... Of Your Life be a Good Day' sang Andy Williams. Nice song, that. And I'll wager that Ooor Supreme Leader Alex Salmond has had few better days than that momentous May Day when the SNP were swept back into power in the Holyrood elections. Most people predicted an SNP win - Labour never really got the hang of opposition and their campaign was lacklustre to say the least, and the SNP government has done very little wrong over the last four years, introducing a number of popular (or populist, depending on your point of view) policies and steering clear of controversy in the main (with the exception perhaps of the Al Magrahi release). The Liberals are at rock bottom following the Westminster coalition deal, the Scottish Socialists/Solidarity remain the two bald men fighting over a comb and the Tories - well, they're the Tories! So the scene was set for SNP to continue in government.
But while the SNP victory was predictable, the sheer scale of the success was stunning - an overall majority must have surely exceeded the SNP's wildest dreams. A raft of familiar faces departed the Holyrood stage - quite a few never to return, I hope - replaced with enthusiastic new Members all eager to show their talents. Among them will be many who just didn't expect to be there, and there could be some fun an games as the new intake finds it's feet. The electorate will be expecting more of this new administration, however - particularly one with an outright majority - and we could be in for interesting times.
Back in the wee world of Dave, I spent this month creating a giant Creme Egg sculpture. I worked tirelessly on this unique installation and I have applied to Creative Scotland for funding to take my exhibition on the road. No response yet but I remain hopeful.
With so much time spent on the sculpture there was little leisure time but I did manage to get some gardening done and fitted in a wee drive to Glen Etive (pictures above).
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