May, 2017

May 18^th, 2017

It seems ages since I went out to the back garden and washed my face in the May dew! That day I said to myself I'd do my blog soon......

Well, as you know, time does fly and there is no exception here! May has been, to date, a continuation of the very good weather of late April. This week we have had a little light rainshower or two – so badly needed everywhere in the North West of Scotland!

Temperatures have been high for the time of year too.....

Last Thursday we had the first ever wedding ceremony at Heron's Flight! Robert and Alison, who have been friends for years, thanks to a B&B meeting, brought friends, who stayed for the week in the village. The ceremony, on the front lawn, was lovely. Robert and Alison live in Cumbria and too soon they, and their guests, were heading south again. Thank you for my present and for the lovely flowers you left me! It was a time to remember.......

This weekend the relatively new Beer/Gin Festival, at Plockton Hotel, takes over and the village, busy already, will be doubly so then! I do hope the good weather holds for that!

And next weekend sees the second of two local weddings this summer. In the first, Dolan's cousin's son, Gordon and Rebecca were married and, in traditional style, walked through the village to their reception, led by a piper.

The second wedding is next weekend when Aonghais and Louise will marry. They work in Dubai, so I am hoping Plockton will hold on to its rather uncustomary very good, midge-free weather, so the guests from afar can enjoy the village and its surroundings!

As I've lived in the village for fifty five years (came to teach PE for a year and never went home!), I know all the young Plocktonians who are choosing to be at home when they marry.......

My recent guests, as always, have been so kind and appreciative of the area, the village and here. Angela and Richard – did you ever have a week of such wonderful walking weather? Jeanne and Mike travelled by our public transport and still had big smiles! Georgie and Melissa – like a breath of Spring to me! - you have promised to come back and sign the visitor's book! Kim and Carol, two more teachers, it was lovely meeting and talking with you.

Now Ian and Jan Cuthbert have returned and their marvellous motor bike is gracing the space next to my Jazz – as you see, it's real competition! A beautiful machine.......

I'll add a couple of photos to this and get it up, before any more time rushes by!

I hope to see you sometime this summer.

Ann

 May full moon from Heron's Flight....

 Robert and Alison's wedding, in the front garden.

Hard to choose between the two!!