Census day - and the clocks have "springed" forward.

Sun is shining, although it is a bit cold out- however as the clocks have just sprung forward an hour, we are one hour ahead of mother nature - so I will wait an hour before I go out to play. This will give me time to complete my Census Form and avoid arrest by the secret non- compliance police. Better write about the Rosemount buildings as photographed - this wonderful brick built quadrangle adjacent to Gardener's Crescent, Edinburgh, is part of the West EndConservation Area. They were designed by William lambie Moffat and built in 1860 using brick instead of the then normal stone.

They are really nice and you can enter the quadrangle through the corner towers and find peace and quiet in the heart of the city - well worth a wee look.

Looking at the sunshine reminded me of the two seabirds we were watching lying sunbathing on a rock when at North Berwick last Tuesday. The shot of Arthur's Seat was taken on the same day from the bottom of the matting at The Hillend Ski Centre, it was just unfortunate that the chair lift was not running - just a bit too much for me to try and get to the top of the hill for the views, in my current condition.

So, what else is new this morning ? Simon Vettel apparently won the Australian Grand prix "having led from the start as he was in pole position" - big yawns all round, very boring - I think it should be like the stock car racing where the fastest man is last and has to batter his way through the traffic in front - much more entertaining.

The Tarten Army has taken over London where Brazil - are acting as host team and taking on Scotland in a friendly match at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium - One thing is sure, the Metropolitan Police will have less trouble with the Tarten Army than they had with the yobbish anarchists who used yesterday's peaceful demonstration against government cuts to wreck havoc and cause mayhem in the city. For them it was just an excuse to cause damage - but they were not content with hitting out at Banks (who we know were the cause of the problems in the first instance - through the greed of the speculators wanting their bonuses) but smashed shops, hotels and therefore effected hard working staff there. Some 200 were arrested, just throw away the keys.

It was a bit like the incident here at Newbigging last week when the so called (great unwashed) Eco warriors caused £100,000's worth of damage to earth moving equipment which was being used to reinstate a former open cast site. My friend "Uncle Jim" was saying that the same thing was happening all the time in his part of the world (Lesmahagow - edge of the Universe) where there is a very large and expanding open cast mine which is causing a great deal of anger in the community.

I know that it is not on my doorstep, but once they have been and then gone, the area is back to normal, unlike the forests of wind generators springing up everywhere - just drive down the M74 from Larkhall to Moffat to see these blights on the landscape.

Mrs B is away with friends in the quiet, picturesque village of Port William on Luce Bay, off the Solway Firth, where she tells me that the weather has been lovely - in the "days of yore" this area was smugglers paradise, so the ladies will no doubt be looking for a few bottles of "duty free" to supplement their supplies.