It was a very beautiful day today. Very clear and warm. I took the gentlemen to the start of the race, finn to the show with his friends, Meg to the show to meet up with friends and then had my hair dyed. Meg says it is awful and bleached. I think it is not colourless with grey bits, therefore is still an improvement.
It was a fantastic drive over the Crown Range to the end of the race in Arrowtown. There is a clarity that might be the beginning of autumn and there is a slight yellowing of leaves on some of the trees. The grass is mostly golden with the dryness anyway, and there are patches of bright green irrigated fields. Spook nearly enjoyed his race, despite feeling sick and taking about 20mins longer than last year. Josh stopped to take photos and was a bit disappointed to realise that he was a minute and 20secs off 3rd place overall.
The children all had a good day, and tonight is the first time in a week that Meg's spirits have lifted. I would be pleased to find a way to not be so severely affected by the ups and downs in her life and relationships, but I don't know if it's possible. Things can change very quickly in a teenagers life, which is why it's been surprising that this upset has lasted so long and happened so abruptly after our happy little scene of all the children getting on so well after camp, last week. We still don't have normal relations resumed with Meg and Michaela, but a bit of space is quite a good thing when we live so close.
I drove Josh back to his campsite home at a bay round the corner and the evening sky was pale blue, with everything in silhouette. There was a light Scotch Mist lying across the road and as we drove down towards the bay, the lake was a perfect reflection of the sky above. Reminded me of Loch Lomond on a perfect September night.
3 comments:
hey Mo,well those teenagers,Benjamin and Thomas are 16 and 17 nom,so i now everything about it.We can only hope that they will survive these years,and they will,but we mams,will end with more of that grey hair.Love from Belgium.
Dear Benny and Nancy - so nice to feel your support floating over from Belgium. It was a great day today, (15th), but it does seem that there is much that will worry us in the years ahead (well, day by day!). Hope the boys are still playing guitar and keeping thier locks long.
hey Mo,it could be a wet spring in Scotland to,i Fly to Glasgow tomorrow to start the West Highland Way,with tent,and the weatherforecast gives heavy rain till saturday.I hope it will change after the weekend because the nice people we know in Fort William moved out so i can't phone them to help me(joke).
By the way,the boys still have long hair and still making lots off noice with their guitar and drums.
I've noticed on the pictures that Megg is grown-up,she looks like a litle lady.
greetings from Belgium,Nancy
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