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.
That's quite a long, busy day. Quite tiring I should think.
ReplyDeleteLovely skyscape.
Gooseberries - my favorite. Reminds me Bro promised to layer some pieces of his for me. I plans to grow loads.
ReplyDeleteIt is - I can see the outline of the quarry at that time. First birdsong at 4.15 now. . .
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteGood 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.
ReplyDeleteI was very surprised at how long your days are in the summer.
ReplyDeleteI 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!"
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