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Fandom-wise, I've got nuthin' - but here's some picspam to reassure you all that I'm still alive :-D A few random photos and a travelogue *g*
First of all, because they're pretty (and pretty bizarre in one case, too *g*), some butterflies. A couple of test shots from my ongoing attempts to get to grips with the new camera. The first one is the pretty one
The second one is the pr0n one

(and, note to self, if there's anything in this reincarnation business, come back as a butterfly - they were at it for ages
And the third one is the frankly bizarre one. A butterfly that looks like the villain in a Victorian melodrama, all swirly cape and twirling moustachios *g*

And now a touch of the cutes: this is one of our cats, Greebo, the first time he encountered a baby bird. Poor little innocent, he didn't have one clue a) what it was or b) what to do about it, and I had plenty of time to get the photo and whisk him into the house before he figured it out.

Alas, he has figured it out since :-( He will soon be the proud owner of a shiny new collar complete with bell. And hopefully I will have no more feathered presents proudly presented to me on the livingroom carpet.
So, now for the travelogue - and if you thought that last cut was image heavy, I guess you ain't seen nothin' yet ;-)
This bridge

is called the Dean Bridge. It's one of the main arterial routes westwards out of Edinburgh, going from the West End of the city to South Queensferry and the Forth Road Bridge. It's a very busy road, traffic constantly whizzing along it, and is literally less than five minutes' walk from the centre of the city. It's high, too, as you can see from this pic taken at the bottom of it.
However. From where this pic was taken, turn in the opposite direction, and you'll see this

The bridge is called the Dean Bridge because it bridges the valley in which the village of Dean stands. If you cross over the crossroads that you see in this pic, go to the bottom of Hawthornebank Lane and turn back, you'll see this view of the street you've just walked down

Pretty, no?
But there's more *g* Cross the road at the bottom and look to your right, and you'll see this (we're now about five minutes' walk from the bridge, which means you're about 10 minutes' walk from the city centre)

This is the Water of Leith, which runs right through the heart of the city, from up in the Pentland hills down to the sea at the port of Leith. It's beautiful, and quiet, and there's a walkway that runs pretty much its length, about 12 miles in all. It used to be a resource for milling - flour here in the Dean village, paper further out of the town at Juniper Green - and brewing, but all the mills and most of the breweries are long since gone.
Walk another 200 yards or so, past the weir, and you reach a point where you can look left and right and see this looking left, back towards the village

and looking right, upstream, this

And isn't that an astounding area to have in the middle of a capital city?
First of all, because they're pretty (and pretty bizarre in one case, too *g*), some butterflies. A couple of test shots from my ongoing attempts to get to grips with the new camera. The first one is the pretty one

The second one is the pr0n one

(and, note to self, if there's anything in this reincarnation business, come back as a butterfly - they were at it for ages
And the third one is the frankly bizarre one. A butterfly that looks like the villain in a Victorian melodrama, all swirly cape and twirling moustachios *g*

And now a touch of the cutes: this is one of our cats, Greebo, the first time he encountered a baby bird. Poor little innocent, he didn't have one clue a) what it was or b) what to do about it, and I had plenty of time to get the photo and whisk him into the house before he figured it out.

Alas, he has figured it out since :-( He will soon be the proud owner of a shiny new collar complete with bell. And hopefully I will have no more feathered presents proudly presented to me on the livingroom carpet.
So, now for the travelogue - and if you thought that last cut was image heavy, I guess you ain't seen nothin' yet ;-)
This bridge

is called the Dean Bridge. It's one of the main arterial routes westwards out of Edinburgh, going from the West End of the city to South Queensferry and the Forth Road Bridge. It's a very busy road, traffic constantly whizzing along it, and is literally less than five minutes' walk from the centre of the city. It's high, too, as you can see from this pic taken at the bottom of it.
However. From where this pic was taken, turn in the opposite direction, and you'll see this

The bridge is called the Dean Bridge because it bridges the valley in which the village of Dean stands. If you cross over the crossroads that you see in this pic, go to the bottom of Hawthornebank Lane and turn back, you'll see this view of the street you've just walked down

Pretty, no?
But there's more *g* Cross the road at the bottom and look to your right, and you'll see this (we're now about five minutes' walk from the bridge, which means you're about 10 minutes' walk from the city centre)

This is the Water of Leith, which runs right through the heart of the city, from up in the Pentland hills down to the sea at the port of Leith. It's beautiful, and quiet, and there's a walkway that runs pretty much its length, about 12 miles in all. It used to be a resource for milling - flour here in the Dean village, paper further out of the town at Juniper Green - and brewing, but all the mills and most of the breweries are long since gone.
Walk another 200 yards or so, past the weir, and you reach a point where you can look left and right and see this looking left, back towards the village

and looking right, upstream, this

And isn't that an astounding area to have in the middle of a capital city?
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Date: 2009-07-12 06:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-12 10:34 pm (UTC)It amazes me that somewhere so tranquil is so close to the city centre!
I especially love the Victorian Villain Butterfly
Date: 2009-07-12 08:25 pm (UTC)Re: I especially love the Victorian Villain Butterfly
Date: 2009-07-12 10:39 pm (UTC)