Pipes.

This is not a town to linger in when the wind is blowing and the skies are grey. Yet, when the sun is out and there's warmth in the air there are few places more pleasant to walk around. This morning the cafe by the cathedral already doing a brisk business with visitors and dog owners. All the seats inside are taken and the overflow has spilled out onto the small tables on the pavement.

A group of a dozen or so casually dressed young Americans are waiting by the chapel gate for a christening . That age old story of American girl meets Scottish medical student and before you know it life is suddenly stepping up a couple of gears. The  American grandmothers ( who don't look old enough to be grandmothers ) exude quiet, but self evident, happiness. 

The tour groups still rolling contentedly through. A lot of Singaporeans today.

Pipers playing down by the new hotel. We're approaching peak wedding season. Quite what the hotel guests think of being woken by The Rowan Tree being played on the bagpipes is unknown.

On the Old Course three gentlemen have their photos taken by a fourth. The man with the camera seems to think he's David Bailey. We chat to one of our neighbours  who is waiting to tee off. He tells us the water board are planning to start work on replacing an old lead pipe next week and the road into the village will be closed for five days. To get to the house we will need to take the unpaved farm track that runs along the coast. Let's hope the little BMW has enough ground clearance to make it. I'd ordered some wine to be delivered on Tuesday but the chance of the courier company struggling along the farm track is less than zero. I shall phone up and see if they can deliver it to the wee house in town.

In the calm between the students leaving and the July holiday crowds arriving life here is everything one could hope for.

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