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Cuppaster , Isle of Yell, Shetland Isles, United Kingdom

Saturday 14 May 2011

Week 2 .... a busy week

An evening visitor ... never seen a pony with a Fro before !!
(This picture's for Wendy ... Shetland Outrider extrodinaire)


Aerial View - 500 tonnes of earth shifted and STILL not finished


Max Cheshire having his lunchtime break


"Dump it, don't ditch it !"
Suffice to say this shouldn't have happened
Following this mishap, Nigel has only been called Ditchboy by the builders =(


Thankfully, Diggerboy and his big toy came to the rescue to pull Nige
and the 10 tonnes out of the ditch



There were, enjoying our picnic lunch after another busy morning
and who should turn up with a sheeps skull in her mouth ? The terrier.



This is the Lamby Shed, so called as the crofter would use it to overwinter
the young lambs borne that year. This will be Sarah's shed/workshop.
For now - it's Freds tool store.


Sorry ... can't work out how to rotate on this! Picture of Steve stood in Fred's 5ft trench dug for
Scottish Water (late on Weds). They didn't even know there was a water mains across the croft
so they was diverted it away from the house and sunk it 5ft down .... to avoid future water mains bursts =)



Digger goes mountaineering



Realised you hadn't seen our temporary accommodation.
West Yell Schoolhouse - looking west over to mainland Shetland in the distance.
Beautiful spot.


Thursday 12 May 2011

more pictures ...


Nigel snuggles up with his two new best buddies, Max & Digger

 Freds toys arrive .... now we're really getting started


Sarah has a go ..... is there no end to her talents?!!!


Hmm. Who put that water main there?
Charlie (our new best friend from Scottish Water) & The Boys survey the gushing burst water main.



Freds shopping list at the builders merchants asked us to buy 4 buckets for water
 (to be used for making concrete)
So far , the only water they've seen is:
1) to cover the mains burst creating our unexpected water feature and
2) to test out the flat tyre on the wheelbarrow. (currently being used by Sarah to muck out a tonne of sheep poo from an outhouse).

An eventful day yesterday to say the least !




Then ... at the end of a long day, on a lovely sunny evening we watched the first newly borne spring lamb totter about up on Rumble Haa.

Monday 9 May 2011

Pictures - week 1

Its coming to something when the dogs getting chilly ... Deputy Dawg =)



come on boys, we've got 4 months to go! This is at the end of day one shifting rocks

Did you you know you can buy Marmite in bulk in Shetland?
This poo recepticle is for TWO people ! They've obviously heard about Steve's reputation ....

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