Marine Litter….. Addiction…. Tombs of the Isles Recorded Talks!.....
by Bernie Bell - 10:24 on 06 September 2023
Marine Litter…..
I read an article in ‘The Orcadian’ about Jess Mather, Orkney’s new Marine Litter Development Officer, and thought I’d gather together some bits & pieces on the subject of what can be found on Orkney beaches…
First – closest to home – Puldrite….
https://theorkneynews.scot/2020/05/09/the-road-goes-ever-on-and-on-bilbo-baggins/
The following article includes the observation that Newark Bay has a lot of certain kinds of rubbish due to its situation - and some idea about what to do with Bruck-Off-The-Beach.…
https://theorkneynews.scot/2020/01/24/newark-bay-life-on-the-edge-of-the-ocean/
Wood used to collect at the end of the Bay near Kirkhouse, South Ronaldsay – though not so much now – what turns up where appears to change through time and tides….
https://theorkneynews.scot/2017/10/19/bernie-bell-orkney-walks-south-ronaldsay/
Furthest from home – North Ronaldsay …
https://theorkneynews.scot/2022/02/16/north-ronaldsay-re-cycling/
…worth noting the work done by ‘A Frayed Knot’ as mentioned in the ‘comments’.
And there’s more……
https://theorkneynews.scot/2022/04/26/when-does-bruck-become-pruck/
https://theorkneynews.scot/2021/06/03/the-misty-moisty-oyce-of-quindry/
https://theorkneynews.scot/2020/07/31/the-things-you-find-on-an-orkney-beach-2/
A slightly different angle on beach rubbish…
https://theorkneynews.scot/2017/06/10/robinson-rr-news-to-orkney/
https://theorkneynews.scot/2019/06/28/metal-rusts-plastic-lasts/
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Addiction…
Comes in many forms…..
"Round & Round" by Alistair Little
Overnight at the Downs
(inspired by "Round & Round" by Alistair Little)
If that filly had placed instead of shown I'd be home, getting the lock off my door,
instead of sleeping on this wooden bench,
blanket of betting slips and the Racing Form.
I dream I'm a stallion, filling my nostrils
with dusty air as I gallop 'round and 'round, carrying some strange weight
on my back and never getting anywhere.
Hunger drags me awake before the false dawn,
mind spinning, I vow to pay better attention in the paddock so I can turn what little's left into a fortune before the fourth race.
Bartholomew Barker
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Tombs of the Isles Recorded Talks!.....
https://archaeologyorkney.com/2023/09/05/tombs-of-the-isles-talk/
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Here’s one I made earlier… https://theorkneynews.scot/2021/12/23/trees-matter/
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