Litla Dimun, an isolated island often capped by its own fluffy cloud.
Lítla Dímun is the smallest of the Faroe Islands’ 18 main islands. But though it may be tiny, the islet still has the power to influence the atmosphere.
A lenticular cloud often drapes over it like a wet, vapory blanket. These stationary clouds typically form over mountain peaks or other protruding landmasses. Lítla Dímun’s lenticular hovers above its top, occasionally spilling down over the land as it reaches toward the cold sea. Of the Faroe Islands’ main islands, the little landmass is the only one that remains uninhabited by humans. But people do visit the island. For centuries, Faroese farmers have made the precarious journey to Lítla Dímun to tend to the creatures who rule the islet: its sheep.
Up until the middle of the 19th century, Lítla Dímun sheep ruled the little green haven. It’s believed these black, short-tailed feral sheep were the descendants of the animals brought to the area during the Neolithic era. But after the last of these rare creatures was shot in the 1800s, rendering the bloodline extinct, the island became home to domesticated Faroes sheep. Every fall, farmers head to Lítla Dímun, scale its slick cliffs, and round up the sheep to bring them back to the main islands.
You’ll most likely have to stick to admiring this island from the villages of Hvalba and Sandvík on the island of Suðuroy. It is possible to visit Lítla Dímun, though it’s rare to have weather that’s good enough to make a visit feasible, as you must use the ropes left by the farmers to help climb the cliffs.
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How very informative! Thank you 🙂
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I agree, I loved learning about this tiny islet.
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Reblogged this on Daniel Kemp and commented:
I wonder if you knew this?
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ty
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Cute. And interesting.
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I thought so too )
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Fascinating….you wouldn’t catch me climbing the cliffs!!
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it it, and no way. I’d appreciate it from across the way )
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😄😄
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The poor island creatures are still not safe from those stupid human’s ……..
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I’m sure they just want to hang out on their beautiful islet
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This is so interesting, Beth
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I thought so too, there are so many interesting little places tucked away in the world
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Fascinating. I am a little jealous of the sheep who get to be there…..
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I know…. maybe your next book? )
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Wouldn’t that be a pleasure to imagine!!!!
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😻
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Good post. I am visiting the Faroe Islands in August so will keep a look out for this place.
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how lucky! please report back )
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I certainly will!
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You prompted me to look it up. I spent some time in my teens living on an island called Alderney which is 3 by 1.5 miles so not so big, and there are people on it who have never left it’s shores. Needless to say it gave shelter to some fascinating characters 🙂
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oh, I can only imagine!
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I’ve seen this before. It is fascinating.
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It was new to me and I found it fascinating too
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It looks like a confection. I wonder why it looks like in the winter. Scotland is so beautiful in the summer…
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it really does, Brenda. it must look magical in winter. I’ve never been to Scotland but intend to visit –
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I used to believe I’d get back there one day…
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you still may
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I’m feeling better today, but overdid it a few days ago. 🙂 Cautious optimism is on the horizon.
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A pistachio muffin with vanilla icing, don’t you think?
A shame though that the first sheep were caused to be extinct!
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what a lovely description – and yes, about the sheep (
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Thanks for the fine find, Beth.
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I was happy to share )
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I’ve never seen a lenticular cloud in real life. Maybe one day!
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Me either!
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Fascinating place. Thanks for the information. 🙏😊
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I thought so too
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❤️
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Amazing but so sad that we bloody killed the last black sheep. Humans are disgusting.
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Awful
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Fascinating!
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It is!
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🙂
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You’ve shared so much that I didn’t know. Thanks! It is a beautiful place, but I don’t think even with a rope I’d be able to climb up!
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Me either
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Beautiful. Bear and I will go out and listen to the silence in a bit, though it might be inflected with the calm coos of the Sandhill Cranes.
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How lovely
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Fascinating! I will share later today!
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Great )
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I have never heard of it before. Nature is amazing. Thanks for this, Beth.
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Nature never fails to amaze w
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Never, and there is so much we still can discover.
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Wow.
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p.s. thanks Teach…
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happy to share –
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ditto.
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such a great photo. I’d love to see it close up, but I have no desire to scale the cliffs using rope!
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I totally agree
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Nice lid.
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Ha, perfect!
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Tried to reblog but it won’t let me!
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I’m sorry and cannot explain the tech !))
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hi john – think i have the reblog button glitch fixed. wordpress had me change browsers and should be all good now. thanks for trying
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What an amazing picture
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thanks, it is pretty cool and would amazing to see in person
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That’s incredible!
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it looks so amazing
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Reblogged this on johnrieber and commented:
A bit of Saturday “Wanderlust” thanks to this terrific post by Beth!
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Ty –
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Really love the picture 🙂
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it is really beautiful
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lenticular! What a great post and wonderful word!
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thank you -)
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Beautiful post!
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thank you –
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