Detour

I decided to go for a walk this evening and set off in the direction of Rutherglen with a view to taking the train back home. It was a lovely Spring evening with not a cloud in the sky and I was in an excellent mood as I walked briskly along the streets, admiring the blossom on the trees. It only took forty minutes to walk to Rutherglen station, so I thought I would walk on to Dalmarnock station. I didn't realise that there was a fatal flaw in this plan; I had forgotten that Dalmarnock station has been closed for renovations for nearly a year!
I found out my mistake when I asked a wee old lady where the station was and she asked me in surprise if it had re-opened! So I set off back towards Rutherglen but to vary my route I circled through some back streets where there were quite a few caravans and wooden houses of travellers. It was all very tidy; there was a strange drumming sound coming from somewhere and the streets were deserted apart from a scary looking lady driving up and down on a three wheeler motorbike. I found my way back to the main road and had the brain wave of phoning James, who kindly came to collect me by car. He met me at Tesco in Rutherglen and we nipped into the store and got a few groceries before heading home to have a cup of tea. I looked up on the internet when Dalmarnock Station will reopen and it is scheduled for the 19th May - so I was only four days early!