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The South Ron Community

30/11/2018

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This lovely little church is St Mary's in Burwick. It was falling into desuetude and the Church of Scotland no longer wanted to look after it. A group of local people formed a trust – the St Mary's Preservation Trust – to rescue it and turn it into the social and tourist amenity it deserves to be since it is not only of historical interest but also located in one of our island's lovelier spots. Do visit the website for more information and pictures. Click here.

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A book of super old photos

29/11/2018

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This being the off-season, with less work to do (apart from maintenance and improvements), I was at last able to get around to carrying out a project I had had in mind since the summer. One of the most senior residents of our village, George Esson, some years ago produced a book called South Ronaldsay In Retrospect, filled with wonderful photos of past times here. However, it was basically just bound xerox copies and the images were really somewhat lacking in quality. During a conversation last summer, I suggested that I might rescan them and do a reprint if he was agreeable to the idea. He was. And in a superbly organised way, dug out all the old photos that he had used for his book. You can page through an online copy by clicking here.

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Fine autumn day and a new crop of seals

4/11/2018

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Today was a lovely autumn day and definitely one on which to check up on our seals. There had already been some pictures in various Facebook pages of the new arrivals, so William and I headed off for the South Parish to the sealy spots we had found in previous years. And bingo, they were there! 
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These were on the beach at one of my favourite beauty spots on the island. There was a fine view from the clifftop:
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It was incredibly bright and everything sparkled. Several dads seemed to be guarding the baby beach from the sea:
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And there was plenty to guard. Why do the seals choose to lie in mushy seaweed when there are nice clean stones right nearby?
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​These seals were in the sort of sunny spot I might have chosen for myself (but it was another beach and it didn't have any seaweed):
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​They also had some cormorants to watch over them
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