What a difference a day makes, yesterday 27C, today 13C with the threat of rain all afternoon, oh well that is Scotland for you.

Jan & I try to stay as fit as 70 year olds can, she does her 10,000 steps daily, I go to the gym twice a week & we walk down to the village every other day or so. Now when I say walk DOWN to the village it is a steep walk down, but so much steeper climbing back up. Of course there has to be some form of incentive to do this 3 mile walk & in the summer it is The Mill. No I am not related or have any financial interest in this wonderful establishment, apart from the owner being a fishing buddy. But if you are travelling in either direction on the A9, do not bother stopping at The Bruar (Harrods of the North), come into Blair & find the Mill.

It is a fully working watermill that grinds it’s own flour, bakes wonderful bread, cakes & the coffee is  good also. Rami the owner (describes himself as “the only Jew in the village”) won the Scottish finals in an ITV bakers challenge contest a few years back & will feature in the present series on BBC 2 with Nadia the Bake off champion.

So we walk down have our treat & walk back up our long hill.  Today was a bonus for on the way up I picked a large number of wild Gooseberries & some wild Strawberries, just to fuel the engine to get up the hill.

Below is a picture of The Mill. Please feel free to make any comments about my blog. Dave

Introduction

Hi all, It has taken me a while to submit my first blog, but at 70 years old I don’t think that it is that bad, as I am no computer expert.

I live with my wife on the southern edge of the Cairngorms National Park, near the village of Blair Atholl, which in itself is a great place to live. But we live up in the hills out of the village in the most idyllic spot you could imagine. Well that is if you like wildlife , remoteness & no street lights, which of course we do.

Above photos are the view from our front door, first looking S.W. the second W. As you can see my first post is on a rare, bright, sunny morning.

Hopefully on this blog I will show you what it is like to live in such a cracking area of the U.K. & some of the nature, be that birds & animals , or, our weather, which can change 3 or 4 times a day.

I love my photography (though still a learner) & will try to include as many shots as possible of here & surrounding area . Also as many village activities that I am involved in, as although we look a sleepy community, village life is hectic.

Hope you will join me in what I hope will be an adventure for me & yourselves.

Dave