Nice morning ....

4th September 2025 (Thursday)     07.45 .... The rain has moved away and we have a clearing

Rook.
sky, with  blue patches.   'Sunny intervals with a gentle breeze', is the forecast for KY9.... a welcome change from yesterday's gloomy weather.... and it could be a reasonable 'drying day'.   Ian should have good weather for his trip to the Highlands;  I think he's heading for Fort William today. 

19.15    Ian is of on trip to Heathrow .... via a tour round the Highlands.    It's amazing how a wee village like Earlsferry gets into the hearts of folk.  I guess it's because Earlsferry (the Royal Burgh of) is like an old, much loved Grandmother, with a wealth of stories to tell.  If only The Royal Burg could talk!   Anyway Ian is off back home to Australia, with some more memories of 'Earlsferry and Elie'.

After Ian went away I hung out the washing, then decided to go to 'The Store' for a bit of shopping.   For some reason the shop was very busy, but I didn't meet anyone that I knew.   Some Waid pupils were in the shop;  I probably knew their grandparents!   I got all the foodstuff I fancied ... including a 'goodie' or two.                

For a change of scene I came home by the Kellie Castle road, and Kinneuchar, to miss the road works in Pittenweem.   However I tangled up with roadworks at Ovenstone (Openreach doing cabling).  I didn't save any time;  but the scenery was bonnier.

It was too hot in the afternoon for me to be out so I watched the Tour of Britain (intermittently) and did the ironing.   Later in the afternoon I went up to the phone box to take a few 'cloud' photographs.   I found not only cloud to photographs but a number of Rooks having a feast on the golf course.   (See top photograph).    

Rooks aren't the most attractive looking birds:  and, the one in the photograph is nearing the end of his

moult;  the head has still to moult, and grow it's new feathers.   Although they look 'black' they have a bonnie metallic sheen as you can just see in the photo.   What were the feeding on? ..... 'leatherjackets'  Cranefly  (better known as "Daddy Long Legs") grubs.   And the Rooks beak is perfect for the job of getting the grubs out of the ground;  and they were finding plenty grubs!

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