Here be dinosaurs

Big Grandson (11) still spends a lot of time drawing street scenes featuring buses, or railway lines with trains. He takes great care to make the vehicles as accurate as he can, though lately he's been comically filling these worlds with polar bears - or at least, versions of the polar bear cushion that he possesses. As he wisely says, they're easier to draw than people. I like his use of strong colours. Isn't it fascinating watching grandchildren grow up?

We went on a lovely walk last Saturday with our walking chums. We were fortunate in the weather and I feel fortunate too that I can still walk reasonable distances despite my "severely arthritic" right hip. 

This is the River Esk, just outside the city. 

We ended up in Musselburgh and sat for a while, enjoying the sunshine. 

This archer points his (imaginary - not sure why) bow over the river, in the direction where various arrows are to be found, symbolising the Roman occupation and various other historical events which took place around here over the centuries. 

We had a visit to the Botanics, admiring the signs of spring, hurrah. Snowdrops, 

hellebores

and viburnum - very fragrant. 

I have at last finished Small Grandson's quilt. I very much doubt if he remembers asking for it in about August (he's only 3) but I hope he still likes dinosaurs. I held on to Medium Granddaughter's dragon one till both were finished - will she remember? Who knows? And we were going to take them up today, but sadly I've got Covid. I vaguely thought I might be immune... but no. I'm not terribly ill - it's just like a bad cold - but need to keep away from people. And I can't smell anything, such as the hyacinths in the dining room. 

I keep thinking that I ought to try a more complicated quilt. But not for a 3-year-old. And I'm not sure whether I really want to challenge myself. I just like fiddling around with fabrics, seeing what it all looks like when sewn together, and hand quilting in a sort of let's-see-what-this-looks-like sort of way.

Still, my amaryllises are starting to bloom. 

Before I knew that I had Covid, I took the Edinburgh Two to a trampoline centre. They are so lovely. I am so lucky having these two here - though of course I wish the others were too.