As the Ayrshire sun slips into the sea....

I watched the film 'Rush' on DVD last night. The last time I'd seen it was at the cinema in Edinburgh back in September. For anyone who hasn't seen it yet, it's all about the rivalry in the early 70's between Formula One racing drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda and how it influenced their lives. It's so much more than just a film about motor racing so I took a chance and made mom watch it. She really enjoyed it.

Imagine my surprise when mom came up the stairs this morning to the living room where I was working and forget about saying 'Good morning Ian!' - she always greets dad in his container sat on the mantlepiece first thing - and instead she said,

'I didn't sleep well at all last night! I was having nightmares about trying to find a parking space at Morrisons and I was driving one of those weird pointy cars from that dratted film last night and there were shopping trolleys everywhere! Your fault!'

I was that surprised that my eyebrows rose so high, they slid over the top of my head! I mean, really, what do you say to that?! The thought of mom driving anything at all is scary enough these days but a racing car? Did I tell you she drove into a wall years ago when she waved at her friend during her first driving test in Brunei? She failed that first test and I expect the examiner has never been the same since, even 40 years on if he still lives...

Oh well. Work was busy as usual and I'm pleased to say, it was time to log off before I realised it. It was especially welcome today as the day had started dreich and had looked unlikely to improve but a chilly looking sun had put in an appearance in the middle of the afternoon. We went out for a walk through town via M&S, fed the gulls and then decided to come the long way back to finish at the seafront to catch what I hoped would be a fine sunset. I wasn't disappointed..

Go large....

I stood there for ages drifting away thinking of other times when the world had seemed so perfect. My thoughts were evanescent; like the last rays of the sun as it sank into the sea and the sky turned pink before quickly darkening.

Track? A bit of Robert Plant today - Memory Song