Peace, quiet and points of interst

Been a busy week, family away home now, so head down and things back to normal - apart from the weather - so it looks like we have had our spring and summer and are now heading into Autumn.  If this is a sign of things to come then better get the wellies and thermals out.

Watched the BBC highlights of the World Pipe Band Championships last night and was wondering where all the pipers were when we were there !!!  Missed them somehow,   anyway very good result for the Shotts and Dykehead Band, the winners and World Champions.     While there I spotted this bloke measuring the sound from the pipes ;

Perhaps they should be issued to the Police to check the volume of these megaphone exhausts fitted to cars and motorcycles, go faster exhaust systems which do nothing more than annoy - time they were controlled.
Nice run out around Peeblesshire and surrounds on the way home on Monday,  down through the Meldrons

From the maps and information available it would appear that there has been some form of habitation and settlements there for around 5000 years.  The picture (not very good ) is of the White Meldron which has signs of a an ancient fort on the the summit.

At Barony Castle  work is really progressing with the restoration of the stone map of Scotland, made by Polish Cartographers - well worth a visit.

Popped into Peebles and while snapping the crest above the door of the Masonic Lodge, dating back to 1716

One of the clients of the Central Bar (opposite) pointed out that the house next door to the Lodge had been occupied at one time by the explorer, Mungo Park, who had been killed while in Africa.

  Headed home and stopped off in the peace and quiet of Roseberry Reservoir,  who needs to travel miles for a bit of quiet !!!!!

Now need to wait and see what the weekend has in store.