An awesome sight.

The unknown gentleman ( I'm assuming it's not a lady ) who writes 'poems' has put his latest offering  up on the town notice board. He is not at all happy that the council have allowed restaurants and cafes to expand onto the pavement. This would seem to be grumpy retiree syndrome of the highest order. The words 'greet' and 'fie' tell me he's a real local.

A fine sunrise. We have the beach to ourselves apart from the lady with the yappy  Pomeranian. 

Half an hour later, as we head back to the car, a small army of students come  running down the sand towards us. The arrival of exam season is clearly triggering the healthy body, healthy mind interconnect.

By the cafe we meet a professor walking his two very fine labradors. He wonders if France has become ungovernable. His view is that a 'technical government' is the only solution. We think it more likely Macron will resign in order to 'reboot' the political scene. Our conversation drifts away as we watch thousands and thousands of high flying geese pass overhead heading due south. A literally awesome sight.  Does this mass migration mean the cold winter weather is about to hit us ?

The installation of the new sewer pipe continues apace. There are three more weeks to go if Scottish Water are to complete it on schedule. The workers seem to start early and finish late which may indicate that pre-Christmas overtime is not an issue and that the Royal and Ancient are taking a keen interest in the rate of progress.

Even though it's a Saturday there must be thirty workers busily digging trenches  when we pass by.

Back at The last wee house before Denmark one of the farmers has left us some Brussel Sprouts harvested this morning  from the field by the Doocot.

The English food critic who visited the Anstruther fish and chip shops has now moved on to Scotlands capital city. In its lack of restraint the decor of the restaurant he's visiting looks more Glasgow than Edinburgh. The man with the vacuum cleaner at the 1:08 mark seems suitably unimpressed. What would you do if someone doing this sat beside you in a restaurant ?  :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An5pOfiaV3M

Good news :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sN5cA8ZUjI

Fake Vermeers :https://scottsumner.substack.com/p/school-of-rembrandt-fake-vermeers