First frost ....

27th September 2020 (Sunday)     09.30 .... after the first frost of the season


we are going to have a really lovely day.... almost wall to wall ‘bloo’ sky, hardly a breath of wind so a good day for a wee adventure methinks.    The bike is being charged up as I type.

I went for the paper early, and down to the harbour .... the villages were busy, even at that time of the morning, but it is a holiday weekend.    Right now I’m thinking that I won’t get out on the bike until the battery is charged (11.00 ish), so I’ll have another cuppa and a gentle potter about in the garden.

18.30     The battery was fully charged by 11.00 so I took off at 11.20, heading for Arncroach by way of Kinneuchar and the Colinsburgh Strait;  this would be the longest trip on the bike to date:  19.69 kilometres (12.23 miles).   The whole trip was done on less than half the battery.   Most of the road is level when I just use No 1 power assist,

Alpacas - near Arncroach.

and I rarely had to use No 4 (for steep hills).   I stopped to say ‘Hello’ to Brian, Moira and Morven at Arncroach;  I couldn’t go in because of the current ‘rools’ but we had a good natter at the door.  It was good to see them and catch up with their news.  The ‘plan’ was to have my picnic lunch at the Balcarres Mains bridge in Balcarres Den.... and that is what I did.

 

I contemplated going to Kellie Castle gardens then remembered that this is  a holiday weekend and the ‘Castle gardens’ would be busy.   However,  there’s a field, just before you go into Arncroach, that’s got a herd of Alpacas in it .... so I stopped to take a few photographs.   When I was looking at them, through the camera lens, I thought of the hairstyle I ended up with during the lockdown:  Alpacas, bless their furry kneecaps, are born with a COVID-19 hairstyle and it disnae seem to bother them.    It was an enjoyable couple of hours out, but I will sleep well tonight..... I’m one tired ‘boy’.

21.00    We’ve had another lovely day;  in fact it has been a cracker of a  ‘Glasgow

Colinsburgh to Kinneuchar road.

Weekend’ and the villages have been busy.... as were the main roads when I went out on the bike.   Tomorrow will probably be a ‘rest day’ for me.  That means a potter to the beach and, if it is warm enough, morning coffee at Chapel Green.;  I remembered to order ‘Flat White’ coffees from Tesco!   The weather forecast is good, but, it is going to be cloudier than today.  


Popular posts from this blog

Pittenweem swimming pool....

Image
20th September 2017 (Wednesday) ... 13.30    When I went along to Elie for the papers this morning, I got slightly diverted and ended up along at the old Pittenweem tidal swimming pool.  Pittenweem  swimming pool.    Unfortunately we have a, mostly overcast, with occasional spits and spots of rain, morning.     I must go back on a ‘bright and  sunny’ morning... this will show up the different colours of the sandstone rocks etc better.    It is an interesting spot, and would have been busy in the 1930’s , 40’s and 50’s.        20.30     My day has been spent pottering around Ivy... including baking a batch of wholemeal scones.    Note to self .... I must remember to freeze some of them this time;  rather than feed them to Blob and his pals.     It has been a grey and sometimes damp day;  not a day for bumbling about outside.    The ‘cold’ that I had last night didn’t come to anything.... I must have been tired after Solid infrastructure at Pittenweem swimming pool. my wand
Read more

Cold and overcast ....

Image
18th April 2024 (Thursday)    08.00 .... The Fife Weather cams are all showing an overcast sky:  rain hasn't reached Fife so far, but is expected to arrive by mid morrrrrrrning...."light rain and a fresh Westerly breeze" being the forecast until later in the afternoon;  but we're going to end the day with a bonnie evening.  Hmmmmm .... I don't think I'll be painting any bits of the shed today; and that was my project to take my mind off the car.   Computer stuff it will have to be:  I'm actually in a writing mood so this might not be a wasted day. 09.00   Forget the heap oops... car (it's in the 'bad car' corner);  I'm excited because the workmen are here to begin work on the patio. They arrived a wee while ago;  unfortunately spits and spots o' rain arrived at the same time and, if  the rain is heavy and prolonged they won't be able to do much.   Showers are OK but not prolonged rain.  Must 'go' got to have another cuppa
Read more

Quiet morning ....

Image
 5th October 2023 (Thursday)     09.30.... The crock pot has been fired up with a batch o’ Scotch Broth, George’s bucket has been put out for tomorrow morning....I have had breakfast, and now on my third cuppa of the morning; hoping for a stress free day.   The past two days were not stress free. Yesterday began really well.... I got the car insurance sorted, and was   settling down to check FB.    I saw a photograph captioned ‘Seal on a floe .... or was it?’   Being inquisitive I ‘clicked’ on it;   and that   was it .... flashing warnings all over the computer screen.     I’d been hacked.   A small window appeared purporting to be from Microsoft Security so I clicked on that and got an 0800 number to phone;    which I did and was answered by an Indian.     That’s when I should have pulled the plug on the computer.    However, h e as very   plausible so I began to follow his instructions for a few minutes... then  began to get suspicious;   especially when he began to insist that I
Read more