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BBC Sounds. Hello, Lucy White here from BBC Scotland's Podlitical. We'll let you get back

to Scotland outdoors in just a moment, but first I want to tell you about our podcast. We're a team of political journalists

who like to unpick what's actually happening at the Scottish Parliament and Westminster.

We look at all these political decisions and what they mean for you and me, and we try not to

take ourselves too seriously. We have a new episode every Thursday at 6pm. Subscribe to Podlitical on BBC Sounds.

Now back to Scotland Outdoors.

The Scotland Outdoors podcast from BBC Radio Scotland.

Hello and thanks very much for downloading this podcast.

I'm Mark Stephen and with me today, Miss Helen Needham.

And isn't it such a glorious day today, Mark?

It's one of those perfect winter days.

There's frost still on the ground.

I live in a bit of a frost pocket on the farm here.

And I've been out dealing with chickens and having to de-ice their water and things like that.

But with a kind of pleasure, actually, in doing that.

How about you?

Well, again, out doing the horses this morning.

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