Friday 02/02/07

Wake up to blue skies, which makes for a pleasant change. A teenager was killed on a level crossing west of Invergordon this morning, when his car slammed into the early morning train from Inverness to Wick. Two others in the vehicle were injured. In Russia, snow fell which was yellow in colour, oily to the touch and foul by smell. I go out for a walk round the Creed. I need to check my Walkingworld walk, revise the instructions and take new pictures. It's a pleasantly cool day, with the sun giving no warmth. The sun is low in the sky; combined with the pale greens that abound makes a strange hue. A tree that fell along the path in the 2005 hurricane is now reduced to just a stump. Gorse is in flower, a full 4 weeks earlier than last year. Pop into Somerfields on the way back to get the necessary. Mrs B is also out shopping and she returns at sunset (first pic above) at 5.30pm. Spend the evening watching rubbish on TV.