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Cash for questions
“I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time” Currently playing Johnny Cash on repeat as we are learning a medley of his tunes. Hadn’t realised that he changes key for each verse in Walk the Line. Some pictures below, we sat in a restaurant…
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Re-routed
A new router has been installed in Château Holmes, so I am testing a picture upload for speed. This is from the Edinburgh derby on Sunday, Napier Knights v Edinburgh Predators, American football. The Knights won, 14 – 13.
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Widdershins
On Saturday we continued on our mini project of walking the Loch Leven Heritage trail one metre at a time, this hejira was from Vane Farm to East Brackley viewpoint and pavilion. Along this whole route there are many benches, most carved with local lore set in rhyme. One of my favourites, which I am…
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Levening
We broke the rules yesterday and walked along a new (to us) section of the Loch Leven path. So now I am busy looking at maps and local history websites to find the stories behind the places we saw. We walked from Loch Leven’s Larder (café is fine, staff lovely, but the retail side…
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Aloha
Yesterday we finally found the new RSPB site near Alloa. We were very careful, it’s clearly a work in progress, which would explain why there is precious little signage. The winter afternoon colours were gorgeous and from the site we could see landmarks of east Central Scotland: Alloa spires, Clackmannan Tower, Longannet chimney, the…
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Chasing sunlight
Out for a hill climb yesterday, arrangements have been somewhat fluid, to say the least, of late, but we made the most of a beautifully clear day to ascend Vane Hill and sup coffee thereon. At a conservative estimate it was blowing in gusts of 40 mph at the top, my drink went from boiling…
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Seeing the wood
We found some quietude yesterday by heading for the busiest part, Edinburgh’s Christmas markets etc have been super busy due to the reasonably fair weather, security staff are ensuring that only a limited amount of folk gain access. However, as Paul had appointments booked with his groom squad, we went in anyway. Upstairs at…
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Serendippity doo dah
I suspect many people went out for a walk this weekend just to reassure themselves about many things. I know we did. The path from Vane Farm to Ballingry is short but intense. Tackled as it was in thick cloud, we didn’t expect to see much from the top at all but we could view…
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Swelling the gourd
A long overdue visit to Manchester encompassed a trip to see many of Paul’s old haunts, hugely changed now of course. We were there to see and hear Paul Gilbert at Sound Control, just off the Oxford Road, right beside where the Haçienda had been, by the Rochdale Canal and the Cornerhouse. After a…
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Dei’l tak’ the hindmost
Continuing on the ILFI theme we went to the Walled Garden for lunch and then for a long walk in the Devilla Forest. As with the rest of the northern hemisphere just now, the autumn colours are stunning. Wildlife seen included roe deer, a teeny tiny frog, Canada Goose, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard, Pheasant, Pink…