'Pop' out windows.

This mornings sunrise seen from 'The Fonts' cabin a colourful affair. The pale hues of summer being replaced by moodier autumn tones. There was a partial eclipse of the moon last night . Seen from across the unusually calm waters of the bay it was stunning.

The topic for this Sundays sermon makes us chuckle. There must be a lot of new students arriving in this little Scottish coastal town who are waking up to the fact that they're far from the sinful city.

No sooner does the new semester start than the first tours for 2025 wannabees kicks off. In quad a member of the faculty is boring forty or fifty American youngsters with details of SAT requirements.  The teenagers listen with varying degrees of interest. The fact that there's a 60% female, 40% male gender split among the undergraduates seems to be the only thing to generate some enthusiasm amongst the boys. 

A scattering of golfers waiting down by the first tee. The husband of the woman with the daughter studying in Korea is there. He's a caddie. He tells us that the new hotel extension on the 18th tee is having to replace all the windows on its top floor restaurant. Seems they were badly fitted and could 'pop' out in a Scottish gale. Lets hope the work is done this month.

As we head back down the hill after our morning walk a group of Spanish architects are heading up it. They have a purposefulness to them that hints that they don't intend to waste a moment of their time in Scotland. Town, I'd have to say, is looking at its best for them.

21st century friendship :https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/us/the-friendship-paradox/ar-AA1pYCv1

Music in unusual places. The sound of pipes in DC :https://youtu.be/bWPdiTcrzFM?t=4374