I have finally edited my footage of the fireworks display which celebrated the 200th anniversary of the opening of Dunkeld Bridge. And here’s the movie, just in time for the 202nd anniversary!
Many of you will remember how windy it was that day. There was some doubt as to whether the fireworks display would go ahead, yet hundreds of us turned up at Dunkeld Cathedral in the evening. Blast Design, who put on the display, also provided the climax to the Perth 800 festivities on 26th November 2010. Here are a couple of photos Genie took that snowy evening on Tay Street, Perth.
Cairnlea must be the most new-neighboured house in Birnam – well, Perth Road anyway. Eighteen months ago Sandy and Rosaleen moved in to Rosewood. Yesterday, the builders moved out and Fiona and Ross and their three children moved in to Elwood, on the other side. So now we’re sandwiched by newcomers.
Of course, after only seven and a half years here, we’re relative newcomers ourselves. But in a friendly community like Birnam, that’s more than long enough to get to know your neighbours, and you learn to love them as much for their foibles as for their friendship. We soon got used to the odd foray by Wilson, Margaret and Dave Scott’s black Labrador, through our hedge in search of our cats; while Ian Stewart’s rock’n’roll barbeques became an entertaining feature of a summer Saturday evening. And I’m sure there were moments when our teenagers unexpectedly enlivened their evenings.
When first Ian, then Margaret and Dave, sold up and moved on, we were genuinely sad to see them go. But life goes on and communities need new blood, new energy to stay vibrant and alive. Right now, we’re lucky enough to be at the centre of a little pocket of change, and we say a heartfelt Welcome to our two sets of new neighbours, and hope that they have as many happy years here in Birnam as we have.
