We are homeward bound! Carrying memories, stories, and experiences in our packs, we are beginning to make our way in from the islands, back along familiar “Seventeenth Ferry”
Tag: Scotland Tour
Haste ye back!
The final stage of any pilgrimage is the Return, when we say goodbye to our fellow travelers and head back to our homes and communities, “Haste ye back!”
Orkney Reflections
We came off Orkney this morning, back to the mainland, heading towards a busier world. But before I leave the islands behind I want to “Orkney Reflections”
Art and Heart
If you ever feel like you need a lift, make your way to the Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm, Orkney. This marvelous little chapel was “Art and Heart”
Orkney Overlays
Orkney reaches comfortably across the ages; neolithic stone circles co-exist with iron-age ruins and modern farms. People who come to see the ancient monuments are “Orkney Overlays”
Neolithic Neighbours
Passing by the Old Man of Hoy on our way to the Orkneys, I marveled again at the beauty and diversity of this land. Our “Neolithic Neighbours”
Dailiness
Dailiness delights me. Dailiness is the way we shape our lives and cultures with little acts that we carry out on a daily basis so “Dailiness”
Toward the Stones
A long string of islands, two ferries, a host of views and ancient monuments, and a spectacular sunset at a sacred stone circle make this “Toward the Stones”
Castlebay
Every traveler has certain destinations that lodge in her heart. One of mine is Castlebay, Barra, where the ferry swings into the harbor to be “Castlebay”
Iona Images
Iona, beautiful and holy… Bless to us, oh God, the path beneath our feet, Bless to us, oh God, the path on which we go, “Iona Images”