Spring promised in the garden today.

Back in beautiful Embra after meeting my boy for a meal and a cheeky old fashioned in Champagne Central in GlasVegas

I am so looking forward to a large Negroni when I get in, and while enjoying it also indulging in my guilty pleasure, the Strictly final.
Going to be an epic combo.

Busy first aid shift with St Andrews at Hibs / Ross County today.
Very sad life story for one of them, after our initial care we handed over to SAS, due to the serious nature of the incident, who transported to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for tests and observation.

Great mysteries of our time.

The effort spent to bag dog poo to then leave it behind.

Why?

17:15 is now officially Negroni time in he household.

Probably little chance that we’ll get to it today given the assisted dying debate, but good to see my Association of Special Constabulary Officers colleagues championing the employment rights of specials.

We will get there.

Hunkered down for a quiet night in before early start for a 12 hr day shift in my rural beat tomorrow.

I have a feeling this weekend’s rural shifts will be interesting!

Some much needed mindfulness today. It’s been a busy week and it’s only Tuesday!

Edinburgh looks just amazing tonight under the full moon

I did a thing.

I saw some new data today, a simple little chart that has a sad and sobering message.

Something close to my and many other folks’ heart is withering away. There is huge untapped potential that is vanishing, unrealised.

Bat watching.
Just two his year, we had four pups and the parents this time last year.
Tough for wildlife just now I think.

Sadly lost another blackbird to a sparrowhawk yesterday, two magpies were giving it a good mobbing at the time but it kept hold and made off.

Ripe Comice pear and Colston Bassett Stilton cheese.
Probably the best taste combo in the world!