Sunday, October 5, 2025

The tournament springs into life.

The wind and rain from earlier in the week has blasted the trees in town. A layer of leaves is now carpeting the pavements. Give it a week or two and the trees will be completely bare. Sunday morning is a quiet time here. The students, or most of them, are tucked up in bed. A few stop outs looking the worse for wear can be seen struggling home after a night of 'excess'.

The farmers wife says she was in the coffee shop by the auld kirk when Michael Douglas and Kevin Costner came in. Bad weather is a great leveler.


This morning there are a few hardy spectators on the bleachers hoping to catch a glimpse of the leaders but most folk are sensibly waiting to see if the weather improves. The Met Office forecast promises sunshine. If it does turn out to be sunny the town will soon be packed with golfers and their teenage offspring enjoying a days quality time together. South Africans and Scots are battling it out for the top four places so interest is likely to be high. Parking will be impossible so we shall not even attempt to go back into town until tomorrow.

Last nights firework display went ahead as planned although the wind was strong and the health and safety people didn't give the go ahead until the late afternoon. Despite the uncertainty people came from far and wide to see it. We stood in the garden and watched the start of the proceedings but you need to be close to a firework display to get the full measure of it. Being seven miles away doesn't really cut it.


Two new sculptures in the art gallery window. We think the smaller of the two dogs is the more life like. It seems to have a hint of a smile.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the Tate link. That merits a visit

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari Om
Clearly the ceramic dogs are popular as they keep making an appearance... How long before our St Andrews reporter succumbs, one wonders!

I read about the Lee Miller exhibition... Looking forward to your reflection on it. YAM xx

Anonymous said...

The Tate exhibit will be worth the trip, I’m sure. I also think a ceramic dog deserves a place of honor in the last wee house before Denmark. And obviously the golf tournament carries on in somewhat better weather than yesterday.
JoAnn in Maryland

Travel said...

Have a great weekend,

rottrover said...

I hope the Lee Miller exhibit makes it to southern California. Like Yam, I await your review! The Hollywood Roosevelt underwent a huge renovation about 10 years ago and boasts some excellent dining. The crowd is a MUCH younger one - all those bars and a beautiful pool. During summer they host a lot of pool-related parties. Where have I gone, Joe DiMaggio??