We went to Traquair Fair today, which takes place at Traquair House in Innerleithen in the Scottish Borders. Traquair House is near the River Tweed and there are lovely views from the nearby bridge over the Tweed:
For Sunday Bridges.
The House has wonderful grounds which we always enjoy exploring when we're there. There is a lovely orchard, which has live music and craft workshops all day. The whole festival experience is more enjoyable when the weather is fine (the first time we went to Traquair Fair, it was hot and sunny and we spent all day relaxing in front of the music tent). However there is something magical about an old orchard in the rain. The lichens are magnificent on these old apple trees.
I posted more about Traquair Fair on my Over Forty Shades blog here.
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What a beautiful place. I do enjoy your photos of the lovely countryside there. One of these days I must get to Scotland.
ReplyDeleteI love this. It's so tranquil. And I enjoyed rediscovering your Over Forty Shades blog (the puppet photos from the fair are great). I primarily come to this blog, but I should go to that one more often as well.
ReplyDeleteHi Juliet,
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lovely place to go and relax for the weekend.
The old apple tree is wonderful with the lichen on it.
Have a happy weekend
Hugs
Carolyn
this is just so beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteLove the picture of the apple hiding in the lichens...
ReplyDeleteThat looks cool, green and so beautiful. I love your Country!
ReplyDeleteAh you are also walking near the river :)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a lovely area. It would have been 16 years ago this month that I was at Traquair (during a heatwave!) and this post is causing so many memories to burble up. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place. I agree with you about orchards and rain. I visited one last fall with fog and mist which made it even more magical than if it had been sunny.
ReplyDeleteIt all looks so green and lush.
ReplyDeleteSuperb images of what is obviously a stunning place. Beautiful post.
ReplyDeleteThe pics were nice
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely place, the view from the bridge are gorgeous. Beautiful photos, Juliet!
ReplyDeleteDelightful. It looks so peaceful and soothing in your photos. I want to leave my office behind and stroll right over there.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your vacation!
Such a beautiful place. Perfect place to unwind.
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