What better place to enjoy the evening sun than in these peaceful gardens just a step away from the bustle of Princes Street. Linked to Bench Series and Outdoors. Copyright Debbie Smyth, […]
Whenever I get to Edinburgh, no matter the weather, I try to make my first point of call the riverside walk along the Water of Leith. Of all the seasons here, […]
The impressive Forth Rail Bridge celebrated its 125th birthday just last week, on 4 March 2015. It used to take a team of 30-40 painters three years to apply the […]
This regal unicorn crouches atop a column on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, brandishing a shield and saltire. This is the Mercat Cross, the current version of which is of Victorian […]
Tiger Beer commissioned a number of murals to commemorate 2010 Year of the Tiger. Five of these represented the elements of the Chinese Zodiac – water, earth, wood, fire and […]
“Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes, Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes, Silver white winters that melt into springs, These are a few of my favorite […]
In the 1960s, in an attempt to improve profitability of Britain’s railways, the Beeching Cuts closed around 200 stations and 5000 miles of our railways. A few have reopened since and […]
There are many things I enjoy about walking on the Water of Leith; spotting a grey heron is one of them. Linked to Wild Bird Wednesday and I’d Rather B Birdin’
