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Ian Hourston

Festival of the Horse 2000 Judging the horses Several faces are partly or completely hidden, but they'll know who they are. ...
Ian Pole, Ardersier, Aug 2015 This photo has a couple of connections with Orkney, but the one I'm making is that the man in stroke...
Moth Found this moth on my stair-carpet at 03.00 today, 18 October 2015. I didn't see it come into the ho...
Yellow moon over Copland's Dock Full, yellow moon rising over Copland's Dock, Stromness, 26 Oct 2015.
Forkytails Since posting image #27357 I've been hoping for an opportunity to photograph an earwig without too m...
Fireworks, Guy Fawkes night A rather brief display, affected by a strong wind. This is a composite image, made up from several ...
Mystery thing Photographed 9 Nov 2015. I came across this pin the other day during a domestic clean-out and hav...
Kirkwall through a porthole of Devonia, June 1966. As predicted in a comment on picture #28139 (Elizabeth Buchan's mystery pic added on 19 Jan) here's ...
Fulmar riding the updraught at Marwick Head Fulmar riding the updraught at Marwick Head. June 1966 Picture #28139 (Elizabeth Buchan's mystery...
Rotation of Ian Sinden's picture 28175 My rotation of Ian Sinden's picture #28175 hasn't improved its quality I'm afraid. Much sharpening t...
Mystery thing Yes, it's an egg. But what wild bird species laid it? I came across it on Switha in June 1992, but ...
Disembarkation at Graemsay, 1971 'The comfort and safety of the passenger are our top priorities at all times.' Disembarkation at Gr...

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Old coastguard slipway, StronsayTrumland House after the fire in 1985Small turret in the Earl’s Palace gardensA strangely low rainbow over StennessGolta Z Battery, Flotta.Limeade from R.Garden's lemonade factoryJarvie Family 1920The Haven, BrimsFrom the Longhope Lifeboat Museum'The Cats', Balaclava Road, Flotta