Shetland Misfit: June 2014

Monday, 30 June 2014

Debris

Some miscellaneous debris from around the patch

Oystercatcher

Ringed Plover

Sanderling - either a late one going up or an early one coming down

Wheatear

Fulmars

Saturday, 28 June 2014

Puffins, Puffins and more Puffins

Puffins at Sumburgh Head this morning - no apologies for the amount of photos as Puffins are just far too photogenic.

Tuesday, 24 June 2014

So far this summer, Shetland has done pretty well with rare Terns - Little, Caspian, Bridled and Roseate (2 on Fair Isle today). So this evening went out to check the Scatness Arctic Tern colony, needless to say there were no rare Terns, but the first summer bird was still knocking about.

First summer bird

Adults

West Side

A different view of Fair Isle.... Photos taken from the ferry on the 18th of the west side of Fair Isle.

North Light

The back of Ward Hill

Malcolm's Head

Friday, 20 June 2014

Back on the old patch

A few pics from Moore NR today -

Saturday, 14 June 2014

More BRW

The Blyth's Reed Warbler was still singing in the garden at 7:30 this morning, but was being as elusive as ever. But as I was getting ready for work at around 4 ish this afternoon, the fella decided to sing out in the open in front of the kitchen window for a few minutes.

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 !!!!