Overcast and still ....

23rd August 2021 (Monday)     08.00 .... ‘Light cloud with a light breeze’ is

Sturgeon moon.

what is forecast for us today... and that is what we have;  a, quiet, colourless kind of morning.    At least it’s dry and warm, with the chance of sunny spells later in the afternoon/evening.    I’ll go for the paper later in the morning;  I had thought of going to Balcarres but I’ll leave that until a sunnier day.  





Last night we had a full moon, a Sturgeon Moon as it is being called this year;  the different North American Indian tribes had their own names for this moon, Sturgeon (Great Lakes), Harvest (Dakota), Flying Up moon (Cree), Corn Moon (Algonquin, Ojibwa), and Mountain Shadow Moon being a few: all that information came from the Cambridgeshire News. 


16.00   I had a decent ‘paper run’ this morning;  up to Kinneuchar, then back home via the estate, harbour, ‘paper shop’, Breakwater and Chapel Green.    It was a grey morning but there was a lot going on, and I got a lot of photographs that brightened up my morning... and met a lot of people who were happy to chat.

The sun has almost broken through the thin cloud layer, and we have pleasant afternoon.... bright, sunny and warm.

21.00    I had another run out on the bike.... only up to Chapel Green.   I thought the water would be like a mirror but there was just enough breeze to ripple the water.... so .... no reflection of the cliffs.    I already have loads of the cliffs reflected in the water, but .... none today.   It was a bonnie afternoon and I ended up having a long rest on Maggie’s seat.    I watched the crane deliver a part of the steel frame, (of the new ‘Chapel Green House’), to where it had to be;  it’s then bolted together like a big Meccano set.

Our weather for the next few days looks like being much the same as today’s .... ‘light

Main Street - Kinneuchar.

cloud with light winds’;   I’ll be happy with that.   I’ve no ‘plan’ for tomorrow, but I must remember to put the bike on charge after I’ve been for the paper.   The wind proof motorbike goggles I ordered have been despatched, so I would expect them to be delivered by the postie on Wednesday.

I’m well tired tonight;  it’s chocolate time then into bed with my book:  I’m travelling the ‘Silk Road’.

Popular posts from this blog

Overcast with light rain .....

Image
6th October 2024 (Sunday)    "Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary"  to Brian and Moira". 09.00 .... All the Fife Weather cams are showing overcast skies.   The Anstruther cam looks the bleakest!..... the Lochgelly the least bleak.  The Easterly breeze has brought the weather in from the North Sea.... and  'sunny spells' are not mentioned in the weather forecast, but ... sometimes the sky looks promising!   It's a good day to be inside.  Luckily I, (and all the other guests), are celebrating Brian and Moira's Golden Wedding Anniversary in the Lindsay Room at Kinneuchar Castle. 10.30     It's still raining, but the sky looks promising now and again;  the sun might break though in the afternoon.  I had a walk round the patio in the light rain; very refreshing.    I'm having morrrrrrrrrrrning coffee before I start to get organised for Kinneuchar Castle. 20.30    We had a really pleasant family and friends gathering to celebrate Brian and Moira's Gol
Read more

Nice morning ....

Image
16th August 2024 (Friday)  08.30 ...It's a lovely morning but a layer of thin cloud is taking the Jackie. edge off the temperature so we have a chilly start to the day;  hopefully the sun will burn off the cloud to give us a sunny and warm(er) day soon.    The Auchnagatt 'troops' are expected to arrive about 10.30:  and I am organised .... and looking forward to seeing Jackie, Hazel, Catriona and Iain in one photograph.... a rare occurrence nowadays!  20.30 .... I got the photograph that I wanted... all four (soon to be five) of the Lawrie Family of 'Backhill of Inkhorn' (Auchnagatt) in one place!   It has been a most enjoyable day.  We had lunch at the very popular Cupar Garden Centre Restaurant (it was busy) followed by a browse round the garden centre:  the 'troops' did proper browsing:  I had quick browse followed by a catnap in the car.   The middle of the afternoon is my siesta time; and especially so after a good lunch!   And it was a really good lun
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