Getting Our Bearings (Eventually)

At an altitude of nearly 1000 feet Gribin Isaf has an interrupted prospect for just about 180 degrees from East, through North, to West

Often there is nothing much to see

but on the odd occasion that the cloud lifts

forms and shapes are revealed

Sometimes it seems as if a theatrical spotlight is picking out bits for our attention, be it white in the distance

or golden patches closer to home

The morning light illuminates the North-West

and the evening light

provides silhouettes

and hazy outlines

Sometimes the mountain skyline rises above the mists

as if both it and us are above the lowland world

Most days we are caught still and have to stare

So when last month we admitted to this

we were rightly chastened by a friend who wrote this

It is quite hard to get an overview of such a wide area. It was back to the trusty OS

So we are measuring

and plotting

Tabulating

and digitising

And soon, with any luck, we will be able to install something like this