Quiet morning .....

25th October 2024 (Friday)    09.30 .... Some mornings are buzzin', like a wasp byke that's been

Dunino to 'Johnny Paul Corner'  road
given a poke wi' a stick;  but not this morning..... it's a really peaceful kind of morning.  The sky is overcast but not heavily and it looks like the sun could break through.... it will be a lovely day if it does.   'Light cloud with a gentle breeze from the East' is the KY9 forecast.  The only activity on Ferry Road was Myra going up to Elie in the car, to catch the Edinburgh bus.   And ... I haven't had breakfast!    "Flap On" now!   And so is the kettle!  

13.00    With Iain coming down I though I'd better do a shopping so I went to 'The Store' (Ainster).   The 'Emergency Rations' have been topped up.... as has the food cupboard and freezer.   For a change of scenery I decided to come home by way of Dunino, then the 'Johnny Paul Corner' road to get a few autumn colour photos.   Unfortunately the recent gale has stripped 'the tree tunnel' at the Dunino end of the road so that was a disappointment;  however I got a few of the roadside trees and hedges, where they had been sheltered from the worst of the gale.  It was a nice change of scene, so the journey wasn't a complete waste of time.

The weather is disappointing.  The sky has remained overcast, on fact it is now heavily overcast, with only a few short spells when the sun nearly broke through.   And it has turned colder.

Exercise pedals being used!
21.15     Iain arrived just after 17.00.   Since then we've had cuppas, dinner, and sorted out the politicians:  a very busy evening.   Tomorrow we are going to Kirkcaldy to browse 'mobility scooter' places.    That said  we are thinking that an electric trike would be more 'me'.  I would get some exercise on a trike, rather than just sitting on a mobility scooter.   Trikes are are faster than mobility scooters.... and Balcarres would be well within in range with a trike.   Anyway it has given us something to think about.    At the moment I'd say that the trike is 'favourite'.

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