Seemed like a good idea at the time!

 Second attempt, I had just done a long post and managed to clear it!

This morning I decided to try and walk prt of the Birnam hill route to the Kings seat, which apparently has wonderful views. There is a round walk that is about four miles which I thought would be too long. The steeper part of the route was shorter so decided to go up to it and back down that way. I was writing comments as I went the first time but. This time I will do all the writing, save it and then add the photos. Firstly I made t my way to the station and then walked up the glen next to the burn. I went past some houses and saw a lady coming down what looked love a walking route. She said it was the way to the Kings seat but it was very steep and quite slippery, so to be careful. I took a lot of photos of the pth and then the view as I went up, but have deleted a lot of the path photos as they were samey and boring. I had been climbing, slowly for what seemed like an age when a couple came up behind me, and past me and the lady asked him to see how much further. He said bout half way! They disappeared and I carried on t my pace. I got up to a rocky mound, seemingly as high as I could go! I was truly exhausted. Phoned Tina to sy I must have gone wrong somewhere and contemplated with horror going down the way I had come up. I had decided while climbing that I ours walk down the longer, less steep route. As I was pondering a guy in a kilt arrived. He would not believe me when I said I had walked up that way. I asked where the viewing point was and he said I must have passed it and he would go down with me to it. As we began to move down I wa very tired and fell backwards into the heather, ended up doing that a few more times! As we started I asked where the kings set was and he said the the rock I had reached was it! I asked how you got to the other side and he said that there was a path round the side. I wasn’t about to climb back up there so I made it but didn’t see the view! It was a tricky and quite long route back to the viewing point, which ws two huge rocks you had to clamber onto to see the view! I told the guy to go and he went, I was then thinking about getting off them! Bless him, he came back and wanted to make sure I was okay on the next steep bits. I did get him to leave when the path was less rocky. I made it home getting on for four hours after I left. The man agreed with me that there wa not way it was only a mile to the top!

And finally the view!

Visiting and Creiff

 This morning I set off with Tina to go and visit her at aunt and cousin in Pitlochry. We spent a couple of hours with them and Tim gave me a yucca, which needs some tlc and three more monkey puzzle tree saplings. I had one already which is doing okay but have had it outside, his have been in the greenhouse and he thinks they should be indoors for the first couple of years. So now I have the four of them inside too. May have to move out of my living room!!

 

We then set off for Crieff which is in the opposite direction, we had a voucher for free spring bulbs there in a garden centre, and would possibly stop for a look round the town as I know it has good sculptures. The journey there is breathtaking so rather a lot of pics from going and coming!  We did as you might expect. Buy plants nd pots nd spent too much at the garden centre. They have some cows not bears there, the one outside the garden centre ws a set, buti stood by it as it had been raining,

Now photos, I have deleted quite a few!

I left that last one as you can actually see the rainbow over the hill. 

When we got home I had more flowers arrive from Tina, she says she only orders them when they are on offer, but they are beautiful and I love having them.

Having a quiet evening now.

WI and Falkland Palace gardens

 Yesterday evening I went with Tina to join the WI. It was a taster evening and quite a lot of people there. You could try your hand at a couple of things, I did aa arrangement in a tea cup and made a card. We had tasty refreshments and I met a few new people.

Today Dee picked me up outside the church to take me to the Falkland Palace gardens where other members of the garden club would be ready for a guided tour. We arrived early and had a wander round the town, which was lovely. Then we had a quidditch tour of the gardens at Falkland Palace.

I may make a couple of comments, but photos to follow now.

This next one was the site of the original place and well.

The ones in the glass house were more for my benefit as some plants I liked, but will post them.

Especially this next one.

We went to a farm shop and cafe for tea and cake before coming home. Dee, the lady who gave me a lift was very friendly and welcoming, and I got to talk to a few more different people. I was weary when I got home but it was a great afternoon.