Misty ....


11th October 2018 (Thursday) ....    08.30    A touch of autumn mist this
Bonnie sky ... cool breeze.
morning;   and there’s a cool easterly breeze off the North Sea, but a nice morning.   The sky was bonnie at sun rise time, though the sun was behind low cloud/mist.   ‘JB’ and I chose the right day to do the front of Ivy;  showers are forecast for today.... and wind and intermittent rain for Friday and Saturday. 
 

20.00    John and I went to St Andrews this afternoon:   being a major University town I often wonder what some of the many students that I see bumbling around the town, will go on to be in their ‘working’ life.   People watching, in St Andrews is very interesting;   for instance there appears to be more Oriental faces than there once was:  probably because the ‘East’ is no longer as secretive as it was.     We ended up going out to the West Sands for a walk on their beach.    It is an excellent sandy beach;  that said, as there are no rocks at all, 
'JB' on the West Sands, St Andrews.
 it is to me, slightly boring.    It was quiet by West Sands standards today;  a few dog walkers, and joggers;  and ‘JB and me.    One collie dog was really enjoying itself;  it was tearing along the beach, on the sand and into the water, with total abandon... absolutely happy.    It’s owners weren’t throwing a ball for it or anything;  this collie was chasing dreams;  and enjoying it.    When we were on the West Sands the sun broke through;    only the Easterly wind spoilt, what could have been, a warm afternoon.

On the way home we went to Morrison’s to have a coffee break;   of course we bought a few goodies.    I’m on a diet;  well will be after tomorrow!

I had coffee in Harbour House but missed Geoff;  Myra and Jim have been gallivantin’
Chapel Green rocks -  this afternoon.
for a couple of days.    When I was having coffee, John went for a long walk... and got back to Ivy just before a spell of light rain came our way.   The weather has been ‘nae bad’ today:  the next two days are forecast to be... well... not very nice.

‘JB’ is travelling to London tomorrow.... onthe Aberdeen to London KingsX  train... around about midday.    If the weather is not too bad I might go to Pettycur Harbour, but I doubt if that is likely to happen.   Not if the  weather forecast is accurate.

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