Normally we lived in Lerwick, because most of the family lived there.
Here you can see Lerwick from Sound. The other photo shows Vorda View which is the name of Auntie Jessie's house (Janet's aunt).

After Janet moved to Rygnestad she has made many trips back, and it was a lot of fun when the young girls could join her too as shown in the photos (1973 and 1978).
In the second picture Adelheid, Hild and Kristin are standing in the garden outside Vorda View.

In 1997 Janet travelled to Shetland for a small family reunion in connection with Auntie Jessie's 90th birthday!
The met from near and far.
Behind from left: Gilbert Pottinger (Market Harborough, England), Lorna Kidd (Arbroath, Scotland), June Halcrow (Auckland, New Zealand), Janet.
Front from left: Christine, Gilbert Halcrow (Lerwick, Shetland), Janet "Jessie" Roberston (Lerwick, Shetland), Aileen Roberston (Edinburgh, Scotland).

In the north you find Hammerstead - among many other villages, and wherever you go the weather changes constantly. Further to the north there is also the islands Yell and Unst, but we sadly don't have any photos of them.

To the east, amongst other things, you will find the small Isle of Noss. There is always a lot of nesting birds. Bring a Mackintosh and wellies! Along the east coast you find many cosy villages in calm bays, such as the photo shows Sandwick with the island Mousa in the background.

In the south west you find Spiggie. The cliffs are steep and weather-beaten by the Westerly and the Atlantic ocean.
There are also the wonderful beaches on St. Ninian's Isle, at least during low tide, otherwise you have to wade all the way out to the island.

Furthest to the south there is Jarlshof with excavations from the bronze age all the way up to the middle ages. The view southward goes all the way to the light house at Sumburgh Head - the southern most tip of Shetland. That is also where the main airport lies.

One doesn't have to look a long time to find, grazing sheep, cows and Shetland ponies. This pony is posing to show one of the many peat excavations in the area.

You have to look more carefully for other animal such as a little seabird, which we tried to spot on the Isle of Noss, east of Lerwick. They hide well in the cliffs so we are showing a stamp in stead. The bird is also knows as: Puffin, Fratercula Arctica and locally - Tammie Norie!

Scalloway was one of the main harbours where fishing boats landed with Norwegian refugees during the 2nd world war. The boat traffic was known as the Shetland Bus, and a memorial plaque is found on the quay in Scalloway to honour 'Shetlandslarsen' and all the others who risked their lives in the boat traffic between Norway and Shetland.

There isn't much forest to be found on Shetland, but those Norwegians that made it across safely during the war quickly found the forests at Kergard (photo) and hid there.