big coat

well, I've been trying to avoid doing it, but today I had to go in to the cupboard and find my big coat. When I took the hay out to the horses this morning around 6ish it was blinkin' cold. I checked the thermometer and it was registering 2°C. By the time I got back in to the house, my fingers were tingling so there was no help for it. It's big coat time.
I have a range of big coats depending on the weather. This one is an autumn "big coat". I've got a cold winter one and another that is for blizzards. The blizzard one is amazing and all you can see of me is my eyes, even then, during the worst storms the snow manages to get to me. Thankfully that one isn't needed yet. No, my current big coat is just a glorified fleece. Warm but not particularly waterproof. Ideal for these dry cold days.

Its a sign though. Winter is on its way.

Early mornings

I have to get up really early in the morning and travel from the countryside to the city everyday. Since the Beggshill Bothy is up in the hills and I work in Aberdeen which is on the coast its down hill all the way. At this time of year I get to see some glorious sun rises. Although it is light when I set off at 6.30am the sun hasn't truely risen. I usually catch a glimpse of it appearing over the sea as I drive down the last hill in to Aberdeen.
Today was one of those fabulous days of clear skys and strange mist bands. The mist tends to form in the shaddows of the surrounding hills. I guess that those areas are colder and so the moisture in the air condensates out to form fog. What ever the reason, it creates fabulous views when you are above it and can look down the glen and see the sky coloured red and purple by the rising sun, and beneath it a translucent sea of cloud. I must try and photograph it one day.

pete