We find it hard to believe that October is now upon us and the weather has been really showing off and extremely changeable with sun, showers, rain and quite strong winds causing white water on Loch Ness. We celebrated Ray's birthday this week and were pleasantly pleased to be able to sit outside after our evening meal and watch the sunset with a wee dram in hand.
The following evening was very chilly so we hastily collected some logs and coal and sat by a blazing fire for the first time since the snowy winter finished. Clear blue sky in the morning with reports of frost in some sheltered glens but that did not deter the Ness Express zooming along with its excited passengers although it did disturb the amazing reflection in the water.
Certain plants are in bud and flower again and the wildlife do not seem to know that Autumn is just round the corner. There are still juvenile birds turning up on the bird table and feeders and this rather huge young greenfinch even surprised the local chaffinches.
The red squirrels are still appearing to dine at the nut feeders at Aspenwood according to our guests and we often see them darting across the roads. The pheasant chicks born in July are now nearly as big as their mother and they are often under the feeding fence hoovering up any dropped seed.
The three young deer are still wandering around the area and early this morning they were eating near the bench we placed at the top of the track leading down to the wee beach. We have had alot of fun putting this bench there as passing walkers do a double take when they see it, read the message on it and then look up at our house. We give them a friendly wave and they give us the thumbs up and then they gratefully sit down exhausted after their hike.
Hope the weather is fair this coming Sunday as it is the Loch Ness Marathon so hopefully we will go up to the gate to cheer them on and take a few photos.
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