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This page features some of Kathie's favourite videos and music...

Kathie loves birds and is a supporter of, and volunteer with, the RSPB. For those of you outside the UK, that is the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. This film shows some of the RSPB's work. Are you Stepping Up for Nature?

Stepping up for Nature from The RSPB on Vimeo.

More on the RSPB website.


The wonderful band Storey have a thought-provoking video for their new release Wander Free, now available on iTunes worldwide. All profits will be donated to the NHS WLMHT Open Minds campaign. Storey thank all volunteers who took part in the filming. Filmed and edited by Jon Trusler...

More on the Storey website.


A pilot's eye view of an aeroplane landing at Orkney, Kathie's home. Loganair Saab SF340 G-LGNL arriving from Edinburgh at Kirkwall Airport...

More on the Kirkwall Airport website.


Hamnavoe Time Lapse, by Jim Collins, shows the Hamnavoe ferry arriving in Stromness, Orkney - speeded up 20 times! The Hamnavoe is the ferry Kathie took when she moved to Orkney in April 2010...

Hamnavoe Time Lapse from Jim Collins on Vimeo.

More on Jim Collins' Vimeo page.

Another glimpse of the Hamnavoe, a short clip showing the weather we don't want next time we travel from Orkney...


Kathie came across these beautiful images of her home, Orkney. They were shot by David Gregory in Winter 2010...

Orkney Islands - Nikon D7000 from David Gregory on Vimeo.

More about Orkney on the Visit Orkney website.


Have you ever been frustrated trying to drive out of a parking space? You might enjoy this, Parallel Parking by Yum Yum London...

Parallel Parking from Yum Yum London on Vimeo.

More on the Yum Yum London website.


Kathie grew up in California and trips to Disneyland were a childhood treat. But Disney was never like this - Portrait Of A Princess, from Unwritten Songs by Michael Bruce, brilliantly performed by Julie Atherton...

More on the Michael Bruce website.


Here is a great animation which brings back memories of Kathie's trip to Paris - though this is more surreal. The film is Reulf, by Charlesque. In a black-and-white Paris, little creatures with paintbrushes decide to brighten up the city...

Reulf from Charlesque on Vimeo.

More on the Tout Court website.


More animation, L'autre by Tanya Aydostian, both delightful and a little scary...

L'autre _ the movie from Tanya Aydostian on Vimeo.

More on Tanya Aydostian's Vimeo page.


Sarah McLachlan is one of Kathie's favourite singer-songwriters. From her latest album, Laws Of Illusion, here is an intimate in-studio performance of Forgiveness...

More information on Sarah McLachlan's website.


And finally, Chris Searson, a graduate from Lincoln University, UK, is also posting wonderful films on Vimeo. Dispersal was filmed in Lincolnshire - a county well-known to Kathie. Chris writes: "A thought provoking film exploring the forgotten RAF airfields which once defended our country. Dispersal explores these airfields as they become forgotten, not only within their own surroundings, but within many people's memories as well. The film should serve as a timely reminder of the sacrifices so many people gave during WWII." ...

More on Chris Searson's Vimeo page.


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