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New ask blog! Wooo!
Feel free to look around, ask questions of Jackey or the horses, or give gifts if you want!
This is Jack 👇
Meet the crew under the cut!
Jackey/Jack = Sans - jockey
Lucky = Papyrus - farrier
(In alphabetical order for convenience)
Blue = Thoroughbred stallion - racing, show & therapy
Classic = Shetland wether - therapy
Cross = Thoroughbred wether - racing, show & therapy
Dream = Palomino stallion - show & therapy
Dust = Appaloosa wether - therapy
Epic = Racking horse stallion - racing & show
Error = Akhal-teke stallion - racing
Fell = Arabian stallion - racing
Fresh = American white wether - show
Geno = Pinto wether - therapy
Horror = Clydesdale stallion - therapy & heavy lifting
Ink = Painted wether - show & therapy
Killer = Quarter horse wether - racing & show
Nightmare = Friesian stallion - show & therapy
Outer = Appaloosa stallion - show & therapy
Reaper = Tennessee walker stallion - no, we don’t touch Reaper. He’s not ours.
#undertale#horse#horses#horse ranch#jockey#jockey sans#Jackey#blue sans#sans#dust sans#dream sans#nightmare sans#error sans#ink sans#fell sans#cross sans#killer sans#horror sans#outer sans#fresh sans#Geno sans#reaper sans#Friesian#thoroughbred#quarter horse#Shetland#Appaloosa#palomino#Tennessee walker#painted horse
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This is very cool, they look awesome.
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East Burn Woods // Shetland
#kiteknots#unedited#photography#nature photography#botanical#botanical blog#nikon#nikonnofilter#nikon photography#nikon d5300#green#greenspace#scotland#shetland#summer
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The Shetland Textile Museum Loves Lace Too So They Asked Anne Eunson To Recreate Her Famous Knitted Garden Fence and It Looks Gorgeous: 👉 https://buff.ly/3eU31xc
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#shetland sweater#sweater#wool sweater#crewneck shetland#wool#shetland#menswear#shetland crewneck#shetlandsweater#preppy#masculine#shetland cardigan#chunky wool sweater#chunky wool#thick knit#thick sweater
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History nerd has some Feelings (tm) about how we treat Traditions here in the UK.
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Jarlshof Prehistoric Site
scotlands_stories
#Shetland#Scotland#original preserved site#landmark#more details at link#very cool#curators on tumblr
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Plankton
Photograph: Henley Spiers
#shetland#scotland#marine#sea#wildlife#animals#nature#photography#cute#fauna#cute animals#wildlifephotography#peace#peace photography#ocean#wave#coast#beach#travel#holiday
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Spinning some naturally dyed shetland. I dyed quite a few colors last summer and then @mimsiical gave me this blue (and the pink as well) which is shetland they naturally dyed.
I have a vague idea of spinning all of these into single color 2 ply skeins, then spinning the rest of the white shetland I have, and doing some sort of colorwork vest. But we'll see. For now I'm just having fun.
Bonus sheeps I saw !
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On March 3rd 1883 three hundred inhabitants of the remote Shetland island of Foula were on the point of starvation as the first supply boat of the year reached the stormbound community.
Foula, often described as the "Edge Of The World" is our most remote inhabited island. It is situated in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 20 miles to the west of the Shetland mainland. It is an island of crofting townships, breath-taking sheer cliff drops, and a wealth of wild flowers and wildlife.
Over a century ago, in 1881, Foula had a population of 267, mostly employed in fishing...at the last census in 2001 that figure had dropped to just 38.
On March 3rd 1883 the Shetland Times published this;
The Weather and Mails – Foula
Nine weeks have now expired since our last mail was landed, and all our resources are almost exhausted. Sugar and tobacco have been all done for more than a fortnight, and tea, coffee, etc, are now done also. Those who had a little meal to spare have helped those who had none, a thing often done in Foula, but if the weather does not moderate we will soon be all alike. The boat has been in readiness now for some time to go to Walls for supplies, and as the weather has become a little more moderate today they are going to make a start, so we hope that they may get safe through, and a chance to return again soon. But we doubt if the mail boat will be able to cross today yet, as the wind still inclines to the westward.
There isn’t much more than this about their plight, but it seems that same day they breathed a sigh of relief as a boat must have made it to Mainland and back successfully.
Today crofting as well as fishing are the main activities, half the population living at Hametoun in the south east and the remainder to be found at Ham near Ham Voe on the east coast. The island is not connected to any mainland electricity grid system. In 1987 a community electricity scheme was constructed, comprising a 3.3kV island grid which linked diesel generators, a wind turbine and a hydroelectricity scheme to the island’s properties. This scheme gradually fell into disrepair and has undergone a major refurbishment, funded primarily through grants.
Before refurbishment, the entire island's power was supplied by one of the two diesel generators which operated between approximately 7.20am and 00.30am. That’s not to say they were without power for the, just under 7 hours the generator is off, a battery/inverter system was installed between 2006 and January 2007, a solar charging array helps top up the batteries as well . The system was fully commissioned at the beginning of March 2007 and already the islanders not only have continuous power ( instead of the previous 17 hours per day) but are noticing considerable savings in diesel fuel use. Since diesel has to be shipped in by ferry (and often the weather is too bad for the ferry to run for up to 3 weeks on end) this of huge value.
An interesting feature of the island's people is that they still observe the old Julian calendar, replaced in 1752 in Britain by the present Gregorian system which deleted 11 days from the year. Remote areas of the country kept to the old calendar, adding an extra day in 1800, which was a leap year, and some parts of Shetland continued to observe festivals 12 days after the dates in the new calendar. The most remote areas kept to the old calendar longest, and the people of Foula still celebrate Christmas on 6 January and New Year's Day on 13 January
Travel to the island is by sea or air and is completely dependent on suitable weather conditions.
A wee bit more, and a short video can be found at the link below.
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My Writing Brain when I say I'm really REALLY going to write today.
#writing#WIP#writers on tumblr#writing community#writing brain#writer#writers#writers life#writing life#writing meme#writing humor#Jimmy Perez#Shetland#queue
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New wip, 120g of English Shetland wool, dyed locally
It's very pleasant to spin. Very forgiving, very easy and comfortable to work with. Plus the colours are delightful!
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East Burn Woods // Shetland
#kiteknots#unedited#photography#nature photography#botanical#botanical blog#nikon#nikonnofilter#nikon photography#nikon d5300#green#greenspace#scotland#shetland#summer
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Plant of the Day
Saturday 22 July 2023
On the seashore outside Lerwick, Shetland, the wild Crambe maritima (sea kale, sea cabbage, sea colewort) was in full flower. This coastal tolerant herbaceous perennial forms a clump of large, wavy blue-green leaves, surrounded by dense racemes of small white honey-scented flowers.
Jill Raggett
#Crambe#seakale#seacabbage#seacolewort#whiteflowers#scented#plants#edibles#wildflowers#horticulture#shetland
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#shetland cardigan#wool sweater#wool#sweater#shetland sweater#shetland#shetlandsweater#striped shetland#button neck sweater#button cardigan#menswear#long Johns#thick wool sweater#thick sweater#chunky wool sweater#skier#snow
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📷 richard ashbee
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