I watched the sun set from the harbour wall tonight, to the gentle sounds of the tide rippling around the rotting timbers and crumbling stonework.
I watched the last ship that Scott’s built launch here nearly 30 years. Funny how the passage of time seems to be defined more definitely (and alarmingly) by events that I witnessed rather than things that I’ve done.
Today I discovered that a job where I’m doing some alterations wasn’t fitted by us “A couple of years ago”, it was 1996. I nearly had to sit down.
Did you have a wee bruce willis singing and whistle fest while you were watching the sun oing down ?
…no, I had Sleepwalk by Santo and Johnny ringing in my ears…
Ah, the perfect musical accompanyment to my Kitkat chunky to finish lunch on.
As usual you’re a might hard on yourself above – look at what you have achieved – first and foremost, you’re a Dad!!! – then there’s this blog malarky, which literally dozens of folk would be lost without – and anyway, you’ve got the next 40 years to catch up on whatever you missed in the first 40.
He is just doon an the dumps cause he has the cold !
Ach, it was a moment of introspection and extremely cold hands :o) Lovely sunset though, I had the camera in my jacket from the meeting earlier in the day where I was taking pictures of old pipes…not quite to nice.
The same scene just now is pure white, low cloud with a haze rising from the thawing snow. Very odd.
This cold’s a bastard, I want to get oot!
Koff!
This’ll cheer him up – did you realise the ” wee bruce willis singing and whistle fest” to which you refer was back in 1987? Sadly, I have the vinyl to prove it!
…so do I.
I was only 12 so my pocket money wouldnae stretch that far !
Child.
“The same scene just now is pure white, low cloud with a haze rising from the thawing snow. Very odd.”
Fecking typical 2 days of clear skies whilst being stuck in the office !
Come days off now look !
It’s just all light grey now.
Harrumph.