Monday groups

 A bit of a strange day, when I arrived t St Ninians to do some gardening there was nobody there although the shed was open. There were two heathers with a note saying plant them please, but no idea as to where.

I tried digging in a couple of places but the ground was like a rock, so started doing a bit of weeding. A lady walked through the garden and I said hello, she said there were lots of gardeners up near the north car park. I walked up there and both groups were together clearing and then putting new gravel down. People shovelling and using wheelbarrows to cover the area. Someone put me on weeding the original gravel, but I would have been better at shovelling as bending is difficult. So I went back to the garden ns managed to get the heathers in and another lady turned up so we started weeding the paving.

I had taken my sketch book and wandered around but couldn’t get inspired. I took some photos in the cathedral grounds.

 

I did go in and look at the Dunkeld art exhibition. It raises money for the cathedral. An interesting set up, not a competition but a sale. Every painting is up for sale and the artists receive 75% of the price tag.  I will probably enter something next year. I think you have to pay £10 per entry to get them displayed.

I helped set up the room and carried on with my embroidery at the Knit and Natter group. I took a photo of the enormous sycamore tree with the 0.5 setting, and then trie to do a selfie as the girth of the tree is bout eight metres!

Soon after I was home had a little drive out with Darren as he was going to Bankfoot to send a parcel, he suggested going to the ice cream place which was near but when we checked it was closed!

Some pics from Tina, who did get an ice cream! She had been to Rhyl.

Boot sale and evening walk

 This morning left early with Darren to go to the boot sale and market at Errol airfield the other side of Perth, about 25miles away. It is apparently the largest boot sale and market in Scotland. It was big and very different, there seemed to be hundreds of containers and many with people selling in front of them. There were several halls with different traders, we were there anout two hours before heading home.

I did get a great bargain, this wall decoration for £1.

I did some of the jigsaw, trying to complete the water!

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I watched some of the Grand Prix and did a quick sketch before getting dinner.

We had a little rain this afternoon so I walked down to the river. It looked stunning this evening.

It wasn’t still raining but the trees were dripping over the water.

This jackdaw was rooting around n the wet soil.

The camera on my new phone has a 0.5 setting so was able to get the whole of the Birnam oak.

This one from inside the oak!

I will finish with photos from Anya this time, she went to a show here this afternoon.

A more energetic day

 I was up later today and had an easy start to the day, bit of pottering and jigsaw. Just before lunch time Darren moved this massive gate so I could clear behind it. I don’t know how he carried it, I started trying to help and could hardly get my end off the ground!

This is what it was like behind it.

He had to manoeuvre it round the hydrangea, which is in beautiful flower now.

The side of the bungalow looks tidier now.

I have two sunflower plants in a pot, they won’t get very big as they are in a small pot, but I have nowhere in the green for them. They were on a table but I have put the pot against the wall now as there is a bolt in the wall which I can use to support them if necessary.

After the family call I decided to try and walk to The Hermitage,  I haven’t been on any longer walks for a while, partly pin nd Hartley het and being tired. The Easter levels re low, these photos are from the underpass.

Took this one from Inver bridge.

And this is the food kiosk at The Hermitage.

It seemed a long walk up to the waterfall, which want as lively as usual.

I took this picture to maybe draw at home, the rocks just stood out and it seemed a good angle.

I had my small sketchbook and a pen with me. Shouldn’t really put the two together but a sketch isn’t a photo.

Took these flowers on the walk home.

I was exhausted when I got back, it was still hot and I am unfit! Have the watering to do now!

Will finish with two pics from Tina in Wales.

Not the leaning tower of Birnam!

 I did go for a walk into Dunkeld this morning, I had a large bag of mini marshmallows that Tina won in a tombola that we decided to give them to Corbenic as they make their own cakes. I had a drink while I was there and bought these ‘butteries’ which I hadn’t heard of, they are a sort of flat roll.

Some photos of the walk, I had a rest in the community orchard.

We both put some pieces in the jigsaw.

I went and sat in front of the church to do a sketch, and, the spire wasn’t actually leaning!

I have done the watering of the garden and the church pots. Pandora came round to find me but didn’t come all the way to the front, she waited by the tap at the side of the church.

This and that

 We have had a small rotary dryer for some time but not really a good place to have it so it sits in the shed. So it’s either trying to dry bedding over the airer or the laundry. As mine is a single bed and it was a nice day I had the bottom sheet over the airer and the quilt cover on another airer outside and it has dried beautiful and is nice  and fresh.

Tina had mentioned that volunteers sell veg and fruit from The Field outside the Arts Centre on a Thursday at 10am. I went across for ten and people were walking away with their purchases. Obviously they get there earlier and the locals know! I will be across there earlier next week. Did get some courgettes, runner beans and some rocket for £3.

Some flowers arrived for me today with no message, but it didn’t take much working out they were from Tina. Very pretty.

I am only making two Christmas cakes this year, but as we are not near a large supermarket I ordered ingredients from Grape Tree. Got some snack to get to the free postage and got these, never seen them before, they are very tasty and the flavour not too strong.

Had a lovely video chat with Sher today and mentioned the plant in the kitchen which needs repotting. She agreed so I now have it in a larger pot.

I did a sketch of the plant, not from the photo!

I should go for a walk but it is very hot and my ankles are quite swollen so will settle for watering our garden and the church pots and flowerbed later.