Well that heat wave I promised on the last blog came for the first four days of this new blog, it also was the only four consecutive days that we had decent “hot” weather ALL summer. Three days of 24C (That is hot for us) plus a day at 22C.
19th.
Went on a day out to a small town of Dollar just over our county border in Clackmannanshire, to visit a Japanese garden, though way out of the Cairngorms I think it is well worth showing you some of my images. You have to book to go at a specific time and once the tickets are sold out nobody else can go, so it never gets to crowded.
No fish in the water, which in my opinion is an essential item in a Japanese garden, but I did spot a white Leech swimming around.
19th
Looks like our week of summer weather is over as we went down to minus two C last night as witnessed on my car when I went out at nine thirty this morning, yes that is ice.
21st.
Our neighbour looked in his hedge and found this dead Goldcrest, the U.Ks smallest bird along with the Firecrest , it had hit the house window and just dropped into the hedge. Such a shame for such a beautiful, delicate, colourful bird. The crest is a striking gold colour (hence it’s name) and the Firecrest has a bright red strip behind the gold. We have seen them in the garden but so small and fast I have never been able to photograph one before. Put the fifty pence next to it for comparison.
25th
Looks like the trees are changing slowly as the first signs of colour are appearing opposite us.
28th.
This time of the year the late Heathers come into their own, this is just a few of those that thrive in the garden, some are just going over while others are at their best.
They certainly cheer you up on a Northerly wind, cold day.