Today's weather is dominated by a fierce southwesterly gusting from force 5 up to gale 10, all under an almost cloudless blue sky. Winds like this remind me of the trade winds in their constancy and vigour but the Trades are oh! so much warmer. At least the daily temperatures are heading in the right direction, 7C at midday today and not dropping below zero at night, which probably explains why....
....this wanderer is back, the first pied wagtail of the year chasing elusive insects amongst the pebbles thrown from the beach into the fields during recent storms.
Also at the back of the beach a passing otter left its mark on a stone, so they're around again. One man said he'd seen a pair recently at the mouth of the Golspie burn.
I enjoyed being blown north along the coast path, but headed into the protection of the woods for the journey back, stopping off for a few minutes at the site of the only active fungi, these scarlet elf cups, but they will be....
....disappearing soon, many already shrivelling and whitening, leaving the woods emptier of fungi than I have seen them.
Today's weather is dominated by a fierce southwesterly gusting from force 5 up to gale 10, all under an almost cloudless blue sky. Winds like this remind me of the trade winds in their constancy and vigour but the Trades are oh! so much warmer. At least the daily temperatures are heading in the right direction, 7C at midday today and not dropping below zero at night, which probably explains why....
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