orkney and the pictish trail

 nice to see what i once described as the homeland. an impending visit again very soon. love it but it's a memory of a version of myself now and, even if  it were an option, i don't think i'd ever go back to live.

the sea mother

 

here's a lovely story from back in the day. i'm not convinced by the explanations (pre- norse - a stretch!) but, while it's not the full shetlandic, it's nice to hear the accent. for an orcadian version listen here.

it's odd to here it now as supernatural women who live in the sea are not uncommon in my fiction and even a brief google reveals the likes of sedna and yemanja. i can't find anything where someone has looked at this but surely there's room for study of female sea deities and supernatural creatures. ask any island person!