Royal Highland Show

Sunday was an early start for us as we went to the Royal Highland Show at Ingleston. Us being my husband and me for a day out.





On the advice of a friend, who has been before, we left early and arrived at twenty to nine and got a parking space near to the gate (this was a good move for later on when we were leaving). We didn't have far to walk to the gate. At £22 pounds for each of us it was, I thought, a little expensive to get in. As we wandered round there was the smell of food getting cooked at regular intervals. We brought our own lunch (another piece of valuable advice from that seasoned friend) the food was expensive too. So before us lay walkways of stalls and arena's waiting for the events to start. Thank goodness for the map telling us where everything was and the book telling us what times various events were on at. It saved a lot of time and energy trying to look for stuff. I was also surprised at the amount of people who were there that we knew.

The weather was glorious and thankfully I put on sun cream; I burn really easily you see and that was the last thing I wanted to happen. Past experience has taught me that.







There were loads of things to see but much to the amusement of my husband I found the Birds of Prey. If there are birds of prey to be found at an event we are at then I will find them. We watched the first of two displays they were putting on that day. Here are the Harris Hawks that they used as part of their display. It was fun to watch. My husband is really patient over this. I like owls you see so I stood a stared for a while. He left me to it and had a seat until I was ready to move on.


I have to admit by the time we had seen everything that we wanted too it was about twenty to three and I was ready for going home. So we headed back. It was when I got back out into the carpark I was glad we had arrived early. We were met by a mass of vehicles all shapes and sizes. My poor legs wouldn't have taken the trek back to the car if it had been further away from the entrance.

It has, however, taken me two days to recover from my walking marathon but I have to admit I can't wait for next year to come around to see what else we can find.

Best go; dinner is on the table.

'The Owl and the Pussycat'

I had a laugh during the week. For those who don't know me well I have a love for owls. Don't ask me why as the answer is I don't know but I do. It was the photograph that actually caught my attention. It was a tiger (if I remember correctly) and lying in it's enclosure and at it's front paws was a little bundle of fluff which was, in truth, a baby Tawny Owl which, as the article went onto explain, had fallen out of the nest and landed in the tiger enclosure. Once it was able to fly it managed to get out of the enclosure but it had to spend a few days with the tiger before it's wings were strong enough to get it out of harms way. Not that it seemed to be an any great danger as the tiger didn't seem to bothered by it in any way, shape or form. But I have to admit it was just a wonderful picture. I would have loved to have seen the initial reaction of the tiger. A nice feel good piece for a change.

Catch up

Ok so I haven't done a post for a while but I haven't been having the best of times just lately. All I can say is that I have bad days and less bad days. It is the only way I really know how to put it. It may not may sense to you but it is the only way I know how to put it.

Today, however, I had one of those moments that I felt anywhere near normal (whatever normal may be). The sun was shining, the temperature was in the mid 20's (warm for this part of Scotland) it smelt like a proper summer day I could have been anywhere in the world. It makes me think of 'The Darling Buds of May' now there is something with the feel good factor.

In fact it reminds me of those childhood holidays abroad and in Britain where so many memories where made that I have to look back on. What would I do without them.

With all of these memories I just wish I knew how to put them to good use. Once I have written the fantasy I am working on then maybe I could put something together. But that is not for now that is for later. Way in the future later. Here's hoping.