Scilly Isles - photos and text


		Here I am, tucking into a rather expensive and not very nice pasty.
		"Well if you don't want it..." The sparrows were amazingly tame, actually hopping onto the table in search of food.
		Here is the entrance to a small bay at Old Town which, unsurprisingly, used to be the capital of St Mary's though Hugh Town is now the main population centre. On the whole island there are only 1666 residents.
		There is a bus that runs a 9-mile circular route around the island and some of the locals have cars. But cycling is an excellent way of getting about on the Isles of Scilly (and just about everywhere else in the world).
Not taken with a wide-angle lens, simply a normal shot cropped to give a panoramic effect. Should I go into production making bookmarks?

		The modest current location of Harold Wilson, Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1964-1970 and 1974-1976.
		Bluebells. It looks like the original British version rather than a Spanish invader.
Agriculture and fishing were the dominant industries in the 19th Century and times were tough for the inhabitants. Flowers are still grown on the island and flown to all parts of the UK. Tourism now accounts for 85% of the income of the islanders,
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