On Saturday we walked round Saughton Park and in between the showers I captured some of the lovely autumn colours on camera
The cherry trees look particularly beautiful at this time of year, especially when viewed in full sunshine against a clear blue sky
Yesterday, I met a friend to go to the
Resistance exhibition at the
National Galleries of Scotland Modern 2 Gallery. Described as
"How protest shaped Britain and photography shaped protest", it covers all types of British protests including environmental protests from
early protests against birds being killed so their feathers could be used in hats (a protest which lead to the formation of the
RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)); the
1932 mass trespass on Kinder Scout, highlighting the lack of public access to open spaces; and the 1971 Friends of the Earth Bottle Dump which protested the withdrawal of returnable bottles by a major drinks brand (you can read an excellent article
here, about the legacy of that campaign). So it's well worth catching if you're in Edinburgh (it runs until early January.)
While I was waiting for my friend, I took some photos of the autumn colours in Dean Cemetery, which can be seen over the wall from the grounds of the art gallery
