Bright breezy ... and colder
14th
March 2017 (Tuesday)
.... 08.00 We have a F4 Northwest wind,
so it is not warm outside this morning; definitely
a morning for wrapping up. My ‘plan’
was to get ‘up’ early and get out into the garden; I did both .... but did not linger in the
garden; a ‘weakness’ came over me as
soon as I felt the cold wind hit my
delicate, and not very rosy, cheeks.
It’s a bonnie, “bright and breezy” looking morning... but cold with it. The kettle is ‘on’: I’ll go for a walk in a wee while.
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| Earlsferry this morning. |
21.00 By Jove .... it has certainly been ‘bright
and breezy’ today... a bonnie day but wild, with the odd squally shower thrown
in for good measure. But the weather
has not the biggest problem... oh no:
the biggest problem is.... we think that Blob’s wife (Blobette), could
be an ‘Elie Girl’. She is acting
awfie domineeringly, and “Blob”, Bless
his quiet ‘Royal Burgh – self’, is having to ‘toe the line’: he’s even taken to feeding her wee bits o’ of
his ‘Royal’ Digestive Biscuits.
Feeding her with his RD’s means that he is in serious Robin trouble ....
he’s “in love”. Oh well ... it is
Spring: though it didnae feel like it
today!
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| Seaweed gatherer's. |
My
morning walk took me out to the end of, what used to be the sewage pipe, but
isnae noo,... it’s the water from the street that ends up doon there. Anyway, I went down there because the tide
was out, and, strangely enough, I had that bit of the beach o’ the beach to
masel. It was blawin’ a gale, and
cauld, .... it was ‘refreshing’ to say the least.
Later
in the morning Jimmy and I went up to Chapel Green from where we watched the
seaweed gatherer’s: watching is good
.... but not “iggzactly” big on fitness.
Our next move, after a cuppa at Ivy was to go to Leven; Jimmy wanted some food stuff. By the time we got back it was lunchtime.
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| Elie this afternoon. |
In
the afternoon I got into a frenzy of activity;
I filled the bird feeders, then watched the birds. We have a pair of Yellowhammers that come to
the feeders, and I heard the male giving his territorial call this morning, so they
must be considering nesting nearby.
Still in this ‘frenzy of activity’ mode I ‘jamp’ in the car and went to
Elie harbour to watch the waves scudding in across the bay. I feel quite relaxed tonight!
Photographs
: Top – Earlsferry beach, Middle – the seaweed gatherers, and Bottom – Elie
this afternoon.
Finally
a Scottish song written by Hamish Henderson “Freedom come all ye”.
