A bit of Saturday “Wanderlust” thanks to this terrific post by Beth!
I didn't have my glasses on....
Litla Dimun, an isolated island often capped by its own fluffy cloud.
Lítla Dímun is the smallest of the Faroe Islands’ 18 main islands. But though it may be tiny, the islet still has the power to influence the atmosphere.
A lenticular cloud often drapes over it like a wet, vapory blanket. These stationary clouds typically form over mountain peaks or other protruding landmasses. Lítla Dímun’s lenticular hovers above its top, occasionally spilling down over the land as it reaches toward the cold sea. Of the Faroe Islands’ main islands, the little landmass is the only one that remains uninhabited by humans. But people do visit the island. For centuries, Faroese farmers have made the precarious journey to Lítla Dímun to tend to the creatures who rule the islet: its sheep.
Up until the middle of the 19th century, Lítla Dímun sheep ruled the little green haven. It’s believed these black, short-tailed feral…
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Thanks for waiting for the tech to catch up, John -)
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For a while I couldn’t even reblog my own stuff!
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Every time the wp happiness engineers ‘make things better’ I have an issue)
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Nice reblog, John. Great to see such traditions continuing in tiny islands.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes Pete, I loved this!
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