It was cloudy but very calm today so we cracked on with outside stuff. Jill painted one of the stable doors with top coat and top coated the extension window while Patrick made a cracking new door from the viking timber. Then it had a quick coat of oil/timber care stuff.
Michael did a fair bit of swearing getting the last upstairs window out but the new one is now in. This means there is just one to go on the front of the main house.
So, this is how it started and this is now.
It was nice to chat to Barbara and Donald who popped past to see how we are getting on. They live in Walls.
Late afternoon, news of a great grey shrike at Hillswick broke so we headed off for a bit.
Unfortunately we didn't find it but we did see lots of snipe and a field of golden Plover.
It remained very gloomy accept for a glimmer of sunset through a gap in the clouds at Mavis Grind on the way home.
It got dark before we got home as we stopped at Co-op in Brae. Driving in the dark here can be quite hairy as the roads can be narrow but drivers are nearly all very respectful. During the day everyone waves their thanks for letting them pass and at night you get a horn beep instead. The waves are very cheering and it is nice at night to get the same sort of greeting. It is such a friendly island.
It's supposed to be very windy tomorrow.
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