Too sweet ?

Every day now more and more geese are heading south along the coast. They fly low and in flocks of sixty or seventy. This morning there's been perhaps a thousand or so determinedly passing the house. Some wheel back, circle and then pause to breakfast in the barley field. If you wanted a sign that autumn is here then this is it. We always turn our eyes to the skies as they hurry past. Their honking is somehow as mundanely miraculous as it is reassuring.

Another sign autumn is here is the way the laughter and intensity of the students has changed the towns vibe. The majority of the youngsters have quickly discovered that it's never wise to leave the comfort of their dorms without rainwear. 

We're off to Edinburgh. Time for Angus to see the eye surgeon for his 4 monthly check-up. We'll stay in town and go to the fish restaurant with the good wine list. The Met Office forecast promises it will be dry with a high of 18 and a low of 11. We shall see.

Yesterdays strawberries looked the part but were close to being over ripe. Another word for that is squidgy. Half of them got thrown away. This is a pretty clear indication that we're now at the end of the season.

Salted caramel milk chocolate dates sound sweet even to someone with  the taste buds of an eight year old.

Tequila and Lime milk chocolate also sounds high on the sugar scale although preferable to the chocolate covered dates.

Normal service shall resume tomorrow.