A Fife man is no longer ploughing a lonely furrow after taking to the land to propose to his girlfriend.
Peter Melville took to a local hillside to pop the question to Natasha Sorgina, starting a mystery that has left people puzzled for weeks.
The 29-year-old farm worker borrowed a tractor and a grubber to write his proposal in a field near Kennoway.
And now The Courier can reveal that the romantic or perhaps corny gesture has been successful, with the pair, from Kirkcaldy, now happily engaged.
“I’d had the idea for a while and I had spoken to a couple of people about it,” said Peter.
“In the end I just went for it, asked to borrow the equipment and it only took an hour. It was quite easy, actually.”
However, luring his bride-to-be to the remote location required a little more effort on Peter’s part.
Claiming he had taken Natasha, a 27-year-old PE teacher, out to the countryside on a bizarre quest to look for water, he put his plan into action.
“There’s a thing called divining, which is used to find water,” he explained. “I got Natasha to hold the two metal rods and walk around with me.
“I told her it worked better when you wear a blindfold and to be fair to her, she went along with it.
“We got to the field, I got down on one knee and asked her to face me and take the blindfold off. Then she saw the message and said yes.”
The couple first met while picking fruit at Wellsgreen Farm, near Windygates, four years ago.
Peter said he is excited about the prospect of settling down as they start to make their plans for their big day.
However, given the very public nature of his proposal, he claims finally securing the woman of his dreams has come at a price.
“My street cred has taken a bit of a battering,” he joked. “I was expecting that, though.
“We’re just back from holiday so we’re going to start making our wedding plans soon. Hopefully, it will be next year.”