Quiet day ....
21st
May 2016 (Saturday)
... 10.30 Hmmmmmm .... It was
overcast and dry with a few, short, sunny spells when I went up for the paper,
and round Elie
Estate; now it’s overcast with occasional spits and spots
of rain. The weather forecast had us down
for a bright and breezy morning but dry... with showers in the afternoon; perhaps the showers have come in early, and
we’ll end up with a bonnie evening.
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| Elie |
“St
Ann’s” and the Elie Deli” have been fenced off, and the High Street is open
again. There was a Fire Engine ‘on station’
all night, and there was one there when I went for the paper. We
take all our Emergency Services for granted, but it’s at times like this that
you appreciate just how indispensable they are.... and how they go about their
jobs with calm professionalism. It
will be up to engineers, and safety officers to decide when the ‘clean up’ can
begin. I like our wee
villages quiet
and serene, but, unfortunately, accidents will, and do, happen.
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| Quiet corner of Kilconquhar loch |
I
had intended uncovering the garden chairs etc but I’ll put that on ‘hold’ until
I see how the weather is going to go.
22.00 Apart from a couple of heavy showers, we’ve
had a nice day... mind you I haven’t done very much. I did take a load along to the re-cycling
Depot, and I’d just began to uncover the garden furniture when the first shower
came over so I abandoned that plan, and made myself a cuppa. It had actually been a ‘thundery headache’
day, until that first shower came along, then... everything is fine. The rain must clear the air. I think it’s all associated with
migraine: that said I haven’t had one of
those, a migraine, for a wee while.
Jim
and Myra came down in the afternoon, Myra bearing gifts .... tubs of ice cream,
along with cones: Jim was hoping to see
the Yellow Hammer but it comes to the sun
flower hearts feeder, and it wasn’t
out today.... because I’m trying to deter the Jackdaws, and starlings; and they
particularly like sun flower hearts.
Anyway we sat in the Hutte and enjoyed our ice cream!
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| Earlsferry beach this evening |
‘Today’
is finishing with a lovely evening so I’ve been for a late wander down to the
beach... and a few other folks had the same idea. I spent a relaxing ten minutes, down at the
tides edge, where little waves lazily flopping onto the sand. Now I’m ready for bed and my book.
Photographs
: Top – A tranquil Elie Harbour, Middle –Quiet corner of Kilconquhar Loch, and Bottom
– Earlsferry at evening time.
