Wednesday, 28 December 2016
Tuesday, 27 December 2016
Hang on.
The day after yesterday...
The photo shows the Kessock Burn entering the North Sea. This changes daily. Sometimes the burn has deep sides or goes in completely different directions.
Usually there are Gulls gathering where the burn meets the sea.
Not on Sundays tho or holidays as dog walkers abound.
John Grey, Goinggently blog, would have loved it today as I swear most of the walkers were from a zombie film. The Walking Dead certainly sprang to mind. But its impossible to photo people walking slowly and aimlessly and my camera battery would run out.
But the weather. What a difference - absolutely beautiful. Unlike most of the walkers today I powered up and down the path. (Note my powering is just faster than a zombie.)
There were quite a few surfers. But they were not 'getting up' - bit like zombies?
Now I am leaving you with - I hope - a laugh.
A very dear friend has given me this to wear when walking the esplanade and its blowing a hooley. Medical advice is to cover the mouth so that the air is warmed before entering damaged lungs. How kind.
The photo shows the Kessock Burn entering the North Sea. This changes daily. Sometimes the burn has deep sides or goes in completely different directions.
Usually there are Gulls gathering where the burn meets the sea.
Not on Sundays tho or holidays as dog walkers abound.
John Grey, Goinggently blog, would have loved it today as I swear most of the walkers were from a zombie film. The Walking Dead certainly sprang to mind. But its impossible to photo people walking slowly and aimlessly and my camera battery would run out.
But the weather. What a difference - absolutely beautiful. Unlike most of the walkers today I powered up and down the path. (Note my powering is just faster than a zombie.)
There were quite a few surfers. But they were not 'getting up' - bit like zombies?
Now I am leaving you with - I hope - a laugh.
A very dear friend has given me this to wear when walking the esplanade and its blowing a hooley. Medical advice is to cover the mouth so that the air is warmed before entering damaged lungs. How kind.
Monday, 26 December 2016
Boxing Day Traditions.
The weather threatened the traditions.
In fact the weather threatened my sanity.
That is our lifeboat behind the wave.
Every year on Boxing Day, 26th December, Fraserburgh has the Boxing Day swim. Idiots swim across the harbour to raise money for the RNLI. Royal National Lifeboat Institution. This is a voluntary organisation. Each volunteer has a pager. When it goes off they all go. Rescue people and boats. Just amazing.
What is even more amazing that people still do it.
The temperature in the water was 3 degrees. The wind was at least 60 mph. 23 people did the swim. The Dawn Patroller was there. I wasnt.
The other traditions.
The annual temperance walk held at the coastal villages of Inverallochy Cairnbulg and St Combs where the walkers are led by flute players
Each year the North East of Scotland Aberdeenshire villagers of Inverallochy, Cairnbulg and St Combs take part in a temperance walk to shake off the winter cobwebs. Each village in the Buchan Coast takes turns to host the walk which has been happening for over 160 years.
The history of these walks dates back to an evangelical time in the villages when they were regenerated after a bad period during the 19th Century when there was much village fighting and drunkenness which only ended after an outbreak of cholera in 1847. After this epidemic the communities grew and turned to religion. The tradition of the temperance walks started at this time.
In fact the weather threatened my sanity.
Big winds today. So no walk for me.
That is our lifeboat behind the wave.
Every year on Boxing Day, 26th December, Fraserburgh has the Boxing Day swim. Idiots swim across the harbour to raise money for the RNLI. Royal National Lifeboat Institution. This is a voluntary organisation. Each volunteer has a pager. When it goes off they all go. Rescue people and boats. Just amazing.
What is even more amazing that people still do it.
The temperature in the water was 3 degrees. The wind was at least 60 mph. 23 people did the swim. The Dawn Patroller was there. I wasnt.
The other traditions.
The annual temperance walk held at the coastal villages of Inverallochy Cairnbulg and St Combs where the walkers are led by flute players
Each year the North East of Scotland Aberdeenshire villagers of Inverallochy, Cairnbulg and St Combs take part in a temperance walk to shake off the winter cobwebs. Each village in the Buchan Coast takes turns to host the walk which has been happening for over 160 years.
The history of these walks dates back to an evangelical time in the villages when they were regenerated after a bad period during the 19th Century when there was much village fighting and drunkenness which only ended after an outbreak of cholera in 1847. After this epidemic the communities grew and turned to religion. The tradition of the temperance walks started at this time.
So there you go. We are all religious nutters. Or just nutters.
The wind is still blowing. Tomorrow is promised to be calmer.
Sunday, 25 December 2016
Saturday, 24 December 2016
Christmas Eve
It is strange having nothing to do, apart from making comments, not always welcome, on the food preparations for Christmas.
The cake. As I am from Yorkshire our cake is not iced (I do not like marzipan either.) Eaten with Wensleydale cheese.
Mince pies. All food prep is now made by Masterchef the Dawn Patroller.
He enjoys cooking. I was encouraged (booted out) while chestnuts were being peeled and stuffing prepared this afternoon.
Gusts of 39 m.p.h. and rain.
Looks quite calm out there. But it wasnt.
I survived.
Hope you and we survive the festivities of this evening and tomorrow.
We are told it will be like a Summer's day tomorrow. In the North Eaast of Scotland that means just above freezing, wind speeds just into double figures and gentle rain. Followed by snow.
Happy Christmas.
The cake. As I am from Yorkshire our cake is not iced (I do not like marzipan either.) Eaten with Wensleydale cheese.
Mince pies. All food prep is now made by Masterchef the Dawn Patroller.
He enjoys cooking. I was encouraged (booted out) while chestnuts were being peeled and stuffing prepared this afternoon.
Gusts of 39 m.p.h. and rain.
Looks quite calm out there. But it wasnt.
I survived.
Hope you and we survive the festivities of this evening and tomorrow.
We are told it will be like a Summer's day tomorrow. In the North Eaast of Scotland that means just above freezing, wind speeds just into double figures and gentle rain. Followed by snow.
Happy Christmas.
Friday, 23 December 2016
Thursday, 22 December 2016
Winter Solstice.
Due to the short hours of daylight my time spent painting is equally shortened. From now on the day light lengthens in time - albeit by seconds per day.
My shedudio is in a Summer House. (Photo obviously taken in the Summer !)
Some work is displayed in there and there are also 2 browsers crammed with unframed paintings, which have been mounted and wrapped in cellophane.
From my work station I can look left. The buckets contain bird food.
Looking right is my bird feeding station.
At the rear is the sink, radio, one of my tea trolleys. The other is alongside me as I work with the tubes of paints on the top.
I often get distracted.
At the moment we are awaiting bad weather. Whereas I would normally be out for my walk early afternoon my intention is to spend the whole of tomorrow in the shedudio. Cleaning, sorting, long overdue !
Today I did my usual walk
The bay is filling up with large boats that service the oil rigs to ride out the storm. (Plus they dont want to pay harbour fees.)
The calm before the storm.
Finally.... last night we witnessed another of nature's phenomenen.
The green tree - thats an aurora.
My shedudio is in a Summer House. (Photo obviously taken in the Summer !)
Some work is displayed in there and there are also 2 browsers crammed with unframed paintings, which have been mounted and wrapped in cellophane.
Looking right is my bird feeding station.
At the rear is the sink, radio, one of my tea trolleys. The other is alongside me as I work with the tubes of paints on the top.
I often get distracted.
At the moment we are awaiting bad weather. Whereas I would normally be out for my walk early afternoon my intention is to spend the whole of tomorrow in the shedudio. Cleaning, sorting, long overdue !
Today I did my usual walk
The bay is filling up with large boats that service the oil rigs to ride out the storm. (Plus they dont want to pay harbour fees.)
The calm before the storm.
Finally.... last night we witnessed another of nature's phenomenen.
The green tree - thats an aurora.
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