A decidedly autumnal 9 degrees this morning. The decision to turn the heating on was a wise one. Today the boys in blue are up and about early. A reconnaissance aircraft accompanied by two fighters heads off towards the North at first light. Events in Poland seem to have caused the tempo of flights to increase. The noise the aircraft make as they climb away causes a large flock of geese to take off with an irritated squawking.
There's been some rain in the wee hours but it's bright out towards the sea .....
.... while inland the sky is black and a storm seems to be building. As we set off on our morning walk a rainbow touches the hay stacks with that 'Celtic light' . Scotland is the place for rainbows like this. We're seeing two or three of them a day. Maybe that's why there's a Neolithic cemetery down by the waters edge. What more magical spot could there be ?
Groups of students on the beach. They're all walking towards some form of happening down by the estuary. Champagne bottles are in evidence. When you're 18 and imbued with limitless energy why not simply head off from last nights rave to a breakfast gig? The students seem to have quickly discovered that layering is an essential survival tool in Scotland. A group of alpha males rush hollering into the sea and just as quickly come hollering back out. Passing co-eds seem unimpressed.
There's a big golf tournament starting on the 29th. Marquees are being erected down by the 17th tee.https://www.alfreddunhilllinks.com/ The middle aged golfer travelling around Scotland with a group of buddies has been replaced by semi-pro players who are leaner and more aggressive.
The municipal park departments flower beds are enjoying the last of the balmy weather.
£5 cocktails. A small hotel near the wee house in town knows how to attract the freshers. The rest of the student body is now flooding into town ahead of teaching starting up again on Monday. This will be a weekend of heavy partying.
Life in this small town by the North Sea is heading towards its winter routines and we are six or so weeks away from heading off to the Arctic Circle.
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2 comments:
Hari OM
Thank you for the introduction to Three Quarks Daily... not a publication I had yet met and am glad to have now done so!
Yes, the jets have been VERY active over The Lakes whilst I've been here, very low flying and shaking every thing probably as far as six feet into the earth - also the heavy goods planes practicing their run-in-run-out manouvers. There was a time when I loved and thrilled to see the planes doing their thing... current times now only bring the chills at the thought of their purpose. YAM xx
After living in (very often) wet and gloomy Tokyo for so many years, we are happy with the sun here in France. My husband said the other day that this is the first time he recalls regretting the end of summer. One of the joys of your blog is how clearly you are able to convey the feel of the weather in the places where you've lived. Makes me wonder what you would say if you were living in Tokyo.
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