Shetland Misfit

Saturday, 4 May 2013

Winter, Summer.... who knows ?

A few summer migrants on the patch today - 4 Whimbrel, 4 Swallows, a Sedge Warbler and a Greenshank, but, even with the wind coming from the south, the temperature was still only about 3 degrees ! On the sea it still seems like winter with 80 Long-tailed Ducks and 40 Eiders in West Voe and a first year Iceland Gull knocking about.

Eiders

Iceland Gull

Saturday, 20 April 2013

At last.....

.....a true migrant ! 4 Wheatears on the patch, plus a Robin, 5 Bonxies and a Sandwich Tern.

A few confiding Eiders from West Voe

Bonxie

Sandwich Tern

Wheatear

Friday, 19 April 2013

A week of year-ticks

A week sat at home with a knackered foot was pretty productive with a few patch year-ticks - 2 Song Thrush, 4 Fieldfare, ad Iceland Gull, 1 Sanderling, 7 Dunlin, 3 Guillemot, a Siskin and 2 Woodcocks were all the first for the year on the 14th. A Collared Dove was new in on the 17th along with a Common Tern and 2 Carrion Crows on the 18th.
Along with all this were a scattering of other migrants, including 6 Robins, a Dunnock and a few Redwings, plus a few Twite visiting the garden.

Dunlin with Purple Sandpiper

Iceland Gull

Siskin

Twite

Woodcock

Sunday, 14 April 2013

Fitful the Fog Magnet

A few photos of Fitful Head from today, determined to keep hold of it's own weather.

Saturday, 13 April 2013

Last Week

A bit of a hint of spring last week, with a few Pied Wagtails, Robins, Dunnocks and Chaffinch on the patch, plus 5 Common Scoters still in Quendale Bay.

Friday, 12 April 2013

Silhouettes

A few silhouette photos taken against this evening's sunset.

Curlew

Fulmar

Mallards (+hybrid)

Fitful Head

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

Scatness Skies

A few shots of sunsets etc, taken from the sitting room window over the last week

Wednesday, 3 April 2013

More Sun

Out on the patch today - 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 26 Great Northern Divers, 5 Common Scoters, a Snow Bunting, a Dunnock and the first Ringed Plovers of the year.

Dunnock

Red-breasted Mergansers

Ringed Plover

In the moth trap - 2 Brindled Ochre and 18 Hebrew Characters.

Brindled Ochre

Hebrew Character

A few bits of miscellaneous debris...

Fair Isle from Scatness

Clouds over Lerwick last week

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Everyday Sunshine

A few shots of this evening sunset, taken from the sitting room window.

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Click, Click

Glorious sunshine again after work, just a quick walk around Clickimin and Helendale, not a lot about, apart from 2 Wood Pigeons in Helendale.

Wood Pigeon

Snipe

Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Surprise

Got home from work at 06:45 to bright sunshine and a flat calm sea at Scatness, a quick scan of the sea and 5 Common Scoters, 19 Great Northern Divers and an Otter all showing pretty well from the sitting room window - pretty good end to a 9 hour shift !

Otter

Common Scoters

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 !!!!