frayed at the edge

Home again!

We got home at 7pm yesterday, and after dinner we slumped in front of the tv until bedtime!  Today has been busy ....... I have done an enormous food shop (the fridge was empty) and lots of laundry, while Malcolm has been out in the garden, cutting the grass and generally tidying up.  I took over 400 photos, which will take me a while to sort through, but for today, here is just a quick selection

the villa, on the afternoon of our arrival

 

the (slightly chilly) pool

 

this is early in the morning

 

one of the views over to the mountains

 

Malcolm's first cake, a delicious fruit tart

 

and mine, a yummy toffee sponge

 

just one of the many boats that I took photos of

 

An unusual topic!

Of all the things you might have guessed at for this last holiday post ....... I am sure you didn't think of old cars!!  When we came out of the Town Hall after our buffet lunch, we didn't expect to see this magnificent car (which we remember from our childhood)

 

this little sign on the front explained why it was there - the owners were having a jolly weekend away

 

then we walked on round the corner, and found this beauty.  I had to wait to take the photo until a man on the other side of the road had finished taking his photo!

 

I was rather taken with the mascot on the bonnet

 

a fine display of badges on the front of the car

 

then, the next day when I went to Kelso, as I turned into the car park I saw this magnificent specimen

 

I didn't need to see the USA badge on the back to know that it was American

 

they just don't make cars like this any more!!

 

I hope you have enjoyed these random posts ....... if we can tear ourselves away from the delights of Majorca, I'll be back on Monday with tales of our holiday!

Blue skies

I will try to bring the blue skies home with me!!

Almost over!

 

 

On the beach

I have mentioned before that the winter storms caused changes to the beach, with a lot of groynes being uncovered

 

these old bits of wood have lots of different colours

 

 

and interesting shapes

 

this has had a newer piece of wood added at the back

 

I changed the setting on the camera to B&W

 

I had to wait until a dog, then the dog's owners, then the dog again, got out of the way to take this photo!

 

I like the different textures on this old piece of wood

 

a mix of old wood and bolts, attached to new wood

 

going back to colour shows up the contrast better!

Post boxes

 There are all sorts of post boxes throughout Britain, but most of them are made in Scotland.  Machan Engineering is one of the main firms making them.  Here is just a small collection that I have seen recently

 

 

Frustration!!

Oh dear, I was going to show you photos of the delicious dinner we had last night, but TypePad absolutely refuses to insert the photos!  So I will just have to tell you that Malcolm had fish and I had chicken ..........

Glorious!

First, thank you for all your lovely comments, and I am glad that you are enjoying the random posts.  We had some showers on Saturday and Sunday morning, but since then we have had blue skies.  I know that some of you at home had snow last week, so I hope you enjoy these photos!

 

Birds big and small

Of course the biggest birds we see are the swans in Berwick

 

then there are gulls

 

ducks enjoying the sunshine

 

the birds in the garden are somewhat smaller - first a robin in the bath

 

then a chaffinch

 

and I think these are greenfinches 

 

to finish - a chaffinch being photo bombed by a blackbird!

It's very tiring .......

........ being a lamb!

 

and it can be quite tiring too, being a horse

 

but donkeys are made of sterner stuff!