Beautiful day ......
12th
May 2016 (Thursday)
.... 10.00 In Scotland we are not used
to so many days of pleasant days, of sunny weather, in succession.... we’ll be
thinking
drought and hose pipe ban if this doesn’t change soon! It is breezy, from the Northeast, but it
isn’t ‘cold’: I went up through Elie
Estate, on the bike, before breakfast and really enjoyed the exercise. The Estate ‘run’ is a nice distance, has
short climbing bits, on the Ferry road, all good for the muscles, ... and
relaxing scenery for the brain. “Puku”
has been fed, as have the birds; now
I’ll go and do some ‘work’. I’m
feeling in a skipping mood this morning... unfortunately I doubt if my legs
could cope.
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| Kilconquhar loch this morning |
21.30 ‘The Boy’ has had a productive day, and
will sleep well tonight: actually I
sleep well every night, but my muscles will be well ready for a rest
tonight. Progress with the garden has
been slow, but steady, and the ‘romantic’ corner is beginning to look... mair
the way I want it to look. I’m
thinking of painting the table, and the two
seats .... that would be a nice
finishing touch. Without question it
takes muscles longer to recover from a hip replacement operation, than a knee replacement; at least that’s what I have found. That said, I am using my hip as per normal
hip, but the muscles are tired by evening time .... and, getting stronger all
the time. As well as working in the
garden, I have been biking too; Elie Estate
twice today. I am getting fitter, but I’m
also beginning to realize that my body is not ‘a 50 year old body’ anymore!
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| Elie Harbour |
There’s
been a lot of ‘scattered, bright light’ around for the past couple of days ....for
me, this means perfect migraine weather;
but I can’t complain, having had only one migraine. Working in the garden, and biking under trees helps shade my eyes from the stronger ‘light’ out in the open,.... on the
beach etc. Having said that I have
been enjoying this spell of weather... and hope that it lasts for another
couple of months ....
at least.
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| Kincraig Cliffs - Earlsferry |
Although
a nice day for doing other things, the ‘Drop in Cafe’ ticked over happily this
afternoon; and that’s what ‘the Cafe’
is all about, folks being ‘happy’ in each other’s company. I will miss it when it closes for the ‘summer’
break; it means that the ‘Hutte Finest’ will have to step
up to the mark.
Oh
my word .... the weather is forecast to turn colder tomorrow, with the chance
of drizzle first thing; just when I was
looking forward to a couple of months of sunshine!
Photographs
: Top – Kilconquhar loch this morning, Middle – Elie harbour, and Bottom – West
Bay and Kincraig cliffs this afternoon.
