Well, its finally stopped. We must have had at least 48 hours of constant rain. I thought I was going to have to build an Ark at one point. We did gain a stream with the run off from the top field. Thankfully, we sit on the side of a hill so most of the water rushed down and in to the burn below. The garden and fields definitely needed some rain and hopefully the grass will grow lush and thick 'cos our horses are always hungry.
This weather got me to thinking. The weather is a funny thing around here. We live in a glen, one of many in the area and the weather in each can be different. On Friday, I drove to the local town and sat in the car to wait out a torrential rain storm. As I drove home, up the hill away from Huntly I noticed the roads were dry. We hadn't had a drop of rain at the Beggshill bothy, but its only a couple of miles to Huntly. During the winter, we do get snow. If the weatherman says snow on highground, we know that we'll get a dusting and the top road will get a load. But more than once, we've not had snow and the next glen along has had a blizzard.
Hopefully this excess of rain will soak down in to the ground, percolate through the rocks and eventually trickle in to our well. We have a private water supply so I know that at some point in the future once the earth has filtered this rain, it'll come out of the beggshill taps for me to use. Clear and pure. You city dwellers will be amazed that water can taste so good out of the tap.
So, I don't mind the rain. Its going to be my morning cuppa at some point. But do you have to fall in one go?
Pete
30/5/07
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
Monday, 28 May 2007
Hello and Welcome to my first post from Beggshill Bothy.
I thought I'd use this first post to set the scene. The beggshill bothy is a small one bedroom bothy hidden from the world in a wee quiet glen in the North East of Scotland, about 35 miles from Aberdeen. When I say quiet, I mean no human noise. On a busy day we might get 5 cars down the road. And there is very little light pollution. We can see a street light. Singular. But you have to know where to look. On clear winters night, I'm always amazed to look up and see so many stars. And if you are very lucky, you might even see the northern lights.
My name is Pete and I live in the farm house adjacent to the bothy with my wife Susi, two cats, Sylvetser and Benj and one lonely fish. Outside we have an Appaloosa and two Shetlands. The first is a horse and the second two are ponys.
We've got about 2 acres of land, on which is the house, bothy, a long barn and my poly tunnel. The poly tunnel is a source of constant anguish to me. Last year it was a disaster, but this year is going to be better. But didn't I say that last year?
That's enough from me this evening. I'll try and post this and see what happens.
Pete
28/05/2007
I thought I'd use this first post to set the scene. The beggshill bothy is a small one bedroom bothy hidden from the world in a wee quiet glen in the North East of Scotland, about 35 miles from Aberdeen. When I say quiet, I mean no human noise. On a busy day we might get 5 cars down the road. And there is very little light pollution. We can see a street light. Singular. But you have to know where to look. On clear winters night, I'm always amazed to look up and see so many stars. And if you are very lucky, you might even see the northern lights.
My name is Pete and I live in the farm house adjacent to the bothy with my wife Susi, two cats, Sylvetser and Benj and one lonely fish. Outside we have an Appaloosa and two Shetlands. The first is a horse and the second two are ponys.
We've got about 2 acres of land, on which is the house, bothy, a long barn and my poly tunnel. The poly tunnel is a source of constant anguish to me. Last year it was a disaster, but this year is going to be better. But didn't I say that last year?
That's enough from me this evening. I'll try and post this and see what happens.
Pete
28/05/2007
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