Well, this afternoon I have found and fixed the earth leak problem on my electric fences; and in the process, of course, I've given myself a full 9.8KV shock. It doesn't injure, but jings! It hurts!
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My re-hung garden gate, open. Behind it, the short frosty turf of my meadows stretch away to the horizon; a few black cattle graze under a blue sky.
My gate, closed, from the outside. The strainer post is noticably squint, which I'm not at all proud about, but it's good enough. In the foreground, the old posts lie on the frosty ground.
Right! After, frankly, way too much work, I once again have a garden gate which opens properly and easily both ways, and which closes and latches properly and easily. I don't love the galvanised steel gatepost, but it should not need to be replaced again in my lifetime.
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More -- and much thicker -- sheets of ice lifted from the trough and leant against the fence.
Today's cattle trough ice was about 60mm thick. It was really heavy to lift!
#TheJoyOfCrofting
#Crofting
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Sheets of ice taken off one of the cattle troughs this morning, leant up against the wire fence. The ice is about 20mm thick, and the biggest piece is about 800x400mm.
First properly hard frost of the winter, so that's taking the ice off the cattle troughs added to the daily jobs.
#TheJoyOfCrofting
#Crofting
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Me, covered in filth, with a spade and a pinch bar, beside a deep dark hole, with the collapsed gate and the culprits behind me. It is a wet day.
Today was hardly the ideal day to be grodgelling in the dirt like one of Jinian Footseer's gobblemoles, but then today was not the ideal day for the cattle to demolish the garden gatepost. Fortunately, I did have a replacement steel gatepost ready to go in.
#crofting
#TheJoyOfCrofting
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myshetland.co.uk/dull-days-pl...
My usual morning chores. I like a boring life, please.
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #crofting
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myshetland.co.uk/sheep-therapy/
Sheep therapy is always the answer.
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandsheep #sheep #crofting
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Crofting…
#WeekendVibes #Sundayfeeling #autumn #farming #crofting #GoodVibesOnly #StormHour #jefinuist #outerhebrides #scotland #Stunday
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View from a Shetland road.
myshetland.co.uk/my-nothing-d...
A lovely day doing everything I usually do.
#myshetland #shetland #crofting #croft #shetlandislands
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My sawmill, cutting a not very big, not very straight log on a very wet day. The log lies on the bed of the mill, mostly squared up. The carriage of the sawmill, with its green steel box enclosing the blade, sits across it.
Sawmilling in the rain.
#Crofting
#TheJoyOfCrofting
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An old rusting water wheel on the end of a derelict stone building with Gruinard Island in the distance and the sea shore behind, long disused but still accessible by foot from the A832 road
The old mill at Second Coast at Gruinard Bay, the island in the distance. My Grandfather was the miller there in years gone by, in beautiful Wester Ross, NW Highlands of Scotland #landscape #scotland #highlands #photography #localhistory #historic #crofting #communities #remote
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Reconstructed blockhouses at Highland Folk Museum
Highland Folk museum
Cruck frame construction of Highland Blackhouses
Interior of blackhouses
The #blackhouses of a reconstructed Highland #crofting settlement. Cruck-framed, stone foundation, turf walls & thatch (heather, broom & bracken). Interiors a single space divided into an animal byre, sleeping room & a living area with an open hearth.
#HighlandFolkMuseum #ScottishHistory
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A derelict Croft house on Orkney, built with the distinctive flat stone construction seen on Orkney, northern Scotland
#scotland #highlands #orkney #islands #landscapes #photography #crofting #mood #moody #history
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#booksky
I’m really proud of this way the bookshop is evolving. At the heart of it is community, solidarity and land issues. #eigg
#soilandsoul #palestine #land #independentbookshops #crofting #solidarity
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Interessant zeker ook voor toekomstige (meer professionele-) deeltijdboeren die hun plot willen certificeren naar bio-certificering en Biocyclic Vegan Standard keurmerk certificering. #Dutchcrofting.nl #crofting #plantaardig #agro-ecologisch #Biocyclische-Veganlandbouw #bio-vegan
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A lone Croft House on the road to Red Point, south of Gairloch with the mountains of Torridon distant, in beautiful Wester Ross, NW Highlands of Scotland
#scotland #highlands #torridon #mountains #landscapes #photography #crofting #remote #northwest #gairloch
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Ormsaigbeg, West Ardnamurchan.
“These fences mark more than land—they trace the shift from communal to individual, from shared hardship to isolated resilience.”
The 5th release in my inspired writing & photography series:
www.rkphotographic.com/blog/2025/8/...
#crofting #Ormsaigbeg #ScottishHistory #landmemory #Ardnamurchan
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Ormsaigbeg, West Ardnamurchan.
In the westernmost reaches of Britain, the croft fences of Ormsaigbeg stand like weathered sentinels—quiet witnesses to a way of life carved from stone, soil, and survival.
New on the blog 👇🏻
www.rkphotographic.com/blog/2025/8/...
#crofting #Ardnamurchan #Highlands #SpioradAirdnamMurchan
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🌱 In times of accelerating climate crisis and rising political instability, could #Crofting be the answer to some of the most pressing problems?
🗓️ Wednesday 20 August
⏰ 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Book your tickets to 'Croft creation' at #FoP2025 www.festivalofpolitics.scot
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04/07/2025
Something to read: 'Country diary: The hard, heavy work of harvesting seaweed' by Kirsteen Bell
Link: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#rewilding #read #science #green #sciencesky #nature #growth #resist #naturesky #plantwatch #climate #trees #hope #croftersky #crofting #seaweed
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Eigg's crofters & Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust have been exploring how #communityownership can strengthen & grow #crofting. Read @epybus.bsky.social report on how collaboration & support can secure Eigg's crofting future
bit.ly/FutureCroft
@scottishlandcom.bsky.social @communitylandsc.bsky.social
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This week's Landward highlights how Scotland blends tradition & innovation—from Sutherland crofters passing skills to new sustainable farming practices. Plus: heritage Shorthorns & husky thrills! #SustainableLiving #Crofting #ScottishFarming
🔗 hdclump.com/landward-epi...
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