We’ve had heavy rain showers all afternoon, the sky has been heavy with cloud and the minutes before sunset were wet, dismal and dark. But as I prepared to go out to check the chicks and piglets, lock up the chickens, and walk the bounds, the Other Half walked to the window and exclaimed, “Look [...]
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Aftermath of a sunset
3 June, 2011
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The view to the north-west of the croft, just after the sun had set on a fine summer’s day. We don’t see many of them.
Read more Another fine spring day in Scotland
12 March, 2011
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Yes, it’s another fine spring day in Scotland.
Read more Some people tell me it’s spring…
7 February, 2011
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Since mid-January I’ve had a string of people telling me we’re now in spring. The temperature has been above freezing most days, there’s been no snow to speak of and there hasn’t been much rain. The bus driver thinks it’s spring. The girls in the shop think it’s spring. People I meet on the street [...]
Read more ’Twas a dreich day ootside…
2 February, 2011
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If you’ve seen the recent photographs of sunrises, sunsets or snow, you could be forgiven for thinking that’s our normal outlook from the croft. If you’ve been reading for a while or gone through the archives, you might think we even have regular spells of sunshine. None of those assumptions are correct. The normal outlook [...]
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