Mundane News

[Illaveago]

I went out for a ride this morning . It was nice and sunny but there were some strong gusts of wind which were head winds . We had a nice time . Not sure how far yet , I'll have to work it out . We saw a De Havilland Tiger Moth fly over, 2 Red Kites, and 2 small Woodpeckers.

 

[Reynard]

Warm, very blustery and occasionally sunny here chez Casa Reynard. Must've been cold overnight, as the bedroom windows were all steamed up.

I slept well, and have spent the morning puttering around doing chores and thinking about how to close out the chapter I'm working on. It's a matter of choosing the right words. I might go for a bit of a bimble around the community orchard this afternoon to keep an eye on the apple crop there. I do want some more of those lovely Thoday's Qarrenden apples.

It is almost time for luncheon.

 

[Reynard]

Checked my Hazel, doesn't seem to have produced much & I haven't seen squirrels in the garden. Took out a couple of straight stems that may well be suckers.

There seem to be a lot of acorns about.

It's a bit late for hazel tbh. Best time to pick is around the August bank holiday, and then spread them out to dry in the sun. Although I'll concur that there hasn't been a big crop this year, but what I have picked has been quality over quantity.

Haven't seen that many squirrels about either, for that matter...

 

[tyred]

Had a lovely 20 miler this morning as I have been exploring local untarred roads through forests all week. I did manage to briefly get lost

There was a crack in the sole of my black shoe so I've put superglue into it and will see if it holds. Probably not ideal glue for this job but it's what I had in stock.

 

[Reynard]

Lovely luncheon of a ham, cheese and chutney sandwich, three plums, half a mango, some raspberries and two

 

[Ripple]

Whoever invented .pdf format is true evil.

 

[Reynard]

Whoever invented .pdf format is true evil.

How come?

 

[Grant Fondo]

I am sensing the need for a strong 'builders brew' and a biccy.

 

[Oldhippy]

I went out for a ride this morning . It was nice and sunny but there were some strong gusts of wind which were head winds . We had a nice time . Not sure how far yet , I'll have to work it out . We saw a De Havilland Tiger Moth fly over, 2 Red Kites, and 2 small Woodpeckers.

One assumes not in formation.

 

[Ripple]

How come?

Editing it.

 

[Reynard]

Editing it.

Ah...

Copy & paste into Word, then create a new file. Assuming you've Adobe Acrobat available.

 

[Grant Fondo]

..... here we are.

 

[Reynard]

I'm going to tootle off to the community orchard.

 

[oldwheels]

Cold to start this morning and waiting in the ferry queue chatting to a tour guide who had a dozen or so Japanese he has had for the last 2 weeks. They were in and out of the bus constantly and he had to hold the door to protect my paintwork which was very decent of him.
I had to put on warmer clothes while waiting but when I got to Oban it was too hot so change back.
Tesco large car park was jammed and I parked in only space I could find to go for a haircut.
Remarked on this to the barber who replied “ panic buying as they will be shut on Monday”
Now sat in the sunshine looking over Loch Etive.
Got some car electronic problems sorted by a small garage in Benderloch who just happened to be working on my son’s camper van so it can all be charged to them. They get generously reimbursed at Christmas so I do not feel guilty at this.

 

[Andy in Germany]

We've had our hottest July, wettest August and hottest September.

Who says global warming is a myth?

From experience, generally people driving very large cars.