Cool breeze off the sea ....

31st May 2020 (Sunday)   06.00 .... there’s almost a wall to wall blue sky

Threat of haar coming in from the North Sea.

this morning but there is also a cool breeze from the southeast which will take a few degrees off the temperature.... a bonnie day but cool, with the chance of haar coming in later.    I’m having a cuppa before going out on the bike.

09.00   Well I’ve been out on the hike (for an hour and a half) and, although it’s a bonnie morning it is cold exposed to the wind. ... and the haar isn’t far away.   The sun will get rid of the haar but it will come back in the afternoon/evening.    
I only went round the villages stopping to get my paper at the paper shop on the way.... and taking photos from my favourite spots all the way round.    We have/had a Whooper swan on the harbour beach.... having a rest before flying on north.  It’s a pity he hadn’t flown another mile and stopped on the loch where he’d have been on fresh water.

15.00    ‘The Troops’ (Kirsty, Myra, Geoff and ‘the Boy’) had their first ‘morning coffee’ chat on Myra’s patio this morning:  it was really relaxing talking as a group, and the first time we’ve been able to feel that there is a future ‘normal’ after all.... albeit not the same as the ‘old normal’ but an acceptable and enjoyable ‘normal’ for us.   It was good catching up with each other’s ‘news’ and just being together

'The Troops' - Kirsty, Geoff and Myra.

again....while observing the two metre ‘rool’.   The haar had rolled back to the North Sea so it was pleasantly warm though the wind did freshen eventually bring a slight drop in temperature.

The villages are busy today;  as is the water:  I saw a jet ski flashing across the bay.   It’s a pity they couldn’t fit silencers on those;  they are awfie noisy.   It is good seeing things getting more ‘normal’, but this t is also when the virus could be brought into our bubble unknowingly;   a risk that the government is prepared to take but is it too soon?   Time will tell.

I am about to have a cuppa (in the Hutte) and have a quick scan through the paper (Observer)... then I’ll probably fall asleep.

19.30    I’ve had a good day.... and the day is ending with a nice evening:  no sign of

Whooper swan.

the haar coming back in which is good.   The coffee morning at Myra’s has been the highlight of the day.... in fact the highlight of the last 10 weeks.

‘crane in’ is taking place at the harbour tomorrow so the harbour will be back to its summer compliment of sailing craft etc.    I’ll try to get down there but if it looks too busy I may just take pictures from The Terrace thus staying ‘safe’.   It won’t be the same as being ‘up close’ but at least I’ll have ‘Crane In’ on record.    The forecast is good for tomorrow.