With heavy rain over a wide area and high tides the River Tay was very full. Sadly for some reason the flood gate on the North Inch was not shut and so the sports facilities and many houses were flooded.
On 7/8th October we had heavy persistent rain in Perth. New streams appeared and the normally trickling Craigie burn overflowed and flooded adjacent properties.
The green and gold of late summer starts to give way to falling leaves and autumn colour.
The liner in our small pond had become leaky so we removed the plants and water, had the liner replaced and rebuilt. It recovered remarkably quickly.
The lush growth of spring gives way to flowers, fruit, seed heads and baby birds appear. Unusually sea gulls have started breeding in Perth which is 20 miles inland.
At the beginning of the month there was a vintage car show in Perth City Centre.
Lovely to see light, colour and life returning to the garden.
We a spent a dazzlingly sunny late April afternoon by the waterfront in Dundee whilst the car was having a software update. So much to see.
We spent a wet but enjoyable week in Kilmartin Glen where removal of peat to improve the land for agriculture revealed many, many ancient monuments.
A holiday to Andalusia in Southern Spain. Our first time abroad since the pandemic. It was good to fly again and see a characterful part of the world.
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