{"id":478,"date":"2010-01-09T17:04:14","date_gmt":"2010-01-09T16:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spirit-of-orkney.com\/contents1a\/?p=478"},"modified":"2010-01-10T12:02:09","modified_gmt":"2010-01-10T11:02:09","slug":"winter-in-orkney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spirit-of-orkney.com\/contents1a\/2010\/01\/winter-in-orkney\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter in Orkney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The British Isles is currently in the grip of one of the coldest winters for many years and whilst it is creating travel chaos, the scenery is simply stunning.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-479\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spirit-of-orkney.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ice_seedhead.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-479\" title=\"Ice_seedhead\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spirit-of-orkney.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ice_seedhead-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"ice on seed heads\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spirit-of-orkney.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ice_seedhead-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spirit-of-orkney.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ice_seedhead-203x152.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.spirit-of-orkney.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ice_seedhead.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delicate ice crystals cling to winter seed heads<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Orkney Isles can have warmer winters than on the mainland but 2009\/2010 must be an exception.<\/p>\n<p>For all Orcadians reading this article, your ex-natives would love to know what orkney looks like this winter.<\/p>\n<p>Please send us your pictures, stories and even video which we can feature on this site.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a professional photographer on the island, why not send us some images and promote your business at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Have any of you been lucky enough to see the Aurora Borealis this winter?<\/p>\n<script>\nvar gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,themeScriptsLoaded:!1,isFormEditor:()=>\"function\"==typeof InitializeEditor,callIfLoaded:function(o){return!(!gform.domLoaded||!gform.scriptsLoaded||!gform.themeScriptsLoaded&&!gform.isFormEditor()||(gform.isFormEditor()&&console.warn(\"The use of gform.initializeOnLoaded() is deprecated in the form editor context and will be removed in Gravity Forms 3.1.\"),o(),0))},initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.callIfLoaded(o)||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",()=>{gform.scriptsLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",()=>{gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",()=>{gform.domLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}))},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,r,e,t){gform.addHook(\"action\",o,r,e,t)},addFilter:function(o,r,e,t){gform.addHook(\"filter\",o,r,e,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook(\"action\",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook(\"filter\",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,r){gform.removeHook(\"action\",o,r)},removeFilter:function(o,r,e){gform.removeHook(\"filter\",o,r,e)},addHook:function(o,r,e,t,n){null==gform.hooks[o][r]&&(gform.hooks[o][r]=[]);var d=gform.hooks[o][r];null==n&&(n=r+\"_\"+d.length),gform.hooks[o][r].push({tag:n,callable:e,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(r,o,e){var t;if(e=Array.prototype.slice.call(e,1),null!=gform.hooks[r][o]&&((o=gform.hooks[r][o]).sort(function(o,r){return o.priority-r.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){\"function\"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window[t]),\"action\"==r?t.apply(null,e):e[0]=t.apply(null,e)})),\"filter\"==r)return e[0]},removeHook:function(o,r,t,n){var e;null!=gform.hooks[o][r]&&(e=(e=gform.hooks[o][r]).filter(function(o,r,e){return!!(null!=n&&n!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks[o][r]=e)}});\n<\/script>\n\n                <div class='gf_browser_gecko gform_wrapper gform_legacy_markup_wrapper gform-theme--no-framework' data-form-theme='legacy' data-form-index='0' id='gform_wrapper_2' >\n                        <div class='gform_heading'>\n                            <h3 class=\"gform_title\"> Winter images<\/h3>\n                            <p class='gform_description'>We would love to hear from you! 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