Wow, a Post

I have been a bit lax on this blog, blame the good weather this spring getting me out running or with the camera and the efforts to get all our paperwork squared away.

We finally hit the Scottish hills for a walk this week. OK it was only Earls Seat on the Campsies (a rather unimpressive 1800ft high point on the lumpy ridge of mountains that dominate the view north from Glasgow) but it was a 5 hour day and reminded me of a few things:

1. Scottish hills are wet. Even in a dry spring we were squelching through peat bog, regular bog, streams and saturated moss.

2. Never trust the weather. The forecast was good and we had a generally bright and warmish day, but the hills to the north were barely visible in grey cloud and the rain was pouring down over areas of eastern Glasgow much of the day.

3. The view is always worth the effort. We could see Glasgow in an interesting mix of sun and clouds all the way up and when we reached the summit Loch Lomond was looking good.

4. One day all this might be wind farm. There is a wind farm to the northeast and the flattish, windy, wide open and unproductive Campsies look like prime territory to me.