UPSIDE DOWN WEATHER

The television news is full of stories of how there is currently heavy rain and flooding in the south of the country. 

In Scotland we are enjoying ... and have been for a while ... sunny weather with only the occasional shower. 

It's good to get out in the garden as everything is lush and blooming.  Pansies above and aquilegia below.

 

People in the south are a bit put out by this state of affairs.  For example, the BBC news which comes out of London describes this as Britain's "upside-down weather"!  

FINGER-LICKIN' GOOD BROWNIES

Ishie (5 1/2 years) and Alastiar (4 1/2 years) are growing fast!  Their trousers are getting shorter and their shoes and boots are needing to go up a size more often.

 

Alastair and I bake and work in the garden during the morning, once a week, then we go to collect Ishie from school at 3 pm. This week we made Brownies which must, you understand, take the form of a Spiderman Cake!  

The best photos are never possible to take ... by that I mean I wish I had a shot of all 4 fingers of Alastair's right-hand submerged in the bowl of melted chocolate!

I have happy memories of doing this sort of thing as a child; I was always allowed to lick the bowl and the spoon .... and ... oh ...  the MixMaster beaters as well!

THE BEST VIEW IS LOOKING BACK!

The tide was right for locking out at 4 pm today.  Nothing for it but ... off with the warps, out with the fenders, open the sluice gates ....

 Iain

And they are off!  Jim and George in the cockpit with Iain on the bow.

GARDEN UPDATE

Everything in the garden today is lovely!

Mairi's lupins

White Iris in a corner

Blue iris in the sun