Skip to main content

The weekly egg run

Most Saturday afternoons the dogs and I walk across the golf course and along two sides of a big square field to reach the farm shop, where I buy eggs for Sunday breakfast and top up on good local vegetables.

Today's foray was special because it the first decent walk we have had together for almost two weeks.  Both the dogs have been unwell, with an unidentified stomach bug which put poor little Ted in the Hospital for Small Animals, which is part of The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.  He was there for three nights following a small op to see if there was anything stuck in his system, which hadn't been picked up by two separate x-rays.  He has really been through the mill (and so have we) but thankfully, he is almost back to normal, apart from being more than picky about what he will eat.  But he is now eating a little, after ten days of refusing anything and everything.  So hooray for that!

We walked in lovely, almost warm, sunshine.  No snowdrifts here, just a light sprinkling of the white stuff left over from last night.  The ponds across the golf course are all frozen solid, and air so clear that the views north west to the snowy hills of Perthshire and north, towards the sea, were glorious.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

In a vase on Monday - colour

The intense colours in my vase this week come from nasturtiums, sweetpeas and a single glorious zinnia! Their beauty and love of life speak for themselves and need no further words from me! Enjoy!

Early morning light

There have been some cracking early morning skies this week.  The sunrise has generated a strong rose gold light which has been picked up not only in the clouds but also through the silver-white grasses around the edge of the golf course. I always marvel at the clouds.  Constantly changing, formations that have never been seen before, never to be seen again.  

Coastal walk from Gullane to North Berwick

By the time I have walked about four miles, my toes are screaming at me - it's the arthritis, you see.  One of the joys of being that little bit older than I was.  However, for a long time, I have been keen to walk along the beaches, and follow the coastal path, between Gullane and North Berwick. So, having worked out the tide times, I decided today was the day, and off we went. Below is our starting point, the bay at Gullane.  It's a lovely beach, very popular with dog walkers. This is looking east, the direction Tilly and I were going to take. Looking back, up the Forth, the unmistakable bulk of Arthur's Seat, and Edinburgh's skyline, just clear enough to see. For most of the walk, there is the choice between wandering along a series of beaches, or following a path along the top of each. There's no denying it, at heart I am a shell-seeker.  I have loads of shells at home.  We lived on one of the out islands in the Bahamas for a just over a year, ...