Frog spawn, a lamb and a bicycle

Well, our lovely holiday in Ardnamurchan came to an end on Friday. We went for a walk at Corran before getting the ferry, but it was a bit on the tame side compared to the amazing walks we had enjoyed earlier in the week. We had a good run home and were soon reunited with Davie, Chanel and the kitties. We still had a long weekend ahead of us because James had booked Monday off work, and so our holiday spirit continued with a delicious curry at Rasoi in the evening with Heather and Ewan.
After a pleasant Saturday of cooking and entertaining we decided to go for a walk on Sunday. Davie and Chanel came too and we headed over to our old favourite: the Greenock Cut. What fun we had. I saw my first lamb of spring time and it was extremely cute - it made the same little “baa” sound as Floof! Someone who shall remain nameless forgot their waterproof and had to carry an umbrella because it was raining on and off! Someone else who shall remain nameless slipped on some mud and fell right down on their bottom! We saw lots of frog spawn in the ditches and Davie and Chanel collected some in a water bottle to nurture! The most exciting event was finding an abandoned and rather rusty bicycle under some foliage beside the path. James and Davie managed to get its chain back on and Chanel and Davie cycled up and down the path, rather bravely because its brakes didn’t work. The park ranger was delighted that we had brought it back to the visitor centre because it had been reported to him so it saved him the trouble of fetching it himself. No one had reported it stolen so he encouraged us to take it home to restore it. Into the car it went, with some difficulty!
Today was lovely and sunny and we were all out in the garden. James assembled his rotating composter (he has admired Hugh’s for years!) and David repaired the brakes on the bicycle. He and Chanel took it out for a wee cycle up and down the road and reported that once they have sorted out the rust it will be as good as new. They also bought a fish tank for their tiny amphibian friends.