And the mouse police never sleeps. That might be a song from the 1978 Jethro Tull studio album Heavy Horses, but it’s also the line that comes to mind tonight. Yes, silly o’clock again, though perhaps not quite, at least … Continue reading
My return visit to Aberlady Bay last evening was much more interesting and enjoyable than my visit the night before. This time we have amazing sunsets and not a hint of rain. Compare this to the previous night when we … Continue reading
Thoughts these past few days have turned again to one of the most interesting, rewarding and indeed challenging turf sessions you can do in Edinburgh, The Seven Hills of Edinburgh Turf Challenge. This unofficial turf challenge was created by ESOC … Continue reading
An easy, very relaxed, turf session today, just a random scattering of zones locally around Dalkeith and Eskbank, and a pleasant change to follow a different route from the usual. Traffic was busy in the town, so I’m filtering through … Continue reading
It’s almost 24-hours later, no zombie hordes have descended upon the town and I’m up at silly o’clock again kick scooting my way down to DCP, that’s Dalkeith Country Park, there, to pick up where I left off after last … Continue reading
The time is silly o’clock, about 1.00 am in the morning. The location is the camp site in Dalkeith Country Park, to be precise I’m sitting on a silly recycled plastic (why not simply use sustainable timber?) bench under a … Continue reading
Portobello promenade might not be the easiest place to turf on a busy Sunday afternoon in July but it’s well worth it for the atmosphere. Here, the pace is slow, chilled and simply delightful. People are sauntering along the walkway, … Continue reading
One of the great things about the turf community is how amazing it is that so many turfers are happy to share their turf wisdom and knowledge of turf related events with other turfers. Sally, aka turfer Wintergreen, dropped me … Continue reading
I was taking zone KirkCockpen the other day and Bitzer said “Are you sure you should be riding a bicycle in a graveyard?” The first thought I had in response to this was that I must be hearing voices again … Continue reading
Logging onto Warded is arguably the best way to find turfer uniques, zones held by turfers you haven’t taken a zone from. However, what is revealed is always changing and what you see the night before will more than likely … Continue reading
