Shetland Islands

As mentioned before, one of my friends on 365project lives in the Shetland Is..  

It is generally, bleak, treeless and windy. 

In the last few weeks they have had snowstorms. 

Being that far north, days are short in winter.

Shetland sun

 

One of my friends on 365.org lives in the Shetland Isles and posts some interesting photos.

Treeless landscape - NOT amateur radio

One of my friends on 365project.org lives in the Shetland Is. It is pretty treeless up there with a fair bit of wind.

Treeless beauty - NOT amateur radio

As mentioned before, one of my friends on 365project lives up in Shetland Islands. Up there it can be very beautiful, although there are few trees and it can be very bleak and windy.

Shetland weather - NOT amateur radio

As mentioned before, one of my friends on 365project lives up in the Shetland Isles. 

They get plenty of weather up there interspersed with decent days. There is plenty of wind and just a few trees.

Shetland sunrise - NOT amateur radio

As mentioned before, one of my friends on 365project lives on the Shetland Islands. He takes some stunning photos including this one of the sunrise over Mousa.

Shetland sunset - NOT amateur radio

This was posted on 365project recently by a friend who lives in the Shetland Islands. It shows the ferry arriving on a calm sea.

Dusk on Shetland - NOT amateur radio

My friend Richard Lewis posts some amazing shots on 365project. 

The days are short and the wind can really blow, but he comes up with shots like this!

Wild Shetland - NOT amateur radio

This photo by friend Richard Lewis was posted on 365project. 

It captures the strong winds they often get up there.

Shetland again - NOT amateur radio

 

This is another spectacular photo from the Shetland Is by Richard Lewis that appeared on 365project.

Hoswick Bay, Shetland - NOT amateur radio

This brilliant photo by Richard Lewis who lives in the Shetland Isles, Scotland was posted on 365project recently. 

Being so far north, days are shorter in winter. They also get lots of wind and have few trees.

Shetland spring - NOT amateur radio

One of my friends on 365project recently posted this photo. The idea is to post a photo each day. 

Some use it to improve their photography. We use it as a visual diary. 

It is totally free, although access may be made private for a small annual fee. 

My wife and I have each done it for 13 years. It is good to look back over the years. I love it.

Shetland Islands - NOT amateur radio

As you may recall, I enjoy 365project where people try to post a photo (totally for free) every day. One of my friends lives in the Shetland Is.. He often posts dramatic photos of landscapes as well as birds. This photo shows Lerwick, which is the capital of the Shetland Is. 

I have done 365project for over 10 years and it is great to look back!

Shetland Waves - NOT amateur radio

 

These northerly islands in Scotland are characterised by long days in summer and long nights in winter. Wind can be very strong.

Shetland sun - NOT amateur radio

This was posted recently on 365project (a photo a day) by a friend who lives in Shetland. In the winter, the nights are long and the days short. I think a special person lives up here!  Obviously the opposite is true in the summer!

Shetland (again) - NOT amateur radio

This was posted on 365project a few days ago by someone who lives in the Shetland Islands It is a great photo.

Shetland rainbow - NOT amateur radio

A friend who lives in the Shetland Is. recently posted this photo. This far north the sun is very low in the sky and days are short.

See https://365project.org/.

Remote beauty - NOT amateur radio

Remote places have a beauty all of their own. This photo from the Shetland Islands was recently posted by a friend up there.

Shetland - NOT amateur radio

This group of islands (Shetland) is the most northerly in the British Isles. 

At one time, Shetand.belonged to Norway. This group of islands is far nearer Bergen in Norway than London. Shetland has long summer days and long winter nights.  This photo was posted on 365project recently. They often get strong winds.

TINY Shetland ponies - NOT amateur radio

It is hard to get an impression of size from this photo of Shetland ponies seen on our walk earlier. We walked around the village of Reach.