Between the ears

Out hacking with Chamfron Mojito.

Riverside in the sun

Springtime

Spidey getting naked and partaking in all the spa treatments offered!  I've had him three years today.

Lockdown continues

We continue to live in very strange times, eighteen hundred Covid 19 deaths in the last two days alone and a Prime Minister who has only just got out of intensive care.  Every sporting and social event cancelled for months including the Edinburgh Festival.  Interestingly it has accelerated the rate at which we all adapt and learn, things are changing so quickly.  Hospitals are being built in weeks, gin distilleries are producing hand sanitiser and the Grand National was a virtual race in 2020.  I have settled in to working from home though I did have a day doing admin in the office on Monday, practically giddy from being out, the tiny touch of normality was a real boost.   Fuel prices are lower than they have been in years, no great benefit when you filled up weeks ago and still have two thirds of a tank!

Chamfron Ojo de Tigre - 7 years old

I'm told balloon availability was very limited due to lockdown but a birthday celebration non the less!

Surreal

I'm choosing to still ride, I think it is important for my sanity and his waistline and, famous last words, I've never fallen off him out hacking.  Everyone is interpreting the rules in their own way and while there are some people I could certainly give a firm shake to, there will be others that disapprove of my hacks.  Shopping has become an eerie experience, no one makes eye contact and you become so aware of how much you touch items and therefore, how much everyone else does too.  You step back to let someone come in the door and then when they change their mind and do a U-turn practically colliding with you, you mutter "for the love of **** make a bloody decision" you don't think you are nervous, but maybe you are.

Lockdown

Gave Spidey the night off and went for a walk along The Tweed as the sun set.  As of 8.30 tonight we have moved into lockdown due to Coronavirus - work from home, only go out for food and essentials and one form of exercise a day.