The first of the decorating has started.

I bought a cut in paint brush at great expense, but a good one will save a fortune in masking tape.

Yet before the lid was off the first tin of paint I was off with the dog.

Miles we did, Bo'ness to Blackness and beyond, way past the Abercorn sea stack. Hopetoun was the target but we bailed just as it hove into view in the distance.

A dull morning that evolved into a glorious afternoon.