Wild Garlic

Today James and I went for another walk at the Falls of Clyde; we walked our usual route up past Corra Linn to Bonington Linn but this time we extended the walk to 12 km by going down the opposite side of the river to Kirkfieldbank, where we crossed back over the Clyde on the pedestrian bridge and then made our way back up to the village of New Lanark. 

The weather was lovely; cool but sunny. However there has not been much rain recently so the falls were much less spectacular than the last time we were there a month ago. There were wee wildflowers starting to appear along the side of the river, and blossom on some of the trees. We heard a woodpecker and passed under a very noisy rookery. Most memorable however was the delightful scent of wild garlic which lined the path. There was a farmers’ market in New Lanark, where James bought a venison pie for him and Alasdair to have for dinner. As we arrived back in the car park above the village it started snowing! It didn’t last long though. 

Later on Ally and James enjoyed their pie and Cat and I made vegetarian tacos with tempeh, cauliflower rice, onion, avocado and cheese. They were tasty although the cauliflower rice was a bit rank, which is disappointing because I was hoping that I would enjoy it as a low calorie alternative to basmati rice. I will give it another chance with my curry tomorrow. And then it was time for our Saturday evening entertainment- another Marvel Universe film of course! Dr Strange this time, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. A pleasant end to a good day.