Snow, Evie road, Orkney
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This panorama was taken just off the Evie road. The land around here is flat and with the snow it gave a nice effect. There is not much I can say about this place, it is some nice flat farmland but that is about it.
The Lyde road is a scenic route between Evie and Harray. On a sunny day it is a very pleasant drive.
The Ouse is Orkney's best example of a saline lagoon. At high tide the area is covered in sea water a...
This is the other side of the bridge from the Ouse. This is the inner end of the Bay of Firth. The fi...
The Inscription on the plaque in the ground reads - "Firth Park Gifted by the Firth family of Orkney ...
The Loch of Wasdale is a small Loch in the parish of Firth. There is an island in the south east corn...
These woods just outside finstown were planted after the house of Binscarth was built. One story says...
The wood at Binscarth was planted as part of a bet between landowners. A group of them decided to see...
There is a lovely scenic walk between Finstown and Refuge Corner (pronunced Ref-uj). From Finstown th...
There is a lovely scenic walk between Finstown and Refuge Corner (pronunced Ref-uj). From Finstown th...
Davy's brig is a bridge to the east of Finstown. This bridge used to be part of the main road but the...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
