Cramond in November

This afternoon Mr Life and I went for a little walk at Cramond, which is by the sea on the north west side of the city, about ten minutes from where we live. And we wondered, as we always do on such occasions, why we don't go there more often. We actually intended to set out earlier but got sidetracked. It had been a beautiful day and was still sunny and mild, but the sun was quite low - it sets early in Edinburgh in November.

Lots of other people were there too: cyclists, parents with children on little bikes, parents teaching their children to ride these little bikes, parents carrying the little bikes that their children no longer wished to ride, parents with children on scooters, people with dogs of all shapes and sizes. And a few older people like us.

Many of the trees are bare now. Winter can't be far off, which seems strange when it's so balmy.

This is new since the last time we walked along here.

In the distance is Cramond Island, that has a causeway over to it at low tide. People occasionally get stranded when the tide rises.

The clouds were pretty. In fact it was all much prettier to the eye, which could take in the panorama, than my photos suggest.

And then we came home. And I'd better post this quickly or it won't be Saturday any more.