Corstorphine Hill

So I thought the post from yesterday would have been my last post for June, but as it turns out it was gorgerous yesterday, and I went for an amazing walk. I noticed last time I walked past Corstorphine Hill that there was a sign post for Corstorphine Tower, which I hadn't heard of. And with a little digging, I found out a wee bit more about it on the Friends of Corstorphine Hill website. So I like to go and explore wee things in Edinburgh that I have never seen before, and I was surprised to find one of the best views of the city I have ever seen, and Zebras (definitely really excited about zebras!) and the tower itself, and a walled garden. Plus there is so much more up there you wouldn't believe.

I didn't take any photos of the walled garden on my phone, but I definitely took at least one with the Pentax. But by that time I had been walking for two hours, so I really just needed a wee sit down with my apple and read my book for a wee bit. 

Now I took a bunch of photos with my Pentax, so hopefully I have some slightly better shots of everything with that once I get those photos developed, if not the old iPhone 4 will have to do.

I've made a new tag for the posts, Secret Edinburgh, which are things that I have found off the beaten track if you wanted to look further, I should have most of my finds tagged today.

Walking to Stockbridge

I need to pull up my socks with this blogging business, I have had these pictures ready since last weekend, when I went for a huge walk. I took my Pentax as well but I have yet to get it developed. 

So this is from my house to St Bernard's Well in between Stockbridge and the Dean Bridge on the Water of Leith. There are so many small bits of Edinburgh hidden away that I haven't ever seen. I definitely need to go back to St Bernard's Well because they open it up to the public every Sunday in August, and it looks gorgeous inside.

 I have been walking more and more consistently lately which has been good, it makes me feel way better if not a bit sleepy by the end of the day. But all in all I think that it is a really good thing that I am keeping it up especially on my days off. Anyway hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed my walk.

I have also bought some new art supplies so hopefully you will something from that soon!

St Margaret's Loch

I am officially addicted to my Pentax, this is the most film I have shot since getting into cameras, and you know what its awesome! So hopefully you don't mind post after post laden with photographs, cause hopefully that will be what is happening for a good while now. Although I probably need to wait until payday until I get anymore printed. So possibly a reprieve is coming up for you.

These photos are from a wee walk up Arthur's Seat and around Holyrood Park to the ruined abbey, St Anthony's Chapel and St Margaret's Loch, for a wee visit with the swans. It was a gorgeous day, one that makes you think that summer is here and here to stay. Unfortunately summer is still waiting but it was a brilliant day for a picnic and some photographs.

 

Butterfly World and The Shire

It has been a pretty excellent week so far, but I had been excited all week for yesterday, Hayley and I were going to Butterfly World and then we got tickets for the Take Two of the Hobbit at the Cinema, so basiclaly two for 1 and you got a drink and popcorn free. Proper good deal!

Butterfly World was lovely, I haven't ever seen anywhere that had that many butterflies in one place, the only similar place I have been is in the Calgary Zoo they have a greenhousey bit with butterflies. There were loads of the Nymph Butterflies which are the large white ones, and I did see a Blue Morph, but it never landed anywhere I could see. But I was loving the turtles and the quails, though at least the turtles stood still for a photo. Anyway the pictures speak for themselves, much better than I could.

The quails kept running away while I was taking their photo but you can almost catch them.

 

And afterwards we went to the Cinema to see the second Hobbit film which was brilliant, and I am so glad I caught it in cinema. It would have been the first of any of the Middle Earth series that I would have missed. 

So all in all it was a pretty brilliant day.