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Flower Picking on IOS

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  Tried my hand at Flower Picking today. The crew I worked with were a rag tag bunch of guys with good stories and a variety of quirks and unique experiences that they willingly shared with me.  One guy, Dan, a Boat Captain in the Summer season, said รmerican? Don't they do this on the chain gangs in Lousiana prisons...picking flowers I mean'... Apparently I got high marks as I lasted the full day...The back braking work sometimes has people quit as quickly as 40 minutes! The Isles of Scilly are patchworked with tiny fields surrounded by high protective hedges that, during the winter, are filled with flowers. Over a dozen different varieties of narcissi are grown on the Islands which bloom much earlier than in other parts of the UK, thanks to the temperate climate. The first flowers are cut in October, depending on the weather of course, and the last in March, giving a good winter crop and making flowers the main agricultural product on the Islands. The flowers are picked whil...

Off-Season, On Island: Wintering in the Isles of Scilly

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Isles of Scilly: Electric Paradise ISLES OF SCILLY Electric Paradise at Land's End Atlantic Paradise Just 28 miles off the Cornish coast lies Britain's most extraordinary archipelago - the Isles of Scilly. Five inhabited islands and countless uninhabited rocks scattered across the Atlantic like jewels thrown by ancient gods. This is where England ends and magic begins . Here, time moves differently. The Gulf Stream kisses these shores with subtropical warmth , creating a climate so mild that palm trees and exotic flowers bloom year-round. It's like discovering a piece of Mediterranean paradise in the wild Atlantic. ๐Ÿ️ ISLAND MAGIC 140 islands and rocks, only 5 inhabited. Each one a unique world waiting to be explored, from bustling St. M...

We Left the World Behind—and Found a New One

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Where Scotland Meets Scandinavia: Fair Isle Journey ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Where Scotland Meets Scandinavia: Fair Isle Adventure • North Sea meets Atlantic Ocean • "Not So Fair Isle" Trip Reports • Population 45 now 42 (minus Skyelark) • MacArthur Says: "We Shall Return" • Social Distancing Extreme Edition ๐ŸŒŠ ⛰️ Where Scotland Meets Scandinavia A Journey to Fair Isle Where the North Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean Scotland Meets Scandinavia ๐ŸŽ™️๐ŸŽง Share Fair Isle Podcast • Episode: "Not So Fair ...

IOS-Isles Of Scilly

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Archipelago Adventures Media Player ๐Ÿ️ Archipelago Adventures 2021 A Year of Island Hopping with Sarah, Skyelark & Ed 2021, a year of Archipelagos for Sarah, Skyelark and me - Bahamas, Shetland, and next week IOS, Isles of Scilly. Actually Scilly is a 'they'. An archipelago of 140 or so islands, islets and rocks. Where is it? When you reach Land's End...keep going (by air or sea) 28 miles due South. We will be in St. Mary's, the largest of the islands at 2½ miles by 1¾ miles. ๐ŸŽฌ Featured Media ๐ŸŽฒ Play Random ๐Ÿ“น Show Videos ๐Ÿ“ธ Show Images ๐Ÿ“ฑ Click to Play ▶️ ...

Fragile Swimming

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 Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. Dubbed: antifragile, these are things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish. Shetland has definitely provided an anti fragile worls. now as we reentet  into the  CZs Comfort Zones of English Country life, time to reflect, appreciate and enjoy what was missing for these past 4 months- comforts

Sky-Mail: Orkney’s Drones Take Postal Service to New Heights

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Norse Winds & Highland Skies: Revolutionary UAV Mail Service ⚔️ NORSE WINDS & HIGHLAND SKIES ⚔️ Revolutionary UAV Mail Delivery Soars to Fair Isle แšฆแšขแšฑ แšผแšจแ›—แ›—แ›–แšฑ แš แ›šแ›–แšขแšท By Thor's hammer and Highland winds! The mighty UAV soars through Scottish skies like a mechanical Valkyrie, carrying precious cargo to the remote Fair Isle. This iron-winged messenger of the gods can bear 100kg of mail across 1,000km of treacherous terrain! 100kg Mighty Payload 1,000km Viking Range ⛈️ Storm-Worthy ...

Fair Isle Freefall: One Leap Into the Norse Abyss

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Nautical Adventure - Media Gallery ๐Ÿšข ⛵ ๐Ÿ›ฅ️ ๐Ÿงญ ๐ŸŒŠ Nautical Adventure Gallery Capturing Moments on the High Seas ๐Ÿ“ธ Splash for the Gods: Arctic, Vertical, Eternal Cancelled Nautical Portrait '"> ๐Ÿ“ท Vertical Descent, Northern Ascent ๐Ÿ“ธ PHOTO High Resolution ๐Ÿž️ Dive of the North: A Norseman’s Reawakening Nautical Landscape '"> ๐ŸŒ… Panoramic view showcasing the breathtaking expanse of ocean horizons ...

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