Group day

 This morning I went along to the are near the surgery that we started tidying last Monday I readiness for the Birnam games. Apparently thousands of people descend on the village. I carried on where I left off last week, I took an edging tool with me today. I took a couple of photos, one where I hd started md one where I wa going next.

One of the other volunteers worked with me, she did the kneeling and I did most of the edging and digging. A photo of one side of the bed, we actually did the other side as well. I worked for a good hour and a half and it was quite hot.

I walked home very slowly and was thinking I may not go into Dunkeld for the knit and natter group, but after lunch and cooling down a bit I did go along to it. I did a bit to the embroidery, it is going to be a long time before it is finished.

I walked back with a couple of other ladies.

Before I went out this morning and since I have been home this afternoon I have been feeding all the house plants one at a time. I never feed the plants so hopefully I won’t kill them all off!

I have watered the garden and taken the bins out.

Darren and Tina went for a walk and went to a high spot I hope to get to some time. Tina took some photos.

Afternoon concert in the cathedral

I was still quite weary this morning so got some washing done, made a crumble and prepared veg for dinner later and packed the jigsaw away. So nothing too strenuous. After lunch I walked into Dunkeld with Tina, I had the concert to go to and she wanted to see how the enactment had gone and if any new people signed up for the archeology group. We went via the poorly sycamore, that was one huge branch that came down!

I went to the field with Tina.

We had a drink and then walked down to the river in the cathedral grounds before I went in to the concert.

The concert was very good, not cello pieces I know but the final one was particularly lovely.

I walked home very slowly, my hip wasn’t at all happy! Zoomed too much on the jackdaw but will post it anyway.

We have had dinner and I will watch the final of The Piano a bit later.

Pinhole camera workshop

 I caught the 8.34am but into Perth, I found my way to the library okay bit it wasn’t open, I walked to the Morrisons and would have had a drink but there was a long queue so I went to the loo and then back to the library. Funky door was closed when I first got there.

And this wall art was near Morrisons.

There were eight of us on the workshop and Paul explained a bit about pinhole cameras and showed us how to make one. We had all taken a box or tin along with us. My friend Michelle bought this box for me years ago, sorry I didn’t take the picture before I made it into a camera!

Just took one photo while we were making them, this was when the pinhole was made and stuck on.

Had lined the tin by then.

When we had all made our cameras Paul gave us all a small ready made one which was loaded, and we set off for quite a long walk round the back streets of Perth looking as art and hopefully taking a photo as we were going to a different building to develop them.

The next one is the one I took my photo of, not that you could tell, but more of that later.

The cow not the nearest one!

Paul did show us a chart with approximate exposure time but most of us over exposed the photos which was disappointing. But mine wasn’t completely black!

We then loaded our own cameras and went outside to take a photo which we could go back and develop. I am really quite pleased with this one.

It was quite a way from the city centre and I had a while before the next train so had a drink at the museum and then walked to the station, another fair distance, and uphill!  On the station there was a Train wash, a bit like a car wash.

I was indoors for a while and recovering as I was very tired and then went with Darren to get some groceries, as Tina has had a bad head today. 

Took this one from the side window of the car on the way home.

Feet up now and won’t be doing much before bed!

Quiet morning, then gardening and jigsaw

I was up later today and not feeling overly energetic so had an easy morning.  This afternoon I decided to sort out the area in from to the shed which has becoming a something of a dumping ground, and weedy to boot. I didn’t show the bushes in the photo but the first half hour was cut time them back so I could get stuff below easily.

A bit different a couple of hours later.

I sat and finished the jigsaw after tea, two pieces missing but I pulled the table out and found them.

Short entry tonight, going into Perth for the pinhole camera workshop tomorrow,

Moncreiffe Island

 Darren had an appointment to get his car MOT done in Perth this morning. The garage is about a mile from the steps at the riverside that lead up to the train track/ walkway across the river to the island in the middle of the Tay river. Anya and I had walked over the path and looked down at the allotments on the island but we didn’t go down and explore. We had a couple of hours so made our way there. We had a walk and came to the golf course after passing the allotments. It is a truly amazing place, so quiet, like being in another world.

You could see the river very close from both sides of the golf course.

We went into the club house and had a drink ( not from the bar!). They have a cafe part as well and welcome visitors.

There was a gallery, well, the sign was still there, but it was closed. There was still this statue outside.

We passed a skate park on the way back to the garage, and the prison.

The car was waiting when we got back, so Darren settled up and we came home.

I haven’t done a great deal since, I did plant three ‘elephant ear’ cuttings that I brought back from the gardening group on Monday. I have had them in water and they look very sad, but hopefully they will liven up.

Have done more to the jigsaw and Darren and Tina have done some too, so the end is nigh!