Overcast and damp .....

30th November 2024 (Saturday) St Andrews Day    09.15 .... Everything is wet this morning, and

the sky is mostly overcast:  but there are 'bloo' patches here and there so it's so we might have a brighter day than is forecast.  And I am feeling 'brighter eyed and bushier tailed', than I have done for the past couple of days;  in fact I'm looking forward to being a bit more active.   It's all 'go' at Ivy today!   

11.45  As you can see from the posed  ...er ...un-posed photo, we have been busy 'boys' this morning.  The Rowan tree had to be lopped;  one of the limbs was rattling on the bathroom window and roof tiles, during the last gale.   We will keep it at a more reasonable height in future.  'Blob' will miss it;  but the apple and lilac trees are still there.    That said the Rowan tree won't take long to sprout new branches!

18.30   It being reasonably warm around midday I had the urge to go out on the bike;   and that is what I did.   I only went up to Chapel Green to Maggie' seat, and took a few photographs.   A lady came along looking for her glasses.   I hope she found them.   This was the first time I had been up to Chapel Green since the end of July, so I was really enjoying being out.  The freedom, of not being able to 'go places' on the bike, was very frustrating.   Anyway it was great to be back in the saddle again, and I hope to get out whenever the weather is suitable, to do 'the villages' paper run.   Back at Ivy Iain, and I had a cuppa to celebrate both the Rowan tree being lopped, and me being back on the bike.   A happy day for the 'boys. 

Iain goes back home in the morning;  a happy boy after a very successful mission this weekend.   The size of the Rowan tree had been bothering me.... and more so after the last gale.    Anyway it can be kept to a reasonable height now so I'm happy.    I planted than tree 30 years ago.  it was a seedling from the Balcarres tree at the bottom of the crag.   


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 f...
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 l...
Read more

Lovely, fresh morning ....

Image
6th August 2024 (Tuesday)    10.30 .... it's a beautiful morning, with a nice fresh breeze.... if only I Aldershot 1958. could go out on the bike!   Anyway... forget dreamin';  today is my appointment with the Consultant, at Queen Margaret Hospital (Dunfermline);.... and I'm hoping to find out what the 'plan' is.   Michael and Janice are out in the car.... shopping.   They should be back in about an hour or so.    I've tidied up the kitchen and will now have a cuppa while watching some of the action from Paris.  22.00    This is more like summer.... in fact I could get to like this weather.      Michael and Janice went up to Cupar in the morning, while I got myself organized  for the Queen Margaret appointment.   Michael and Janice arrived back with lunch, Fisher and Donaldson macaroni pies, with FD's for sweet.   We set off for Dunfermline in plenty of time and arrived with t...
Read more