Also,at last, we have good enough weather to grab an hour or two out on the bike. Using a turbo trainer is all very well indoors in inclement weather but it does get difficult to stay enthusiastic about doing it...
We're very glad that like Imogen, Storm Katie has chosen a more Southerly track!
The Pirate was unsure about leaving his "stamping ground" of 25 years, South Ayrshire...but now we are in East Ayrshire we are discovering a network of lanes.
This toll house is by Ochiltree
Last week we rode 25 miles, but stayed within six miles of our village!
Today we rode through Sinclairston, skirted Ochiltree then found a "new" lane to take us over to the road to Stair.
Once home, with the rain still holding off, we did an afternoon of garden construction...the first deep bed is looking good,with beetroots and carrots and a few parsnips...
The much traveled fruit bushes also need re-potting into tubs...but we've done enough for today!
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Lovely photos, I do like the hedges,the winter trees, and the "big sky". Your mention of "lost villages" sent me on an interesting internet search. Quite a fascinating subject!
Glad to see there is a light at the end of the tunnel! I will be unpacking and sorting boxes in another month, much to look forward to!
The last farm we bid on but didn't get was named Ayrshire.the farmer that owned it was from there.
I had to look it up, did not know the meaning. What a lovely word and village.
It all looks very promising, and such an interesting area. Possibly best of all....free manure and compost. Almost enough to make me move north!
Brooding sky and excellent photos. The raised beds look very promising :)
What beautiful countryside to bike through!
Waves from her Sunday morning bed :)
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