Spurtle toured some of the leafier parts of Broughton and beyond yesterday, and here’s a mostly feathered selection of what we saw.
First of all, a snoozing mallard in Puddocky, half-awake at the instant the shutter snapped.
In Warriston Cemetery we encountered this character, dressed in black and suitably unimpressed by the joys of spring.
On the Rocheid Path, things were chirpier …
while in the Botanics, this resident had paused for a Chinese carry-out. You can just make out the pagoda in his eye.
In Inverleith Park, the geese looked askance at the local dog life …
and swans preferred to get up close and personal from the safety of the water.
Not everyone takes the Portgower Place nest of thieves seriously.
The Dean Valley was a haven of trickling water, birdsong and the clatter of Spanish language students enjoying some peace and quiet. St Bernard’s Well was as charming as ever …
and so are the staff at this High Street hostelry.
Dynamic Earth rises like a giant urchin down at Holyrood …
as do the Salisbury Crags, like a giant – um, oh, you know – igneous upthrust.
From the height of Calton Hill one can admire the view of Spurtleshire's magnificent scaffolding. (We’ll have more on that in our next issue.)
And below, we once again encounter the delightful oddity of Bellevue Place, where this year Easter has come a few days early.
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