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Mist and murk

After several days of glorious sunshine the weather has taken a bit of a dive over the last couple of days.  The air has turned cold and the wind has picked up, but not enough to blow away the east coast haar yesterday.  The haar is an enveloping mist which blows in off the North Sea.  When the dogs and I left home yesterday for a walk around Athelstaneford, it was sunny in the garden, but by the time we reached our destination the landscape was very murky and grey.

I saw my first hawthorn blossom of the year and despite the restricted views it was a good walk.
To finish off I swapped a P D James book with Helen Dunmore's Birdcage Walk, in the village telephone box!

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