the gable-enders,
a guide to the best of Montrose and around...

I am now starting to go out early in the mornings again and as usual I meet plenty of people walking their dog/s. I was round at the my favourite Sleepyhillock spot the other morning when  bumped into Jack and Jim. I've passed them many a time on the Brechin Road in my car, but this was the first opportunity to have a blether. Jim says that Jack, who is only three, keeps him fit,  and would have him walking all day if he let him. He certainly looks full of life.

On Saturday morning I was down at the Curlie trying to get some shots of the herons, not an easy task. They are playing games with me. As i try to move closer they're up and move to the other side of the pond, just landing at the bank. Try to go round the other side and they move back again. I need to get there earlier and hide, as well as invest in a bigger lens.
I don't know if anyone knows if there have been herons at the Curlie in the past.

Whe I returned a while later to try again I met Joe who was out walking Barney. We had a good chat about the herons, and then moved on to life in general, and about only being here once. Hope you have the opportunity to paint more, and as often as you like.