The Maes Howe dragon painted on a green slurry bin,
Papa Westray
Mobile by Kerrianne Flett,
My 4th visit to Papay as the locals call it. Mist and rain. But in one clear spell I managed to pay my respects to the 'sights': the dragon on Holland Farm's slurry bin, of course;
Knap of Howe
also a walk to the Neolithc Knap Howe, the oldest extant house in Europe, older than Scara Brae on Orkney mainland and without the hordes of tourists.
exhibition in the Kelp Store, Papa Westray.
Also walked to the Kelp Store, now a Heritage Centre, and found an inspiring art exhibition by young art graduates from all over Orkney. My favourite was a mobile hanging from the ceiling, with tiny porcelain hands on fishing wire. Made during lockdown, I found it very poignant, and that the artist was maybe thinking of the sense of touch, which we were not allowed to do, to so many loved ones.
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