The Birnam Oak

 This morning we were up reasonably early and it wasn’t raining. We drove to Dunkeld before Anya set off for home so that I could get some shopping in for the rest of the week and she could go back to a couple of the shops we had been in on Saturday.

I didn’t stay dry for long, it was a bit drizzly again when I decided to go and find the Burnam Oak, which featured in a Shakespeare play. It was less than a mile but quite a twisty route.

The Birnum oak was amazing but I thought the elderly sycamore was amazing.

This sculpture was just by it.

A couple more of the oak, some branches were supported.

I was more fascinated by the sycamore, the diameter of the trunk must have been six to seven feet.

This next photo has the sycamore in front and the oak behind, they are quite close.

I went over a small bridge above a burn leading to the river.

Then I followed the rather muddy path alongside the river which led to the bridge into Dunkeld.

Then up the rather scary steps to the bridge.

Those amazing views from there.

I had a drink at the community cafe we had gone in at the weekend before walking home.

This afternoon I had a frustrating couple of hours trying to update my address with government departments. I have never been sent so many codes via phone and email!

I filled in my registration form and questionnaire for the local doctors and went out again to hand it in.

At the weekend there had been a bag of veggies left at my door seemingly from someone’s allotment. No big saucepans so I cooked up a soup/stew in the frying pan! It was very tasty.

Feeling weary so won’t be late in bed. Anya arrived home safely after hitting some heavy traffic. It had been a really lovely weekend.

This should have been under the sculpture!