Microscope…… From Orkney.com ……..
by Bernie Bell - 08:13 on 04 April 2025
Microscope……
When I'm feeling
Dull gray oppression
My focus narrows
Every word
Every gesture
Every touch
Dissected
Stained
Analyzed
In a microscope
For clues to when
You'll leave me
https://bartbarkerpoet.com/2025/04/02/microscope/
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From Orkney.com ……..
“New dawn for Tomb of the Eagles?
A much-missed Orkney visitor attraction could be set to reopen thanks to a special community campaign. Tomb of the Eagles closed in 2020 because of the uncertainty facing the tourism industry during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the site has remained shut ever since. Now the South Ronaldsay & Burray Development Trust is working on a project, including a crowdfunder, that will see the tomb reopened and all the assets transferred into community ownership.
Decade of devotion at the Italian Chapel
With tiny, delicate touches of her paintbrush, Antonella Papa has been helping restore the fragile artwork in Orkney’s Italian Chapel over the past month. A professional art restorer from Rome who has worked in the Sistine Chapel, Antonella has been visiting the Chapel with the tools of her trade since 2015, helping maintain this special wartime site and protect it from the Orcadian elements. The chapel was built during the Second World War by Italian Prisoners of War who transformed two Nissen huts into a place of worship and a small reminder of home.
New products from Orkney
Spring is here and Orkney’s food, drink, and crafts makers have been putting their seasonal inspiration to good use, creating a whole range of fabulous new products from their island workshops and studios. From Orkney-brewed kombucha to oak bowls and brand-new books, there’s something from the islands for everyone. Check out just some of the new items available to buy from our Creative Orkney and Taste of Orkney members.
Festival season is here
April marks the beginning of a season of festival fun in Orkney. The Orkney Blues Festival kicks things off later this month, moving to an April slot for the first time. Next, the Orkney Nature Festival begins on 12 May with a week’s worth of special events. The Orkney Folk Festival sees acts from around the world take to the stage in late May before the St Magnus International Festival arrives at midsummer with its eclectic programme of performing arts. There’s more to come in autumn, with the Orkney International Science Festival, and the Orkney Storytelling Festival too.
Wild Orkney
Join Orkney wildlife photographer Raymond Besant as he heads to the largest of our north isles to search for Sanday's enigmatic wading birds."
https://www.orkney.com/news/wild-orkney-april-25
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