Thursday 30 August 2012

Country shows

I love going to country shows.  The people there are real people.  Real, grounded, earthy people who work the land.  They raise animals, plough fields and grow crops, out in all weathers.  I have sometimes thought I would like to live this kind of life, but I don't think I would have the stamina for the 4am rises to milk the cows or check on the sheep, or all the jobs I imagine a farmer must do. 

Attending a recent show forty miles out of Aberdeen, the place was heaving with folk out for the day.  Men in tweeds and flat caps leaned on shooting sticks and watched the hunting horses in the ring.  Little girls in jodhpurs and riding boots, neat pigtails tied with red ribbons, bobbed along on gleaming ponies.  In between munching on burgers and chips, or licking ice cream cones, of course.  There did not seem to be much else to eat other than burgers.  Luckily they were rather tasty ones. 

There were also some rather lovely vintage cars on show.

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Wednesday 29 August 2012

Autumn

 
No sooner did we have a glimpse of summer, than autumn put in an appearance. These jewel-like plums have been gradually swelling over the past couple of weeks, ably assisted by all the rain we've been having. Leaves on the geans have also started turning colour. It will soon be time to turn the clocks back!

Wednesday 15 August 2012

The Small Things

This heart-shaped rubber band has been lying on the pavement just up the road from my house for about a week now. I kept seeing it and thought about taking a photo several times. Today I did, and here it is.
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