FIRE On The Isle Of Skye! Life In Our 1840s Cottage - Ep65
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 เม.ย. 2024
- Willie, Sarah and their dogs Jack Spaniels & new puppy, Nori continue their biggest adventure yet - leaving their suburban life and moving over the sea to a remote cottage on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of the Scottish Highlands.
In this episode, the Skye Lifers take a look at the aftermath of the fires that recently lit up the night sky across the island - finding out how they spread out of control and just how close they got to people's homes.
Plus - more seemingly simple jobs on Yolanda, our Landrover Defender, turn out to be more difficult than we hoped and Sarah is again in search of her elusive quarry - the otter that sometimes appears outside our cottage in the sea loch below...but will she find it this time?!
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Whatever those little critters were they were very cute xx ❤
Wildfires, otters, fixing stuff, mad floof, and two very beautiful souls- where else can you get this kind of content on a Sunday? Big love to you all x
Richard is such a good friend. He’s always willing to help you out. ❤
I reckon that he just likes getting his head on camera!
Here's to Willie for his ongoing quest to completely refurbish Miss Yolanda and to Sarah for her wire identification skills! Always love to hear educational info about living on Skye, too! Thanks for another great video, you two! Hugs & pats to Jack & Nori! 🥰
Love Richard he reminds me of either a hobbit or a gnome with his cute face and facial hair. He is such a good neighbor. He is magic and comes to help every time you get into trouble Willie.
Willie that was an excellent David Attenborough.😂
I laughed out loud! Perfect- from an American perspective...😂🤣🤣🤣
I need a Richard. Everybody needs a Richard,
Richard is a man of all trades 🤙🏼😅
Willie by the time you're finished fixing Yolanda she'll be as good as new 😀
I hear that millions of years ago, Scotland's mountains were once part of our Blue Ridge Mountains. It seems strange that a week after Skye's mountains were on fire that our local Blue Ridge Mountains were ablaze. Crazy winds ignited long dead controlled burn piles. Our County is also volunteer firefighters, and they fought like never before. Grateful to the firefighters worldwide. They're a unique breed and brave beyond all belief.
Yes, the Appalachians, Scotland, Ireland, even Morocco, part of Greenland, were all part of the Central Pangean Mountains, once upon a time.
Sarah’s eyesight is a treasure, that’s why she’s such an incredible artist - of course she can see minuscule amounts of color and render the perfect electrical diagram 😎
Hello Again ☺. Not shiney or fluid enough for otters, definitely young seals. My late husband Terry and I have watched many otters back in the 80s and 90s on Skye and when you do finally see them you will know the difference.
Sending love, light and bright blessings to you both and the fur babies 🐶🐾🐾🐕 xx
The best thing about you guys getting the Land Rover is all the additional Richard appearances. He's brilliant
Nice to see Richard again. 🤟
I'm glad that the fire stopped before it got to your place!
Sorry Sarah, but it looks like seals to me.
That was otterly amazing! I'm pretty sure those were 2 otters mating - it is Spring, after all!
I remember seeing the beautiful 1969 film- 'Ring Of Bright Water' (you can watch it free on youtube)- about the artist and writer, Gavin Maxwell, who ended up living on Skye - and there is a scene in that film, where Mij his pet otter is frolicking and splashing in the loch, just like that, with a wild female otter. They are such playful animals. What a magical way to start your day.
I loved that film when I was young 😊
I had enjoyed that Ring of Bright Water too! Magical...( and The Sea for Breakfast by Lilian Beckworth)
Love the way you’re both so meticulous about whatever you do ……priceless Richard!
1. What, no Richard in the end credits? (Richard - himself...)
2. Fires - in the south of France where I live, wildfires are a big problem (for houses) but interestingly, for the land, it recovers pretty quickly and nature soon makes sure that regrowth happens quickly. Not a reason to discard cigarettes though, obviously!
3. Otters or seals, I couldn't see, but either way it was beautiful
4. Yes, indeed, Willie should keep jumping off camera like a bunny, chipmunk, or whatever. It is hilarious!
5. Sarah is like Mary Poppins - practically perfect in every way!
Yes we feel terrible about missing Richard off the credits!! 😫
@@livingtheskyelife double up next time
The gorgeous Richard ..he’s a little gem ..great video again folks ..xxx
Otters (of course they were otters, as David Attenborough told us as well... 😉) are clearly signalling: spring is coming.😊
Were they seals or otters? Sarah otter go seal for herself!! Ha-ha, I crack me up... 😅
🤣
Loving Willie doing his David Attenbourough impression ( somewhat reminiscent of King Charles? lolol). How wonderful to have otters to watch.
Liked your bit on muir burns this week. Just thought I’d mention that there are some whole time staff in our highland and island areas and remote rural. Usually a support officer and a station commander looking after several stations and personnel. In some places we have other admin staff to support all crews. I have just recently retired as one of the Station commanders and initially served in an urban area prior to promotion and taking up a rural post. Very interesting and gratifying experience.
Take care
Dave
Thanks Dave! What an amazing contribution to your area 😊 We actually chatted to someone we work with here on the island, as he used to be in the service and it was him that told us there were no full time firefighters. Although - as you say, there is a whole team working behind the scenes too 😊
More lovely time spent watching your lifestyle.
You are experiencing and learning so much .
Richard is the best kind of friend sharing his extensive knowledge and skills with you. He's a "pay it forward " kind of guy bless him.
As you probably know here in Australia we live with the worst kind of bush fires. It really is imperative to learn how to be fire ready and have an evacuation plan.
Thanks for sharing the footage and info on Skye's situation.
Cheers.
Happy Sunday everyone 😊
Glad you pointed out that controlled burning is a traditional way of improving soil fertility, and had been done for generations. Provided it IS controlled carefully it's got to be better than buying in artificial fertilisers. Great varied vlog. Well done.
Thank you!!
When in doubt........... ring Richard !!! What a handy man ❤
I live in northern New Mexico, USA. We worry about wildfire all of the time. My town, Los Alamos, has had to be evacuated twice since 2000. And while I get tired of the cold and snow, which can continue until June, it is great for preventing fire. We now have a policy of Ready, Set, Go in case of fires. Two years ago we stayed in the Set stage for two weeks.
I hear ya, Jazdia...there's nothing like a wildfire threat to make you aware of your dearest priorities right?
I'm in above Taos in the forested area...still have PTSD from the last mega wildfire 🤪
It's nice to know that the Isle of Skye is safe now too!
@@crystalclear5684 *waves hand north* Hi, neighbor! I love the mountains, but not the cold. We're supposed to have high winds tomorrow, with gusts up to 80mph. So I'm just praying that no telephone poles get knocked over, which is what happened in 2011. They opened the town up too quickly, because there were still fires on the mountains surrounding the town when I drove back.
To have otters on your door step. Wow! I've had a passion for otters for decades and was lucky enough to see a mum and her 2 pups recently on Mull. So privileged
Me too - also love Sea Otters. Last year we went all the way to Alaska to see them - cuteness on a whole other level! A bit bigger than the river otters we get in Scotland - and they have back flippers rather than legs so never leave the sea - but they are just as playful. We saw some rescued ones up close in Vancouver Aquarium - gorgeous!
You missed the wonderful Richard out of the credits 😀
OH NOOOO! How could we forget Richard?!
Richard of all trades to the rescue🦸♂Another great fun video. Anticipating ramp and mushroom season. The morels are popping here in Indiana US. Thank you for sharing your lives and the beautiful world around you. Hugs to Jack and Nori.
Jealous of your morels!
I have a first,also,and lastly for you.
First:
That rotary tool that started to smoke,it’s something that happens after a few years,after accumulating dust,best to give it a good blowing down every so often.
Plus,those long flexible attachments,they are very hard on the motor,the more coiled up,the more taxing on the tool’s motor it will be.
Also:
Your friend,Richard.
I say this as a mighty compliment to him.
He is CLEARLY a Middle Earth Dwarf from the mountain Moria,he comes along once in a while to fix.
That’s what the Mighty Dwarves do🤣😅
Lastly:
Otters.
The Otters(they are not seals,seals don’t make that sound),I cherish them,I hope to be an Otter one day!
Sara,if you end up making a painting of an Otter,I would be honored to purchase a print of it.
I need an Otter in my home😅
I enjoy seeing all your wildlife. I don't know what was in the water but it was nice to watch them. I am glad the fires were stopped before getting to homes. Those horses are majestic. Thanks for sharing them. The dogs are as cute as ever. Yay for Richard!
I truly hope that you do get that magical opportunity to gather resource to paint otters, or seals!
Yes! What a privilege! ENJOY! ❤❤❤❤❤
Well done Sarah you were the hero this week and you were funnier than Willie!!!!xxxx
"Not all Heroes wear capes"
Shout out to Richard 🤙
Sarah the Electrician, getting Wired in about it.
And Willie, our own conservationistic David Attenborough.
Another Fantastic episode 👏 👍
It takes an artist eye to see the small things! Good job, Sarah! I was thinking, at one point, that the ‘otters’ looked like seals because of the fatter bodies when they jumped, but it’s hard to tell. So glad to see that no people or property was harmed in the fires. We have experienced them in my valley every summer for the past five years. One is still burning underground from last year, in a few areas. We can see the water planes practicing already in the valley for the coming season andI fear that it is something we will be living with now. Stay safe and continue to enjoy your lovely home and adorable pups.
Richard to the rescue . Another great video.
Thanks for the Wild discount. I am with you about single-use plastics! After hurricane Sandy in NYC our entire neighborhood soccer field was covered with plastic bottles washed up from the Hudson River. I was so shocked that I decided then and there never to buy water in a plastic bottle again! And now I'm moving forward on relinquishing plastic deodorant holders. Great idea and great offer.
Ah amazing! We try and reduce it where we can, but it’s so hard sometimes!
Hey 🙂 for anyone who possibly never watched far enough - these fires are from Falaisger (also known as muirburn. The burning of the heather) and it is done predominantly by land management in scotland from around Oct-April. The intention is to allow for regeneration of the area for wildlife mainly. The trouble is sometimes it gets into deep peat and causes a much larger burn than anticipated or wind catches and it hits areas that werent intended. The practice is meant to be avoidant of certain areas (steep slopes for example). There is a scottish Muirburn code and some courses land managers should be following as well as licence holding.
Just thought id add this as I lived in Dunvegan for 4 years and we saw this often from our house over the years!
In Ireland they burn the Gorse and sometimes it burns out of control and people have to leave their homes. Good to see Richard again. ❤
Wild fires are so frightening. We've had several over recent years. The worst took out over 350 homes in one neighborhood. There's nothing you can do, but watch it go up in smoke. I admire the smoke jumpers who fight the fires in mountain locations, but sometimes the winds make the fight so much more difficult. It's heartbreaking.
Its too bad the otters didn't come closer, but that's nature for you. They were certainly having fun! Until they're five feet away and standing still, I wouldn't know if its an otter or a seal. 🤷 Colorado is a little short of both critters.
Willy, save Sarah's diagram! It may come in handy in the future! See you next week!
Blessed Be!
I feel ya! We live in BC, Canada, in the beautiful "Smok'nogan" Valley. Better known as the Okanagan Valley. 😉 Stay safe this wildfire season, they are predicting a doozer in 2024.
Amazing to see the wild horses and the baby seals. I have been enjoying your videos for quite some time. Appreciate your talents and gifting!!! Thanks for sharing your adventures on Skye. - Ontario Canada
I lived the wildfire scenario back in 1998, in Florida. Spent one night in our car, every exit out of our area was closed. Very scary. The thing is Mother Earth will benefits. Everything comes back rich. At least that what happens here. You 2 awesome people and your dogs be careful.
Wildfires are scary. Glad y’all are okay(pups too). Thank goodness for friends like Richard. Crossing my fingers an otter poses soon .
Yeah, it's Willie and Sarah day! I'm happy you are safe. 😘
Hi guys hats of to you willie for trying to do the trye,then ure good pal comes to the rescue love him🤙and remember listen next time.😂 nori loves the water now just dives in. Proud of you sarah for helping willie with the wiring,you help each other out,mark did that 1 time on his own and the next thing i know is him banging on the front window with his head as i looked there was a snapped drill bit through his finger blood all over the place,barred now doing anything with a drill bit😂.we're going for young seals amazing to watch anyways all wild life is.❤xxx
Richard to the rescue. He's such a great neighbor and has great personality. We have control burns in the states for the same reason and i believe its a good thing as i grew up on a Ranch.Another wonderful video.
The bloopers were so funny this week 😺 X
The Attenborough! Love it!!
Another sunday night viewing whilat cooking tea! Lovely video of the wildlife. What beautiful horses as well. How devastating about those fires. Thank goodness it didnt get any closer to those homes. Keep warm, well, and as dry as possible. We have just has our first day of sunshine in Devon but true to form there is wind and rain coming in again. Im starting to feel true to my scottish heritage 😁 xxxx
We are waiting for enough rain so we can burn the broken branches that are too big and awkward to mulch. In New Zealand we are not allowed to burn in a city and a lot of townships at any time, rural areas have to wait until fire restrictions are lifted, we only burn in the Autumn to winter, and sometimes in spring if it's a tiny heap. Fire can be a useful tool to remove dead clumps of grass, it causes the seed to germinate.
The joys of auto electrics. Make sure you keep Sarah’s wiring diagram.
Possibly a pair of mating otters! That would be splendid..babies! If its seals either way its fab to see them have playtime.
Wow, is Nori getting big or what? Jack is as handsome as ever. I'm so sorry about the fires on Skye. Hoping for quick regrowth of the heather, bracken & grasses.
Sarah, I think those were seals you were watching; they looked grey rather than dark brown, plus they looked larger than otters. Either way, they were super fun to watch splashing about in the loch. The wild horses were stunning to see also. Good job, you, for sorting out the wires on Yolanda so Willie could finish fixing the brake & indicator lights. I liked your necklace in the video closing.
It was good to see Richard. 🤙🤙
Greetings from the Tar Heel state of North Carolina! Take care and hang loose! 💙🤙
Give Jack & Nori loads of hugs and ear scratches.
Nori is almost caught up with Jack! He’s growing like a weed 😅
@livingtheskyelife Our children grow up so fast, whether they have two legs, or fur and four legs. I have a son who'll be 29 this year, another son is 24. I can't believe how fast the years have gone!
Nori's recall training is going great too. So glad he loves the water as much as his big brother Jack does.
@LivingTheSkyeLife Sarah/Sherlock should put her diagram in their Jeep file.
Another enjoyable video! Never a dull moment on the Isle of Skye, The fires looked very scary, thankfully they didn’t affect your property! Loved watching the sea life (otters or seals) very interesting! 👍😁
It's time you had a line and those pots in the water Wullie...
Everyone needs Richard as a neighbour!
Wildfires are frightening wherever they are. In Australia we are very familiar with fires. Sometimes we have controlled burning which escapes and soon gets out of control.
In answer to your question, I initially thought it might be a couple of seals, but then realised it was probably two Spaniels 😂. Thanks for another great video! 🤗
Ahahah of course! We never thought of that 🤣
Hi Willie and Sarah. Interesting video, I love all the filming of your lovely house and nature right outside your door. Blessings 🙏🌷🌿🐕🇺🇸
Thanks Guadalupe! So glad you’re enjoying the videos still 😊
People get killed taking tires off and putting tires on wheels. Are you going to get that tire and wheel assembly checked and balanced? Good things can come from Wild Fires. Two days ago, I was admiring the new growth on the hills that were burned some years ago. We had some mud slides; however, new growth has covered most of the areas now. I live in Kentucky. We are land locked. Seals and otters are not native to this area. I would have to travel to a Zoo to view any of them (which isn't natural).
You didn't say Sir David was visiting you. It was really awesome seeing the otters. Thankyou for another great video on beautiful Syke too. ❤❤
Enjoyed the otter/seal encounter but I LOVED the horses. They are so healthy and beautiful looking. You have a wonderful location.
The River Skeabost behind the Skeabost Hotel is a great place to see otters and seals playing in the loch. My wife and I watched both seals and otters playing with a football that had fallen in the river and floated down into the loch. We watched them for well over an hour. I think this happened in July or August. Good luck with finding otters 🤞 Best wishes from Dunfermline
My local river caldew in Carlisle Cumbria has a female otter with her x3 babies, it's lovely to see them playing in the river
Trouble is the damage they are doin to the river systems n lakes in this country is horrendous
Great video again guys. Growing up in Alva at the foot of the Ochils and Craigleith we were used to an annual Muir burn mainly for letting the new lambs up on the hills. Scary when out of control as on Skye because of the hilly environment and close proximity to buildings. Great work on the 12v towing socket. Hope you keep that diagram! Looks like someone maybe used part of the 13pin loom?
I thought I saw a paw coming up from the water….while they were playing. Fingers crossed they were otters.
its mating season. probably otters getting to know eachother
They looked like otters to me. So lovely to hear the oyster catchers.
Wildlife fires this time of year? dang. Glad everyone is ok. Ahhh got to the end, it makes sense now.
I think you captured Selkies on film there-good job
Haha yes of course!!
Even though the fires are planned, it must be scary to watch. Glad you were safe.
Good old Richard to the rescue and another great video x
Definitely seals. The otters tale usually comes out of the water when it dives.
When watching I thought that they might be seals and when re-watching full screen at .25 speed you can see at 11:17 that they appear to be seals. However, don't give up Sarah - I'm sure that you'll bring us otters soon.....😁 Great bloopers this week!
I’ll get there eventually!! 😅
Good to see you again and Richard. Glad you're all safe from the fire.
Identifying wires? Time for a multimeter Willie!! Take no time to work out which is which! Even just a basic test lamp will help you go through and identify each wire's purpose. That and a willing helper to press brakes, turn lights on and off etc etc.. Be fine in no time!! ;)
Our best time on a Sunday afternoon! Great video as always. Hard to tell if those were indeed otters or seals but either way, amazing to be able to enjoy them right outside your door. Have a great week!❤
Willy, good imitation of David Attenborough in the otter scene…
I think they were seals and thank you for my Sunday fix of living the Skye life ❤
I think they are otters. So fun to watch them playing.
A bit of advice for Otters and viewing is get in position before sun up. Usually this is best in the spring or late summer or deep autmn. Spring for breeding time late summer for pups and deep autumn for more independent young. I do not think your otters are too different from our otters.
We love when Richard is on. Let him know he has two fans over here. Hang ten Rock on!
Lovely video and I think they were probably Seals and not otters as the movement ws'nt as fluid as otters or the shape of the faces on Sarah's footage. Still great scenery and shots and nice to see Richard to the rescue once again. Love to you all. One question please Willie when are you going to marry that lovely girl?
*Sarah yep a long lens would do the job to capture all the wildlife.... 🙂 Boing boing boing boing as Willie pops off camera 🙂 Could it be that one of the many previous owners of the Landrover have wired it up themselves, hence the strange wire colours, as it may not have originally come with a towbar. 🙂nz*
I am glad no one was injured.
Glad you were safe from the fires and no one was hurt another grand vlog so good the dogs are friends tc all the oldies🤗🤗🤗🤗
👌🏻👍🏻🤟🏻❤🙏🏻 from South Africa🇿🇦
I wondered the same: otters or seals. But i did see little feeties. So they otters🥰
Next time you go to Portree or Broadford, buy yourself a 12 volt test probe. Makes things much easier trying to work out wiring. And some spare fuses! Nori certainly has taken to the water.
We have planned burn off's certain times of the year in Australia and they often get out of hand is the wind suddenly changes, but most bad fires are caused by lightning or idiots starting them. 💕🇦🇺
I use Wild love it
Great to hear! 😊
Willie I think you did a great job of David 💎
My grandparents lived in Portree for some years when I was a baby, not sure how long to be fair but they had a shop in the town. My grandads favourite animal was otters 🦦 so I’m going to say it highly likely that those were otters that you saw. He used to tell me that he had been out to watch the otters. Fingers crossed you get to see more over spring 😊
Ahh we hope so too!! 🤞🤞🤞
Thank you for sharing the otters or seals with us from Missouri USA.
good one i loved watching it.glad the fires did not get to the houses.good job on yolanda the 3 of you. Those otters seem to know spring is in the air .xxx
Sarah saved the day on Willie's wiring job 🎉
Another amazing video and that drone of the fire damage stunning and a little scary.
looking forward to next Sunday's video. ❤
A great multitopic episode. Enjoyable and enlightening as always. Thanks!
Excellent DA imitation on the otter romping :)
Never thought about controlled burns in Scotland. Definitely a source of discussion here in the inland NW of the US. One of my favorite photos from my first trip to Scotland were the “witches brooms” along the side of the roads in the Highlands, and the requirements to stop and help put out fires. Lightning is a big cause of wildfires here; does it happen in Scotland too?