Menoturals; Imbibing Negative Ions

She's at it again, getting down and close to the sea... A place I had been noticing on my coastal drives up to Aberdeen was Johnshaven. As I departed the Granite City this time, I made an effort to take the left turn off the A92, finding a sharp drop downhill and quite curvy - not as tight as some of the Fife towns I attempted to visit, so I did get The Grey right down to park on the harbourside.

Can you see him over the other side there? It was a Monday, so I found the entire place shut down, apart from the little grocery store and the pub. I had received glowing reports about the cafe, but that's only open Thurs-Sun. Even the Lobster Shack was shut, so there was no chance of getting my (very rare break-out meal) scampi'n'chips.

The built harbour dates back to the 1870s, and fishing has been the staple industry of this small town for as long as there has been habitation - and you'll gather that Lobster is the key species caught.

All you needed to know about creeling, right? Some pretty boats were around, but they will appear on a View's post in a few weeks. There were lots of lovely old cottages - I adored this one, but I feel somewhat unused. It would do me grand as a base!

I will visit Johnshaven again, so this is not the last you will see of it - and tomorrow, you can watch a bit of video sweep around the view over the water - the wider expanse of this photo, which, if you look carefully, shows one of our offshore windfarms. Most of the maintenance for that one is carried out from Montrose (Ferryden). 

To close today's Nature Friday post, here is a bunch of Black-eyed Susans, found in Duthie Park, early October.

Oh, and don't forget that next week it is Final Friday Feature time again!!!