound of Silence 🎶"

Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Grimbister, #Orkney.

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Thrush 🪶

THE HIGH ISLAND - 'The sense of place is strong and the plot is as intriguing as ever – in The High Island Lin Anderson has worked her particular magic once more' — Alexander McCall Smith
https://bit.ly/4pzBB4H #TheHighIsland #LinAnderson #Orkney

One of the standing stones from the Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle at Stenness on Orkney. The stone circle dates to around 2600 to 2000 BC, and forms part of the ‘Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site’. 📸 My own. #StandingStoneSunday #Prehistory #Orkney #Archaeology

THE HIGH ISLAND - 'The High Island is spell-binding. Atmospheric, compulsive and utterly gripping, Anderson is on fire' — Helen Fields, international bestselling author of the DCI Callanach series
https://bit.ly/4pzBB4H #TheHighIsland #LinAnderson #Orkney #CrimeFiction

The Watchstone at Stenness in Orkney. Located where the Stenness and Harray lochs meet, the Neolithic stone was once part of a pair, and probably served as an outlier for the nearby Stones of Stenness. @kpw1453.bsky.social Post turned into a mock-up suggestion. #WatchStones #Orkney

THE HIGH ISLAND - 'The sense of place is strong and the plot is as intriguing as ever – in The High Island Lin Anderson has worked her particular magic once more' — Alexander McCall Smith
https://bit.ly/4pzBB4H #TheHighIsland #LinAnderson #Orkney

"🎵 Oh, What A Bountiful Mornin' 🎵"

Redwing (Turdus iliacus) with plenty of berries to choose from at Grimbister, #Orkney, on Thursday.

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Redwing #Thrush 🪶

Celtic/Pictish bead, Orkney, 7th century CE
#druidsky /|\ #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #heathensky #archaeology #celtic #Orkney

Skaill Beach
#Orkney
#RealFilm #FilmisnOtDead

A nice sporadic last night (01-02 Oct), from #rousay #orkney.
Full UKMON details archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/reports/2026...
#astro