Stepping out in Ayr...

On Monday we headed out on our now favourite walk with Eileen and Paul along the coast and over to Alloway to see the latest additions to the tunnel project and back along the high ground at Greenan Castle all in all we notched up 11.3 km (19k steps for Eileen) so a good walk.

My Sunday Bench...Ayr

 Looking out towards the isle of Arran from the shoreline at Ayr this morning.

Around Rozelle...

On our last outing with Ada here in Ayr we went over to Rozelle park to let her get some exercise and also take in the current art on display within its galleries. We started off with a walk around the pond near the entrance.

The pond currently is playing host a large family of swans parents plus 8 cygnets.

Ada enjoyed watching them being led into the lake one by one with varying degrees of waddling!

She was also tickled by the family of ducks who followed us for a time along the path.

We also visited some of the wicker characters around the grounds.

We also exposed her to the current art on display within the Maclaurin Gallery and encouraged her to develop a 'style' of her own...which we are sure she will.

A walk in the park...

Made a visit with Ada over to Belleisle park and gardens yesterday.

In the conservatory.

 

Ada and her gran making a wish in the tree circle.

A better way of celebrating the glorious 12th...

In the Craig household we have our own glorious 12th a month early which does not involve any shooting of game birds but more of a celebration of Michael's birthday and a family get-together. It was good to have Paul with us  (Mara was busy with performing) and to be in Ayr when it has been blessed with some glorious weather. Eileen has been, as usual, the most generous of hosts.

Before lunch we had  headed down to the beach for a bit of paddling and kite flying.

Michael and Ada getting us of to a flying start.

Paul and Ada tkinging over the reins

Rose taking more of a laissez-faire approach.

The kites themselves were impressive in the Ayr air!

All in all a lovely day.

A bench for Sunday...

Last Sunday Jim & Francis,Rose's mum and dad, invited us for a lovely lunch, up to their home in Comrie, a village in the southern Highlands of Scotland, in the district of Perth and Kinross. It sits 7 miles west of Crieff and is a pretty historic conservation village in a scenic area along the River Earn. Their pretty garden leads down to the river and features this wonderful driftwood bench.*

The bench is very similar to one I recently featured on my Paris blog.

*Jim also has a four seat bench set from the first seating featured in Hamden Park.