Tunnel vision...

 

Yesterday Ada took Pauline,Mara and me to the enchanting mural in a Victorian railway tunnel in the village of Colinton by the Water of Leith Walkway on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

The artwork is fascinating  and engaging and although Ada has been a few times already it still holds her interest.

She loves the rainbow and loves comparing her rainbow gloves to it.

If you get the chance it is well worth the visit.

Wednesday for windows and lots of them.

 

Visited Paul in Glasgow and after lunch by the Clyde Canal he took us along the river Kelvin walk to Glasgow's Botanical Gardens, somewhere I'm ashamed to say we had never visited even though they have existed for over 200 years!.

The gardens consist of traditional greenhouses and the white 'Kibble Palace' which was,amazingly, originally a private conservatory located at Coulport on Loch Long. It is a stunning piece of glasswork both inside and out.

Ada in Ayr...

 

Thanks everyone for your concern re Ada, she did have a lot of fun when at our holiday accommodation in Ayr in spite of the scary end.

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench - or benches!

 

Impressive benches within the grounds of 'Watts Mortuary Chapel' in the village cemetery of Compton in Surrey - from our visit last Monday.

 

 

 

 

Aid from Ada...

 

Overnight babysitting duties as Rose and Michael over in Glasgow helping Rose's mum celebrate her birthday, then staying at Paul's.  Ada was, as ever, great at going down after a couple of stories and we were greeted by calls for 'Gran and Papa' as she awoke from her sleep - great way to start a day. Then it was getting ready for ballet. We walked her to the hall, though tried to take her the wrong way but fortunately she knew better and showed us the correct way - she is only 4 !

Had fun with the leaves on the way.

And I would drive 500 miles and I would drive 500 more...

 

Well 500 then 490 more actually but made easier with fun stops with friends en route. 

They know what I like...

 

Mike and Liz treated us to a visit to 'Watts Mortuary Chapel' in the village cemetery of Compton in Surrey, on Monday, It was a deligh, a church and some Art Nouveau design a great combination!.

The outside is interesting enough but once you step inside...just wow!

Monday's walk - around Brookwood cemetery.

 

Mike and Liz live opposite the beautiful tree-lined avenue that leads to the  entrance to Brookwood Cemetery,the largest in the UK, which gives them access to walks that are both serene end interesting.

We joined them yesterday for another walk on what was a fine,if cloudy, autumnal day.

The cemetery is now in hands of the local council and they are working on improving what is a massive site and providing some new walking routes like this boardwalk above.

The recent remembrance ceremonies meant that the part of the cemetery dedicated to the military was in pristine condition though Mike & Liz say that this is normally the case anyway. 

 

The council have also worked hard at providing details and maps to find the location of  'notable plots' but where the cemetery does compare size-wise to many of Europe's great cemeteries it does not have much in the way of 'celebrity' (or should that be 'ex') graves - though they let you know that Freddie Mercury's grandparents are here, somewhere!

  

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench - Temporary in Tours