On Saturday, we visited Dr Neil's Garden, a hidden gem on the edge of Duddingston Loch,
near Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat (which you can see in the background to the right of the photo below)
and this bee (I think it's a Common Carder) who had found a pleasant resting place in between the petals of this ornamental daisy
The above photo of Thomson's Tower was taken from Jock Tamson's Gairden, which is a community garden, with orchard trees, vegetable plots and wildflower areas.
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Also this weekend we enjoyed an exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. Monkeys: our Primate family is beautifully curated and informative with several interactive activities for children and the young at heart. It would be improved if it could include a bit about the ethics of animal collection, with specific reference to how the taxidermy specimens in the exhibition were collected.
4 comments:
Looks like a beautiful place, great photos.
Take care, have a wonderful week!
Dr Neil's Garden sounds like a truly serene escape, especially for a warm summer's day. It's wonderful that you spotted so much insect life there – the common darter dragonflies, wall butterflies, and that charming bee on the daisy. It's those little details that really make a visit special, isn't it?
And Thomson's Tower hosting art exhibitions adds another layer of charm. It's fantastic to see community spaces like Jock Tamson's Gairden thriving alongside.
Your point about the National Museum of Scotland exhibition is a thoughtful one. It's always great when exhibitions are engaging, but adding context about the ethics of collection could certainly deepen the educational value.
What was the most surprising thing you learned or saw at the "Monkeys: our Primate family" exhibition?
Hi Melody, you're right, it's the details that make a visit special.
The most surprising thing I learned at the Monkeys exhibition was that tarsiers (a small type of monkey) make high pitched calls that humans can't hear. Scientists used to think that the tarsiers spent a lot of time yawning, when in fact they were calling to each other!
Lovely photographs from your visit.
All the best Jan
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