I'm with you Norman. I particpate in this particular list because it is Orkney focused, and I hope to learn about other aspects of Orkney from fellow listers in all their many forms, as well as share my small corner of the isles. If the Photo Album remains as a link it will be unobtrusive so folk can choose to look or not. I'm afraid I won't be adding photos - have enough to keep up with our island web-sites. Also if the topics of discussion go off into Non-Orkney things I'm not likely to participate much. I belong to other lists too which are for specific interests - I don't have much time to wade through muddy waters so prefer if lists stay on topic. Sian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norman Tulloch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Orcadia Group Photo Album > > > I must admit that I have reservations about the Orcadia Group Photo Album. > > To state the obvious, the Orcadia group is about Orkney. While I'd > welcome a photo album concerned with things Orcadian, I think that most > of the things that you mention in the list above are quite irrelevant to > the remit of the Orcadia list. > > The Orcadia Group Photo Album is a good idea, but not if it it is to > consist of pictures of things or people completely unconnected with > Orkney. > > Sorry, but that's the way I feel. > > Norman Tulloch > > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Talking about chickens yesterday stirred my curiosity a bit. Yes,,my mind follows strange twists and turns. When I was looking at Graemsay on Google Earth I didn't see any sign of the typical patchwork pattern that you usually see in agricultural areas. Granted, the images aren't very good, but you can at least see the pattern, dimly, on Mainland. Wikipedia (seldom a good source, but handy) lists crofting as the main occupation. So I was wondering what are the primary occupations on the island? If farming,,what do they grow,,for home consumption or cash crops. Is there any herding operations,,like sheep, or cows,,,or??? Just me being nosey. R