A week with no running.... Arghhhhh!!

Not only that but a 10k tomorrow with muscles that have inexorably slid back into moaning about running a mile or less. A twinge or two (or three or four) of some kind of tendinitis along the front of my left leg forced me to abandon the 1/2 marathon training temporarily in an attempt to stay in tomorrows race. This came on following the sponsored walk, or to be more accurate during it,my solution to this is not to walk anywhere any more. I shall run or be pushed by an available off spring in an upright metal tipped up thingy with wheels like delivery men use to trundle around heavy packages. I did potter along with Inveraray jogscotland (we had an article in the local paper no less...in the sports pages too!!) but missed the sprints having to watch the poor souls from the sidelines. Hopefully next week I can join in too. A peaceful week here with some very amicable guests who like some kind of flip side to me walk everywhere...well they have to really as they have no car! They are very committed to this and don't even accept lifts offered into Inveraray! They do it for fun, still it is a very nice walk. Off now to rescue the burning chicken from the oven...no, it is not the one previously featured although I am keeping my beady eye on her!

History, scenery and the inevitable animal picture...making the most of the last few days of freedom......

So, from the top....we had a wander round Auchindrain. This is an open air museum based around an old highland township which is facing closure this year through falling visiting numbers. There is inspiration there for Garret with the barn roof. Next one of our new incredibly friendly chickens. This one especially is doing great things for chicken/human relations. At a recent gathering of friends the 13-14yr old boys were found in the field cooing over said chicken and forgoing (temporarily) the draw of various electronic gadgets. That night Garret found her asleep by the gate, presumably waiting for them to come back. The last day of the holidays I dragged the three out for a spot of exercise and we completed the Leicann walk and boy, was it beautiful.