have I told you?

 

Eve and I play bowls. Actually if I'm honest Eve plays bowls and I watch mostly on account of my brokeness. I mean I'm not really broken but I like to make it out that I am, so sit and watch, drink tea and eat the club's biscuits. 

This is a snap taken I'll have you know was with a canon eos something, 40mm lens and brown filter and HP5 film on that day we laughingly called summer this year. The 'erbs in this ere photae are Mary, Terry and Duncan who had all won something or other in thrilling matches which briefly took me away from the box of biscuits. 

Ooof, we do live an exciting life these days.

some sort of angry bird

 

This creature is ready and waiting anytime i pass by the Crofter's gaff. Hissing and what have you. i ignore it - as long as the gate is closed. 

Then at the next gate is The Barking Dog who would be just as happy biting so I pass by quickly there too.

To the right hon ......

 

Summer came late and then promptly left again.

As the sun shone this beach was busy with swimmers and walkers and a few paddlers [us two]. It was glorious although I was minded to write a stiff letter to Torcuil our MP about the course of the stream that enters the beach here now creating a huge puddle. Surely a newly elected MP can sort out the shape of the sandbar which now holds knee deep water behind it. Having said that the water was warm [ish].

on wires

 

It wasn't like this today. The sun shone and hardly a cloud in the sky. The tourists were obviously expecting rain and wind.

grasses in the wind

 

These are just down t'road o'er the top of the road to a beach. Trust me, there is a nice beach there but I don't go down there now on account of perhaps not being able to get back without the help of a working vehicle which seems to be in short supply. I mean our wee car is working but The Crofter seems to have a myriad of old vehicles pilling up on the croft. And Donald four tractors is still bicycle bound which is no bad thing.

Since summer seems to have arrived albeit  rather late we, that's Eve and I took off for a wee bike potter round the village and down to another beach. So lovely to be active again although I may have to rest for a couple of days after that.

We have a planned a few days off island soon - please don't tell Keith as he really prefers not to be in prison whilst the sun is shining.  No chance to take Hungry there as we cannot even get him to the cat doctor when required..

Here's Toots

 

Despite a headbutting the pavement incedent recently, Toots is doing well and in good spirits here in the Toots' second home

east Scotland

 

Tis quite nice over there. 

Last year at Sandend harbour

I know, I know .....

 

Yes I have snapped this before and it was uninspiring then too. I will try to do better.

I was complaining

 This snap lacks creativity. 

I was complaining about this sort of tired snap to my pal the other day. 

I really must get snapping something more intesting.

four tractors' two wheels

 Yes, I found Mr Four Tractors riding a bicycle. 

Apparently his normal motorised wheels required some major tinkering on the mainland. Not sure why he didn't tractorise himself around but hey, nice to see him on a bike.

As for the snap I'd just leapt out of my vehicle with the Perkeo as he passed by.

Massey 65

 

I know little about tractors but the kind chappie who let me into his croft to have a closer look told me what it was. Either way for me it has a touch of the James Ravillious about the vegetation.

Eve and I had been out for a little pootle on our bikes in the unexpected sunshine. An interesting looking but minor side road road with a downhill aspect presented itself and there the Massey was. I was impressed I went back later to the spot in the horseless carriage along with the Perkeo camera. Not ideal for the job but all the same the resulting same looks ok.

this is the sort of rubbish I expect

 

fgp

Yes this is me with my hair tied back and blinking in the unexpected warm sunshine. Summer has arrived briefly - probably. I took this [hugely cropped] self portrait on an autofocus minolta using old old Kodak Fine grained positive film - on probably the only day this year I could use it. 

Developed the film in PQ Universal - as you do. Such a fine grain but iso 6 or so !! 

 And below is a real Mike Mullet built frame in the wild for Eve to ride on those Retro bike rides..

 

i think you missed this

 

in the gallery