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Aye, does look like cheaper heating bill long weekend before winter returns next week. Bought mini Miss SS some nice ski boots now her feet have defo stopped growing, and a set of second hand skis for Scottish rock hopping. Hope a huvnae jinxed this winter by doing this! Now I live 1 hour from the lecht/glenshee, I'm no gonnae miss an opportunity!
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Looks a bit like my 16 year old daughter's bedroom TBH! -- In terms of weather... wee back roads lethal the day. Dindae unfreeze. Solid coat ae black ice and frozen slush. If you were not wearing ice/snaw cleats oan yer boots, forget it; you'd be heid ower heels! Suffice tae say the number of dog walkers normally passing was considerably diminished. Counted yin intrepid soul and dug.
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There was clearly some sort of snow shield in operation yesterday north of us. Probably a mobile one being run from a layby on the A96. Will keep an eye out for it when heading to Elgin / Rothes, and we can put a plan together to deal with it. Sunrise ower Bennachie. You can see one of the reasons we fell in love with this hoose.
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We have a Robin called Rab that comes to say hello when I'm in the gairden. I put up a special bowl for ground feeders who can't naturally grab on. Robins are so curious, especially if you are the person that brings food. When we moved in, the hamlet was totally empty of garden birds for some reason. I waited for about 4 weeks before the first little bluebird discovered it. Then the word (or tweets) spread about my feeder and soon our hamlet was full of song. Can now sit just 30 cm from them at the hame office windae and they happily feast away. Rab often turns up and watches when we are doing stuff in the gairden. Birds + snaw the day: WhatsApp Video 2023-11-29 at 09.23.15.mp4
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Glorious day. Wind dropped, sun oot. I've decided I will climb every hill I can see fae the new hoose. Went up one today to the SW on the Gordon Trail north of Alford. 360 type pics fae the tap plus obligatory climbing companion photae. And look at this! Cherry oan top! Oan the way doon, this view opened up. Rural Aberdeenshire is truly stunning. Sunset Song countryside. After living in the Lothians and borders since I was nine, I can say I really have come hame tae where my heart is. The Eastern Highlands.
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The aiftermath of that hoolie the other day. Next door neighbour's hubby was offshore, so we helped her extract the trampoline from the trampoline catcher and pin it down so it would try to escape again. Wood crates blew off the back of a builders truck. We thought they'd just left it all there, but came back shortly afterwards with another pair of hands to take it all away.
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The aiftermath of that hoolie the other day. Next door neighbour's hubby was offshore, so we helped her extract the trampoline from the trampoline catcher and pin it down so it would try to escape again. Wood crates blew off the back of a builders truck. We thought he'd just left it all there, but he came back shortly afterwards with another pair of hands to take it all away we understand.