Jim Malcolm

The trout season has begun with a wimper and this is the the only fish I caught throughout the chilly winds of March. After six months of angling cabin fever the second half of March usually offers a couple of good warm still days but not this time. I’ve been relatively quiet on the musical front, although I am researching a lot of new material and planning a live concert album hopefully to be recorded in Perth in August. I’m finding it hard not to get very excited about the forthcoming UK general election (May 7th). Scotland remains lit up politically and the polls show the Scottish National Party may have their best results ever. Interesting times…

Been working hard way out West. Travelling up from California to Oregon, too tired to get out and look at the trees – so I did drive through….

A Malcolm Christmas always involves a trip to Methlick in Aberdeenshire where most of Susies family live. Her Sister Sarah and husband Neil keep a few Hielan’ coos at their farm which are both pretty and spectacularly tasty. Snapped this guy at dawn which was well after eight this morning.

The farm house of Little Ardo where Susie’s family have lived for I think five generations. Thanks to all the Methlickers for a great couple of days hospitality.

Hooray! it has just started to snow in Perth. Last year we had no snow except on the mountains. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

Big thanks to big sis Alison and hubby Iain for a stonkingly good Christmas Day…Jingle Bells!