Halkirk Utd vs Balintore

Halkirk Utd beat Balintore 4-0 today and go clear at the top of the league as Thurso beat co-leaders Dingwall Thistle 4-0. Halkirk scorers were Grant McNab, Michael Bremner, Colin Sinclair and Liam Bremner.

Riding Club WH Winter Show

Judge Sheila Stewart present the trophy to Lisa Kennedy and Stemster Millenium Bug for winning the WH Horse Championship.  Reserve Champion was James Munro on Katie



Sheila Stewart presents the Champion WH Pony trophy to Emma Gunn on Skellon Royal Portrait with Reserve Champion Caitlin Bissett on Eddiston May-Bee



The Caithness Riding Club Working Hunter winter show was held at the Halkirk Indoor Riding School today.  Lisa Kennedy won the horse championship and Emma Gunn the pony championship.  It was the first ever show for Emma's new pony.

The new kitchen and toilet facilities were unveiled today and are very good.

Wick vs Brora

Brora beat Wick 3-2 today with a last minute free kick scored by ex Academy player Nigel MacKenzie.  Richard MacAdie scored both of Wick's goals.

A large crowd watched the local derby at Harmsworth Park, the first match for Academy since 20th November.

Halkirk Christmas Lights

The Halkirk Christmas lights taken just after sunset this afternoon when the sky is a nice dark blue colour for a few minutes.

New car

My Audi A6 decided to give up the ghost a few weeks ago and its replacement is a Corsa 1.2SXi, which Jillian will learn to drive in, over the spring/summer.

I took some pics of it this afternoon and used my two speedlites.  I tried to use the shoot-through umbrellas to soften the light, but they kept falling over due to the very light wind.  It is very difficult to avoid reflections and bright spots due to the lights.

More Halkirk snow scenes

Some more local snow scenes just before the thaw started.

Boxing day sunrise

The Boxing Day sunrise caught on camera from my neighbour's driveway.  I played about with the white balance setting to get the rich colours.