Overcast with a fresh breeze ....

 5th March 2025 (Wednesday)     08.30 .... Although the sky is heavily overcast just now, the cloud

is going to become 'lighter' by mid morning.    I'm hoping the  the sun breaks through, though that isn't mentioned in the forecast because I'm in a biking mood:   if the weather is amenable.   The auld bones have settled into a sort of vertical, humanoid shape.   All the Fife Weather cams are showing a mostly grey sky, the Kinghorn one has a clear bit to the southwest.   The wind, though frisky, is not bitterly cold.... bring on the sunny spells.

20.00    The sun never broke through the  clouds, so we've had a dull and cold day.  Not a day for me going out on the bike.

I went to Elie in the morning to pick up my prescription and the paper.   I came out of the Chemist and into the car;  and promptly forgot about the paper, because I'd decided to visit the harbour.   As with all harbours it was windy, but at that time the wind wasn't bitterly cold.   That said.... it wasn't warm so I didn't linger;  but stopped at the Toft on the way up from the harbour.   Having got enough photos to 'play' with I made my way back to Ivy.   

I had to go to the Skeith Centre in the afternoon, so I had a lite bite lunch got myself organised then set off for Anstruther.   I don't think I'll ever get used to how busy the roads are nowadays;  I guess it's the way the 'new' East Neuk is going to be.    The Skeith Centre was quiet so that didn't take long.   Being in Anstruther I went to The Store and did some shopping.  The Store was busy, but I didn't see anyone I knew.   Never do nowadays.




22.00    The Ferry Road temporary traffic light have been taken away and, apart from the skip needed for the work on Flat 3, Ferry Road is back to 'normal'.   I'm hoping to go out on the bike tomorrow (the forecast is 'sunny with a moderate breeze') and will take another urn 'roond the Ferrie'.   We're needing a long spell of settled weather;  and I mean sunny settled weather.... not dull and damp.  We've had enough of that this winter.

Although the weather has been drab today I have managed to do all the things that had to be done; 
plus a wee bit Spring cleaning.    The sun is supposed to be with us all day tomorrow;  I mean visible, and not hidden by a bank of cloud....!   If it's sunny first thing I might get out early;  but that depends on how warm it is.

The 'News' continues to be dominated by the Ukraine war,.....  and the aftermath of the Oval Office meeting on Friday!  Since the Oval Office meeting, President Zelensky has had a short, sharp lesson on diplomacy, and appears to be pacifying President Trump.   President Zelensky is a sort of cuddly 'Action Man' (remember him?) type of President.  President Trump is not cuddly!   As long as it all ends, with a long term peace, everyone should be happy.   We live in worrisome times.

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