Autumn leaves in Bruntsfield links.. the change of colour and the wee chess board… beautiful
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Edinburgh Festival Fireworks
And that’s it for 2016 – Haste ye back 2017
The culmination of the festival is a spectacular pyrotechnic fireworks concert…. the sky lights up in time to music from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra from, this all takes place from the castle, it can be heard and seen from many places across the city
I have never attempted firework photos before, I did take many, oh so many!! 😉 I’ll upload a wee album soon as I can
Edinburgh Festival 2016 – Street Performers
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is over for 2016!
During the month of August you will find a plethora of street performers around the city centre plying their trade. Juggling fire seems to be one of the more popular acts, (I always think that juggling fire in Scotland is rather optimistic, as it does rains a lot) but some are more daring juggling dangerous weapons including chainsaws and machetes. Unfortunately I only had the ooomph to get out and take photos towards the end. Below is a small gallery of the performers that graced the streets of Edinburgh in August 2016.
Interestingly something else happened! The middle of the festival a Saturday afternoon I managed to walk the length of the High Street without being offered a single flyer, even after making eye contact. Many will call me a liar, but it did indeed happen…. perhaps they just though there goes the grumpiest man in Edinburgh? 😉
Edinburgh flower clock 2015
This is the Edinburgh flower clock for 2015, this has been a feature of west Princes street gardens since 1903. it has ~ 40,000 plants, with a new theme each summer, this years theme is to celebrate Edinburgh’s 10th anniversary as the world’s first UNESCO City of Literature. there is also a small cuckoo that pops out every fifteen minutes
Greyfriars Bobby’s wee nose
Please leave Greyfriars Bobby’s wee nose alone, it isn’t tradition to rub the nose on this statue and I have no idea where this ‘tradition’ started. No it won’t bring you any luck, you will just irritate the locals, Despite several paint (nose) jobs people still rub the poor wee dugs nose
Someone has put up a wee note, asking ‘please don’t touch my nose, love Bobby’
Greyfriars Bobby was a wee Skye terrier, legend has it after his owner John Grey died and burried in Greyfriars kirkyard, this loyal wee dug spent the rest of his life at his masters grave, a whole fourteen years.
So, yes…. please don’t rub Greyfriars Bobby’s wee nose, please! 🙂
Portobello Sunset
I took a wee wander down the beach tonight, I was treated to a beautiful sunset, so many lovely colours… Nice end to the day
Edinburgh Summer Time
Scottish Summer time, which means its probably raining.
Edinburgh has a nice beach only a few miles from the city centre. it’s nice to sit on a groyne, listen/watch the waves, or just sit with a book.
Edinburgh Summer Time, Portobello Beach.
Flowers at The Royal Botanic Garden
Lots of unique flowers and plants can be found at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, here we have the Columnea oerstediana.
you can fine the Royal Botanic Garens @ Arboretum Place, Edinburgh EH3 5NZ
more photos will be added later
Solar Eclipse 2015
Some photos of the Solar Eclipse 2015 that occurred above Scotland, Edinburgh had 95% coverage, so not a full Solar Eclipse
Safety first, obviously you cant look directly at the sun, so improvisation was done…. rip apart a old Floppy disk, and use that as a filter. now, you could only look for a second, the bright light messed up the sensors, somewhat difficult to shoot.
Taken with an iPhone, so not the best, but heyho! the red filter, adds some atmosphere to the photos
Green Edinburgh Castle – St. Patrick’s Day
To help celebrate St. Patrick’s Day several landmarks across these isles will be illuminated green tonight, including oor castle… here’s one I prepared earlier
Green Edinburgh Castle – St. Patrick’s Day