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OrkneySurvival

  1. Reading Wild, by Cheryl Strayed and her kind of messed up life and sorting it out on the Pacific Crest Trail. I feel similar endurance! about 7 hours ago via web
  2. twitpic.com/9s1qjc - Great looking beds on first glance - then you spot the obvious problem. Who can see it? 9:54 AM Jun 2nd via Twitpic
  3. Spot the problem with this design of bunk bed - twitpic.com/9s1qjc 9:53 AM Jun 2nd via Twitpic
  4. 26 Things to Do With Petroleum Jelly rd.com/home/extraordi… via @readersdigest (Add to this Lighting fires! A tiny amount on cotton wool.) 1:08 PM Jun 1st via Tweet Button
  5. Orkney Northern Isles ferry service latest orcadian.co.uk/2012/05/conven… 9:07 AM Jun 1st via Tweet Button
  6. Architecture to the rescue: the world's greenest projects – in pictures gu.com/p/38vbv/tw via @guardian 4:54 AM Jun 1st via Tweet Button
  7. Explaining Moon phases ... facebook.com/FiveSensesOrkn… 4:49 AM Jun 1st via web
  8. So I made up a story to explain the phases of the Moon, pregnant with her husband (the Sun). Now I'm playing with... fb.me/23oF90idP 4:42 AM Jun 1st via Facebook
  9. So I made up a story the explain the phases of the Moon, pregnant with her husband (the Sun). Now I'm playing... fb.me/1mOfMV3X9 4:41 AM Jun 1st via Facebook
  10. A simple explanation of Moon phases moonconnection.com/moon_phases.ph… fb.me/wpPOg82y 2:28 PM May 31st via Facebook
  11. Everest mountaineer says crowding by 'hobby climbers' is path to tragedy gu.com/p/38xz5/tw via @guardian 3:46 PM May 30th via Tweet Button
  12. @sgwarnog Just hours after my tweet to you I spotted a cloud of midges hovering outside - but tomorrow the wind will return and they're gone 2:47 PM May 30th via web in reply to sgwarnog
  13. @sgwarnog Not seen a midge this year yet. 11:54 AM May 30th via web in reply to sgwarnog
  14. I posted 2 photos on Facebook in the album "Orkney Five Senses" fb.me/1DPOLQrBn 7:05 AM May 30th via Facebook
  15. I posted 2 photos on Facebook in the album "Navigation skills" fb.me/1P5OioQp0 7:03 AM May 30th via Facebook
  16. Wildlife minister Richard Benyon under fire in another game-shooting case independent.co.uk/environment/na… via @Independent 5:42 AM May 30th via Tweet Button
  17. @sanguisorba Of course! 5:33 AM May 30th via web in reply to sanguisorba
  18. @VanessaKimbell Yes, everyone knows Charles Tate! Good to hear from you. Do you come to Orkney often? Amazing Sun this week. Unusual :) 5:33 AM May 30th via web in reply to VanessaKimbell
  19. I love Gilly's earth-coloured feet :) We have been walking barefoot in Binscarth woods, over pine needles and... fb.me/264UDZPRf 5:26 AM May 30th via Facebook
  20. @sanguisorba You burnt your soles whilst gardening? Were you doing something unusual? Intrigued. 12:55 PM May 29th via Sprout Social in reply to sanguisorba
  • Name Malcolm Handoll
  • Location Orkney, Scotland
  • Web http://www.allfiv...
  • Bio Environmentalist in Orkney; nomadic guide & instructor of natural navigation, bushcraft & survival skills. Fan of barefoot walking in snow.
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