Day 6 of 'dry January'. 'The Font' informs me that I must be feeling much more energetic now I'm dispensing with my two ( or three ) dinner time glasses of Margaux . Angus disagrees . He has yet to feel any restorative effects of being teetotal.
Bright sunshine tempts us out in the car for a drive to the farm shop. As we head out of the village there's a thin crust of ice on the puddles. Flocks of Starlings and Goldfinch watch us bounce slowly along the ever more rutted half mile of farm track that leads to 'The last wee house before Denmark'. I shall need to speak to the farmer about getting the worst of the pot holes filled in with gravel. The Volvos suspension is finding the three deep troughs by the potato barns a challenge. This is perhaps why Land Rovers are so popular around here.
So starts an exceedingly quiet Sunday morning in January on the east coast of Scotland.
On the radio this morning :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHmOlN59knQ
9 comments:
Always good to start Sunday with some soothing Schubert piano music.
But isn't that second garland a bit too bright to be truly Presbyterian?
It's good to see sunshine and blue skies - they give the illusion of warmth!
Hari OM
A similar hush by the Hutch... perhaps engendered by the freezing fog and deeply frosted paths. YAM xx
I grew up on an unpaved road, I remember those days, yep time to get a couple of truck loads of gravel and a grader in for an hour or two. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
Our sky is the same deep blue as yours with wispy clouds, but there's a biting wind blowing so it's chilly here too. Hardly a soul about on the afternoon dog walk, but to my surprise people eating outside at a restaurant a few blocks away. Must be holidaymakers!
I rather like that last wreath, but then I'm no Presbyterian!
Is the alcohol free just a you thing? Is it a Scottish thing? Why January? Thanks the photos are great.
It’s been a campaign in the UK for a lot of years now. After the excesses and to see a new start
Gemma's Person and Anonymous, In Australia and NZ as well as Dry January, our countries also have Dry July and Sober October for anyone wanting to take a break from alcohol for a month or more, as there is often a lot of pressure to drink at social occasions and/or increased drinking at home can become a habit. Many people use the month(s) to see if they feel healthier, wealthier, or better by drinking less. However, the BBC, a few days ago, reported that the French President saw no reason for Dry January to be held in France. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67880240
Think of all the tax money the govt. is missing out on.
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