Friday's Facts

Fact #1

We stopped to photograph this fine fellow last night whilst crossing the Barvas moor on our way to town.

 Deer are a common site nowadays, but 'when I was young', I never, ever saw a deer.

Fact #2

Stornoway is twinned with Pendleton, South Carolina. Do any of you live close to Pendleton?

 I stopped the car to take this photo. Nothing wrong with that.

The girls were with me. Nothing wrong with that.

But when I stop the car to take a photo of a sign and the girls are with me.... there's plenty wrong with that. Or so I've been told. In no uncertain terms.

Fact #3

We harvested the onions from the tubs yesterday. Now for the drying out..

There are a few Spring Onions in this photo too. I think you may call them green onions on 'the other side'... is that right?

Fact #4

We have some strawberries.

Yes, I know I told y'all that before, but some things are worth repeating.

We have strawberries. 

They're red and everything. 

And we've eaten two of them. 

Fact #5

I saw this book yesterday in town. I resisted the temptation to buy it, but the subject matter fascinated me.

This is how the book is described on the GoodReads website:

Fans of cowboy history will love this fascinating and well-researched insight into the link between the Scottish droving tradition and American Cowboys. This unique account includes turn-of-the-century photographs depicting life on the plains.

I'm on a strict no-buying-of-books diet, so the book stayed on the shelf, but once I've convinced all relevent parties that my addiction to enjoyment of buying books is under control and is no longer of any danger, I may be able to sneak this one into the house.

I could have called this post Friday's Fun Facts, or Friday's Very Useful Facts, but neither would have been true. As it is, they are snippets of information that may, or may not, interest you. 

Oh, and just in case you were wondering: the strawberries were delicious. Red and juicy and delicious.