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from the bursting of a land mine in the street -
a few feet in front of it. Such tragedies in
obscure villages & towns are usually due
to someone having left a light exposed.
Many of the planes at the end of the
attack were really returning from the West,
but we have not yet heard details of damage there
As the moon is full we may look for a
repetition tonight!

6th. May 1941
Glasgow was again bombed last night, and
we got the benefit of the hostile air-craft flying
over us and being bombarded by our guns.
The moon is waning, but it will not be full for
nearly another week: the sky was clear. There
have been heavy raids on Liverpool and Plymouth
in the last few days, also Belfast, so a return
to Glasgow was probable. I believe the warning
siren sounded about 11.30, but, as since the
leaves began to come on the trees the sound is
dimmed somewhat. I managed to sleep through
it, as I had done on two nights previously.
I was, however, awakened by the guns at 12.45
and then onwards till 3.30 or so they crashed
away, near and far, at frequent intervals,
We never heard any bombs dropped, which was
reassuring. As usual I put on many clothes
& joined Catherine outside the dining room door

occasionally dropping off to sleep. We have got so used
to gun fire now that we are not disturbed unless
something (exceptionally) (preturnaturally) heavy goes off probably
from some ship in the Forth. In the club at
lunch I learned of the casualties. An air warden's
post had been struck near Portobello and three
peope killed. Some thing had happened near
Longniddry, the dropping of fire bombs or some-
-thing of the kind, and the bomb had fallen
in Lord Elphinstone's garden at Carberry,
destroying one range of glass houses, smashing
down the garden wall & creating havoc gener:
:ally, while another had fallen in his park
cutting through an old Scots fir as if it had
been butter and throwing it some distance away.
This has been a most unpleasant spring
with wind continuously from East or north east
for many weeks. Even during the last few days
when it has been bright and sunny the
air has been cold. Vegetation is terribly
far back. Only now are the leaves beginning
to uncurl on the thorns. My lecture is ready
and my slides will be put in order tomorrow
I shall not stay a night in London but travel
South on night of Sunday 11th. and on Monday forenoon
go down to Crab Hill. to stay with Butlers
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