For the last week the weather forecast has been warning of imminent snowmageddon yet each day has been bright and fair. Perhaps the storm will pass us by and move further south ? As we hit the beach a large orange dinner plate moon is setting behind the hills. Off to the East the sun is already well up over the horizon. The six deer who live in the trees by the pond have been joined by a (much) smaller seventh. I think that before long we may see an eighth and ninth join the herd. This new arrival puts a spring in my step. All is well with the world. Sophie glares at the deer but knows that there is little point in giving chase. Somethings are too fast - even for her.
Sophie and Angus walk back through town. At this time of the morning there's no sign of tourists at the cathedral .
The students won't appear for at least another couple of hours. Badly parked bikes a sign that they do exist.
New notices have appeared on all the lamp posts giving due warning that streets will be closed and cars towed during the upcoming Netflix 'filming'. Next week will be relatively quiet but the week after will see the outside shoots and major disruption. The owner of the cafe where the Prince met his bride to be is restoring the look of the place to how it was 20 years ago. The tenants of the wee house in town will be in the eye of the storm. The rather dour church elder will join the two village ladies as an 'extra'. He is to wear a brown work coat and a flat cap while standing by an old truck. His sole remit is to look 'authentic'.
We stop off at the butchers to buy some sausages and bacon for Sunday breakfast. He is busy preparing the lunch orders. I note that fillet steak is £70 a kilo - half the price of sirloin in the hotel. Sophie gets some tiny slivers of steak. These are gratefully - and enthusiastically - devoured.
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Thank you for the gorgeous photo. For both architectural and sentimental reasons, Grand Central may be my favorite building in the world.
Nobby has not yet learned that there is no point chasing deer. Yesterday morning he took off in hot pursuit of a roe deer who had the cheek to be trespassing in the area of native woodland regeneration enclosed by a deer fence on the edge of Loch Torridon, no doubt thinking he was protecting the young tree shoots from being chewed up. Needless to say the deer escaped unharmed.
Gail is wondering which character in 'The Crown' might credibly be played by Angus. A parent visiting one of Kate's university friends perhaps?
Imagine if we could get Sophie onscreen!!
Lucky Sophie, receiving 'off-cuts' of such expensive meat.
Extraordinary photograph.
Perhaps Angus and Sophie could be extras in the film - just a man walking his dog past the café? As you frequent the place, you could be a slightly more mature patron, part of the background.
Those slivers of expensive steak set a very high standard - will Sophie ever accept kibble again?
It’s a dog’s life? My, how things have changed.
Such fun and excitement coming up for the town, but what a pain in the butt for those living/working in the designated areas. Still, it might be fun to be on the periphery and watch some of the filming. I too think you and Sophie would be wonderful as 'extras' Lovely photo today of the GCS sunbeams.
Hari OM
...brown coat and flat cap and old van... a la the 1950s rather than the 2000s??? (Then again, parts of Scotland, even now, might remain a little time-warped!)
Fabulous photo - did you notice the Autobot "upgrade" of the image further down the thread? Appealing, it must be admitted - but I would take the original any day! YAM xx
Nice peaceful early morning stroll, thank you for taking us along.
Thank you for the truly grand photo (no pun intended). Sophie is also looking most fetching.
Hari OM - Flat cap and brown coats can still be seen around here - more probable in Crail than St Andrews but that's close enough.
Joining the chorus for you to join the "mature" demographic of extras! And all films we see always have a "dog barking" caption at some point so Sophie would lend an air of authenticity.
As an Angeleno, I've come to loathe "filming". Too many self-important people ordering the rest of us around. On the other hand, the role of Dog Walker 1 and his companion should definitely go to Angus and his shaggy companion. She is, after all an international star!
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