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Wordless Wednesday… walking
Loch Leven Heritage TrailAll photos above taken by me on August 8th 2009. More Wordless postings.
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Auld Reekie… blooms and colour
How about a fresh spin for Bloom Day this month? A change of location perhaps? The centre of Edinburgh was where I found myself for a number of hours on Saturday the 15th and surprise, surprise I didn’t go shopping!This unplanned trip was a tad rushed in getting here. However, as I sat with a… Read More Auld Reekie… blooms and colour
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Wordless and waiting…
…for the postman. Today the Scottish Exam Results are delivered via post, email and text. A nervous excitement in many households… including mine! Good luck everyone 🙂 All photos above were taken in my garden this morning at around 8:45am. See more Wordless postings here.
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Not so snap happy
It’s been a while since my last visit. Perhaps you’ve been looking for me… Perhaps you’re tired waiting… Oh please forgive me… You’ll think about it… Oh I see… what if I bring you a bucket of fish 😉 Sincere apologies once again to my fellow bloggers… I will be by to see you soon.… Read More Not so snap happy
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Scottish Garden Visits (2)
Imagine a sloping field with cattle grazing… a stone wall surrounds it. Imagine this field twelve years on as a garden bursting with mature plants and overflowing with inspiration. It isn’t a dream…Parleyhill Garden in Culross opened its gates as part of the Yellow Book of Gardens opening for Charity on July 19th. Wow… and… Read More Scottish Garden Visits (2)
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A Grand Day Out
London Town… not exactly the location you’d expect from me for a day out! After an early morning rise and flight on Wednesday… hey presto we are walking the streets of London. Well, not quite… Perhaps a Londoner might guess our location? We were sailing along the Thames on a river boat! My daughter and… Read More A Grand Day Out
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Garden Bloom Day July 2009
It’s that time of the month again… to show off all the flowers in the garden. Well… actually, yesterday was the day chosen by Carol at May Dreams Gardens to host this celebration of what’s in bloom during the middle of the month. Yellow flowers don’t often feature in my postings primarily as they don’t… Read More Garden Bloom Day July 2009
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Scottish Garden Visits (1)
Kinross House Gardens begins my series of garden visits for the summer. Yep… and it ticked all the boxes for a formal garden. However, it also ticked a few more for garden watching too! I enjoyed my visit way more than I expected.My intention for this garden visit was to be a quick wander and… Read More Scottish Garden Visits (1)
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A sorry sight…
Our spell of warm weather finally broke yesterday morning with thunder, lightning and torrential downpours. I believe the news reported some localised flooding in our area. We had some pretty localised flooding in the garden too!The video below shows a little repeat footage from last week followed by some from yesterday morning including one of… Read More A sorry sight…
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Front garden car parks
Butterflies and bees really are a welcome sight in front as well as back gardens. However, I am feeling a wee bit miffed at all the talk on gardening programmes (Gardeners’ World on Friday night for example) about how many of our front gardens are a concrete ‘whatever’ as we use them for parking cars… Read More Front garden car parks