Cuckoo on the hill

It's proper Spring weather now, and the kittens are loving their garden. They have both taken off their collars which I think is definitely not a coincidence, I think they have colluded. Tom's collar turned up in a neighbour's garden but Ruby's is still missing, so James bought her a new one today. 

We had a lovely weekend. On Saturday James persuaded me to join him in ascending a Corbett in Kinloch Rannich; Beinn a Chuallaich. The weather was beautiful and despite my doubts I really enjoyed the walk and managed the 600 metres of ascent fairly well. The views from the top were great, we could see Ben Nevis about 60 miles away. There were still several fields of snow at the top of the hill and it was strange to be kicking our way down through snow in mid May! We saw a grouse and heard a cuckoo calling.

We then spent the evening and overnight at the Westerwood Hotel in Cumbernauld, a treat which James won in a raffle at the office. I've never been there before and I thought it was very smart. I went to the leisure centrre and then got ready for dinner.  We chose the tasting menu and it was fun to be surprised by a variety of dishes, which were all delicious.The young staff were all very friendly and cheerful, it was a very pleasant experience.