Community Garden
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From the Heugh
Next we wandered up to the Heugh, a rocky ledge that may hold the foundations of the earliest church on the site (7th century). The panorama below is a gigantic file, stitched together from 14 separate shots. If you enlarge it you can see incredible detail throughout.
Lindisfarne
Walking back from the boats and lobster pots we viewed the ruins of Lindisfarne a short way off. Click either picture below to see them larger.
Down by the Sea
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Still Life
Finally, we made it off the Causeway and on to the Holy Island, proper. We stopped in a crowded coffee shop to warm up and eventually the couple sitting at the table in front of this window left and I was able to snap this still life.
North of England
Another view from the train to Berwick-upon-Tweed and, below, our first view of the sea.
Petals
Saw this sitting in the St Dunstan’s in the East garden.
Blog Note
So backed up on pictures to post I’m going to start posting twice a day for a while. Look for my next in about 6 hours…
Fallen Flower
Criminal Reflections
A window in a chapel at the Farnham Cemetery with a beautiful flower, a warning, and my reflection.
Buds
Very narrow focus at f/4.5.
Yellow
Art Imbricated
These planters with sculptural plastic flowers in among the real flowers surrounded the base of one of Chicago’s iconic skyscrapers, the Hancock Building, if I rightly remember.
Flowerbox
A nice thing about Farnham is there are lots of flower boxes all over. I’m no sure who maintains them, I guess the council, but there’s always a profusion of colour everywhere you go. This box is on a little bridge over the River Wey about a block or two from my flat.
Streets of Edinburgh
After the Parliament we continued our stroll through Edinburgh, eventually returning to our hotel. Click any of the pictures below to see them all bigger (remembering you may have to click the post title first if you’re seeing this in an email or via social media).
The view from the top
At the summit of Arthur’s Seat I shot an in camera panoramic jpeg. Impossible not to include some of the hordes of tourists who had preceded us up the hill, laying waste to the grasses and other flora along the way. Tremendous views, though. Click on the pictures below to see them larger (you may have to click the post title first if you’re seeing this in email or social).
Arthur’s Seat
The next day we climbed up Arthur’s Seat, a volcanic hill that is part of Holyrood Park. Click any of the pictures below to see scenes of our ascent full sized (you may need to click the post title first for this to work if you’re seeing this in email or on social media).
North Berwick Street Scenes
We had some lunch at a beach-side stand and walked back through the town to the train station to return to Edinburgh. Click on the pictures below to see them bigger (if you’re seeing this in email or social media you may need to click the post title first to get there).
North Berwick
We walked from the train station through the town to the beachfront. Click either of the pictures below to see them larger.
Fountainbridge Branch
Where we went we say lots of the grand Edinburgh architecture (see below) – even the decrepit premises betrayed the elegance of their former occupants. Click any of the pictures below to see them bigger (if viewing in email or social media you may need to click the post title first to see on the web site).
Edinburgh Still Life
I also shot a couple of still-lifes, reflected self portraits and other items along the way. Click any of the pictures below to see them bigger (clicking into the post or post title first, if that doesn’t work).
