50 Shades of Rathlin

A colour a day from our beautiful island off the North Coast… because there is so much more to Rathlin than puffins!

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

@BBCNewsNI Heavy seas and heavy hearts on the island today. As a parent of young kids living here, I’m feeling stuck and stunned. Rathlin kids rely on regular ferries for access to education. To add insult to injury, we received this news by text message from the ferry company this morning.

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

The Rathlin community needs your support. We need a running ferry service. And what has happened here (and in Brixham) can’t be allowed to happen again elsewhere. 4/4 @StephenNolan @deptinfra @bbcnewsline @BBCNewsNI @barrabest @sarahclarke_utv @DavidFordxMLA

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

First tweet after a long hiatus. Too important not to speak out. I’ve just watched the #RathlinExpress depart Rathlin probably for the last time. Rathlin Island Ferry Ltd announced the cessation of trading this morning. Heavy seas and heavy hearts. 1/4

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

And it’s not the first time that the private ferry operators have done this—search Brixham Express and you’ll hear a familiar story. Government subsidies unaccounted for, a contract breached: https://t.co/p7vxoeqrrH 3/4

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

🔘 MONOCHROME IV / / snail trails #rathlinrainbow #50shadesofrathlin #rathlinisland #monochrome #sycamore #tree #islandlife #snailsofinstagram #nofilterneeded

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

MONOCHROME III / / bench by the beach #rathlinrainbow #50shadesofrathlin #rathlinisland #monochrome #bench #islandlife #picnicbench #nofilterneeded

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

🔘 MONOCHROME II / / writer’s chair #rathlinrainbow #50shadesofrathlin #rathlinisland #monochrome #chair #islandlife

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

@_Stickybeak And now the others are in on the action too 🤭😝😆

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

@_Stickybeak It had to be done 😛🌳🍂

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

🔘 MONOCHROME / / an old stone wall alive with fifty shades of grey #rathlinrainbow #50shadesofrathlin #rathlinisland #monochrome #stone #islandlife #nofilterneeded

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🌈 RAINBOW / / crates stacked at the harbour ready for the catch #rathlinrainbow #50shadesofrathlin #rathlinisland #rainbow #fishing #harbour #islandlife

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

💗 PINK / / clover (and harvest spider!) #rathlinrainbow #50shadesofrathlin #rathlinisland #nofilterneeded #pink

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💜 PURPLE / / viper’s bugloss, echium vulgare #rathlinrainbow #50shadesofrathlin #rathlinisland #nofilterneeded #purple #pollinatorfriendly

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

💚GREEN / / parrot waxcap #green #rathlinrainbow #50shadesofrathlin #rathlinisland #emeraldisle #waxcap #fantasticfungi

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

YELLOW / / Samhain sparks #rathlinrainbow #50shadesofrathlin #rathlinisland #autumn #halloween #Samhain

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🟠 ORANGE / / this evening’s sun setting over the Rathlin Sound #rathlinrainbow #50shadesofrathlin #rathlinisland #orange #rathlinislandferry #sunset #nofilterneeded

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

❤️ RED / / red boat and red coastguard station light glowing in the distance #rathlinrainbow #50shadesofrathlin #rathlinisland #familyspride #red #boats #rathlinharbour

[50 Shades of Rathlin @rathlinrainbow]

🌈 RAINBOW / / A different kind of rainbow 😬 It’s wild out there! #rathlinrainbow #50shadesofrathlin #rathlinisland #rainbow #stormy

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💗 PINK / / beach rose, rosa rugosa #rathlinrainbow #50shadesofrathlin #rathlinisland #nofilterneeded #pink #rose #rosehip