Fairy, it's still at the Racecourse. I used to go as it was a good day out and daughter loved it when she was young. For everyone's sake it would be fine if the rain was overnight.
Liri - apparently they're predicting a record amount of midges here this summer. 21 billion females (which are the ones who suck your blood) and a total of 69 billion in total for the Highlands and Islands....
....better stock up when you go to the cottage!
Or get one of these
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The little blighters really do spoil our summers. We invested in a midge eater a few years ago and we think it has made a difference to our sitting area. Doesn't really go further than that tho!
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” A A Milne
Daughter and SIL were thinking of taking Jonah to the west of Scotland but I'm a bit concerned about the midge situation, is there a particular season for them or are they troublesome all through the summer?
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Fairy, it's still at the Racecourse. I used to go as it was a good day out and daughter loved it when she was young. For everyone's sake it would be fine if the rain was overnight.
It's looking a bit hit and miss at the moment for it. Pity it hadn't been last weekend.
I remember being at Lanark County show ( early May ) on a couple of occasions when it was snowing -also racecourse.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The chance of us getting any rain at all for the next week reduces every time I look at the Met Office website.
Now down to a 40% chance of light rain on Friday at 4pm - dry again within a couple of hours.
I am going to have plan a BBQ to get the garden watered
The spiraea now has legs and looks a great deal better.
The midges must be starving. They've been biting me today through carefully-applied Avon jollop. Might have to revert to horrible DEET...
Liri - apparently they're predicting a record amount of midges here this summer. 21 billion females (which are the ones who suck your blood) and a total of 69 billion in total for the Highlands and Islands....
....better stock up when you go to the cottage!
Or get one of these
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The little blighters really do spoil our summers. We invested in a midge eater a few years ago and we think it has made a difference to our sitting area. Doesn't really go further than that tho!
A A Milne
TB - organise a picnic and a BBQ and plan to hang out lots of washing.
Can't bear the thought of being eaten by midges or mosquitoes or anything else itchy making.
Fairy, I already have one of those elegant midge hoods. I just didn't expect to need it this early in the year...
What's a midge eater, LilyP?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Daughter and SIL were thinking of taking Jonah to the west of Scotland but I'm a bit concerned about the midge situation, is there a particular season for them or are they troublesome all through the summer?