Crafty Green Poet

It's raining heavily today but it was bright sunshine on Tuesday when I took these photos at Musselburgh. For Shadow Shot Sunday....

Some beautiful shadows from the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens You can see more photos from yesterday's visit to the Botanics here . ...

At last we have warm sunshine! It's beautiful out there today! Perfect weather for shadows. for Shadow Shot Sunday .

We walked a differenet part of Corstorphine HIll today, starting at the most beautiful bus stop in Edinburgh where the verges are left unmow...

It's another dull and drizzly day today so I'm sharing these photos from Tuesday for Shadow Shot Sunday . I love these shadows in th...

As anyone who reads a few of my blogposts will realise, I enjoy taking and sharing photos here. Over the last couple of days I've been t...

It was a beautiful sunny day when I visited Musselburgh on Monday. Perfect for shadows in the bird hide! I like the way alders (the trees be...

These stairs are on the Water of Leith Walkway , near Redhall allotment gardens. For Shadow Shot Sunday

The woods on Corstorphine Hill are stunning in their autumn colours, specially on a sunny day like today! We found lots of interes...

Lovely Shadows in Colinton Dell by the Water of Leith for Shadow Shot Sunday

At this time of year, many of our woodlands are full of ramsons, also known as wild garlic. The luxuriant leaves grow like carpets and fill ...

I was fascinated by the tulip shadows in my parents' garden last weekend, both inside the flowers and on the new paving stones on the up...

Ivy has a shadowy side, although birds love it as a place to build their nests in spring and to roost in the winter, it can damage tree...

I love this gate by the side of the Union Canal towpath.  for Shadow Shot Sunday . dragonflies in wrought iron and shadows - none...

I love the tree shadows on these warm orange walls in Musselburgh by the River Esk.  And the subtle shadows in these beautiful crocu...

 Lovely shadow of tree on tree in Edinburgh Botanic Gardens today. For Shadow Shot Sunday .  *** Meanwhile, I'm delighted t...

 I love the shadow thrown by the much eaten and holey leaf in the shot above. Below, a lovely view from the Scottish Borders, near Peebl...

As regular readers of this blog know, I volunteer for the Water of Leith Conservation Trust . I patrol the Colinton Dell area of the river e...

Our windowsill garden is doing well. the mixed salad leaves and coriander are doing better than ever on our living room windowsill. Our toma...

 These photos come from my walk along the Water of Leith on Tuesday this week. The lovely yellow flower above is the lesser celandine, on...