View across the Outer Harbour of Stornoway

Tuesday 25 November 2008

Evening notes

I am not very conscientious about keeping up to date with everybody's journals, but am a wee bit distracted at the moment. For the moment, I would like to wish our American friends much fun in the run-up to Thanksgiving this weekend, a festival (as I explained earlier) also celebrated here in Lewis. On Thursday to be precise. No turkeys here, just a visit to church for the faithful.

Was watching a film about the Callanish Stones, which stand 18 miles away on the west coast of Lewis. They are 5,000 years old, and not a lot is known about them. It was funny when a local man said that at one point he had told visitors they were lucky to find the Stones up. In October, they take them down for the winter, to put them back up again in Easter. Ostensibly. I'll close this post with some pics I took at Callanish at the end of June last year. All pictures were taken close to midnight. For reference, we're at latitude 58 North here.





5 comments:

  1. Beautiful pictures! There is indeed alot to be thankful this year, your friendship is one of them. (Hugs)Indigo

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  2. Amazing photos........thanks for sharing!

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Hugs, Rose

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  3. The stones are taken down for winter? That just seems odd, but must be protection for them, I suppose.

    May you find much to give thanks for this week, also.

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  4. You're welcome to come for Thanksgiving dinner...we'll be at my brother & sister in law's place. They'd love to have you. I'm making a pumpkin pie today for our dessert. Beautiful pictures! Linda in Washington state

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  5. They are amazing Guido. Thanks for posting them.
    Kate.

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