St Bernards Well

So I might just start with a warning, this post is going to be pretty picture heavy, but I did narrow it down from around 65 photos so I didn't do too badly. 

It was Doors Open Day on the 27 and 28th of September (I know, I'm rubbish, I really should have had this posted by now) and on Doors Open Day, you get to inside or behind the scenes of different museums, monmuents, attractions, and all manor of places that are not usually open to the public. Last Doors Open Day, I did the photogram workshop at Stills. This doors open day I got to see an attraction that is normally only open to the public on these such days, and perhaps a couple others throughout the year.

St Bernards Well

“The chief ornament of this delightful valley” Alexander Campbell, 1801 

A natural spring was discovered near the Dean Village on the Water of Leith in 1760, and was soon a visitor attraction as at that time ‘taking the waters’ was thought to be very good for the health.

 Some claimed that the water could cure everything from a bruised leg to ‘total blindness’, but others described the taste as having the ‘odious twang of hydrogen gas’ or even like ‘the washings from a foul gun barrel’. 

The building was designed by the painter Alexander Nasymth in 1789, and the statue inside represents Hygeia the Greek goddess of health.

http://www.ewht.org.uk/st-bernards-well

And it didn't dissapoint, it was a lovely day out with Gail, and a really nice walk, we also managed to squeeze in a wander through the Queen Street Gardens, with is normally only open to residents of the area for a fee, for the upkeep.

Photograms

Its been a wee while now, and you know what, I am still walking. Its been pretty great, I feel a lot brighter through the day, though I am hungrier and sleepier at night, but that might be a good thing. It sure does get you up in the morning, now I have a hard time sleeping in on my days off.  Which have also been pretty nice, I haven't been up to too much but when I have been it's been good. I finished off the pages for Payton last month, and they have now been sent away. James and Tina should be getting them any time now so that is exciting. My application is all sent away safe and sound, and I know they got it because the money for it has been withdrawn. I am a bit stressed about it, but just trying to keep positive. So that is also good.

Last weekend it was Doors Open Day here in Edinburgh and I made sure I went to something! I went to Stills which has been something I have wanted to do for a while now and I got to make photograms which also meant I got to go into a dark room and develop film. Which I have wanted to do for a while now! So I am really excited with the results and I am hoping to go on another one of their workshops soon! There are a couple taster sessions I have been looking at that look excellent, but I do not know if I have the days off for it yet so I will have to double check.

So we will have to check back in more especially to see if I am still walking.