Plastic Man - Plot Tour

Onions

Garlic

Strawberries

Brassica Patch - This year's in foreground, last year's beyond the fence:

Spot the common theme?  Weed Suppressant Fabric!  Hence the Plastic Man reference. But don't worry, there's plenty of room yet for the weeds in the potato and legume patches

Potatoes, "Others" with Brassicas in background

not to mention things like parsnips :

Currently the paths are the area most in need of attention. I think I'll get the sowing and planting sorted first.

Easter Island?

No, Cramond Island!

There are plenty of these on the causeway that links this island in the Firth of Forth with Edinburgh

You get a god view of the three bridges:

And if you are first across after the tide recedes you get the place to yourself.

 Having been to Mt St Michel and Lindisfarne in the last year it was high time we reacquainted ourselves with Edinburgh's own causewayed isle.

I've still to identify this unusual plant that was thriving on the island. (Apologies for the poor focus in this picture)

On a Roll

It's been a while since posting and I have some catching up to do.  Despite my infrequent posts I am still active gardening, walking... and baking:

Bagels

Cinnamon Buns

These are two favourites that have become part of my repertoire. Both are good for the freezer, if only they weren't so popular.

I'm going to be catching up with posts on the other fronts too.

Eats Shoots and Leeks

 

 



The leeks have overwintered but the rhubarb has only just emerged. 

 

As in previous years I plonked a dalek over one of the crowns to exclude the light and it has responded accordingly. 

Keep Your Heron



A Walk in the Pentland Hills provides some interesting encounters:

 

This chap is a keen fisherman

There's no shortage of supply

from the reservoirs that feed Edinburgh

It is a nice playground to have outside your town.



Pentland View

Bridging the Firth of Forth

The second road crossing of the Firth of Forth is coming on apace:

You can just see the first one to the far left.

Each new stanchion is balancing a similar weight to either side of it:

To the other side of the Road Bridge the much older iconic rail bridge:

The Sound of Moosic?

 

 

On the Pentland Hills above Edinburgh

Arthur's Seat, the Firth of Forth and the Kingdom of Fife in the background.