The perfect spot
The rocks and creatures tell out their stories
in runic scribbles
On the hill, the heather is turning.
A walk to land’s edges.
A meeting with Britain’s most northerly flock.
Two days on the beach.
Bliss.
weekend in Unst
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54 responses to “weekend in Unst”
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I would also love to know where you got that great coat! allirsosen(at)hotmail(dot)com. Love your blog, designs, photos and especially your continued outdoor adventures!
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gorgeous photos! I just found your blog and am in love :)
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Love your blog…hope the silence of the last few days means you are resting from your travels and that you are well.
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It’s been a while since you wrote something… I’m missing your adventure!
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Hello Kate
It seems a while since you last wrote; I do hope you are well.
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Are you working on a book? (she demanded fussily) Because I lovelovelove your blog but hate reading and looking at things on a computer—it’s so migrainey to do so. When do I get to buy a book?
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I love this post. The pictures, yes, but your words! They match the scenery perfectly. I was looking for Bruce and was glad he showed up in the last two photos.
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Fabulous!
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Thought you might be interested in the outcome of this http://www.texprint.org.uk/images/uploads/Woolmark2.pdf
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Beautiful colours.
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Bruce must be the happiest dog, as you do go to the most lovely locations. Oh how I would love to reside in the stone cottage there, either one would do :-)
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love to get your take on dr. annie shaw and the hacked ganseys, via amy twigger holroyd’s stitch hacking and pattern blagging:
http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/staff/research/3311
http://www.keepandshare.co.uk/stitch-hacking-collaborative/ganseys-48-49 -
linking to you on FB as one of the real fashion police.
http://jeannettesmyth.com/2012/09/08/fashion-police-you-are-what-you-knit/ -
Gorgeous colors in the photos – so natural and rich.
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The colors in the photos are so rich and beautiful!
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A breath of fresh air. Thank you.
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The photos are wonderful. They capture the atmosphere and I can feel the air and hear the sea. The colors are just amazing on the rocks. Such a magical spot to spend time. Thank you for sharing!
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So lovely. The photograph of the blue boat is stunning.
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white. ocher. granite. and are the mussels (?) midnight blue or black. i am feeling it. a palette.
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That really is the perfect spot. Idyllic :D
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Bliss indeed.
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Hope you have your watercolour paints with you. Happy to see you wearing your hat!
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As usual, I feel as if I’ve had a bit of a vacation. So lovely…
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It’s beautiful. I’m not clever enough to describe it any other way.
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Oh, and I love your coat! It’s so pretty!
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Gorgeous pictures! We are debating our options for a vacation we want to save up for. At this point, for me at least, it’s a toss up between Iceland and the northern parts of Scotland and the Shetlands. DH is trying to push for Asia.
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Ohhhh, beautiful pictures, especially from the blue boat. Wonderful!!!
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sigh…. jealous ;0)
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I love the photo of the boat – but no coat envy as I don’t suit yellow!!
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And yet more beautiful photos of an incredible place – I think you are capturing the feel and essence so perfectly whilst having a great time too…. Thank you for showing us all as well…
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You are having the time of your life I see ! Oh, and aren’t you the very similar colorway as the turning heather in that one heather-scape. Is that boat… like… for *real* ? Wow ! Beautifulness.
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Beautiful! Love the looks on the faces of the sheep as they are looking at you!
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Bliss indeed! So beautiful.
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I love the photos, but have to echo everyone who asked where your coat is from – it’s so nice. Lovely pop of yellow.
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I have such good and special memories about the Shetland isles… The 4 times we have spend holiday overthere together and met up such special people..thnks for those beautiful images..it brings it all back..
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So beautiful!
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Your photos are just stunning!! Did you see the little heart on the big rock? I’d love a ride on the beautiful blue boat.
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Kate, you’re killing me (in a happy way). i want to run away to where you take me in these stories…beautiful! thank you.
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Dreamily perfect. What a wonderful color palette Mother Nature served up just for your weekend. :)
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Was the beach at Northwick? I loved it there.
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I have serious coat envy too! Where is it from – I have to have it!
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Coat envy here too!! Would also like to know where it’s from? It looks waterproof and cozy, matches the mood of the photos perfectly together with the hat.
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Loving the photos and I have serious coat envy!
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LOVE the boat picture. Any thoughts of offering your photographs for sale?
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I love Norwick, we spent an idyllic weekend there a couple of years ago – in sunny May, not windy September. It’s a beautiful beach, spent a glorious day there this summer.
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I love Handel’s ode to those Ungulates:
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Thanks again!
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These photos are simply beautiful. I felt I was right there – feeling the cold, the mist and drinking in the colors. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing these with us.
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How lovely. I feel my heart rate slow just looking at these images. The blue of the boat is delicious. Thanks so much for sharing.
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Absolutely ethereal!
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Lovely. Makes me miss the beach. The boat picture is stunning.
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Oh those sheep; Britain is my dream. I wish Canada had mountainsides and/or cliffs dotted with sheep. Sigh. So lovely.
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I feel like I’ve just taken a big breath of fresh air! Yet more inspiration to visit these wonderful places- your pics of the rocks are particularly lovely :-)
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Oh, sheeps are beautiful, and a boat of course!
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