Alberto's Hutte

26th October 2026 (Monday)     06.15 ..... Sunrise is at 07.05 so it's still dark, with a moderate Southwesterly  breeze.   Heavy rain is forecast to move in by mid morning.  Iain set off for home at 05.50, which is why I am 'up';  however I'm going back to bed for a couple of hours, to let the central heating warm up Ivy before I have a shower! 10.45    I'm 'up'(at 07.45) and ready for some mild action!    The sky is overcast and the rain, that is mentioned in the weather forecast for KY9, can't be far away so I won't stray far from Ivy.   Oh...and, I have been watching the News! The result of the election in Brazil is a surprise;  and also good for the Amazon Rain Forest!   There's no doubt that the defeated candidate (Bolsonoro) will make governing Brazil hard, but that is expected from ultra Right Wing politicians nowadays. The Student led movement in Serbia was another surprise election result;...

25th October 2026 (Sunday).... 09.30 ..... 'Storm Boelo' gave us a wild (and wet) night;  however the rain has moved away, and we now  have a 'windy (F8 - 9) and sunny intervals' morning.   Needless to say (but I'm going to 'say' it anyway) there is wind chill, so it's cold out in the open.     With the wind direction being Westerly there is a lot of sand on the move.   High tide is at 14.06, so a lot of the sand will end up on Fountain Road, South Street and the Breakwater area.   The wind should begin to moderate in the afternoon.;  though it will still be a frisky wind... and well capable of shifting more sand when the tide goes out. 11.30    I have the feeling that the wind has started to moderate;  there are slightly bigger gaps between the gusts;  and said gusts less fierce-some.  That said it is still 'stormy' out in the open.    The temperature is 11C on the patio. The clocks have bee...

24th October 2026 (Saturday)     09.45 .... We had a quiet moonlit night, that ended with a "red sky in the morning Shepherd's warning"  sky!   Storm Boelo has yet to reach us but is on it's way;  at the moment we have a threatening grey sky with a moderate  WSW breeze but is freshening as I type.  Iain and I  haven't made up our mins about going to Kirkcaldy;  need another check on the weather.    Oh... Iain went down ro the down to take the sunrise sky! 16.30    We went to Kirkcaldy and bought a lightweight 'hurdy gurdy' (Rollator).    It's round about the same size as the one I have, but is much lighter, and I can lift it into the car boot.    The main difference with this one is that it has proper brakes,   It might be hard to believe but Rollator can 'tun away' when going down hill.     And the brakes can be 'locked' when sitting admiring the scenery ;  whic...

Photo courtesy BBC News. 23rd October 2026   (Friday)    11.00 .... Iain arrived round about 09.00, before the rain which didn't get here until 10.00.   It's wet and windy now;  not a nice day to be out.   That said it's nothing like it is in the Southwest, where the full force of Storm Austen is being felt.   Rain is going to be our problem, with the strong winds of Storm Boelo hitting the Northern half of the UK on Saturday and Sunday.    A wild weekend ahead;  definitely not a day for walking the coastal path.   Could be some interesting photographs at high tide time down south! 16.30    With the weather being of the 'iffy' kind, Iain and I have been confined to the house;  Iain working on his photographs, and watching the TV. now and again, with me watching the TV.   Storm Austen has been, as forecast,... wild along the South Coast, as we have seen on the News.    Newquay b...

 22nd October 2026 (Thursday)     09.45 .... We  have a lovely morning here in KY9;  sunny with a fresh Westerly wind;  so there is a bit of wind chill.    It's a brilliant morning to be out and about;  the Fife Coastal Path will be busy today.    Maggie and I did most of the Path from Kirkcaldy to the Tay Bridge,;  until Maggie's 'nae weelness' came, and we had to stop.    I have biked the road all the way round Fife, at some time or another;  not the same I know, but I enjoyed biking!     Today? .....  will be mundane things.  I've done a washing, because it's a grand 'drying day';   but haven't decided what to do after morning coffee. 19.45     It has been 'bright and breezy' Autumn day;   and a perfect drying day!   That reminds me, I have ironing to do after this update! Having checked the BBC Weather when having morning coffee, I de...

Ferry Road this morning 21st October 2026 (Wednesday)      10.00 .... We have a wet, and rather bleak looking morning;  not a morning to be out.    The rain might peter out after lunch, to give us few sunny spells in the evening.  The brightest thing I've seen this morning was the glint in Blob's eye when I fed him!   He's a happy boy  is 'Blob'.   I was going to take a photo of him but he's gone all camera shy! My 'plan' for today?    I might go to the Colinsburgh Friendship Lunch;  if the rain has moved away by then.   The sky doesn't look promising at the moment.   The Kinghorn and Lochgelly Fife Weather Cams show a slight brightening to the SW, so we could get lucky. 14.30    For the first time today, the sun is peeping through the clouds, so I'm thinking of taking the 'hurdy gurdy' for a walk.   The rain was at it's heaviest at 12.15 when I was getting ready to go to...

20th October 2026 (Tuesday)    09.30 .... We have a grey sky with light rain, coming in from the North Sea, on a fresh SE breeze this morning:  it's not a "going out to play" morning.    Me? .... If I do go out, it will be in the car.  Right now I have 'Blob' to feed.   After doing that, I'll have an early morning coffee and come up with a 'plan' for today.   14.00   'Owlbert' has been a busy boy!   The early morning coffee must have activated the brain cell, and then some!  I decided to loup intae the car, and go up to Elie and make an appointment with Lorraine to have my hair cut. Appointment made (2.45), I felt slightly adventurous , and fancied going down to the harbour.    I say adventurous because there was a frisky SE wind, and it would be 'really frisky' at the harbour.    On the way down I moored up at 'The Toft' to take a few 'today' photies. Being sheltered from the worst of the wi...