Category Archives: Turf

I’m always on the lookout for a reason to head out turfing on mild summer nights. Occurrences and events such as the summer solstice, the longest day, is a few days away on 21st June, so I’ll be trying to … Continue reading →

Out turfing locally this morning around Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith and I’m in that automatic mode you get sometimes when you know the zones so well that you barely look at the screen on the phone. You find yourself kind of … Continue reading →

At night, in the wee small hours around Silly O’clock (it’s 1:15 and 30 seconds precisely), it’s the sounds that stand out in the darkness, and also the silence, the lack of sounds. With so few people out and about, … Continue reading →

Sunday the 5th saw the start of another Round of Turf and my thoughts turn again to what my plan will be this time. To be honest I do every round start and would really like to try some of … Continue reading →

Silly O’clock, that’s another name for the wee small hours of the morning. I would guess any time after the midnight, the witching hour, and before say 4.00 am. And when you tell people (other than the very few enlightened … Continue reading →

Well, bit of a general turf blog today. In fact, not a lot of turfing these past few days other than a quick hour or so on the bicycle each day to keep up the Daily – Five. I have … Continue reading →

9.00 am Bonnyrigg and I’m joining the cycleway to Penicuik. It’s surprisingly quiet with very few people about. But always that one single dog walker who cannot control her pooch. It was actually called Waffles, which is a character in … Continue reading →

Funny how we make plans for something, get all kitted up, then cannot be bothered. Fat-biking out to the zones in Aberlady Bay around the witching hour was my original plan as tide and weather were favourable. I’d even started … Continue reading →