Friday, January 20, 2023

A miserable companion.


Our day starts with a 'howling' . At some stage during the night Sophie has settled down in the metre deep space between the curtains and the patio doors. She wakes to find herself alone and in the dark. This is a state of affairs that needs to be remedied ... and fast. 

The family diva emerges from this trauma wearing her patented 'wind swept' look. What she looks like after an hour in the wind is not an improvement.


The black sheep seem remarkably untroubled by her appearance. Perhaps they don't recognize this shaggy bundle of fur as a sheep dog ?


In the car park a  van with a cat wearing a cape painted on the side catches my eye . Next  to the cat a sign saying 'Committed to keeping Scotland safe'. Closer inspection shows that it's a company that sells fire extinguishers. The caped cat is dutifully holding one between its paws. My initial thought is ' who dreams up these things ? Then I realize that it's attracted my attention. The psychology behind the design must work.


Yet another sunny morning. The west facing clock on the chapel tower is missing its hands. Presumably the 'public time keeping is our passion' company that was here last week has taken them away to be gilded/straightened/ restored. Who knows? 


All three of our usual watering holes busy with students. The good coffee cafe has a queue that stretches out of the door and twenty yards along the street. We stop off for a bacon roll at the cafe on the beach. Sophie gets a bowl of water. The two young ladies behind the counter wonder if she'd like a small bowl of ice cream. This would not be a good idea. I tell them she'll share my bacon roll. Sophie is once again left to ponder what life would be like without such a miserable companion. What could be better on a January morning when the temperature outside is well below freezing than a start of day tub of ice cream ? She leaves the cafe casting a longing look behind her. Maybe tomorrow ?



7 comments:

Coppa's girl said...

Oh, poor Sophie - no ice cream! Angus, you'll have to stop making decisions, based on your own assumptions, on her behalf. Ice cream when the temperatures are below freezing is just what any Polish Lowland Sheepdog would enjoy. Sharing your bacon roll might be considered a very poor alternative.

Tigger's Mum said...

Are you sure that isn't a Scotty dog in a cape? Masks can create decepfion.

Angus said...

Tigger - Well spotted . I've looked at it again - carefully - and you may well be right ! A Scottie would make more sense.

Camille said...

Connelly Security Systems. If you visit their Twitter site you'll see their mascot is a Westie of which Dottie very much approves. Oh, and ice cream...which she also gives a two paws up.

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
I see Camille beat me to the correction on the breed on that van! Meanwhile, I was just admiring the breed of the van itself; I have dreams of an E-Transit in my future. YAM xx

Travel said...

Such a sweet girl, she only wants fun a pleasure. A pretty field of sheep, thanks for taking us along and including the sheep.

Fay said...

I believe the "Cat" is a West Highland White Terrier....A little less scary, to me, that a c-a-t....