September 11, 2016.

It is a very “dreich” evening here and getting dark already, at 6.15 pm! We have had very mixed weather recently, but tonight has not been the norm - strong – no, gale force – winds have been common and the rain, not too much of it though, has whizzed horizontally past Heron's Flight!! Sometimes it has been very warm too....

The village has been exceptionally busy. Heron's Flight has had many lovely guests and I have enjoyed meeting everyone!

Wee Duncan the Shih Tzu is settling down, slowly..... He is having to learn that here one does not bark at the postman, when the door bell rings, when one gets a fright from something as simple as a bush, much larger than he, waving in the wind! Ruah can be tolerant – but often her eyes beseech me to rescue her, when one year old's play time goes on too long!! Happily, Ruah does retaliate occasionally!

Alison from Toowoomba is here! She left home on August 19^th and had a holiday first in Iceland, on a fabulous cruise round the whole island; she saw the Northern Lights on the last night on board! – her photographs are wonderful!

She got to Glasgow last week and had three days with cousins. I met her train in Inverness on Tuesday – I was very excited, as you will all imagine! We shall stay in Plockton and do the odd trip away till nearer the end of the month. I have guests coming and going and Alison is getting on with here latest cross stitch project and walking a dog, weather permitting! We have many people to visit in Plockton too.

Then we shall drive to Edinburgh to see Moira and her family and another cousin. We may leave the two dogs with Moira and go to the Borders for a couple of days.

Alison flies home to Australia then – and I shall, with Ruah and Duncan, make my way home then too. I shall miss her very much..... As I miss Ian, the wonderful big brother who emigrated to Australia and met Alison......

Ann