The banded shell matching colors against the background of sand, sea, and sky

I love this picture I took at Scapa Beach a couple years back, where the shell seemed to hold onto the colors of the sea and sand. I'll be traveling back very soon to rest my longing for Orkney ... at least for a little while #Orkney #ScapaBeach

#scapabeach #scapaflow #orkney #seals #dogwalk #scottishislands #scotland #shortdays #winterlight

#wildlifewatch #scapabeach #birdlife #orkney Anyone any idea what these little guys are? Seemed very friendly - coming towards people not the other way!

HMS Royal Oak sunk in Scapa Flow 9th July 1917. Looking across #scapabeach from the #hmsroyaloak #memorialgarden to #scapadistillery #orkney #dogwalk theorkneynews.scot/2017/05/10/the-royal-oak...

#scapa #scapadistillery #scapabeach #scottishsnow #orkney #loveorkney #scottishwhiskey #whiskey #scottishislands #scottishwinter #islandlife #dogwalk

A bit of Scapa serenity ... #scapabeach #scapaflow #orkney

#scapasunset #scapabeach #orkney #loveorkney #visitorkney #scottishbeaches #scottishislands #soltice #wintersolstice #shortdays #longnights #instascotland #instasunset #instaisland #waves #shore @ Scapa Beach www.instagram.com/p/B6WBi9cACst/

#scapabeach #scapa #kirkwall #visitscotland #orkney #loveorkney #scottishbeaches @ Scapa Beach www.instagram.com/p/BswJWQeh2--/