Wednesday, June 03, 2020
A blocked drain at our neighbours' yesterday resulted in us not being able to use much water. The washing machine was paused halfway through its cycle and we've had to use the public toilets near the ferry terminal - which, we were "relieved" to note, were open 24 hours.
Today I walked up the quarry road and glimpsed a spotted flycatcher, but saw very little else until the return journey, when the grass was alive with the lovely orange flashes of small heath butterflies; and a merlin went careering and jinking across the sky beyond the conifers, too fast for a photo. A common lizard was also seen.
A walk round the spit in a freezing cold wind brought a common sandpiper and three dunlin.
And when I got home, Scottish Water had arrived and the drainage problem was quickly resolved. How nice tonight, not to have to drive to the loo before going to bed!
// posted by Christine @ 2:08 PM 
