Seeing Stars

I arrived in Orkney at 11.15 pm on the Hrossey from Aberdeen. It hadn't been the best of crossings but it was a beautiful evening in Kirkwall. The road was quiet at that time so I drove out to Mum's really quickly. Of course there was nothing to see in the dark but as I got to Mum's and stepped out of the car I looked up at the star filled sky. It had been so long since I had actually seen stars in the sky as they are usually obliterated by city street lighting. It was breathtaking with so many twinkly lights up above in an absolutely clear Orkney sky.