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TIM-', IMKDS AND I<'OWI,KI ( M OK ST. KILDA 



WHILST Hitting on the rocks round Village) 

 Hay watching birds through my field glasnoH, 

 I several times observed (ho curious behaviour of 

 the wind on the water during squally woatlmr. It 

 would descend from MM- hill-tops round about, and 

 ii il in- .IM particular spot spread out in an almost 

 perl'ecl circle, producing an olVoct very similar to 

 Mint of a stone cust into the middle >! n placid pool. 

 Of tlm dangers ol' sqmdly woatlmr at St. Kilda 

 we Imd heard a groat deal, but certainly n-\< i 

 dre.-nned ihat w<^ should HOOK have sucJi a vory 

 <lisa<?'reenble ex.mmle ol' its treachei'y as to inuko 



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us doubt seriously whether wo should over live to 

 tell the tale of our experiences. 



It cnme nhout in tin,, way. Wo had boon nimble 

 to do any photographic* work one rather 

 showery day, and as tho woatlmr cleared 

 apparently became quite nettled towardn 

 yomitf I'VrtfUHon invited my brother and mo to go 

 (wiling with him in Village Hay. 



Wo commenced operations by tlm gap dividing 

 St. Kilda from tlm Doon, mid rowed quietly along, 

 hugging tlm shore until wo came to tho end of tho 

 latter island. As wo put about to pull buck I 

 noticed a black, ominous-looking cloud looming up 

 behind (Jonaglmr, and awked tho boatmen, who 



