Today Grey Granite and Rufus went for a late afternoon walk along 'The Line' setting out at Kirkton they reached a point level with the Cairnbulg Castle woods before turning back. This will gradually be extended as Rufus grows. The Line comes a poor second to the Wastart, stretching as it does straight ahead like a Roman road and without the interest of the Strichen section, but did allow Rufus to explore (on his Flexilead) and is a relatively quiet place to walk. Grey Granite was profoundly irked by a gormless young mother drifting along, chatting on her mobile, totally oblivious to her toddler daughter who was merrily decapitating the daffodils. There were huge patches of Bishop weed colonising part of the verge, sprawls of celandines, scurvy grass, shepherds purse and dandelions in addition to the decapitated daffodils. opposite Philorth halt the willow catkins are going over and in the Philorth woods the tops of the birch trees, seen from a distance have the reddish look of being about to bud. Some trees in the wood already have a greenish cast, this may be investigated tomorrow. Interestingly there is, as yet no sign of budding on the wild roses down here although garden roses and the dog roses at Peathill are in growth.
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