Summer has definitely arrived

It's been a hot, sticky week in Europe with record highs in France and other countries. We also benefited from this high pressure but thankfully temperatures only reached the mid-high 20's C here (c. 80 F) - plenty warm enough whilst still able to get out and enjoy it.

Golf, cycling and hill-walking have been enjoyed and we even had one of our Headbangs on Friday night, so it's been a busy week. Jo and I took advantage by having supper on the lawn at the Tor-na-Coille on Tuesday:

On Saturday, Gary and Luca travelled through to the Banchory Show and popped in to see us afterwards, so we all went over to the golf club for supper there. Luca will be back here with us on Tuesday for a few days.

My new passport saga continues - although the first photo I submitted passed the initial online test, it was subsequently rejected, so I had to do it again. It took another 12 attempts before I managed to take one that passed the online test again. Let's hope this one also gets past the secondary check and I can get my new passport soon: