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shadows cast by the random bits of wood on the roof of the parliament. nice sunny day - a shame to be at work really. esp when work was rather dull and not enlivened by replies to texts - seriously, what does it take to get a reply??? why am i not entitled to some basic good manners? i know you're feeling a bit ill, but i didn't even get 'hello' today, let alone 'sorry for being crap last night, let me spend 30 seconds being polite and asking how your week has been since i last saw you'.

bah. /rant over/

in other news, the thieving squirrel is back again - this time hanging face down from the top of the washingline pole to stuff his face with birdseed out of the feeder. no, really: not peanuts this time but seed. one squirrel-proof bird feeder and a crook to hang it from are on the shopping list!

tentative planning of another wee hol with the parents for the end of sept - heading north this time, maybe around elgin or aberdeen, for a few days looking at more gardens and a few castles. too. something to look forward to while i'm in festival-mode, and something to offer some relaxation when i'm done with the fest, rather than head for a straitjacket...

a year ago: somewhat different weather for the first days of the festival...