Today, Crafty Green Boyfriend and I visited Edinburgh's Botanic Gardens, as he wanted to see the azaleas that I had photographed earlier in the week, before a class I taught at the gardens (see this post). We were very lucky with the weather, as it was hot and sunny and the azaleas and rhododendrons were looking lovely (some bushes aren't yet in flower and the beautiful display will continue to develop over the next few weeks).
Also in the Botanic Gardens, we walked through the Scottish woodland area, which at the moment is full of Ramsons in full bloom
We also admired the magnolias, some of which are still in bloom
A number of people in the class I'm currently teaching found this tree very inspiring for their writing, seeing it as a sign of hope and renewal.
On Friday, I'd met Crafty Green Boyfriend for a short lunchtime walk around Arthur's Seat (which is close to where he currently works and only a short bus ride away from where I teach a Friday morning creative writing workshop). The weather was stunning, and the gorse is looking beautiful at the moment
Beautiful! I am afraid I will miss the flame azaleas and dogwoods this year (I was gone for two weeks and came back as they were in bloom) but had to leave again on a family emergency and have been gone nearly 2 weeks.
ReplyDeleteLovely selection of photographs.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan