Is the Grass Greener?

Thursday 7 September 2023 Another misty start followed by blue sky; I’m getting used to this. Today, sunrise around us was at 06:28 with sunset at 19:50. In Lewisham, 06:22 and 19:33. So we still have slightly longer days in Scotland than in London. Our shopping errands were only half successful (didn’t stock the gate-paint […]

Wednesday 6 September 2023 I got up early and worked later than usual last night. The reward was an extended lunch break combined with a walk through nearby woodland and marshes and a coffee break. The weather is beautiful up here, in the twenties, a cooling breeze and sunshine. We have done three consecutive days

Tuesday 5 September 2023 Apparently, it’s going to get to 24°C today. When I got up before 07:00 there was a low, heavy mist. Within half an hour it had lifted, so I figure the sun must be warming up quickly to move that kind of mist so quickly. It’s really good to see so

Monday 4 September 2023 We had a wishy-washy pale, paint-peeling greeny-grey gate until yesterday afternoon. We now have a bright blue-turquoise gate, the kind of blue my mobile phone sometimes tries to make a blue sky, at which point you know the editing has gone too far. I don’t think I’ve ever really thought about

Sunday 3 September 2023 Chris and I finally drove up into the forest behind our house to find a pool that the previous owners had told us they used to swim in. We drove for just over six miles along forestry tracks, stopping a lot to take photos and for me to walk chunks of

Friday 1 September 2023 September, the first day of meteorological autumn, yikes, and it is cloudy and looks chilly, though apparently it’s 9°C, which is quite a bit warmer than yesterday in the sun – ah, yes, but yesterday was still summer! After finishing work yesterday, I drove to one of the nearest letter boxes