Some photos from Shetland museum etc.. you should be able to expand them for easier reading. Official sheep colours: Sheep ear notching patterns for recognising who they belonged to in crofter days (no plastic tags then) Above: even the flax doesn’t get over 1m tall. Once a year a devil figure would visit every houseContinue reading “Shetland extra bits :)”
Tag Archives: Unst
They were there…
Walking the land, smelling the sea, watching the wildlife where my hardy Unst ancestors crofted and fished; absolutely incredible. Home and Unst are almost polar opposites, and not just geographically. The hills are low, there’s no trees to interrupt the views, but there are quite large farmable areas. Sheep mainly. Across the Hebrides I’ve beenContinue reading “They were there…”
Yell!
Thick peat bog, combined with wind, equals no trees on Yell. Walking across country is fraught, with bog hidden under grassy or other plants. Yet Yell is breathtakingly beautiful. Ferries run from Toft to Yell, then you get the bus, which could be a car, van or actual bus, to the other end of Yell,Continue reading “Yell!”
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