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Sir Mows A Lot

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Windows 2021-As As the self-appointed custodian of the Nurse's Hus (house), Cut the grass behind the kitchen window with Sir Mows A Lot. Sheep were unavailable for the task. Tended to the tomatoe plants with help from Skyelark.

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Foreign Land / Isles of Scilly / With Sarah Kennedy Flower Picking in the Isles of Scilly A day among the narcissi fields with a rag-tag crew of islanders. Sarah and I went to the Isles of Scilly, a tranquil archipelago located 28 miles off the coast of Cornwall. Famous for white-sand beaches, turquoise waters, and a unique microclimate, only 5 of the 140 islands are inhabited: St Mary's, Tresco, St Martin's, Bryher, and St Agnes. Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir Field Note A Day in the Narcissi Fields Tried my hand at flower picking today. The crew I worked with were a rag-tag bunch of guys with good stories and a variety of quirks and unique experiences that they willingly shared with me. One guy, Dan, a boat captain in the summer season, said, "American? Don't they do this on the chain gangs in Louisiana prisons, picking ...

Country Roads

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Fair Isle / Nurse's Hus / Sir Mows A Lot Sir Mows A Lot Window, grass, tomato plants, Skyelark, and the operational problem of sheep being unavailable. Winter 2021 Custodian of the Nurse's Hus As the self-appointed custodian of the Nurse's Hus, I cut the grass behind the kitchen window with Sir Mows A Lot. Sheep were unavailable for the task. I tended to the tomato plants with help from Skyelark. Video Dispatches Sir Mows A Lot in Motion Video 01 First field video from the Nurse's Hus sequence. Video 02 Second field video from the Nurse's Hus sequence. Video 03 Final field video from the grass-cutting day. Image Gallery Grass, Windows, and Island Work ...

The Trident Passage: Land, Sea, and Sky to Fair Isle

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🧭 Epic Sea Journey Begins – Exploring the Open Ocean 📸 A moment shared by Ed Reif – Sailing Lifestyle Snapshot 🌴 Docking in Paradise – Island Arrival ⚓ Sailing Highlights – A Day at Sea

Flight-seeing Today

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Fair Isle / Winter / Weather Window Island Life: A Winter Story Weather closes in, flights cancel, and island life reminds you who is really in charge. Weather Window Below Limits Weather has closed in and we are below limits both on route and at Fair Isle. This afternoon's flight is now cancelled...but we are in the air! And Skyelark is in the hold. Video Dispatch In the Air Video 01 Weather, flight limits, and the uncertainty of getting to Fair Isle. Fogbank The Good Shepherd Tomorrow So the opportunity to fly out here during a heat wave down south in England, we expected no weather issues...maybe some wind, since Shetland is famous for wind speeds. But precisely because of the heat wave, the fogbank came in today, along with rain and some lightning while we were midair. Oh well, looks like we will be taking the Good Shepherd ...

Savage and Free Range: The Poetry of Seasonal Extremes

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EK Version Vegas Version The Next Episode / Fair Isle / Seasonal Extremes Savage and Free Range The Poetry of Seasonal Extremes on Fair Isle See Full Image Show Text "Some places reveal their truth gradually. Others hit you with the full force of their authenticity from the moment you arrive. Fair Isle does not negotiate-it just is. Savage and free range." Seasonal Contrast December Gold and Summer Green Season 01 December Gold Wind, moisture, and lighting converge into precious metal. Scarcity creates value. Every moment of warmth earned through endurance. Season 02 Summer Green Clear color palette spreads like abundance. Clarity replaces scarcity. Beauty without the tax of suffering. ...

Aberdeen To Lerwick-Shetland By Ferry

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Your browser does not support embedded video. See Video Fair Isle / Ferry Transit / The Country Between Fair Isle Ferry Transit The crossing is not empty time between destinations. It is where weather, distance, geology, sheep, and perspective begin rewriting the plan. The Country Between The Route Becomes Part of the Lesson I woke early to get a head start on the strenuous idleness that Shetland winds and weather inevitably bring. Ferry travel changes the rhythm because movement happens at the speed of water, visibility, harbour, swell, and whatever conditions will allow. The source calls the country between savage and beautiful. That is exactly the point. A ferry does not erase distance the way a short flight can. It makes the distance visible. City life does not become less valuable. It simply becomes less mentally dominant when the day is occupied by coast, sheep, sea, stone, weather, and the ...