The end of May and the sun is shining, has a nice walk/run via kissing trees to Kirkcaldy, nice meal at Betty Nicols, then train back, I like days like this, though the sun could have started to shine earlier as it's really only got nice now.
The month started with a walk/run to Auchtertool and back, but the reason for doing this is no longer there. My father Ron died on Sunday 7th May after a long illness that robbed him of his quality of life in the last few months. He wanted to go, he was impatient, but his time finally came this month. He didn't want a funeral, but he got one nonetheless, there are criteria to be met if leaving body to medical science and his emaciated state ruled him out. The funeral went OK, as usual there were people I haven't seen in years, so recognising and being recognised took time. No sign of my sister Anne though, less said the better on this platform.
Am an orphan now, no parents left. Still, I have never lost an Aunt, still the original 3 left, so not all the older generation has died off. My uncle Norman is a good example of how youthful 81/82 can be, and was on his usual chatty form at funeral. Shame it's only sad occasions that bring the extended family together now. All cousins were present, just the aforementioned sister wasn't.
The funeral was on 23rd May, I fitted in a long arranged trip to Berlin and the spa resort Binz on the island of Ruegen before this, was good, the spa had 3 different pools, one was very salty and made you totally buoyant, in fact it was hard to put feet on the floor. Food was good, one night in a fish restaurant which was fabby. In Berlin was two nights in Friedrichrhain before Ruegen, and the last night near to Alexander Platz. Did fit in a wee S Bahn to Potsdam in the first couple of days before heading north by train. Connections to Berlin BER airport and pretty shit from central Berlin actually, anyone who thinks Grmans are efficient obviously hasn't flown to or from Berlin recently.
The budgies Kenny and Scampi are totally addicted to YouTube videos of fellow budgies, they actaully make quite a fuss if the videos aren't running, but you have to draw the line somewhere, afterall I also want to watch occassional things like Selling Sunset etc (yeah really).
I sign off now, here are a couple of photos, see you in June.
