I cant let the EU vote go unmentioned... We sat up until well past 3.00 watching the results come in - it will effect us all in some way or another especially our young people who will reap the long term consequences... however... Lets not get too depressed by the result - what ever your preferences are it was at least a democratic vote... I, sadly, feel we are moving into an increasingly right wing culture - but I'm not prepared to believe that everyone who voted leave is a racist or bigoted - there was alot of misinformation broadcast and alot of manipulation and economics with the truth... but at the end of the very long day it was a democratic process. For me its not a matter of celebrating but it is what it is and we need to accept it and motivate future generations to rise up and find ways of keeping the world peaceful and safe... difficult as we slide into a potentially unwelcoming right wing direction.... At least it wasn't a landslide victory for the leave campaigners.... and on a brighter note we have Glastonbury to cheer us up - I'll be sat warm and mud free watching the best bits on tv not even slightly envious of those who are there...
The second half of the week continued in much the same vein. We had one rainy afternoon which was actually quite nice to be holed up in the house with the rain lashing the windows. It probably wasn't quite so nice for the two visitors that came on their bikes but they're tough cookies - and its only water- but I did feel sorry for them having to cycle six miles back down the track in the wind and rain, but given Scotland, it wasn't as bad as it could be. The big quest for the 2nd half of the week was to find some deer antiers! The chap that owned the house dropped in to visit - he was a very friendly fella and was chatting about how this was the time of year when all the Stags lost their antlers (he collected them and sold them) so after that we were on the serious lookout. It's always been Fred's mission to find some dropped antlers.... The Monro baggers continued with the mission to bag the remaining three Monros... there is discussion as whet...
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