In the US, we see the stunted trees on the Pacific Coast, twisted and gaunt, scoured by the salt spray and the wind. Charlie Petersen Port Townsend Washington ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sigurd Towrie" <sigurd@orkneyjar.com> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 4:35 AM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Re:Fiona Northern Lights at last > >An 8 footer! Now that's not too bad at all. I've sort of been curious. I > >wonder if it's just winds or is it also poor soil? Seems to me just about > >most crops that would grow in the environment grow well there. What is it > >with trees? Wind? > > Wind and salt air. I've watched it destroy a young tree (in my garden) in a week. > -- > Sigurd Towrie > Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney > Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.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 > >

Granted, I wasn't there any longer than 3 days, but I think I may have seen one tree in total. An 8 footer! Now that's not too bad at all. I've sort of been curious. I wonder if it's just winds or is it also poor soil? Seems to me just about most crops that would grow in the environment grow well there. What is it with trees? Wind? Pat Fiona wrote: > > I think the "trees" the person referred to were those low growing shrubs > on > > some of the ridge shots. I had to go back and look. > > The ones on the first lot of pictures that I was given are low-growing > shrubs. > The ones on my photos are trees, they're about 8 feet tall, not bad for > Orkney! > > Fiona > > > ==== 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 > > >

Hi, Tammy I wonder if you've heard of Betty Corrigall? Hers is a sad story. There's a picture of her lonely grave posted on the Orkneyjar site, if you're interested. Regards, Rhonda Brunea ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tammy" <tammyls@shaw.ca> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 10:41 PM Subject: [<orcadia>] Hi Everyone > Hi Everyone > Thanks for letting me know where to find the pictures. I will check them > out. > Anyone watch the Gery Cup yesterday? The Eskimos came home, with the cup > this morning! I slept through the last 15 minutes of the game! > Stephen gave me some advise, and that was to let the chatline (who is > the chatine?) know my last name. Which is, Corrigal. My Great Great > Grandfather James Corrigal came to Canada in 1813. > I off to check out all the pictures! > Cheers > Tammy Corrigal > Edmonton, Canada > > > > ==== 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 > >

Fiona, I love the " Kirk in Mist " Isabella Fiona wrote: >>We have at last gotten the Northern Lights pages up: >> >>http://www.charles-tait.co.uk/library/orkney/skiesl.html >> >> > >Stunning pictures, Charles. > >I've finally got my pics scanned (the scanner is playing up so they're poor >quality scans of slides). They're online at: > www.picturetrail.com/orcadia > >I've been adding some other pictures to the site too. My northern lights >photos are in a new album called "Merry Dancers". >I've shifted the other aurora pics into "Merry Dancers 2". And for the >person who asked, yes the merry dancers photos were all taken in Orkney. > >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 > > > >

> I think the "trees" the person referred to were those low growing shrubs on > some of the ridge shots. I had to go back and look. The ones on the first lot of pictures that I was given are low-growing shrubs. The ones on my photos are trees, they're about 8 feet tall, not bad for Orkney! Fiona

> We have at last gotten the Northern Lights pages up: > > http://www.charles-tait.co.uk/library/orkney/skiesl.html Stunning pictures, Charles. I've finally got my pics scanned (the scanner is playing up so they're poor quality scans of slides). They're online at: www.picturetrail.com/orcadia I've been adding some other pictures to the site too. My northern lights photos are in a new album called "Merry Dancers". I've shifted the other aurora pics into "Merry Dancers 2". And for the person who asked, yes the merry dancers photos were all taken in Orkney. Fiona Orkney

Hi Everyone Thanks for letting me know where to find the pictures. I will check them out. Anyone watch the Gery Cup yesterday? The Eskimos came home, with the cup this morning! I slept through the last 15 minutes of the game! Stephen gave me some advise, and that was to let the chatline (who is the chatine?) know my last name. Which is, Corrigal. My Great Great Grandfather James Corrigal came to Canada in 1813. I off to check out all the pictures! Cheers Tammy Corrigal Edmonton, Canada

Absolutely beautiful! Before I have only seen it on TV. And the cows look fantastic! Very calm cows they are. Thanks Charles! Beth Livingston Greenville, SC, USA

Those were beautiful too Fiona. Thanks! I've seen red and green, but one of those photos even looked golden. I think the "trees" the person referred to were those low growing shrubs on some of the ridge shots. I had to go back and look. Pat > I've been adding some other pictures to the site too. My northern lights > photos are in a new album called "Merry Dancers". > I've shifted the other aurora pics into "Merry Dancers 2". And for the > person who asked, yes the merry dancers photos were all taken in Orkney. > > 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 > > >

Oh Fiona, your photos are great! Are those stars amongst the Merry Dancers? Charlie in Washington state, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fiona" <fiona@deerness.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Northern Lights at last > > We have at last gotten the Northern Lights pages up: > > > > http://www.charles-tait.co.uk/library/orkney/skiesl.html > > Stunning pictures, Charles. > > I've finally got my pics scanned (the scanner is playing up so they're poor > quality scans of slides). They're online at: > www.picturetrail.com/orcadia > > I've been adding some other pictures to the site too. My northern lights > photos are in a new album called "Merry Dancers". > I've shifted the other aurora pics into "Merry Dancers 2". And for the > person who asked, yes the merry dancers photos were all taken in Orkney. > > 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 > >

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 22:33:48 -0000, "Fiona" wrote: > I've finally got my pics scanned (the scanner is playing up so they're poor > quality scans of slides). They're online at: > www.picturetrail.com/orcadia How do you scan a slide? I've tried several times with no luck - what's the trick? Alan Hepburn

HI TAMMY: GREAT, ANOTHER CANADIAN EH?! I AM IN CENTRAL CANADA, AND LIKE YOURSELF FOUND THIS SITE BY DOGGED DETERMINATION TO UNEARTH FAMILY ROOTS. YOU WILL FIND THE EXPERIENCE VERY ENJOYABLE, AS THIS CANORKY DOES. (THAT IS A NEW NOUN, DESCRIBING THOSE PERSONS LIKE US WHO ARE DESCENDED FROM ORKNEY AND LANDED IN CANADA. ) CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GREY CUP VICTORY. LOVE THOSE ESKIMOS! BY THE WAY, IF YOU FEEL INCLINED TO LET THE CHATLINE KNOW YOUR LAST NAME, YOU WILL FIND THAT THESE FOLKS CAN STEER YOU TO ALL SORTS OF RESEARCH TOOLS AND IN SOME CASES, I ACTUALLY COULD IDENTIFY THEIR FAMILIES IN OUR OLD TREE. BY THE WAY, THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY HAS TONS OF INFORMATION ON THEIR LARGE NUMBER OF ORKNEYMEN WHO OPENED UP THE CANADIAN NORTH-WEST. BEST OF LUCK:.............STEPHEN On Sunday, November 16, 2003, at 11:15 PM, Tammy wrote: > Hi my name is Tammy. I live in Edmonton, Canada. This is my first > mailing list. I found this site by searching the Orkney via the web! I > have been searching my family tree and this is what lead me to the > Orkney sites. I have a great interest in the Orkney history, heritage > and the way of life there. I would be happy to hear from you all. > Cheers > Tammy > > > > ==== 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 >

JIM: THANKS FOR THE TIP ON BOOK HUNTING. THE SAGA VERSION WHICH I FEEL DRAWN TO , IS THE ORIGINAL JOSEPH ANDERSON 1873 ENGLISH VERSION OR TRANSLATION. PUBLISHER IS EDMONSTON/DOUGLAS IN EDINBURGH. I AM WONDERING IF ANY OF OUR CHAT LINE FRIENDS WHO HAVE THIS COPY COULD COMMENT ON IT. ARE THE 11 PAGES OF LITHO PLATES WELL DONE? THEY DON'T EVEN TELL YOU HOW BIG IT IS. ONE ENGLISH OPTIMIST WANTS $225 POUNDS FOR HIS COPY. I SEE THEM FOR ABOUT $50 US DOLLARS AS WELL. THANK YOU: STEPHEN On Saturday, November 15, 2003, at 02:35 PM, Jim Thompson or Jean Swanson wrote: > Try Amazon.co.uk; they (claim to, at least) offer it hardbound for GBP > 7.41. > > Jim > > Steve Davie wrote: > >> HOWDY: >> >> I ORDERED A FEW BOOKS OFFERED THROUGH THIS SITE FROM A SCHOOL IN >> KIRKWALL. ONE WAS A PARBACK COPY OF THE SAGA. I READ THE >> BOOK(FASCINATING), AND THOUGHT I WOULD LIKE TO BUY A HARDBOUND COPY >> FOR MY FAMILY. YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT THEY WANT OVER HERE FOR A >> HARDBOUND COPY EVEN "USED", IN US DOLLARS. NEW, THE PRICES GET TO >> $240 US DOLLARS. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT! ANYBODY OVER THERE KNOW OF A >> GOOD HARDBOUND COPY AT A THINKABLE PRICE?...... STEPHEN >> >> >> ==== 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 >

Hi Tammy, Welcome to the list. I hope you found some of Charles Tait's pictures in your Orkney search too. They are absolutely beautiful! You can even purchase some for yourself if you like them enough to want one. Take a look! http://www.charles-tait.co.uk/ Pat From: "Tammy" <tammyls@shaw.ca> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 11:40 PM Subject: [<orcadia>] christmas lights > Hi every one! Where can I find the picture of the Christmas lights? > Tammy > > > ==== 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 > > >

Tammy wrote: > Hi every one! Where can I find the picture of the Christmas lights? > Tammy > Hi Tammy Welcome to the list. The street lights will be available here - http://www.thelongpartnership.co.uk/ - when they are switched on! -- Mike Clouston

Hi every one! Where can I find the picture of the Christmas lights? Tammy

Hi my name is Tammy. I live in Edmonton, Canada. This is my first mailing list. I found this site by searching the Orkney via the web! I have been searching my family tree and this is what lead me to the Orkney sites. I have a great interest in the Orkney history, heritage and the way of life there. I would be happy to hear from you all. Cheers Tammy

... looks like a good christmas present! Thanks!

On 15 November 2003 20:51, Sigurd Towrie wrote: > To coin a phrase, Orkney books are like buses. Nothing for > months then a dearth of them in one week! Before someone comments, just realised what I'd written. It should say "a glut of them in one week!" The excitement was just too much ;o) -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk

To coin a phrase, Orkney books are like buses. Nothing for months then a dearth of them in one week! The latest, The Orkney Book (2003 edition), is now available and much like its predecessors gives an overview of Orkney, its history, traditions and geography. The book, which is published by Birlinn, is split into a series of short chapters (detailed below). I've not found a source for it online yet but it will be added to The Orcadian bookshop on Monday. A hardback book, it is priced £25. Contents: 1 Geology and Landscape - John Flett Brown 2 The Early Peoples - Graham Ritchie 3 The Picts - Anna Ritchie 4 Viking and Late Norse Orkney - Colleen Batey 5 Orkney in the Middle Ages - Barbara E. Crawford 6 The Reformation and the Stewart Earls - Peter Anderson 7 Agricultural Improvement - William P. L. Thomson 8 Modern Times - Sheena Wenham 9 Orkney Place-names - Doreen J. Waugh 10 Agriculture in Orkney Today - Jim Chalmers 11 Fishing - James Coull 12 Tourism - Josh Gourlay 13 St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall - Steve Callaghan 14 Kirkwall - Raymond Lamb 15 The Northern Isles - Jim Hewitson 16 The West Mainland - Tom Muir 17 The East Mainland - Sheena Wenham 18 The South Isles - Sheena Wenham 19 Transport and Communications - Tom Muir 20 The Canadian Connection - James A. Troup 21 Stromness - James A. Troup 22 Tales and Legends - Tom Muir 23 The Orkney Tongue - Gregor Lamb 24 The Literature of Orkney - David Drever 25 Customs and Traditions - Tom Muir -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk