Grey Granite and Rufus had a hot but leisurely Sunday walk from Happy Hillock, round to Red House farm, where they explored the start of the track to Percyhorner, returning home by way of Bridgend of Phingask and Chapelton. From the start the walk went well, we saw a flotilla young ducklings on the burn near Happy Hillock, there were swallows, a languid heron and many butterflies (mainly painted ladies). The track by Chapelton is unspoilt by herbicides and has dense flowers along the verges, these form an ever changing tapestry attracting many butterflies. The gowans are particularly beautiful at present. Grey Granite was reminded, by the wide sky and quality of the light on the ripening grain fields, of some of the Van Gogh Arles period 'wheatfield' paintings she has seen at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
The dairy cows at Red House found Rufus particularly interesting and came to peer over the fence at him.
Grey Granite was entranced by an elegant roe buck which bounded across one of the Van Gogh the wheat fields. The deer was absolutely silent and seemed quite unhurried as it bounded clear of the wheat up the brae side. It paused several times to look back; Grey Granite could clearly see his rusty pelt , short antlers and rather long alertly swivelling ears. Grey Granite felt privileged to have such a good view of so beautiful an animal.
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