An afternoon walk in Stonehaven

This afternoon we had a drive to Stonehaven then walked around the harbour.

With the colour of the sky it could look like  a summers day but it was a cold, frosty day and a bit slippery under foot.

Here are some photos.

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A Frosty Morning’s Walk

Woke to a bright and frosty but chilly morning but great weather for walking and taking pictures.

Come walk the frosty path at Murton Nature reserve with me.

These were taken from one of the Hides

 

  A frosty bench

A busy flight path

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Some of my orchids

I have been growing Orchids now for a few years and first got interested in them when my husband took a box of them home from a Singapore trip.
I was surprised to see how long Stemmed Orchids lasted. It was about 6-8 weeks.
I don’t buy cut flowers anymore and instead buy an Orchid plant. Now I am happy to say that I have mastered the art of orchids in rebloom mode.

This is one of my Dendodriums with a new flower stem growing.

This was a cutting I took.

Another Dendodrium. It is interesting to see the colour change on the foliage of this one.

Finally my new Orchid that I bought at the weekend.

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A Day in the Life

My morning started off with a wonderful walk on a chilly but beautiful frosty morning in Caddam Woods, Kirriemuir.

Enjoy walking with me as I share some photos.

Fungi of some description. It is definitely not frost. Can anyone identify it?

Some Geese overhead on their way South.

A frosty seat

A frozen puddle.

Sure woody woodpecker has been here

 

Some more fungi starting to grow. 

This also looks like some sort of fungus growing on the tree. 

  The field still had some frost on it.

 

After this walk we went home for a hot drink to cosy up.

 

We continued our day with a drive to Glamis and then did a walk around the grounds followed by lunch in Glamis Castle Restaurant and then another walk.

The start of our walk.

 

A tall and unusual tree.

 

Princess Margaret’s Memorial

  

 This is a Magnolia called Princess Margaret, I will need to go back to see it in Bloom in the Spring.

The picturesque Glamis Castle on a perfectly blue sky day.

And the sun sets on a wonderful day…

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Garden weather change

I just had a wee stroll to check on plants. There is still a wee bit of foliage colour but it will soon be gone. I will just share with some photos in this blog.

A clematis still in bloom and lots of buds.

 

 

Lost its leaves now

 

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