tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51968541184499845682024-03-08T11:34:22.100+00:00mountain bike adventures and mishapsthe ups and downs of mountain biking in Scotlandjakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.comBlogger1199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-68162251130639125772023-06-18T18:19:00.003+01:002023-06-18T18:20:36.333+01:00A bike ride up to The Howe and back down again in sultry heat Barrie, Clive and myself did a pretty straight forward bike ride this morning up to The Howe and back down again, too warm for anything to adventurous today!
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Clive and Barrie doing their best to look COOL this morning as I trundled along at the back!
jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-1110267663432483722023-05-30T14:25:00.007+01:002023-05-30T14:38:48.400+01:00Back out on the ebike up in the Pentland Hills again today!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyOUsSX5ZfS9FppU5Cs3p5ghLtH5LzPWUq7DsBblxWYZcnJYBOVfNPcpkMa0V9JCTjILt-NCIFzdTMUxQ0ps5lSmsJJeAqNgMoBTaYMe0ny-nWF2VCx9Zm8A9_i0ZGpkmy4bavj8qdl9ku0KGOUc6jYqzn0X4Lb1ZuIXJCtJ6YtVnFQY7IadmvtUj/s4032/IMG_6589.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyOUsSX5ZfS9FppU5Cs3p5ghLtH5LzPWUq7DsBblxWYZcnJYBOVfNPcpkMa0V9JCTjILt-NCIFzdTMUxQ0ps5lSmsJJeAqNgMoBTaYMe0ny-nWF2VCx9Zm8A9_i0ZGpkmy4bavj8qdl9ku0KGOUc6jYqzn0X4Lb1ZuIXJCtJ6YtVnFQY7IadmvtUj/s200/IMG_6589.HEIC"/></a></div>
Out with Clive on a morning of perfect mtb weather up in the Pentland Hills for a nice easy short bike ride, nothing too hard after being off it for a couple of weeks or so!
jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-79308935210362082023-05-27T18:57:00.001+01:002023-05-27T18:57:40.958+01:00A visit with Mrs K to Portobello beach! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1b-leXalMwSioaHCB-ZyUVzC4UHeZrmPcbOiLBXZ1gzZHamGlPQRMeQSW8flsFp0IL5P_StK-kCOY1ucJt1LyQJVP_b24aSS9D6RCSqsS-9yhC5_Fp9q95w2etvqBONKFvBhKVBs2DrropNf9bvLKoSsXyS1KC-mX27ZwaoX2FZDJhYaBttYLZ6I/s2140/8B3AD6B6-099F-4179-A5BC-86ADBC231A72.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="2140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1b-leXalMwSioaHCB-ZyUVzC4UHeZrmPcbOiLBXZ1gzZHamGlPQRMeQSW8flsFp0IL5P_StK-kCOY1ucJt1LyQJVP_b24aSS9D6RCSqsS-9yhC5_Fp9q95w2etvqBONKFvBhKVBs2DrropNf9bvLKoSsXyS1KC-mX27ZwaoX2FZDJhYaBttYLZ6I/s200/8B3AD6B6-099F-4179-A5BC-86ADBC231A72.jpeg"/></a></div>
A visit in the sun today for a seat in the sun with an ice cream cone and listen to a young man sing along with playing his guitar with the occasional bit of harmonica playing.....and very good he was as well!jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-51037509999538716172023-05-21T15:49:00.000+01:002023-05-21T15:49:08.265+01:00And we humans think we have problems with 2 or 3 of a family!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcct1iu7PfvM_tJ9YxWaJdgJ0Z_t6beRtJnVXcoh3z-JBRnOktNUNKaIPzdFz_eB3kt5Cq-z0A83sFXs5_VRSW4AB5nQaunGVim95STH4uDP0PFMBIv3bMKVIaGXTf9knuCSdhjjHfSc1nKibzjMoQfuYWtfifV1_wNrXIcB6XbXIl5nVjInImZkis/s1048/IMG_6564.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="1048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcct1iu7PfvM_tJ9YxWaJdgJ0Z_t6beRtJnVXcoh3z-JBRnOktNUNKaIPzdFz_eB3kt5Cq-z0A83sFXs5_VRSW4AB5nQaunGVim95STH4uDP0PFMBIv3bMKVIaGXTf9knuCSdhjjHfSc1nKibzjMoQfuYWtfifV1_wNrXIcB6XbXIl5nVjInImZkis/s200/IMG_6564.HEIC"/></a></div>
jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-3919576232504481532023-05-13T19:26:00.005+01:002023-05-13T19:45:35.154+01:00A walk round Linlithgow Loch with Baz. and Lauren today <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoTsQyq-sVHKkMEu8k7AryuC4H3IUP1OdlW9p5hp9JF1shg6C56mniYGGwneq9PJ4t6rmxud1VkYGadMFPHa559KD_WT1a-6hEZulCEOPO-_Dv3lulSG5rc4xH5NOErLqmWJdIfLtUF1YtoZ8BLMh4dcHAaW56YRn7kNT-PXn8M4hMAauCJMDUzbN/s2048/5CB676DE-D6F9-41E1-A36C-23A37DA4AF5D.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoTsQyq-sVHKkMEu8k7AryuC4H3IUP1OdlW9p5hp9JF1shg6C56mniYGGwneq9PJ4t6rmxud1VkYGadMFPHa559KD_WT1a-6hEZulCEOPO-_Dv3lulSG5rc4xH5NOErLqmWJdIfLtUF1YtoZ8BLMh4dcHAaW56YRn7kNT-PXn8M4hMAauCJMDUzbN/s320/5CB676DE-D6F9-41E1-A36C-23A37DA4AF5D.jpeg"/></a></div>g
A walk round Linlithgow Loch with Barrie and Lauren today which turned out to be the warmest day of the year so far, a scorcher for Scotland and perfect for photos with a phone!
jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-68816656002913199832023-05-09T09:01:00.004+01:002023-05-09T09:01:39.197+01:00This wee chap was looking well in the rain yesterday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpy5nYPXACqSn-MMF0z1lHBxlEJB70OwLGzLMGintv6azgoXyk38OMBZy9w7aGJD8Cmpxt-QMZJALbO58h7eEHLP1umHwc5UKvJmjoLFny1_rlEc-H5z1AP1TcQ17-mUnLsgTLmZ2WvGRAMn331h858c3BPGnQRATFlOaBNTTz8OxEalro_KY-PQZ/s2842/IMG_6521.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="2842" data-original-width="2207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpy5nYPXACqSn-MMF0z1lHBxlEJB70OwLGzLMGintv6azgoXyk38OMBZy9w7aGJD8Cmpxt-QMZJALbO58h7eEHLP1umHwc5UKvJmjoLFny1_rlEc-H5z1AP1TcQ17-mUnLsgTLmZ2WvGRAMn331h858c3BPGnQRATFlOaBNTTz8OxEalro_KY-PQZ/s200/IMG_6521.HEIC"/></a></div>
Always a favourite tourist attrction even in the rain, Greyfriars Bobby was looking as defiant as ever yeterday!
jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-85300600952119204382023-05-01T15:12:00.002+01:002023-05-02T15:27:43.746+01:00Spring has arrived in Edinburgh!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3Vpz97Ooc55NHpokMnp5Mr9A1Xp674v-Hme9rLA-lkjAZaumWJPeRjKSWJufGEhUj-UBSgnj84J4L_iOs0NSGvMx_OzzwycO8eRBO9eEuLRGY4uoGpwjGWwWRIzieCfADnQ4XN7KeI2AXSJR4gcMnNAjdvZl2LoM_4XIx0GhSfCwm6-_6qCZn5VL/s2048/99F9885A-F465-401E-B858-BCCB612B4003.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3Vpz97Ooc55NHpokMnp5Mr9A1Xp674v-Hme9rLA-lkjAZaumWJPeRjKSWJufGEhUj-UBSgnj84J4L_iOs0NSGvMx_OzzwycO8eRBO9eEuLRGY4uoGpwjGWwWRIzieCfADnQ4XN7KeI2AXSJR4gcMnNAjdvZl2LoM_4XIx0GhSfCwm6-_6qCZn5VL/s320/99F9885A-F465-401E-B858-BCCB612B4003.jpeg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6wdsZGYDcTW4SHaAYTSucaJhRF6VCiINHZYjq8sC9OcxtyfzAP
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Spring has definately arrived in Edinburgh by the look of this cherry blossom we encountered today!
jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-63511562218920119412023-04-08T18:39:00.000+01:002023-04-08T18:39:01.439+01:00More photos of the trip to Peebles <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPv1aKn8RBFjJW5IfUnrdF7TSLk1MqN1QRae4i92sdyXE9qMX_vIr6fyVuDYrZDJ3sGYQQSe_PZSmx7fA2kR8rbLk5srWhB2_Fs5v5TOTDUaTJxL2-vWIcXTvL-VJoc8luaWXdIN-sef3HzAtlqK8AC4WRM4kEbwM1EKhRw1_2Qx19sjczHR8cjkNj/s4032/IMG_6397.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPv1aKn8RBFjJW5IfUnrdF7TSLk1MqN1QRae4i92sdyXE9qMX_vIr6fyVuDYrZDJ3sGYQQSe_PZSmx7fA2kR8rbLk5srWhB2_Fs5v5TOTDUaTJxL2-vWIcXTvL-VJoc8luaWXdIN-sef3HzAtlqK8AC4WRM4kEbwM1EKhRw1_2Qx19sjczHR8cjkNj/s200/IMG_6397.HEIC"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dwafEPOv24bAkCDIdMlDQE3GRnMy3DaM_IWhVaD552QhZUtAB6KCeyHOuf-aILhUBd7r37Wv6nYiKF1e8v6-1kk4AddGjSGUJC_Drzb3TGe2lujDGSg04NAb9ubIKZqcSfP9T9Hgc_1JjyRDzSTVZUxhkpwTVYicqTl0nCQFfFikO4s9TjqAD8U8/s4032/IMG_6395.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dwafEPOv24bAkCDIdMlDQE3GRnMy3DaM_IWhVaD552QhZUtAB6KCeyHOuf-aILhUBd7r37Wv6nYiKF1e8v6-1kk4AddGjSGUJC_Drzb3TGe2lujDGSg04NAb9ubIKZqcSfP9T9Hgc_1JjyRDzSTVZUxhkpwTVYicqTl0nCQFfFikO4s9TjqAD8U8/s200/IMG_6395.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWNQR-Lbrlvr-72mVt0pk9GJoQkb3MWDZmZnWcX2QC7DcUOvBw7sQtclAzO3rvoPIcuHfi1cH6-kHAiksHspY7sh1NQSsRDlVx6ffHTx3yhDXHunC0NGeOrnaBSx39xCSrU6PLi3fywFUjR0oO3P5xyor5lgDjWnor-5TACAcVWVflYkgXILt0mLu/s4032/IMG_6391.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWNQR-Lbrlvr-72mVt0pk9GJoQkb3MWDZmZnWcX2QC7DcUOvBw7sQtclAzO3rvoPIcuHfi1cH6-kHAiksHspY7sh1NQSsRDlVx6ffHTx3yhDXHunC0NGeOrnaBSx39xCSrU6PLi3fywFUjR0oO3P5xyor5lgDjWnor-5TACAcVWVflYkgXILt0mLu/s200/IMG_6391.HEIC"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrBVtyhnYkzx70SjyomMyQycOZQfQ4SKpw4wODra2nV4zsHeU1zS3aEJSp0tsfqa7rxVShBY2cUFkulCfwIAf3v65aI8QefJDK_hsuit06Ld-3hQMmKuAZatsJYWsRTH4tWVnIdRYfXJ25VmRDyh3mTdOQi7NBXH1KikeeoxGi43f4UeJWxXcbEcV/s4032/IMG_6388.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrBVtyhnYkzx70SjyomMyQycOZQfQ4SKpw4wODra2nV4zsHeU1zS3aEJSp0tsfqa7rxVShBY2cUFkulCfwIAf3v65aI8QefJDK_hsuit06Ld-3hQMmKuAZatsJYWsRTH4tWVnIdRYfXJ25VmRDyh3mTdOQi7NBXH1KikeeoxGi43f4UeJWxXcbEcV/s200/IMG_6388.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFidEPrx5RxYuXbhJhzDUcWfBipTA3jdsJNT4CoALaOP9z_Su5r08DVQIsBLBsz9N7SwcMlcmi4zflwsBfPjYZg99bFBMn7aEpjhXe969oDLqgWS76ailytY3ynVA5khDqUqAa1WiFpO4Wlp5m8rt58xB7TM8oDnm4gJqrl1TajCcvwuwK4oWbXcdD/s4032/IMG_6382.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFidEPrx5RxYuXbhJhzDUcWfBipTA3jdsJNT4CoALaOP9z_Su5r08DVQIsBLBsz9N7SwcMlcmi4zflwsBfPjYZg99bFBMn7aEpjhXe969oDLqgWS76ailytY3ynVA5khDqUqAa1WiFpO4Wlp5m8rt58xB7TM8oDnm4gJqrl1TajCcvwuwK4oWbXcdD/s200/IMG_6382.HEIC"/></a></div>jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-6528444601447305782023-04-07T18:23:00.001+01:002023-04-07T18:23:18.597+01:00A trip to Peebles by bus!We decided it was such a cracker of a day that a trip to Peebles w as in order and by bbus a s well! I don't know when I was last on a bus and had forgotten just how bumpy, noisy and rattly a double decker bus could be so it was an experience I hadn't had for some years!
It was well worth the noise and shoogliness though and one I'm quite likely to repeat again before too long! Here's some photos I took during the visit!
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jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-67836273993114110062023-03-21T20:08:00.002+00:002023-03-21T20:08:52.255+00:00A wander round a bit of Edinburgh we’ve not been to for a while!f<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJS-8vwWRpXUCh_ppKQnKZT9E1RHvydfwvCLIj2LBf68nxttqeLCKdtrzrbEYaONA8d1aA2iGi7Y0l4-OQ4QlMBRligVbFPHsPUTOW1PPSqIcqsaSA2DotFcdEo2klWkmq_zAyBL1um05q_x2-St_so2Nj29wBqw7HnLO0U0L7rH6A_AB7cu3TIvRo/s2172/28F0646E-916D-4BBA-A9F8-74E6B2199584.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="2172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJS-8vwWRpXUCh_ppKQnKZT9E1RHvydfwvCLIj2LBf68nxttqeLCKdtrzrbEYaONA8d1aA2iGi7Y0l4-OQ4QlMBRligVbFPHsPUTOW1PPSqIcqsaSA2DotFcdEo2klWkmq_zAyBL1um05q_x2-St_so2Nj29wBqw7HnLO0U0L7rH6A_AB7cu3TIvRo/s200/28F0646E-916D-4BBA-A9F8-74E6B2199584.jpeg"/></a></div>
The two Highland Cattle were still as relaxed
as ever and refused to come any nearer to me no matter how much I insulted them!
jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-8265706209782349002023-03-10T19:44:00.002+00:002023-03-10T19:44:30.018+00:00A couple of the tourist attractions in The Royal Mile we saw today <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnK0YZ9YVVVlfc-kln2Ek585k6PVYeborHTpTN0rzwUtp2JGtD4Xa9phmn9ObEfhzsIUxDmm3oGpDHq5JaXECfqWqXw99lyZxohDGvqX0_LE4gpo0aFlpfnW-1jbx22KuqVO5iwdqhYCu189nxSmOrjessckQ9JnYbAe8P3S__hYSB8gN__I7d-xn/s4032/IMG_6285.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnK0YZ9YVVVlfc-kln2Ek585k6PVYeborHTpTN0rzwUtp2JGtD4Xa9phmn9ObEfhzsIUxDmm3oGpDHq5JaXECfqWqXw99lyZxohDGvqX0_LE4gpo0aFlpfnW-1jbx22KuqVO5iwdqhYCu189nxSmOrjessckQ9JnYbAe8P3S__hYSB8gN__I7d-xn/s200/IMG_6285.HEIC"/></a></div>
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St Giles Cathedral standing majestically in The Royal Mile! With Grey Friars Bobby just downn the street a short distance!
jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-35770545246963538032023-03-06T18:46:00.000+00:002023-03-06T18:46:15.169+00:00This must be one of the cutest ponies in Britain!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ8gbuLMVm_ah9h-otPW1g34Gb5QL3NHJRvBgeB9TzarlhFc455GcLenaHYNNRgNbuULkja8dwapMfgHlXsPLVb2jdwuVBIa6V1JFzc9OiKVCM-SqqsCcREiOd3niqN4OhyJmtNEGj7jQdEjU8lLxO7C0AxzKMM7jAgRkwdTAuB1Z8x1Z3ZIxBIxZ/s4032/IMG_6273.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ8gbuLMVm_ah9h-otPW1g34Gb5QL3NHJRvBgeB9TzarlhFc455GcLenaHYNNRgNbuULkja8dwapMfgHlXsPLVb2jdwuVBIa6V1JFzc9OiKVCM-SqqsCcREiOd3niqN4OhyJmtNEGj7jQdEjU8lLxO7C0AxzKMM7jAgRkwdTAuB1Z8x1Z3ZIxBIxZ/s200/IMG_6273.HEIC"/></a></div>
Out walking a couple of days ago and came across this cute pony and its equally cute rider and just had to photograph them and show them on my blog!
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jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-87499900203770309342023-03-04T18:41:00.006+00:002023-03-04T18:43:21.311+00:00Back up in the hills….but bloody cold though no wind!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQWSMAOTraN-gvHp0l1dSHEf0pGLRBV0dCpP-0qo25brITlKf7hdfzSVo4PlsREgSg3PHangZB5_dAjO5qozDqSu6rcF1aJspcDqLOgI1r5ADGnuzyjC4douGKH_fp0YvMAxBv41cFoDcjsY4fh2CABtqllHNNxeWEfivqXR7sT5YAuUl4OW9JbsC/s4032/IMG_6271.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQWSMAOTraN-gvHp0l1dSHEf0pGLRBV0dCpP-0qo25brITlKf7hdfzSVo4PlsREgSg3PHangZB5_dAjO5qozDqSu6rcF1aJspcDqLOgI1r5ADGnuzyjC4douGKH_fp0YvMAxBv41cFoDcjsY4fh2CABtqllHNNxeWEfivqXR7sT5YAuUl4OW9JbsC/s200/IMG_6271.HEIC"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2K2GfMInxrl5XbH4sEhYoZm1YSazKm10hsjZLAuCJx4ijKpHp5Fk0ld5AeCwarL120c7V_ETjiecwyuEuyJ3QM-LLozXIeDXpuYRM4RaeF6UD8bd3cuje59SNbr35aUn43WguRYUt32bFkY5CwMXPVxgq1TvBWl1d0ETdmIWMPXK0YbyRqljuJ5Qp/s4032/IMG_6272.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2K2GfMInxrl5XbH4sEhYoZm1YSazKm10hsjZLAuCJx4ijKpHp5Fk0ld5AeCwarL120c7V_ETjiecwyuEuyJ3QM-LLozXIeDXpuYRM4RaeF6UD8bd3cuje59SNbr35aUn43WguRYUt32bFkY5CwMXPVxgq1TvBWl1d0ETdmIWMPXK0YbyRqljuJ5Qp/s200/IMG_6272.HEIC"/></a></div>
Back up in the hillsc again today but really feeling the cold even though there was no wind to blow in to my body!
The photos show Barrie and Clive exiting the descent we named the "shelterbelt" for fairly obvious reasons!
Snow forecast in the next day or two s o we'll just have to wait with fingers crossed!
jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-67936527120956295832023-02-22T14:32:00.003+00:002023-02-22T14:32:55.834+00:00Walking a lap round Edinburgh Park today <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPRPSzq4tMGUD1d5RDK-lgLWqvPWY9YUlG0UoAV5XjCnvh94wStydEhnMcxUF2LmyMs0nFSJnF7sGUvdw2qg3DxCGT5K7Deyt3-oSXPEgRxP6bgNDJYM_qFGq9QXZkbDtcaYXjPRh3UXIFo6Eaa0kvTCvKTlY04EWv4_afXkmnqWhT8RzBE8ZUB2-/s2604/IMG_6242.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="2604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPRPSzq4tMGUD1d5RDK-lgLWqvPWY9YUlG0UoAV5XjCnvh94wStydEhnMcxUF2LmyMs0nFSJnF7sGUvdw2qg3DxCGT5K7Deyt3-oSXPEgRxP6bgNDJYM_qFGq9QXZkbDtcaYXjPRh3UXIFo6Eaa0kvTCvKTlY04EWv4_afXkmnqWhT8RzBE8ZUB2-/s200/IMG_6242.HEIC"/></a></div>
The Edinburgh Tram caught passing through Edinburgh Park on its way to Edinburgh Airport from St Andrews Square in the centre of town!
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And an admiring pair of ducks!
jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-12548085486250978392023-02-17T15:45:00.004+00:002023-02-17T15:50:03.289+00:00Just had to show this handsome lad I passed while out walking today <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNcbLq9aHO6Y1tTp42L-Vxe5amVs1vhGgxl8H0Mma4_6SrYcuO6ndbdUq0ZaKNPnjIs5Cmp-A-T2rIcWYqPpr8Am5lJ8zGA-Tkkofdat7eP5bFAdh-A9moLNmuHVJ-f_DuGrMeibJhWDbOw0dJJJFrIYZXvWIXoIIuD9em6MUfDn2Yah2q2rHHyle/s2117/IMG_6219.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="2117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNcbLq9aHO6Y1tTp42L-Vxe5amVs1vhGgxl8H0Mma4_6SrYcuO6ndbdUq0ZaKNPnjIs5Cmp-A-T2rIcWYqPpr8Am5lJ8zGA-Tkkofdat7eP5bFAdh-A9moLNmuHVJ-f_DuGrMeibJhWDbOw0dJJJFrIYZXvWIXoIIuD9em6MUfDn2Yah2q2rHHyle/s200/IMG_6219.HEIC"/></a></div>
Aint he a fine looking chap?jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-43451325690380986102023-02-14T17:39:00.003+00:002023-02-14T17:39:31.591+00:00First time out on the mountain bike for a good few weeks!
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Clive phoned today and suggested a short(ish) bike ride up in the Pentlands as I hadnt been out for a good few weeks and boy did I know ! My backside i s going to suffer for a few days but given time it should recover! We managed 14 miles roughly and I felt a bit rough at the finish too!!
Onwards and upwards though!
jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-57337172798645495372023-01-26T17:39:00.001+00:002023-01-26T17:39:59.658+00:00The weather is too good to be true just now!Just back from a visit into Edinburgh and its more like the end of May than the end of January with the sunshine and blue sky!
And last night we had our own Rabbie Burns Supper with haggis, neeps (turnip) and tatties (potatoes)!
Heres a photo of the finished article about to be consumed!
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The sun shone on us at the South Gyle in Edinburgh today, its all going to change soon!!
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jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-47236397052192909402023-01-06T20:54:00.003+00:002023-01-06T20:58:16.940+00:00A wee walk along Princes Street in Scotlands capital!My wife and I decide a visit was in order into the heart of Edinburgh today so off it was by car halfway in then the rest of the way by bus, marvelling at the way bus drivers handle their vehicles regardless of the methods employed by car drivers! So safely into the centre of the city and safely out again....photos some other day hopefully!!
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Here's a photo I managed to discover that I managed today!!jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-42069921173438755212022-12-31T18:15:00.001+00:002022-12-31T18:15:12.172+00:00A new year in under 6 hours, hopefully as good as this one that’s nearly finished!Here's wishing everyone that reads this a"Guid New Year" and hopefully a very happy 2023!
I hope to keep scribbling away here in 2023 so until then "Aw the best!"jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-62411303165759617912022-12-24T18:37:00.000+00:002022-12-24T18:37:08.837+00:00Merry Christmas to everyone who looks in!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMgE786NZMtiGF4DMkdqzoVZf44IgBLSUC0nl67vxXVKmAQTyvs0bgYar5nB5ojQjxhBq_PENzVuXn3IYnHbuL6NFXUd90GFRjVHxmVV8qke3zjGG7mK-PL5Vt4Tj2LpTjrY5D1S1QSFhPxaHsGIxvckqZxQ13T_l4B7Np8BGL-5Y-Rle9c5XilOW/s2048/38376424-836F-456E-9444-0710E3176C9F.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMgE786NZMtiGF4DMkdqzoVZf44IgBLSUC0nl67vxXVKmAQTyvs0bgYar5nB5ojQjxhBq_PENzVuXn3IYnHbuL6NFXUd90GFRjVHxmVV8qke3zjGG7mK-PL5Vt4Tj2LpTjrY5D1S1QSFhPxaHsGIxvckqZxQ13T_l4B7Np8BGL-5Y-Rle9c5XilOW/s200/38376424-836F-456E-9444-0710E3176C9F.jpeg"/></a></div>
A very merry Christmas from me and my family to everyone who looks in! No bike action photos today but viewing at the weather in the USA on the television there won't be much action there either! Hopefully everyone is safe, sound and warm and things brighten up for next year...... we can always hope!jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-36907172651064087682022-12-14T17:26:00.000+00:002022-12-14T17:26:09.848+00:00Still staying damned cold in Central Scotland ….<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3T8BT3R13UuDxYDTtkNkOJOkEQDxpUJV_YlZHn6_oQc6uIGfgeRJ65WutmQMkq-A_l34p_dO-Yk_pnYu3147PX3papK5SchDSPsukEZHA-Qy_-448_sPUoeEw-QNIN6GUocku9Xrne_YWlr5uI-jzcobBZ9vlQPYyGhYQjOQS5HiU0ILxqlYDj-n/s4032/IMG_6052.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3T8BT3R13UuDxYDTtkNkOJOkEQDxpUJV_YlZHn6_oQc6uIGfgeRJ65WutmQMkq-A_l34p_dO-Yk_pnYu3147PX3papK5SchDSPsukEZHA-Qy_-448_sPUoeEw-QNIN6GUocku9Xrne_YWlr5uI-jzcobBZ9vlQPYyGhYQjOQS5HiU0ILxqlYDj-n/s200/IMG_6052.JPG"/></a></div>
Didnt realise as I took this photo just how good it would turn out with Jenny sillhouetted against a weak December sun with an Edinburgh tram in the background on its way to the Gyle shopping centre!
jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-37503324155339275272022-12-10T14:45:00.001+00:002022-12-10T14:45:41.327+00:00Usual 10th of December snowfall!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmpIfP1FsYICHu8h5JDJw085zUc2Aii9ZUGdD7au15HWUX1ZH9vCg05ZgN9r916dAiZyYcrLVnWohj41Ts4cDxkRdeWZyknps8nt0XxZ-wdxC-hYLfpukfeJjsw_EwIq_G27Pd9IIRU1Z-OWM2_GLety8hT956cHn5zV2JhLt4boDVQ6Ziqnoymff/s4032/IMG_6041.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmpIfP1FsYICHu8h5JDJw085zUc2Aii9ZUGdD7au15HWUX1ZH9vCg05ZgN9r916dAiZyYcrLVnWohj41Ts4cDxkRdeWZyknps8nt0XxZ-wdxC-hYLfpukfeJjsw_EwIq_G27Pd9IIRU1Z-OWM2_GLety8hT956cHn5zV2JhLt4boDVQ6Ziqnoymff/s200/IMG_6041.HEIC"/></a></div>
Every year almost without fail there is a fairish snowfall on the 10th of December, will it happen next year? We can only wait and see! The snowflakes were huge this year, as big as I can ever remember in my 78 years, i s this a sign? It didnt last long luckily or we could have been in trouble!
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Walking back from a coffee at the local garden centrejakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-49954224575030249702022-12-06T19:37:00.005+00:002022-12-06T19:39:02.661+00:00Feels bleak even if it doesn’t look it!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikn1eBZ2C2iPNaHjGHxDcFP17ZA1k0NtiG0y_7vwEnxqsGxiV5lTE1xzCjouGNQlG6TjuNqgsOcHIikfYkAp_PBoTnloxAlJ3Zb3B9y83wXdhxkKgBoZ2PTP3NFTKByTVI9gWY7LacO1NsCFWTO5hKdkVIcy5vfVd5xQyULNZPBwL_qX-EAzclM1Pc/s3183/IMG_6032.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="3183" data-original-width="2771" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikn1eBZ2C2iPNaHjGHxDcFP17ZA1k0NtiG0y_7vwEnxqsGxiV5lTE1xzCjouGNQlG6TjuNqgsOcHIikfYkAp_PBoTnloxAlJ3Zb3B9y83wXdhxkKgBoZ2PTP3NFTKByTVI9gWY7LacO1NsCFWTO5hKdkVIcy5vfVd5xQyULNZPBwL_qX-EAzclM1Pc/s200/IMG_6032.HEIC"/></a></div>
Not the most exciting photo I've ever uploaded but about as exciting as I could manage on my walk today! I really must get the bike oiled up and out for a trip in the next few days!
jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-3983031128534157432022-11-12T16:28:00.004+00:002022-11-12T16:29:26.386+00:00Still no mountain biking but a wee bit of walking!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-As4W430Htm3Jwt0knTGtezm5oTChQzDVbJptu-Mg-uYR2mpkWLF0qjc_KrKEb-HyVgVYmuee9VptSvTfwcGoa0Ac90ZjHUkP-CV1z5hDjmxtQTrfNc6-WDpZ7Y98-W83FrB3XHrsVqcCoFopZGTsfq_BSFL9UdpYtDxtWCIfLFss1jZh5WF-Jm5/s3024/IMG_6011.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-As4W430Htm3Jwt0knTGtezm5oTChQzDVbJptu-Mg-uYR2mpkWLF0qjc_KrKEb-HyVgVYmuee9VptSvTfwcGoa0Ac90ZjHUkP-CV1z5hDjmxtQTrfNc6-WDpZ7Y98-W83FrB3XHrsVqcCoFopZGTsfq_BSFL9UdpYtDxtWCIfLFss1jZh5WF-Jm5/s200/IMG_6011.HEIC"/></a></div>
This is what my better half and myself stopped to enjoy on our 3 mile walk today, not quite mountain biking but better than nothing! I must get the bike sorted out and back out into the hills again asap!jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196854118449984568.post-1062799735293982872022-10-23T17:28:00.004+01:002022-10-23T17:28:30.963+01:00At last…… two negative Covid tests today!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxq6S2UFSA4ywznd51oy3z1TnMUDVLAqIzeIBmI3yqPefHQU20H4KW71ihXijB6pO-UPNNoyHuOtXjtAQaqV11stVenoi1XwyAtUDYKMGWAwI018KZBfVBvfrkQa75ccBkGa3a94e6A2nZNQRKa8_82GNFUjuF7NndQnHS1ebgTDXpCxqRsvUZiQsJ/s2968/IMG_5947.HEIC" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="2340" data-original-width="2968" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxq6S2UFSA4ywznd51oy3z1TnMUDVLAqIzeIBmI3yqPefHQU20H4KW71ihXijB6pO-UPNNoyHuOtXjtAQaqV11stVenoi1XwyAtUDYKMGWAwI018KZBfVBvfrkQa75ccBkGa3a94e6A2nZNQRKa8_82GNFUjuF7NndQnHS1ebgTDXpCxqRsvUZiQsJ/s200/IMG_5947.HEIC"/></a></div>
At last after more than two weeks of constant testing I've come up negative with not just one but TWO Covid tests today just to be sure! Maybe life can get back to normal again though mountain biking aint looking very appealing with the wet miserable weather we're having at the moment! It can only improve (I hope!)
Yet another walk with the missus today, got to keep the legs moving!jakayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351513726186346749noreply@blogger.com0