Sunday 23.7.2017

Woke up to a shroud of thick cloud which persisted pretty well all day. The sun made a half-hearted attempt to burn though when it lifted a little in the afternoon but by the time we set off for the woods we were enveloped in it again, making for a wonderful atmosphere and an eerie quiet, so still was the air.



It was easy to imagine the unicorns were out and we`d just missed them...round that corner.....

or maybe this one.......

...especially given the trail they left......

Last Wednesday it was a day trip to Lennoxtown and a walk in different woods: no unicorns but a haunting atmosphere as we skirted Lennox Castle, now dilapidated - and photogenic - but with a sobering history, at least in its final incarnation.*

It was also a day of dogs and chickens and gardens and lunch and bus rides, even if one of the buses did leave early...what is the point of buses that leave early?!

*http://www.lennoxcastlestories.co.uk/