It is Edinburgh Doors Open Day today (and it continues tomorrow, a chance to see inside loads of Edinburgh's famous buildings, many of which are not normally open to the public!). We visited Lauriston Castle, but though the castle was open all day, access was only by pre-booked guided tours so we couldn't get in! However, the weather was gorgeous and the Castle Grounds are wonderful so we enjoyed a pleasant walk instead. We particularly enjoyed the (relatively) new Japanese Garden, opened in 2002, which combines features of Japanese and western gardens. Beautiful sunshine and photogenic shadows everywhere! I also wrote two haiku today, which I've posted to the Autumn Haiku blog here. I also posted another Shadow Shot to my Over Forty Shades blog, which you can see here.
Whose castle is this
ReplyDeletethat keeps itself in shadow?
Are there shadow-guards?
My Shadow Shot
that first shot throws a great architectural shadow..
ReplyDeleteIt has always been my dream to tour the castles of the old country, would love to see more pictures please.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend!
What a great shadow shot! I've always been awed by the architecture/castles that I've been able to visit during my travels. This brought back lovely memories of some of my trips. Marvelous post!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
Sylvia
Excellent shadow shot. Sorry you didn't get into the castle. Sounds like a great visit to the grounds, however. Wish we had castles to visit here in the U.S.
ReplyDeleteSeems you are having lovely weather for walking too Juliet. Have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteThat castle shadow is great.
ReplyDeleteA castle shadow...wow! Beautiful shadow post.
ReplyDeleteThe castle gives a complex medieval shape to the wonderfully manicured grounds. The gardens are beautiful Someday. it would be a pleasure to visit the land of the Scot. The green all around the isle is spectacular!
ReplyDeleteLovely shadows! The greens are so bright and colorful.
ReplyDeleteLOVE these dark green shadows on the lighter green grass.
ReplyDeletethis is a new castle to me crafty green - the shadows in the first picture put me in mind of gormenghast. i love your haiku and shadow blog postings as well!!! thanks. steven
ReplyDeleteWhat is haiku?
ReplyDeleteIt is nice nature to have a walk in, MB
One of a kind...
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Interesting shadow shot of the castle - glad someone's getting some sunshine this week!
ReplyDeleteYour post is surely inviting. I have never visited your part of the world and your site shows such possibilities of seeing and experiencing interesting places.
ReplyDeleteLuscious green, subtle strong shadows, reminds of the day at Victoria Gardens, laying on the ground and taking a shot of the green grass and strong big tree in the background, all shot in ground level. Thanks for sharing and have a great day :)
ReplyDeletehello there, that's a lovely shadow photo. you are so lucky having so many castles in scotland! i wish it were easier for us to get there more often.
ReplyDeletehave a good weekend,
nadia
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All of the pictures are wonderful, but I especially loved the shadow of the castle.
ReplyDeleteHow frustrating that you couldn't get in. Lovely photos, nevertheless.
ReplyDeleteFirst, I love your header! And the greens and shadows of the castle and environs very significant.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great shot of the castle..the others are lovely too.
ReplyDeleteHappy SSS.
The shadow of the castle is a very unique shot, I would love to visit the real thing...
ReplyDeleteI love castles. And I love your shadow shots. They look terrific.
ReplyDeletePaz
What a cool silhouette of the castle...it looks like it was a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great shadow, one I am unlikely to capture here in the States. I'm sorry you didn't get to visit inside but your shots were well worth the visit anyway.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderfully creative day you had!
ReplyDeleteI really like your first picture! You manage to capture the whole castle in the shadow. Beautiful! Thank you for you comment at my blog!
ReplyDeleteI really like your first picture! You manage to capture the whole castle in the shadow. Beautiful! Thank you for you comment at my blog!
ReplyDeleteHello, Crafty Green Poet. Welcome you came to the edge of the earth. You make a lot of haikus. I am very interesting. ruma
ReplyDeletegorgeous shadows..think that's the first castle shadow I've seen too! Happy Sunday :)
ReplyDeleteLovely shadow shots amongst the green. The castle turrets are especilly good.
ReplyDeleteGlorious autumnal shadows - what a lovely place to visit.
ReplyDeleteGreat shadows! Even if you couldn't get inside the grounds look lovely!
ReplyDeleteTake care!
The top photo is really cool when enlarged. I'd love to explore an old castle some day.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures. I especially liked the castle!
ReplyDeleteSaturday in the USA was Museum Day, which is like Open Doors Day for museums. But we had so much else to do, we didn't have time to take advantage of it.
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