pondhead

It's Thursday again. Thursday means Oban Times day and the ritual of reading the Oban times. I tend to read the letters page first, planning permissions section second , the Scalpay correspondent third and lastly I go through the paper in the hope of finding anything relating to Mull of which there are usually very little. I shall skip over the letters, planning sections and the pieces about Mull so that I can sing the praises of the Oban Times Correspondent from Scalpay :Mr D.Morrison. Fishing.Creeling is slack at the moment.With some strong wind only the larger boats ventured out.Prawn and lobster catches are light. Poultry keeping.It seems that no-one has taken to re-stocking their poultry since recent killings by mink. Migration. It appears sea birds like terns and oyster catchers have migrated from Scalpay's shores. Puffins have also migrated from the Shiants. Peat cutting.Only one household tenant has cut peat recently on their croft.It is understood that what has been cut is difficult to dry but was quite useful for the stove.