My parents are visiting at the moment and yesterday Crafty Green Boyfriend and I took them to Calder Wood in West Lothian. The weather was wonderful and we really enjoyed walking around. Large parts of the area are made up of meadows (currently rich in bluebells) and scattered hawthorn trees (currently in bloom). The area was also rich in willow warblers, whose songs filled the air, a wonderful sound! 
The photo above shows two metal pedestrian bridges over the River Almond just at the entrance to Calder Wood with the road to Edinburgh passing over the old stone bridge in the background.
For Sunday Bridges
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Your fields of bluebells remind me of our fields of bluebonnets here in Texas. Bluebonnet blossoms are smaller than bluebells and are about the size of snapdragon blossoms, but they're so abundant in Central Texas in March and April that entire fields turn blue.
ReplyDeleteLovely pix, as always!
A delightful place to take a stroll and visit with friends and family.
ReplyDeleteAh, now that's where I'd like to be today!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteBlogger has been acting up for me off and on lately and keeping me from commenting. I've enjoyed your latest posts.
What a beautiful and interesting place!
ReplyDeleteOne of the roads I travel regularly is - Calder Road! It's not nearly so lovely as your woods, but still - I'm always curious about the names and their connections.
ReplyDeleteThis truly seems a lovely place. How lucky you are to have such beauty around you. We're still waiting for rain... On and on it goes, as the world turns brown. It makes looking at your photos even nicer!
The perfect spring walk!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely setting for a walk with family!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't realised that the poetry press was (presumably) named after this wood. I enjoyed the reviews of your book here.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great site. I'd rather be taking a stroll there right now rather than about to be heading to work in the rain.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scenery - love the bridges in the greenery.
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