Pentecost Sunday

Today is Pentecost Sunday. It is the birthday of the Church, which began about 2000 years ago with a frightened group of 12 men and Our Lady locked in an upstairs room. Suddenly the room was filled with what they described as " A roaring wind," and tongues of fire appeared above thier heads.
It was the coming of the Holy Spirit. The fear left them, they unbolted the door, rushed out into the street and began to preach the Good News. The rest is History.

The weather here in the UK has been absolutely wonderful. If this is Global warming....bring it on.
We have had 2 weeks of blue, cloudless skies. Temperatures have been up around 26C. Everyone is smiling. The beaches and parks are full of people enjoying themselves. Ice cream shops are doing a roaring trade. Iced drinks are being feverishly downed...and lots of chilled wine and beer too.
This time last year we were in gales and freezing weather. How wonderful Scotland is!
And the weather will go on like this for some days yet. long may it last is what we say.
Despite the heat, we have no shortage of water in Scotland. We seldom do. England is another story.
They have had drought notices served over the last few weeks. They tend to have warmer weather than we do here in Scotland.
And the best is I am able to enjoy it as I have been signed of work by the Doctor. More of that in another blog.

A Puffer on the Clyde at Old Kilpatrick

Loch Lomond at Luss

Luss

Luss

Tonight, sitting in the garden, a good book and a glass....or two...of chenin blanc!