Shetland Misfit: February 2014

Thursday, 27 February 2014

Dumbstruck

The most amazing display of the Northern Lights tonight, virtually the whole sky filled with multi-coloured pulsating 'curtains'. Spent three hours in the garden - until it got too cold.

Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Sun

A few shots from the patch in today's sunshine.

At last - Black-headed Gull makes it on to the year-list

Fair Isle from the patch

Redwing selection

Friday, 14 February 2014

On the patch today were 3 Pintail and 2 Meadow Pipits, so I spent most of the time at Moast Beach with Rock Pipits, that is apart from the last hour of daylight, that was spent in the garden, 'scoping the Ward Hill skyline trying to get Snowy Owl on the house list.

Rock Pipits

Sunday, 9 February 2014

Distant

Pretty much everything today involved some distance, first off was a Black-throated Diver with a couple of Great Northerns and a Red-throated off Lady's Holm - about 1km from the house. Then came the Brent Goose at Virkie, again about 1km away (although this bird is on Rob's patch, PWC rules state that I can count it as I saw it from within my patch). Elsewhere around the patch - 1w Glaucous Gull, Pochard and 3 Pintails on the Loch, 9 Rock Pipits on Moast Beach and 3 Fieldfare and a Redwing in the Spring Field.

Brent Goose

'Angelic' Glaucous Gull

Hooded Crow

Rock Pipits

Friday, 7 February 2014

Still

At last a calm day, the first one in about 2 months, and the first chance of the year to thrash the patch properly. 3 year-ticks today - Grey Heron, Peregrine and Grey Plover, other stuff on the patch included - 3 Shoveler, 3 Pintail, Pochard, 2 Snow Buntings and a Robin.

Grey Heron

Robin

Shovelers

A fine end to a fine day

Saturday, 1 February 2014

Gooses

A bit of a Goose fest in front of the house today, the Taiga Bean Goose was present with the Greylags from first light, then 2 Barnacles joined the flock mid morning. Just need to get any of the White-fronts, Brents or Pinkies to join the flock now.

Bean Goose and Barnacle Geese

Bean Goose with Greylag and Oystercatcher

Greylag Geese

About Me

Sometimes I try to do things but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to, and I get real frustrated and then like I try hard to do it, and I like, take my time but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to. It's like, I concentrate on it real hard, but it just doesn't work out. And everything I do and everything I try, it never turns out. It's like, I need time to figure these things out, but there's always someone there going “hey Steve, you know we've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately, you know? You need to maybe get away. And like, maybe you should talk about it, you'll feel a lot better.” And I'm all like “oh, nah, it's ok, you know. I'll figure it out. Just leave me alone, I'll figure it out, you know? I'm just working on it by myself.” And they go “well, you know, if you wanna talk about it, I'll be here, you know? And you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk about it. So why don't you talk about it?” I go “no, I don't want to! I'm ok. I'll figure it out myself!” But they just keep bugging me, they just keep bugging me, and it builds up inside.I was in my house and I was just like staring at the walls thinking about everything, but then again I was thinking about nothing. And then my wife came in, and I didn't even know she was there. She called my name and I didn't hear her and then she started screaming “Steve, Steve !” And I go “what ? What's the matter ?” She goes “what's the matter with you?” I go “there's nothing wrong” She’s all “don't tell me that ! You're on drugs !” I go “FFS, I'm not on drugs. I'm ok, I'm just thinking, you know? Why don't you get me a Pepsi?” She goes “No! You're on drugs!” I go “I'm ok. I'm just thinking.” She goes “No! You're not thinking, you're on drugs! Normal people don't be acting that way!” I go “just get me a Pepsi ! Please, all I want is a Pepsi !” And she wouldn't give it to me! All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me! Just a Pepsi !I'm sitting in my house, when a couple of my mates came in. they pulled up a chair and they sat down. They go “Steve, we need to talk to you.” And I go “ok, what's the matter?” They go “we've noticed that lately you've been having a lot of problems, and you've been going off on one for no reason, and we're afraid you're going to hurt somebody, and we're afraid you're going to hurt yourself. So we decided that it would be in your best interest if we put you somewhere where you could get the help that you need.” And I go “wait, what are you talking about, WE decided ? MY best interests ? How do you know what MY best interest is ? How can you say what MY best interest is ? What are you trying to say? I'm crazy ? They say they're gonna fix my brain. Alleviate my suffering and my pain. But by the time they fix my head, Mentally I'll be dead. They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution, to give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself !
Doesn't matter, I'll probably get hit by a car anyways !!!!