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 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.
In the middle of January we had a few days of remarkably clear atmospheric conditions. The snow clad mountains of the highlands to the west and north of Perth looked close enough to touch!
After the very mild November we finally had some frost and snow which gave a festive feel to Perth.
On 8th September it rained heavily in Perth for three hours. I had never seen such rain. In the afternoon and the next day we went out for walks and saw the damage that had been caused. Small streams had turned into raging torrents and washed their surroundings away. Cars had been swept down roads, driveways destroyed. Nobody was hurt but the damage will take time to repair and enlarged channels are needed for some of the streams.
A local enterprising farm has created a sunflower trail for visitors to enjoy. The trail was made using GPS techniques in the form of a map of Scotland. We had fun walking around it surrounded by a sea of sunflowers which were mostly facing in the same direction. An unusual thing to do in Scotland.
In Perth there are allotments on Moncreiffe island in the middle of the Tay. At the end of July they had an open day complete with live music and produce sales. So interesting to see what everyone has done with their space.
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