Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Returning fast.

Out along the path at first light. Sophie barrels ahead, head down, in search of adventure. We're watched by the local deer who seem to have formed two , possibly three, family groups. Four of them are standing in middle of the fallow field munching away. Four more are walking in a line across the freshly ploughed field between the wee house and the shore. There seem to be more of them down by the salt lake but they're too far away for me to be sure how many there are. The young ones are growing fast.  A large flight of geese fly overhead heading north. Life is returning, fast, to this quiet corner of the north.


The bright mornings have got the runners out on the beach. Twenty or so of them scurrying backwards and forwards this morning. Sophie barks at those in day-glo yellow but ignores the others. We meet a very patrician man from the golf club who is heading off to Berlin for the state visit. It seems the new King will be received with military honours at the Brandenburg Gate. This is the first time this has happened in eighty years. I have to do some hasty mental arithmetic to fathom out why it's such a rarity. Plus ca change.


Back through town to the bacon roll cafe.  St Andrews is a town of farmers and their Range Rovers. This electric blue example is most definitely not owned by a local farmer. It would look more at home in Santa Monica.


The flower beds are resplendent. I'm guessing the university works department wanted them to be at their best for the Netflix shoot. The colour scheme is what my mother would have described as 'cheery'.


The gentlemans outfitter a few doors along from the cheese mongers has a new window display. Angus notices an unusual pair of shoes. They too fall in the category of being 'cheery'. Perhaps the Range Rover driver will be interested ? I find myself voicing an involuntary and shocked ' Oh my God !'.  Another sign that I have now completely morphed into my father.

11 comments:

Pamela Terry and Edward said...

I may have to order those shoes. x

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
That Capybara is living the life! If all water cannons were that inviting, uprisings would become ubiquitous! As for those shoes...🤪 YAM xx

WFT Nobby said...

The 'manifestant Breton' had me in stitches, although I can't quite work out why.
At least there is a pair of sensibly coloured shoes on offer too. The bright blue Range Rover definitely falls into the 'Chelsea tractor' category.
Cheers! Gail.

Coppa's girl said...

Well, the shoes will certainly brighten up someone's day. Would Sophie approve though?
Sadly can't access the video link, so can only guess at the contents from comments.
I enlarged the last photo, and there's half of your face Angus - nice to almost see you!
The Range Rover looks like an old model re-done to give a touch of "look at me"!

Travel said...

The routine things in life, cars, shoes, dogs, need not be boring. Have a great long walk today.

Pam in NH said...

Angus doing his Victor Meldrew impression! XXX

jabblog said...

The deer are taking over and have no fear of the people who have bright cars and shoes.

Lisa in France said...

I kind of like the blue Range Rover, but maybe I'm just reacting to the fact that, at least in our area of France, almost all the cars are either black, white or grey. At least our used VW will be noir "intense". The Easter chocolates, on the other hand, are just as varied as you described. We went with the chocolate sloth.

We always had deer in our backyard in New Jersey, but I never imagined deer on the beach.

Jim Davis said...

It is clear that a lot of men's fashion has passed me by........

Tigger's Mum said...

Love the 'manifestant Breton', would look again at the shoes, and probably would have failed to even notice the blue 'motor'.

Peter and Shelagh said...

Lisa in Tokyo, nice to read your move went well.