Yesterday was so gloriously sunny we decided to get up and go for a walk. Was a bit fresh in the shade though. Just down from our house is the trout loch, sometimes you see someone fishing from a boat on it but today it was as smooth as a pane of glass with a lonely abandoned boat.
This is the glen where we live. Our house is somewhere amongst the trees in the middle. We had decided to do a loop, so much better than retracing your steps, it was such a wonderfully clear day. You can see all the planted trees around the house at the centre of the estate, some are pretty big and most planted over 100 years ago. Parts of the forest on the hills contain very old multi stemed Scotch Pines.
There are quite a lot of birch forests around. All are turning golden yellow now. They have a lovely feel to them, as they don't have a dense canopy its always very airy and full of dappled light. Some particulary old ones are covered in lichens and look like a wizened old woman.
Today the weather has completely changed. It has rained most of the day and been quite windy, snow was forcast for the mountains. The temperature dropped quite a bit as the day went on and in the garden after starting the day enthusiastically outside, we migrated into the warmth of the bothy for a bit pot washing, plastic plant pots that is, and chatting about the excellence of Buddy Holly and how much holiday to take at Christmas...
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