Round the Horn: a cold walk

This morning was the first day this week when the weather has made  a real walk possible. The wind and rain of the last few days having departed, Grey Granite and Rufus walked 'Round the Horn' from Rosehearty. In contrast to the high temperatures of last week (17c in Rathen on Sunday) this morning was  a distinctly chilly 5.5c. As we walked there was the  constant sound of geese flying overhead, hundreds rose from the field behind Monthooly dookit as we passed, spooking dozens of ducks who rose from the seasonal, temporary lochan in the field and flew out to sea.


Relative calm after the storm, the 'white horses' in the bay the reminder of the gale force winds which have blown across Buchan for the past two days.



A bright splash of late flowering gorse at the dyke side, almost  a natural topiary peacock.