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North Atlantic Grey Seals

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North Atlantic Grey Seals: A Viking's Aquatic Duel 🦭 NORTH ATLANTIC GREY SEALS 🦭 Viking vs. Marine Warriors 🦭 Largest Land Breeding Mammals in UK 🦭 Cold Water Immersion Therapy Gone Wrong 🦭 South Lighthouse Retreat Required 🦭 🦭 NORTH ATLANTIC GREY SEALS 🦭 A Viking's Aquatic Standoff ᛋᛖᚨᛚ ᚹᚨᚱᚱᛁᛟᚱᛋ ⚠️ ⚡ THE SEAL PROPHECY ⚡ Marine Warriors Seek a Happy Meal These North Atlantic Grey Seals want to make a happy meal outta me! The ancient marine warriors of Fair Isle have issued their challenge to this landlubbing Viking. The waters hold both promise and peril. "These North Atlantic Grey Seals want t...

The Medicine We Take

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 The Medicine We Take: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ed Reif (@edreif)

North Of Everywhere

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Our 2020 Lake Tahoe Trip View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ed Reif (@edreif)   A tree is a little bit of the future. Trees dominate the world’s oldest living organisms. Since the dawn of our species, they have been our silent companions, permeating our most enduring tales and never ceasing to inspire fantastical cosmogonies. Hermann Hesse called them “the most penetrating of preachers.” A forgotten seventeenth-century English gardener wrote of how they “speak to the mind, and tell us many things, and teach us many good lessons.-The Scret Lives Of Trees There are no trees on Fair Isle FADE IN: Beneath the canopy of trees, with  roots in the earth and arms stretching toward the sky, I come back to that place I have never been before - and this imense wonder comes over us as  if the trees are there to seek and to know the greater mysteries. I find this comforting, but on Fair Isle, and Shetland in general, there are no trees to spe...

Skyelark's Day

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Historically, the Scottie was bred by farmers to help them manage vermin problems. They  would follow prey, such as badgers, foxes, and other vermin, right into their burrows and then try to dig them out. Such breeds of dogs are known as Earth dogs. Scottish Terriers do well in earthdog trials, which are a simulated hunt. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ed Reif (@edreif) Our Scottish Terrier and her breed, is nicknamed the “Diehard,” and that should give you some indication of her personality. She’s independent, feisty and not afraid to stand up for herself. She’s always ready to play and to chase, especially sheep.  

Fair Isle, Unfiltered

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Fair Isle: Britain's Most Remote Island 🏝️ BREAKING: Journey to Fair Isle - Britain's Most Remote Inhabited Island • Population: Just 45 people • Distance from civilization: 38km from Shetland, 43km from Orkney • Experience the ultimate escape from modern life • Listen to our exclusive audio journey below! 🌊 Fair Isle Britain's Most Remote Island Adventure 🎧 Listen to Our Fair Isle Journey Your browser does not support the audio element. "We didn't wake up this morning, we came to." ...

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