What a beautiful day it was in Edinburgh on Wednesday! The blossom has come quite late to the trees this year, but they are now in full bloom. As I walked along Princes Street a light wind was blowing the blossom off the branches of the cherry trees and the air was full of petals. These were gathering in huge drifts across Princes Street Gardens so that the grass was completely covered with a soft layer of pink. It looked stunning.
The weather has continued to be sunny and warm, with the occasional shower. On Saturday James went hill-walking at Braemar with Cornel and Kenny, and I took Grandma over to the House for an Art Lover for lunch. We sat outside basking in the sunshine and had a delicious and very reasonably priced lunch. Grandma was keen to go for a short walk so we headed into the walled garden where the tulips and primroses were looking gorgeous. She sat on a bench and talked about all the flowers, we agreed that this is our favourite time of year.
Today I spent the afternoon in my hammock in the garden, reading my book (one of the far-fetched but strangely compulsive Fred Vargas series) while James did some gardening. It was lovely; the apple tree displayed sprays of delicate pink blossom against the cloudless blue sky, and the branches of the pear trees were heavy with fresh green leaves and white blossom. And the creamy magnolia blossoms were spectacular.
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