Monday, July 13, 2026

Golfymoon

The sea fog has gone. In its stead we're greeted by a layer of low cloud punctuated by spots of blue sky and stray beams of nervous sunshine. 15C expected today but at this time of the morning it's a decidedly bracing 11C. 

Golfers fresh off the overnight flights from the east coast are already out and about exploring the town. A young couple from Bloomington dressed in regulation 'slacks', caps and cardigans ask us to take their photo by the fountain. They  inform us that they're on a two week golfing honeymoon. The man calls this a ' Golfymoon ' which we laugh at politely although as attempts at humour go it's about as feeble as it gets. We can only assume anyone married to this 'wild and wacky' guy is very forgiving.


The wild flowers down on the sand dunes joined by this cheerful arrival.


Strawberry time at the bakers. It is their annual tribute festival to the fruit. This morning there are a variety of pies, tarts and Strawberry Danish to tempt the local gourmands.


The all purpose biscuit has been repurposed for the summer. The price has risen to £1.95 which hints that inflation will get it to the £2.00 level by the time the students return in September.


Blogger is having one of those mornings. My attempt to add links is proving to be a zero sum game. I'll try again tomorrow. Here however is a rather interesting link about memory  that unexpectedly seems to have made the cut :https://x.com/macrinephd/status/2075930249842266390?s=61


4 comments:

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
Oh, Blogger has been playing all sorts of impish things of late - particularily delivering posts late... tinkering under the hood going on! I think I will stick to my strawberries straight from the punnet... YAM xx

Travel said...

Either the bride is as committed as he is, or she will get a nice settlement in the end.

Lisa in France said...

I don't have a super sweet-tooth, but those strawberry danish on the upper shelf are enticing. Our little town feels like there are more summer visitors/second home folks here than residents - maybe the locals are all in Scotland enjoying the cooler weather. We aren't in the red zone here, but it's still pretty hot and it's the same day after day. No rain in a very long time, and how we have restrictions on water usage.

Stephanie said...

The centaurea is an especially fine addition to your grand collection of Scottish wildflowers.