Alberto's Hutte

  8th July 2025 (Tuesday)     08.45 .... After that rain thundery rain yesterday (thunder at Methil) we have a sunny morning, with a fresh feel to the air;  it felt quite autumnal when I first went out at 07.00).   According to Carole we are going to have a spell of warm and dry dry weather.... so forget the early morning autumnal air....  summer is coming .   unfortunately for me... my morning began with a migraine;  another sign that summer is coming.     16.00   Iain arrived about 14.30 .... and  we've had a cuppa and blether.   Iain is now going for a walk to the cliffs, to see if the Scotch Argus butterfly is 'in residence'.    Before setting off for the cliffs we made an online payment to HMRC.  A small amount of money that I 'owed' them.   Surprisingly, I've been a busy 'boy' today in spite of the migraine.   I went up to Colinsburgh to deliver a 'Sym...

7th July 2025 (Monday)    08.30 .... I got up early this morning, to go 'roond The Ferry' on the Mobility Scooter (it needs a 'name');  the sun had just broken through the clouds at that time (06.45), but the roads were quiet.  It was quite chilly.   Going round 'The Royal Burgh' is easy;  but I'm not quite ready to tackle Elie yet. 19.00   The air has been mauchless for most of the day;  however a heavy shower o' rain about an hour ago cleared the air and we have a nice, fresh, evening.   I went to Methil because Alice and I both needed to go shopping;  not for food this time, though Alice did buy a couple of  Sainsbury's cheese rolls to convert into a toastie for lunch.   We both go everything we went for;  and enjoyed the 'Alice Toastie' lunch.... followed by Alice's home made fruit cake and a cuppa.   20.30   Tomorrow would appear to be the start of spell of warm, dry weather;...

6th July 2025   (Sunday)    08.30 .... It's a quiet morning, but damp with 'light rain and a light breeze'.    Just now the  breeze is from the West ,but it's going to wander about and come from various directions throughout the day.   I've been for the paper(s), and took one photograph before the light rain came over.  Thankfully the rain started at 08.15 and is now gently watering the flooer tubs.  The sky should break up later to give us 'sunny spells'.... with the light rain now and again.     It's a nice day for watching le Tour de France.   (It started yesterday).   I'm a happy boy. 14.30    We've had a fair amount of light rain up to now, but the sky has brightened up and we could be in for some sunny spells with light rain showers.   The weather in France at 'le Tour' has been much like ours except they had heavier rain.    They've biked out of that onto dry roads;...

 5th July 2025 (Saturday)      "Happy Heavenly birthday" to Maggie, who would have been 84  today xx..   (This might be an  'ooverin' and dustin' day).   The 'plan' is to have morning coffee up at Chapel Green, if the weather amenable. 08.00 ....It's a bright and breezy morning with the chance of light showers in the afternoon.   It's a good drying day so I have a washing in the machine.   I've been out and it actually feels chilly exposed to the brisk SW breeze.   "Strong winds with light cloud" is forecast for KY9. 09.00    The washing is on the line, and should dry fairly rapidly in this frolicsome wind, but some of the clouds look like they could produce light showers.   'We' don't want 'light showers.   In fact we don't want any showers! 19.30    It has been a nice day albeit breezy.   Although breezy the air warmed up later in the morning and it was pl...

4th July 2025 (Friday)     "Happy 249th birthday celebrations" to all my friends in the USA on Independence Day.    Apart from Independence;  from where I'm sitting it doesn't look like you have very much to celebrate just now, but things will get better. 08.00   This morrrrrrrrning we have an overcast sky, with light drizzle now and again;  in fact the weather forecast is "strong winds (SW) with drizzle".    The strongest winds will be in the afternoon, and it will feel cool.   At the moment the drizzle is very light and intermittent.    A much better forecast  than the original original one was.   I'm a Happy 'boy'. I'm going to Methil to visit Alice, who needs annoying, (I'm good at that) and we'll probably do some shopping.    At the moment it's cuppa time. 20.15    It has been a grey old day but, thankfully, we only had a few spits and spots o' rain now and again.  ...

  3rd July 2025 (Thursday)    08.00 .... We have  a lovely, sunny start to 'day', but the sky is to cloud I wasn't the only that thought it was cold! over, with 'thundery showers' forecast for the afternoon.   I need my daily fix of photographs to play with in the evening, so better go out with the camera after breakfast.   It's a quiet morning just now but the breeze is to freshen by lunch time.   'Must go go go'... slight flap on;  got to have another cuppa.... then a few photographs to take. 11.00    I thought about going up to Chapel Green on the bike but the wind has freshened and its cold;  so I went for a run in the car, and did the Balbuthie run, including the harbour.   I have the feeling that the traffic problems at the harbour are going to be bad this year.   Anyway I got a few photies tae play wi' in the evening.   I phoned Alice to see is she fancied going to the Wellesley Ki...