Back in the driving seat.

I drove myself to the Prom.  Unfortunately the DP's car is parked at the garage across the field waiting for investigation into a possible oil leak.  Its not my fault its waiting its his fault for telling our garage man I wasn't driving so he had use of my car.  Well tough!

Seemed to be a beach clean by children going on.  All kitted with blue gloves and the grown ups had the black bags.  Good to see.

An offshore breeze.  The sort you cannot escape.  Overcast.

Not many others on the beach.

Quite a swell - this boat was actually going up and down.

The Gull Gang.

Quite a few Oystercatchers too.

Who pose so delightfully and may have given me the boot up the proverbial to pick up the pencil and paint brush.

Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.  Not far away now.

This is me - today anyway.

Many bloggers are posting 'this is me'.  Well this is me today.  My carer today was quite happy to remove the stera strips.  I then had top to toe wash.  Bliss - hair clean.  Underneath the stera strips is still a scabby eyebrow.  I can cope with that.  My hairdresser has re-appointed me for my red colour to be done in October.  Hoping by then all bruising has gone as it might clash in colour!

The DP drove me to the Prom.  Tomorrow I have every intention of going it alone, independence beckons!

What a difference from yesterday!  Murky mist.  Couldn't see a thing on the beach or the sea.  At least we found the fog lights on the new car.

I had the stove lit in the Shedudio by the DP on our return home.

Having our evening meal  no different at home now.  Thick fog.

Rain forecast for tomorrow, light rain, whatever that means.  Don't care I shall be going out.  Onward and upward.  Night.

Mixed bag. Mixed feelings.

A week ago tonight is when I ended up in hospital.  So a bit apprehensive!

The DP drove me to the Prom after lunch.  The weather was beautiful.

Just a few people on the beach.

So plenty Gulls.

An Oyster Catcher.

Fishing Boat coming in to the harbour.

A couple of Surfers walking to the other side of the bay where the surf is possibly better for them.

Male Great Spotted Woodpecker visiting.

Tonights Sunset.  

My left hand ribs still hurt so still popping paracetemol.  My bruises are changing colour and fading.  Tomorrow when my carer comes I am taking off the steri strips so I can have my hair washed.  Well that is the plan.  Hoping I am getting back to normal and that I do not end up in a heap again.  Very tired so another early night.  Night all.

Sunday.

The DP drove me to the Prom this afternoon.  I walked.  Sunny.  Always a breeze!

The Golden Horn, beacon for the entrance to the harbour.

Kessock Burn entering the North Sea.

The Burn has become much narrower.  It changes often so always interesting.

Children enjoying playing in and round the Burn.

The DP walking along the lower Prom.

His photo of me.  Hmmm.

Although I am feeling much better I was cold in the wind!

Back home and in the Shedudio.  Walking back up to the house I took these photos of my patio outside the Shedudio.  I am very pleased with this area of the garden.

A short video of the patio.

Funny story about Sith cat.  He always makes a fuss of visitors.  This included the paramedics who came last Monday night to sort me out.  So much so he had to be evicted from the ambulance after they had loaded me into it!  

I always overdo things when feeling better.  So am now very tired.  This is part of the sunset this evening.  Most of it was then behind the cloud.  Just after 7 p.m.

Be an early night for me.  Night.

Saturday.

Improving.

Still unable to drive due the position of the seat belt being right onto the bruised chest/ribs.  So again the DP took me to the Prom.

Tiger Hill sand dune and not a person in sight.  It was very windy today so I did not walk.  No fun when you are battling the elements.

The advantage of not many people is that the Gull Gang can do their preferred and gather where the Kessock Burn meets the North Sea.

The DP and some others from the Fraserburgh Photographic Society went to the Fraserburgh Football Clubs game.  To watch and take photographs.  They were kitted up with high viz efforts and snapped away.  Sadly Fraserburgh lost 1 - nil.

I think I have worked out what happened last Monday night.  There was so much concern by the paramedics and the doctor and nurses at the Infirmary in Aberdeen about my oxygen levels they gave me oxygen.  The paramedics put a mask on me which I did not like.  The staff in Aberdeen fitted this thing which clipped on my nose so each nostril got its supply, far more preferable to a mask.  So if my oxygen levels were down I probably fainted.  Got bruised etc from the fall.  Hopefully all that happened will have been communicated to my G.P.  We shall see.  In the meantime I am concentrating on getting better.  Tuesday, when my carer next comes, I can have the steri strips moved and have my hair washed.

I nearly missed the last one.  Blaze of glory at the end!

Friday.

My carer comes Tuesday and Friday mornings.  As Tuesday we were on our way back from Aberdeen we had to give belated apologies.  But this meant I had gone a week without the full body wash.  Plus I could not have my hair washed as I have not to get  the steri strips above my eye wet.  So today I had the full body wash.  She managed to some dry blood out of my hair, so roll on next week when the steri strips can be removed.  Where they are is the only painful bit on my face.

After lunch the DP got me in the car and we went to the Prom.  Such a beautiful day I did not need a coat.

I walked.  Up to the Kessock Burn.

Only 3 Gulls.  Too many people around where they were.

One small boat.

View of the sea and the Golden Horn and you can see the Haar on the horizon.  Thats what happens when we have sun!

There were two men doing a beach clean.

This van with no blue badge.....

Back home and in the Shedudio I could see this beautiful Spider web.

End of the day a very fiery Sunset.

Goodnight all.  Hoping for a peaceful, pain free one.