Garden, jigsaw and walk

 Firstly I will add to photos sent to me by Tina from yesterday evening.

This morning I worked a bit on the jigsaw, slow progress as you can see.

I have finished the head now as I did some more this afternoon.

I did some weed pulling in the garden around the tubs and the parking area, no photos as it was pretty boring stuff but it looks tidier. I did go into the garden to do s sketch this afternoon, I sat in the Shade!

While I had been in the garden I planted up three saplings that were not too leggy.

Tina and I sat in the garden and had a drink and I assembled my new hanging bracket watering device! Tina did take a video of me with it but sadly I done know how to add a video here so will take a photo tomorrow!

I watered the plants that wer in the shade before going for an evening walk. I don’t often walk along the path towards Dunkeld in the evening so the light was different.

I walked under the bridge and along to the bench opposite the cathedral.

The zoom is more on this phone so I managed to get a seagull on those pebbles, albeit not that sharp!

On the way back, near the bridge I went down onto the river edge as I wanted to get a picture of the bridge but there were too many trees blocking the view.

The phone has a photo setting called ‘fun’ so took this picture of the ancient sycamore. Took one on normal setting after and not really a lot of difference.

Then lastly tried taking a flower with the portrait setting!

That’s it for today.

Gardening and late walk

 I weeded along the long bed today, I haven’t done it for a while but I’d wasn’t too bad. I also got the rest of the plants I got on Tuesday into the ground.intookmtwo photos, one of the whole thing and one of the far end which is getting established.

I went to the the post box and was amazed to see a mobile bank. Seemed strange in such a small village.

I did do a bit to the jigsaw but it is proving to be very difficult even though it is a 500 piece. Maybe a photo tomorrow.

We had tea reasonably early as Darren was off to Blairgowrie to check out a new gaming place. Tina suggested we got to the Hermitage and park at a different car park that someone had told her about. The walk was mainly in woodland but we did get onto Ossians Hall.

 

We had a drink when we got back and then I got on with the watering and Tina did some clearing in the rough area at the other side of the bungalow. There is a hydrangea near the back door which has just come into flower, it is a very pretty lace top variety.

If it is cloudy again in the morning I may do some weeding near the tubs at the front of the bungalow.

X-ray and phone

 I caught the train into Perth this morning as I needed to get to the hospital to have my hip X-ray and then into the city to have my phone looked at or replaced. Perth Station is new to me, I followed the way out signs and at one point seem d to be on a deserted platform, until I found a well disguised archway. When I got to the exit I asked directions to the hospital and was told I should go out of the back exit so had to make my way back across whee I had come to behind platform seven! By the time I left the station I had already walked over a mile. It was a bit over a mile to the hospital and a pretty unpleasant walk along a very busy, fumey road and up hill as well. I didn’t have long to wait to have the  X-ray done but I did have to change nd put on a gown. The gown was good in so much a you put it on over your head so no gaping back but I left my cardigan on and thought I was going to have to get somebody to help me get it off! But I did manage, which was a relief. I caught a bus into the city centre.

Next stop Vodafone, I had to wait for about twenty minutes to see someone, there were three people dealing with customers and I really hope the one that looked like he knew what he was doing finished first! He did and once it was decided I needed a new phone he was amazing, recommended a phone did all the checks etc and set up transferring everything from the old phone. I went off and had some lunch. When everything was done he talked me through using the phone and said if I had any difficulties write them down and and come in and he would help me.

I did take some photos at the hospital but didn’t get onto Google photos before the old phone was disconnected, but I have taken photos, three new bears!

The station is on the outskirts of the city so another reasonable walk, ending up a hill of course. Took a couple of picture on the way, I think the camera is pretty good.

and one from the walkway at the station.

WS pretty tired when I got home so sat an unwound for a bit, but did set my notification and ringtones and managed to get the hearing aids connected.

Watching the football with everything crossed!

Doctors, disappointment and hanging baskets

 This morning I had an appointment at the surgery, very nice lady doctor who actually listened. She has prescribed some stronger tablets along with some to protect my stomach, so will give it a try. She does want me to have the X-ray on my hip so I will endeavour to get to the hospital tomorrow.

Tina was out for lunch and Dobbies had a special offer for fish and chips if you have a loyalty card. We got there before one and the fish dinner was sold out! We chose something else but it was very disappointing. The offer is on for a couple more Tuesdays so we will go again nd get there before twelve!

But I did buy some plants to redo the hanging baskets and a tub. I sat with the cat on my lap this afternoon, I tried to read but ending up dozing. I had a bad night as apart from a niggly knee the tinnitus was really loud and bothering me which is unusual.

I have planted up two hanging baskets and a tub, I did get was water retention crystals to add to the soil this time.

Will finish with a Google photos collage, it made me smile.

Gardening and sewing

 Monday is gardening group day followed by the knit and natter group. I walked into Dunkeld early enough to get a drink at Corbenic and get some cash before going to St Ninians garden. Two of the other ladies hd started clearing at the top of some steps so I cleaned the steps of weed and got them swept then went off to remove some gone over plants and weeds. We had our drink quite late today so it was just a C-section of clearing away before I went for a fairly short walk towards the cathedral. I found a bench in the shed as it had been getting hotter s the day went on. A black headed gull was ner me for a while, it was swearing at me hoping for a titbit I think but I had nothing anyway and the town don’t want them encouraged. It the stopped being noisy and just sat hopefully for a while before flying off.

I think they are such pretty gulls fter living with the herring gulls for so long. I loved them too but you couldn’t really call them pretty.

The sketch too me a bit longer today but I was reasonably pleased with the result.

I had carried the framed play picture with me to give to June not the afternoon group. She liked it but wanted me to keep it as the show isn’t until August, so I had to carry it home again. I did a bit more of the embroidery whilst listening to them relive their younger days as some of the ladies have lived in the are all their lives.

I was quite tired by the time I had walked home. I realised that I had missed the first episode of a new series of The Piano, so after dinner I watched it on catch up. It was very good again, I really love this program.

I am waiting for the sun to go down a bit before I go out and do the watering.

Greet and meet for Darren, nice short walk and tennis.

 The clouds on the hill disappeared yesterday evening and the water on the plants first thing this morning was lovely.

Bugs always like biting me but the Scottish ones are really making a meal of it on my leg!

I did a bit of jigsaw this morning before I went round to the church with Darren as Tina had organised a welcome home lunch in his honour. Quite a few of the congregation were there and it was a very nice buffet.

This afternoon I went for a short walk, just down to the river and a wander along a couple of smaller paths and did a quick sketch.

After the sketch I went along a narrow path lower than the main one that I hadn’t been along before and there were a lot of wild flowers.

Saved the best to last, this bug was very tiny.

I walked to the small wooden bridge before I came home, I have taken several pictures from it but not one of it, it is quite plain but a lovely spot to look at the burn.

and the burn from where I took that photo.

The afternoon has been taken up with the very good men’s final at Wimbledon.