Monday was gallery duty..I changed my route again slightly...no walking hills, even small ones!!! So a decent time for the ride despite a stiff headwind. A big plus was just a small light shower half way and no real rain until after I had arrived!
A quiet day there due to the weather, until an hour to go...many people either take a quick look after arriving and return before they leave, or just come in at the end of their visit to the castle and park.
I was glad of the tailwind home!! Walking the sharp hills at the beginning and end of the ride...but I expected that!
Naturally nothing else gets done on a gallery day! And the following day is low key!!
Yesterday I'd tried to check bus times online...so confusing!
A trip on the bus into town and the bus station sorted that..there is no longer a travel centre there. Sadly the nearest is Glasgow...but there is an enquiry window by the drivers' office.
All sorted, information simply gathered.
A snack in the bookshop café..and home on the bus!
More fruit was gathered and frozen. The gooseberries are beginning to ripen at last!
Then a visit over the road with a present of a box of Alpine Strawberries..
I wonder why we call them that...but in French they are Fraises du Bois ? Woodland Strawberries....
A nice chat with neighbour and niece before home to make supper.
A quiet evening... and after a mainly grey day a soft sunset
Although when I happened to wake briefly at 3.30 am this morning...it was surprisingly light, although still lightly cloudy.
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That's quite a long, busy day. Quite tiring I should think.
Lovely skyscape.
Gooseberries - my favorite. Reminds me Bro promised to layer some pieces of his for me. I plans to grow loads.
It is - I can see the outline of the quarry at that time. First birdsong at 4.15 now. . .
I woke up this morning at 3:30. It was dark, and the birds were quiet, and I thought of you across the pond, waking up at your 3:30, and a whole different scene.
Good to see that you got the bus thing sorted. Wish there were buses here, but they are non-existent here in our semi-rural area. The sun keeps shining and we continue to make progress on what used to be a very nice yard.
I was very surprised at how long your days are in the summer.
I don't know why bus and train schedules are so bloody complicated. I remember reading once that a remarkable number of people can't understand them, and that was given as a sign of illiteracy -- and I thought, "Well, I'm literate, and I can't understand them either!"
I am amazed at all your berries. What delight! You certainly stay busy, gz. I enjoyed reading this post and all the variety of things you do.
When we were in Paris we were looking at a huge wall map of the Metro and trying to figure it out. The young woman at the information counter just rudely turned us away when we asked for help. We were getting heated and raising our voices when a very well dressed gentleman carrying a briefcase stopped and showed us how it worked in about 30 seconds. And in flawless English.
The trip to the gallery seems workable and with weather mostly cooperating the ride is good. Great to have the bus schedules sorted too.
Tomorrow our heatwave (90+ degrees F) ends, and we return to moderate temperatures in Massachusetts, US.
It sounds like a full and productive day. I'm glad you got a ride in them. I had trouble with the bus schedules in Bath but finally got it down. I came home and can't figure out ours to save my soul!
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