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Any fool can be uncomfortable

December 17, 2014 By Ellen Leave a Comment

“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.” That’s what my dad used to say when he thought that someone wasn’t properly kitted out for whatever activity they were embarking on. And, as someone who loved being outside walking or cycling, he had years of experience to draw on. The point he was […]

Filed Under: Berghaus, cold, dad, dressing, fool, layers, rain, Scotland, waterproof, weather

When will there be rain?

July 27, 2014 By Ellen 1 Comment

“And we’ve been so lucky with the weather…,” they cry, perspiring pinkly. “It’s hotter than the Seychelles, here. In Glasgow.”Right.  It’s true. The sun has beat relentlessly onto Glasgow’s unusually clean streets these past few days. Even locals who normally consider that a sunny spell is part of an elaborate natural practical joke – like […]

Filed Under: confession, heat, heatwave, rain, summer, sun, weather

Spring has arrived, but I’m stuck in here…

April 14, 2014 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Review: Regatta Women’s X-ert Capris. A few weeks ago the sun came out for a little while, a few hours of blue sky and optimism. It’s here! Spring has arrived. Then it started to rain. And in between the showers it was damp. And windy. And cold. I spend much of the bright spell contemplating long sun soaked […]

Filed Under: clothes, hills, mountains, Outdoor Look, review, spring, walking, weather

Sunshine: That’s better

January 9, 2014 By Ellen 4 Comments

It really has felt like the rain never stopped and the sky never darkened. At the time I never feel like I’m affected by the weather, but really I must be.  Consequently 2014 got off to a bit of a bleurgh start, all gloomy for no good reason. Apart from the rain and the Panther’s […]

Filed Under: Fionaoutdoors, Mugdog, sunshine, walking, weather

338/365 And the wind blew…

December 5, 2013 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Of course what this picture could have shown is those Perspex panels on the Bell’s Bridge pinging out of their sockets and flapping over the white horses on the Clyde. Or, even, it might have been a video of same. Or in focus.  Only it wasn’t, it’s blurry and rushed because it was actually a […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, Hurricane Bawbag, storm, weather, wind

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