An afternoon on Kinghorn beach

Our first job of the day lasted throughout most of the morning. We were taking apart an old chicken coop. The walls were still in good condition, so it was worth while to save them. The small shed was surrounded by unkempt weeds and plants. The biggest job was digging out  the chicken wire fence that was about two feet underground with cement blocks holding it down. For a long time we dug and dug using the shovel to lever the blocks out of the earth. About halfway through the job the shovel broke... Then we just used wire cutters to move the rest of it out of the way. Meanwhile, Richard had unscrewed all the screws that were holding the structure together. Hella and I then moved the walls to a different spot.

The coop we were taking apart.

Let's play a game called find the giant creepy ass spider in the photo. Find it?

When we were finished moving it.

By the end of the job, my jeans were completely muddy and my gloves ripping in places. I guess that is what you get when you buy the cheap pair...

We still had about half an hour left before lunch, so Diana kindly let us go check out the Earth ship. I had already been there briefly with Mike, but Hella had not yet seen it. So we both went down and the volunteer told us all about it. It is such a cool thing. A completely self sustainable building built with old car tires... truly amazing. It is a real inspiration for anyone trying to live green.
 

 Then we had lunch and it was off to work with Adam for the afternoon. We did a bit more digging and rock moving, then we did some more planting up in Adam's poly tunnel. I prepared the pots and Hella planted the seeds. After that, we weeded the boxes where the beans will soon be planted. As we worked, we talked more about universities and our experiences with traveling abroad. Once again, it is really interesting to hear someone elses take on the whole situation.
 The whole time the loch, farm and tree house were in view. Again the sun was shining and the puffy clouds shifting through the sky. It was a gorgeous place to be weeding. 

For the last hour of our day, we worked in the jewelry shop, bagging merchandise and putting line through pendants. All the while, random techno music blared in the background. I told Hella about the play that my German class put on last year. She got a real kick out of one of my lines from the play; "Ich bin schone, und du bist fett. So spielt das Leben". (Translates to: I am pretty and you are fat. Such is life.) (I played a bitter ex-wife and that was my response to the new wife.) Anyway, it was really fun to talk about German and tell her about things I learned. Then it was the end of the day and we walked into town because Hella needed to get some money out of the bank. It was such a great spring afternoon in town. The warm light cast long shadows as we walked down the narrow streets of Kinghorn. The old stone buildings looked cooler than ever, bathed in the late afternoon sun. After we stopped by the bank,we headed down to the beach. Once again I took about a zillion pictures. So here you go!

Kinghorn Loch.

The road to Kinghorn.

Kinghorn beach.

 

 

(this is one of my personal favorites.)

We walked the length of the beach, collecting sea glass, taking photos, and enjoy the beauty of the beach. It is such a lovely place and I had a wonderful time exploring and appreciating it this afternoon. 
 

Creepy bus stop advert. (I'm becoming so British.) (Look at the colours.) :P

By the time we got back, it was time for dinner in the tree house. We had pad thai and watched a thing about the bears of Kodiak, Alaska on Adam's projector setup. Another enjoyable evening up in the trees.