And so life drifts on, busily but unremarkably (which is all good). The garden takes up quite a lot of time, even though the front part is full of volunteer plants, such as this lupin and all the foxgloves.
and the Canterbury bells. It's all a case of weeding judiciously.
And it's also bloom time for things that I did plant, such as these alliums
The garden is full of bees.
Look at these clematis climbing up the fence.
Isn't nature wonderful? - with considerable help from man, or in this case woman.
On Saturday we walked with our friends from Dirleton to North Berwick, along the coast. It's been very warm, so we were happy that it was cloudy and not too hot for walking.
We lunched on this rock.
Here we are approaching North Berwick after a walk of about 5 miles. We got to Dirleton, in East Lothian, about 20 miles from Edinburgh, by bus - and back again - all free for over 60s, which is very satisfactory.
Many of the cottages in East Lothian have red roofs, the tiles made from the very red earth of the countryside.
We sat on the top deck of the bus, like teenagers.
There was a lot of general teenage hilarity from us over-70s, which was fun. It was a lovely day out.
And today I visited my very nice friend Joyce, and as always took a photo of the Forth Bridge out of her window. Much the same photo every time. Can't break with tradition.
And that was another week. It beats working.
My mom always says, nothing exciting going on and that's the way I like it. You have our weather and we have yours, apparently. Nicer temperatures are on their way though. I love your peonies and alliums! Visits and times spent with friends are always wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYour garden is looking splendid..
ReplyDeleteVolunteer plants are great...you know they are going to do well!
ReplyDeleteThat was a good walk, and a top of the bus ride back.. can't fault that! I don't like there and back walks, or bike rides...but back by bus is a great idea, getting to walk further and have a different view on the same things on your return journey
All splendid. Your alliums and paeonies are beautiful and to have a lovely beach to walk along cannot be beaten.
ReplyDeleteit most certainly does beat working! what a lovely day
ReplyDeleteAt last I can comment! I've been away here and there over the last few months and can't ever comment from my ipad. You're so funny -- you always throw in the best lines at the end -- A splendid day out with friends does indeed beat working!!! How 'bout one mid-September??? ;-D
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