Alastair likes to talk 'cars' these days. He has very expensive tastes too. He knows all the brands and wants to know all the details about them. But he came out with one that John had not heard of .....
...... he wants "an Aston Pine Marten" when he grows up...!!!!
I wonder if he learned about these animals when we were in Tomintoul, Speyside in May when Dawn, Alastair and Indy were visiting? Up the back of where we were staying was a sandy bank which had a lot of burrows for birds - sand martins, I think they were - which were numerous and flew all around the place.
One lunchtime Indy and I made a little picnic and hiked (all 100 yards) to this sandy place, a bit like a sandy gravel pit, to have our picnic. While munching on our apple slices my eye caught a sudden movement and, using my iPhone camera, I took these photos below.
It was a pine martin! ... about the size of a large, elongated cat. A first sighting for me.
I got such a laugh from John's little story I decided I might just 'design' one for Alastair. Come to think of it, I am seeing him tomorrow so I will get him to do the same... watch this space!
APM Prototype Number 1
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