How much more can we cope with ?????? Sunshine and Golf.

Saturday evening,  sun is still shining and we are now experiencing the kind of summers I had as a youngster, weeks of pleasant weather,  bubbling tar on the road -  a Council down south had to bring in grit lorries (snow ploughs) to spread grit onto the soft tar on several roads which were potentially on the verge of self combustion - seems that the black surface absorbs so much more heat that it is much higher than surface temperatures.

Open Golf at Muirfield,  day three with Lee Westwood sitting at three under, and Tiger Woods prowling two shots behind.   Good crowds, no thanks to the BBC who say the course is twenty miles south of Edinburgh,  wrong direction - try East -   drivers are being advised to turn off their Sat navs and follow the road signs.      Local businesses  in the Aberlady, Gullane area  are not benefiting from the expected "bonanza"  as vehicles are being directed away to big off site car parks and no parking is allowed in the villages on the main routs to the course which is reserved for VIP labels.   Even the top stars are coming in by helicopter so they will not be stopping off for a beer en route.

Missed off this picture of Seacliffe Beach the other night, when I wrote about Redcliff Beatch,  sort of Freudian slip,  as it is Redcliff where Rob, Caitlin and wee Jack stay in the Land of Oz,  and which, coincidentally appeared in a recent TV documentary.

Pleased to see Chris Froome managed to eventually win the Tour de France, despite the efforts of the eejit  nanny goats who nearly managed to interfere with the three leaders a few Km's from the final tape.

No doubt Phil the Oz will a bit more subdued with the current state of play in the Ashes at Lords.

Thought I should add this picture to encourage the two young lads who were interested in the motor bikes when we parked up at the Mercat Grill the other night.

 Too nice a day today to be inside, however, I did make it to the  meeting of King David of Ballantradoch , K. T.'s at Dalkeith,  good turn out,  candidate, and an excellent working of the degree.
Next month, 17th,   10.30 a.m.  Temple Kirk, for the annual church meeting, before the meeting at Dalkeith.

Quiet evening,  open the pub, and Open Golf tomorrow and must try and get some odds and ends in a case before Monday.