Today we ventured out to the Pentland Hills only to find half of Edinburgh had the same idea. We were lulled into a false expectation as our Christmas Day walk was, surprisingly, all on our own. Today every roadside was lined with cars and council staff were putting either warnings or penalty notices on the windscreens of particularly badly parked cars. All the same there was room and more tranquillity once you ventured away from the car parks!
The trees were oblivious of the hoo-ha but displaying a seasonal streak of snow on the windward side.
Even the most gnarled shrubs take on a festive look.
Just to confound all expectations at this time of year the gorse is flowering in places around the district. We headed home under a dramatic wintery sky
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all readers.
Happy New Year to you too. We commented on how quiet it was when we had a Christmas day walk too.
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