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Charmed
Just wanted to document my previous claim regarding a charm of goldfinches – one of the many, many, glorious and wonderful things about the world of birds is the impressive list of collective nouns it has garnered. I have noticed that many birds, face on, look rather aggressive, and the wee chap here is no…
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Banking on it
Nothing new has happened. This is a Good Thing, there was far too much new stuff earlier on this year. Although we have been away, to glorious Perthshire (Blair Atholl with the Mincers and Dunkeld by ourselves) and to London. I think we maybe pushed the envelope until it burst when we went to the…
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Stuff
So much happening globally; whilst we have just returned from the capital, it was a hugely enjoyable visit, but with the funeral preparations for the Magon ever present. Back home to terrorism, global catastrophe, local discombobulation and ever present paranoia. What a relief to have Sarah, Michaela and Daniel here on Sunday.
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Rabbitrabbitrabbit….
Jings. For someone who finds it difficult to shut up, on a record number of occasions this year so far I have been lost for words, bereft of speech, stunned into silence, gobsmacked, and summarily disenfranchised vocally. This and the manic vortex that has passed for a life recently has resulted in fewer than usual…
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Winter walk
Yesterday we managed to escape for a wee while and enjoy the soft winter sunshine along the coastal path between the Bay and Aberdour. We did spot a carrion crow tapping away on a small window towards the top of a house by the golf course. On closer inspection of the picture it may have…
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Sweet Wemyss
Yesterday was one of those lovely bright winter days that fool the birds into spring time behaviour, so not to be outdone, and to celebrate a long overdue redd oot* of the garage, we went exploring, this time to West Wemyss, a village I had never visited. There are some beautiful examples of Fife architecture…
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You can’t hurry, love.*
Listening to the Murray v Djokovic Australian Open final, cannot bear to watch it. Somethings are changing, others are stubbornly stuck fast. Yesterday we went to Silver Sands beach at Aberdour, inspired to move around by beautiful beach pictures from chums in Oz for ‘Straila Day, on what turned out to be a rather beautiful…
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Long Time Gone
Yes, it’s been ages since I posted here, we have been busy again of late. I will post a wee selection of pictures below. So, let me review matters since the start of September. We have been on a terrific cruise round the Baltic capitals, to Stockholm, Tallinn, St. Petersburg and Kalundborg in Denmark. Stockholm…
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Warm cockles
To Berwick yesterday, not for the reason stated on the tin but nevertheless lovely to see Johnny & Yvonne. After a splendid repast and blethers, we wobbled out onto the town walls and walked right round, for the first time I can remember. It was most interesting to see the bastions and lovely views for…
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(Im)précis
Triple busy of late, it’s always like that in the run up to a holiday, or maybe it isn’t, we just perceive the contrast more keenly. Yesterday we went to Callum’s second birthday party, and such was the excitement that I didn’t manage to catch any really good pictures of him. There was lots of…