On 04 February 2004 21:42, Charlie Petersen wrote: > Sigurd, have you used the Fuji "disposable" digitals? I'm in > a quandary about what to take to Scotland. Last time I took a > regular SLR, too heavy. Now I usually take disposable cameras > traveling, my digital is too bulky. Replied off list -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk

On 04 February 2004 23:35, stephen davie wrote: > Looking from two photos, one from Finstown and one from east of > Grimbister, it seems there is a little point of land sticking > out into > the Bay directly at Holm of Grimbister. I suppose it is in that > vicinity. The Brig lies directly before the point of land (on the Kirkwall side) > What type of camera do you use? Is it a telephoto digital > type? My most recent one is a digital - a Fuji S7000. For film and slide work I use a Minolta Dynax 800si (but not often these days) -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk

Hi is there anyone out there that knows Ken and Julie Smith,from Outertown, Stromness,Please message me ,many thank,s Carol Cornall in Australia,

On 03 February 2004 07:11, stephen davie wrote: > Interesting, and thank you. How far would the "brig' be from Hilda > Seators farm (Grimbister Cheese)? I would guess about 400/500 yards to the north-west. Look for the stream on an Ordnance Survey map. -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk

Looking from two photos, one from Finstown and one from east of Grimbister, it seems there is a little point of land sticking out into the Bay directly at Holm of Grimbister. I suppose it is in that vicinity. What type of camera do you use? Is it a telephoto digital type? On Wednesday, February 4, 2004, at 12:22 PM, Sigurd Towrie wrote: > On 03 February 2004 07:11, stephen davie wrote: > >> Interesting, and thank you. How far would the "brig' be from Hilda >> Seators farm (Grimbister Cheese)? > > I would guess about 400/500 yards to the north-west. Look for the > stream > on an Ordnance Survey map. > -- > Sigurd Towrie > Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney > Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com > Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com > Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

stephen davie wrote: > Dear Mike: > > Your post got me wondering about my little i-mac and my e-mail service > provider. Seems the first post was at 2:21 on the second, with two > responses in at 3:18 and 3:22 same day. So it appears that your > computer calendar is out of whack. Makes you wonder how these computer > systems keep planes in the air on schedule. > On Wednesday, February 4, 2004, at 05:00 AM, Mike Clouston wrote: > >> I'm confused! Not difficult, I know :-) >> >> I received Stephen Davie's post at 0654 this morning (4th). According >> to >> Outlook Express it was posted at 0120 on the 3rd. Obviously others had >> already received it because two replies were sent by Sigurd at 2320, >> received by me at 2347, on the 2nd and Steven at 2329 received by me at >> 2328. >> >> There would seem to be something amiss with Rootsweb's servers perhaps, >> unless somebody knows something different. A chap could get quite >> paranoid >> :-)) >> >> -- >> Mike Clouston >> >> >> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the >> word >> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >> > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com Nothing wrong with my computer's date and time Stephen - it's synchronised at least once a day with an atomic clock. The fault, if there is one, lies with Rootsweb, I think. Regards -- Mike Clouston

Sigurd, have you used the Fuji "disposable" digitals? I'm in a quandary about what to take to Scotland. Last time I took a regular SLR, too heavy. Now I usually take disposable cameras traveling, my digital is too bulky. Charlie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sigurd Towrie" <sigurd@orkneyjar.com> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:08 PM Subject: RE: [<orcadia>] Davie Brig at Gimbister > On 04 February 2004 23:35, stephen davie wrote: > > > Looking from two photos, one from Finstown and one from east of > > Grimbister, it seems there is a little point of land sticking > > out into > > the Bay directly at Holm of Grimbister. I suppose it is in that > > vicinity. > > The Brig lies directly before the point of land (on the Kirkwall side) > > > What type of camera do you use? Is it a telephoto digital > > type? > > My most recent one is a digital - a Fuji S7000. For film and slide work > I use a Minolta Dynax 800si (but not often these days) > > -- > Sigurd Towrie > Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney > Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com > Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com > Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > >

I'm confused! Not difficult, I know :-) I received Stephen Davie's post at 0654 this morning (4th). According to Outlook Express it was posted at 0120 on the 3rd. Obviously others had already received it because two replies were sent by Sigurd at 2320, received by me at 2347, on the 2nd and Steven at 2329 received by me at 2328. There would seem to be something amiss with Rootsweb's servers perhaps, unless somebody knows something different. A chap could get quite paranoid :-)) -- Mike Clouston

Dear Mike: Your post got me wondering about my little i-mac and my e-mail service provider. Seems the first post was at 2:21 on the second, with two responses in at 3:18 and 3:22 same day. So it appears that your computer calendar is out of whack. Makes you wonder how these computer systems keep planes in the air on schedule. On Wednesday, February 4, 2004, at 05:00 AM, Mike Clouston wrote: > I'm confused! Not difficult, I know :-) > > I received Stephen Davie's post at 0654 this morning (4th). According > to > Outlook Express it was posted at 0120 on the 3rd. Obviously others had > already received it because two replies were sent by Sigurd at 2320, > received by me at 2347, on the 2nd and Steven at 2329 received by me at > 2328. > > There would seem to be something amiss with Rootsweb's servers perhaps, > unless somebody knows something different. A chap could get quite > paranoid > :-)) > > -- > Mike Clouston > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

I would like to say again how much I enjoy the pictures you and Fiona have shared. They are beautiful and I do so look forward to May when I get out there again. I was looking through some of the past messages on HBC. I just love in info.It does my heart good to know how well the Orkadians worked with the Native Peoples then. I have no direct connections to anyone in Orkney. My greatgrand father is from Scotland and a mixture of Shawnee/ cherokee blood in amongst the European is all I can say. Still it showshow weel real, honest down to earth people can work together when allowed. Thanks again Kathy --- Sigurd Towrie <sigurd@orkneyjar.com> wrote: > On 30 January 2004 21:06, Fiona wrote: > > > Quite a few new photos added to my website in a > new album. > > They were all taken over the past 3 days. > > After being 'trapped' by drifts for a week, I > ventured out on the bike > on Thursday. Ended up carrying it most of the way > but a few pics now > online at http://www.orkneyjar.com/portfolio/snow > > -- > Sigurd Towrie > Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney > Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com > Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com > Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send > an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to > orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/

My dad (from Finstown) always refers to it as Rob Davie's Brig. I'll ask him who Rob Davie was. Cheers Steven ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sigurd Towrie" <sigurd@orkneyjar.com> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 11:20 PM Subject: RE: [<orcadia>] Davie Brig at Gimbister > On 03 February 2004 01:20, stephen davie wrote: > > > I just learned that there is a bridge (my informant calls it a Brig) > > south of Grimbister, called the Davie Brig. > > I am interested in knowing if anyone has the history of this "brig" > > and if there would be a photo of the "brig" and also a photo of the > > sign identifying the "brig". > > There's no sign. Davie's Brig lies by the main Kirkwall-Stromness road > and, in the past at least, was a notorious accident blackspot. > > I had pictures, taken last Tuesday would you believe, when I was stuck > there in the snow. But it seems that I deleted them. A vry small version > of one is at http://www.orcadian.co.uk/archive/2004/snowcar.jpg. Davie's > Brig is to the left of the red car. > > -- > Sigurd Towrie > Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney > Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com > Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com > Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

On 03 February 2004 01:20, stephen davie wrote: > I just learned that there is a bridge (my informant calls it a Brig) > south of Grimbister, called the Davie Brig. > I am interested in knowing if anyone has the history of this "brig" > and if there would be a photo of the "brig" and also a photo of the > sign identifying the "brig". There's no sign. Davie's Brig lies by the main Kirkwall-Stromness road and, in the past at least, was a notorious accident blackspot. I had pictures, taken last Tuesday would you believe, when I was stuck there in the snow. But it seems that I deleted them. A vry small version of one is at http://www.orcadian.co.uk/archive/2004/snowcar.jpg. Davie's Brig is to the left of the red car. -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk

I would most sincerely appreciate your dad's response. I guess our old Jim Davie would have been know to your Dad. I have a photo of Jim in his house at finstown taken in about 1974. Stephen On Monday, February 2, 2004, at 03:29 PM, <steven@kw15.co.uk> wrote: > My dad (from Finstown) always refers to it as Rob Davie's Brig. I'll > ask him > who Rob Davie was. > > Cheers > Steven > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sigurd Towrie" <sigurd@orkneyjar.com> > To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 11:20 PM > Subject: RE: [<orcadia>] Davie Brig at Gimbister > > >> On 03 February 2004 01:20, stephen davie wrote: >> >>> I just learned that there is a bridge (my informant calls it a Brig) >>> south of Grimbister, called the Davie Brig. >>> I am interested in knowing if anyone has the history of this "brig" >>> and if there would be a photo of the "brig" and also a photo of the >>> sign identifying the "brig". >> >> There's no sign. Davie's Brig lies by the main Kirkwall-Stromness road >> and, in the past at least, was a notorious accident blackspot. >> >> I had pictures, taken last Tuesday would you believe, when I was stuck >> there in the snow. But it seems that I deleted them. A vry small >> version >> of one is at http://www.orcadian.co.uk/archive/2004/snowcar.jpg. >> Davie's >> Brig is to the left of the red car. >> >> -- >> Sigurd Towrie >> Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney >> Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com >> Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com >> Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk >> >> >> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the >> word >> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >> > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

Interesting, and thank you. How far would the "brig' be from Hilda Seators farm (Grimbister Cheese)? On Monday, February 2, 2004, at 03:20 PM, Sigurd Towrie wrote: > On 03 February 2004 01:20, stephen davie wrote: > >> I just learned that there is a bridge (my informant calls it a Brig) >> south of Grimbister, called the Davie Brig. >> I am interested in knowing if anyone has the history of this "brig" >> and if there would be a photo of the "brig" and also a photo of the >> sign identifying the "brig". > > There's no sign. Davie's Brig lies by the main Kirkwall-Stromness road > and, in the past at least, was a notorious accident blackspot. > > I had pictures, taken last Tuesday would you believe, when I was stuck > there in the snow. But it seems that I deleted them. A vry small > version > of one is at http://www.orcadian.co.uk/archive/2004/snowcar.jpg. > Davie's > Brig is to the left of the red car. > > -- > Sigurd Towrie > Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney > Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com > Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com > Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

I just learned that there is a bridge (my informant calls it a Brig) south of Grimbister, called the Davie Brig. I am interested in knowing if anyone has the history of this "brig" and if there would be a photo of the "brig" and also a photo of the sign identifying the "brig". Alternatively, would anybody be able to give me a heading towards the information? By the way, those pictures were great. In this digitized world we can share so much with a click and a flick. Stephen

Wonderful photos Fiona - thank you! Claire London ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fiona" <fiona@deerness.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 9:05 PM Subject: [<orcadia>] Photos of Orkney in snow > Quite a few new photos added to my website in a new album. They were all > taken over the past 3 days. > http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid3614522 > > Fiona > Orkney > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > > > >

The snow scenes are beautiful. Thank you who have shared them. It makes me think of the winters in Iowa when I was a child. I thought maybe my memories were childhood fantasies and it was never really that pretty, but I think snow really can be as magical as I remember. I know, there are problems too, but to never have that season would not make a better world. In Memphis we have below freezing temperatures, but rarely "real" snow. If there is a little, the white blanket soon turns to gray mush. More often we get sleet and ice which are not fun anywhere. Those who have a winter wonderland, please enjoy it a bit for me. Thanks also Jan and Ann for the tip on "The Yellow in the Broom." My copy has just arrived and I can tell I will enjoy it. Karen

I was just looking at the snow pictures of Orkney, they are beautiful pictures. I love pictures of winter it is my favourite season, and it precedes spring! Edward ----- Original Message ----- From: <LIVINGTREK@aol.com> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 1:05 AM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Photos of Orkney in snow > I would love to see the snow there, can someone tell me how to get to the > pictures? > > Beth > Greenville, SC, USA > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Fiona" <fiona@deerness.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Photos of Orkney in snow > > > > I would love to see the snow there, can someone tell me how to get to the > > pictures? > > > > Click on the links in the original emails. > > Here they are again: > > my pics: > www.picturetrail.com/orcadia The snow pics are in the album called Lovely pictures, I used to be stationed at the lighthouse on Copinsay, obviously my views were from the opposite direction. My family lived in Stromness. It's nearly 20 years since we lived up there but some of the photo's make it seem like yesterday, absolutely loved the place!.

Tremendous potos - many thanks - how deep was the snow? Is the peedie lad in the photos your son? By any chance does he have red hair? Is that a whistle pinned to his jacket? I insist that my wife, Donna hang her whistle around her neck when we roam about the Colorado Mountains, too , and I also carry one at those times. Excellent idea. Jim D