Cloud watching


Real holiday stuff, lying under an apple tree on a hot afternoon, watching the clouds. For the week that I was there, Speyside was in the throes of a heatwave. A north of Scotland heatwave, that is, with temperatures around 26C. I found it blissful, but my elderly father and his friends were, as the local expression goes, 'come-at' (afflicted). In between preparing light and what I hoped were tempting meals, turning fans up and down, moving them from room to room, supplying plentiful cool drinks, I walked in the early morning, watered plants, watched very little of Wimbledon, and watched the clouds.



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  1. Yes, that 'heatwave' sounds comfortable to me, too. Lovely clouds. Looks like it was a perfect day.

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  2. Cloud watching is such a relaxing past time!

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  3. LOVE cloud watching... I just wish I could find more time to relax in such a manner! And I suppose it would be easier if the grey clouds would stay away! :)

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  4. Nice to have you back Linda, glad you had a good holiday up our way. Your clouds are very delicate, just ready to evaporate in that heat wave

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  5. When it's hot on Speyside, life is truly blissful. I spent a lot of time in Grantown as a kid. Quite enjoyed it in the snow but it was another world in the heat. Oh, lucky you.

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  6. Linda these are such lovely photos. I agree there is nothing more enjoyable than lying back in the shade of a tree or in the grass and watching another world go by. Have a wonderful week.
    Smiles

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  7. It sounds like a blissful time away, Linda. Your cloud photos are lovely.

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  8. Hi,

    Lovely clouds thanks.

    Came by to say hello, hope you are doing well and enjoying summer.

    Love,
    Herrad

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  9. In answer to your question today (which, incidentally, I enjoy your questions. I don't think they are silly at all!):

    When children are first learning to play baseball, they learn to hit off of a tee. It's the same principal as golfing from a tee, only the one used for baseball is much taller and sits on a base shaped like home plate. This helps them become accustomed to the proper distance from the plate and approximate height of their swing.

    The coaches do pitch, but for the first two years, a child can hit off the tee after six pitches.

    As for calling it a "T" instead of a "tee," well, I suppose that's just typical of American culture. We seem to abbreviate everything we possibly can. :)

    Hope that cleared it up a bit, anyway! Thanks for stopping by.

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  10. What lovely pictures. Our sky has been very much not that colour at all the last couple of weeks!

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  11. So glad our skies were blue for you. Edinburgh put on a good show for us. We had a great time.

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  12. A week of cloud watching under an apple tree is just great once in a year.

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