Hailstones

The weather has got a bit colder and wetter over the last couple of days but needless to say that hasn’t kept us indoors. Yesterday we went for a walk at the Falls of Clyde at New Lanark, we walked up past Corra Linn to Bonington Linn. The river was high and the waterfalls were crashing down, it was spectacular. We had our cup of tea in a wooden bridge with amazing views of the surging water. When we crossed the river at Bonington Falls we saw a mechanical grabber on a rail being lowered into the water to clear twigs and grass from the grille underneath, they were then dropped into a chute which sent them past the bridge to continue their journey downstream. 

Today it was very rainy and windy so I decided not to join James on his big morning walk (yes, he got very wet), instead I went out by myself for a wee walk in the afternoon when it was almost sunny. I was very happy listening to my audiobook but just as I was coming down the hill the sky darkened and I was pelted by hailstones! I then remembered watching hailstones with Grandma from her lounge window a couple of years ago and I felt a bit sad because I miss her. 

We had some excellent news very early today - at 2 a.m. to be precise. This was 3 p.m. in New Zealand when Jamie’s exam results were due to go online. I couldn’t sleep for thinking about how Jamie must be feeling so I messaged him at five past two and he messaged back immediately to say that he had passed! He is so happy and so am I.