Early start

 It was a very calm morning so Jill got up early and went for a walk. The ankle was a bit stiff so it was a gentle walk - until a fin was spotted off the Wick. Luckily they weren't moving to fast so by the time she got there they were still in view.

They were quite distant but they might be white sided dolphins, still looking into it. There were also about 50 seals and some nice birds. The black guillimots are now changing to winter plumage. It was a pity the photo of the gannet diving and landing on a red throated diver.

Note: apparently the beaks are quite long so they are common dolphin. Still a new species for the garden list.

Mid morning a massive truck arrived full of wood. We had mentioned to Michael that we were worried as materials have more than doubled. He mentioned it to  his missus Eileen, who had an idea. The idea arrived today in the form of a massive packing crate, loads of ply and some big, very strong , pallets. Wow. Just wow! Thank you Eileen.

The big crate was a surprise. This will make a perfect shed for Robs scooter so he can access it. Brilliant. Will need to cut a door and a give it a pitched roof . But its perfect 

Now we need to find a digger to flatten the area.

We cleared a path to the Nissan hut to store the ply and the lads carried it round.

Also today an awesome little thing happened. Patrick found a gate catch so the front gate latches while you drive through. No more  bending down to stick a fence post through it. Yay.!