Yesterday turned into a walking and taking photos day. It was not warm enough to sit and paint but not quite wet enough to force us indoors. We ended up at Arbirlot, a tiny village about 2 ½ miles West of Arbroath on the Elliot Water.
The remains of an old Meal Mill can be seen here
and in places flowering wild garlic cover the ground like a carpet.
occasionally we even saw wood anemone.
There was a huge sloe tree overhanging the water
and several wild cherry trees
but I think my favourite must be the hundreds of water marigolds growing at the waters edge.
More information here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbirlot
More photos here
http://forgetmenot525.multiply.com/photos/album/258/Arbirlot_the_photos
A nice place for a walk. It's great to see all the green and the blossom after such a long bleak winter and early spring. I love the smell of wild garlic.
ReplyDeletewonderful wakl loretta thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteI love the cherry tree - warmer here then it has been. Amazing that some of the same flowers (violets) in places so far away.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos. I'm gong to see the rest.
ReplyDeleteMuch the same as here.
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