Chilly North wind ....
25th April 2023 (Tuesday) 08.15 .... My word.... there’s a chilly north wind;
definitely a stay inside ‘The Hutte’ day.... and very little chance of going out on the bike. But, who knows I might feel brave, once the temperature rises... and the wind drops as it will do later in the afternoon; however, it’s going to be a ‘work in the Hutte’ day mostly.
20.30 I must have felt ‘brave’ ‘cos I got the
bike out and went up to Chapel Green:
the wind had moderated considerably by the time I did that, so it didn’t
feel that cold.... and I was well wrapped up.
I stopped at Jim’s seat because it is sheltered from a north wind. It was warm sitting the sun but the clouds
were a nuisance: however they made the
sky interesting. I then went round and stopped
at Maggie’s seat .... and promptly thought of the ‘ousework. (I might be doing ‘ousework tomorrow).
I had a late lunch then went out to The Hutte. The boys were busy next door; I relaxed watching; it’s very relaxing watching workmen working.... but I didn’t fall asleep. By now I was in the mood to do some ‘work’ on the Kinneuchar Kirk drawings. So far I have done two of, probably nine or ten, drawings; based on the Rev Sime’s originals of 1818 (Historic Environment Scotland Archive). It’s very interesting... and I begin to feel that I am there with the Rev Sime... and it’s 1818. We're wearing funny togs!
21.30 The bike battery has been emptied and is now
fully charged ready for a longer run. I
don’t know when, nor where I will go;
probably the Colinsburgh direction.
That won’t be for a few days; I’d
like the weather to settle down into a warm spell; I’m looking for a warm summer to shake off,
what feels, to me, to have been a long, damp and cold winter.
I’ve had a fairly active day.... and I haven’t slept as much as I have been doing
recently. Nae ‘plan’ for tomorrow; the weather is supposed to be much the same as today’s....a bonnie day but chilly in the breeze.
