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Saturday, 1 February 2014

Corstorphine Hill

The weather was very changeable today, with gusting winds and intermittent heavy rain showers. We managed to avoid the worst of it when we walked round Corstorphine Hill.

Lovely to see the first snowdrops

Plenty of fungi around, I think this is Hairy Stereum


I love these Scots pines at the top of the hill

and Corstorphine Tower  (built in 1871 to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott) is always impressive


for Shadow Shot Sunday 

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14 comments:

  1. robin.4:20 pm

    a lovely series of shots...thanks for taking us along.

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  2. eileeninmd4:52 pm

    I love the pretty snowdrops. It seems like your spring is way ahead of ours. Lovely images from your walk. Happy weekend!

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  3. RG5:10 pm

    Snow drops always so encouraging to see! Nothing here from the 1870's except a couple of very little log cabins!

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  4. Maureen @ Josephina Ballerina5:50 pm

    Ah, snowdrops. We have nothing of the sort yet with the east coast being alternately in and out of the clutches of "the polar vortex." I stayed up 28 hours two weeks ago keeping the fire in the fireplace going just to keep things from freezing.
    I take great comfort in that the Spring Festival is going on right now. Come-on Spring!!

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  5. Rajesh6:04 pm

    Wonderful series of images.

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  6. Gemma Wiseman8:53 pm

    Walter Scott's memorial seems to have weathered time well. And those snowdrops are so delicate and pretty.

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  7. Carol Steel 11:01 pm

    How delightful to see snowdrops. We still have snow and lots of it. It will be months yet before we see flowers.

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  8. Magical Mystical Teacher3:36 am

    Regal pines!

    Shadowy Stream

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  9. Little Miss Titch7:41 am

    thanks for sharing this walk,I love snow drops,xx Rachel

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  10. Lola9:49 am

    Great series of captures!

    Visiting from Shadow Shot Sunday

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  11. The Weaver of Grass2:42 pm

    Lovely blue sky to complement those snowdrops.

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  12. paris parfait6:51 pm

    So lovely! We have snowdrops here too. Must get to Scotland this year to see some of these wonders for myself.

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  13. Ms Sparrow2:05 am

    The snowdrops are just lovely!

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  14. Bill3:37 am

    Thanks for doing our walking for us in the rain and wind.

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