Tower block

Edinburgh is not all Medieval, Georgian and Victorian buildings.
We also have 1960s tower blocks.
These are council housing, in the poorer parts of Edinburgh.

Silhouette

Another photo taken from my car while I was stuck at traffic lights.
I don't have time to compose a shot, so this one could have done
with a little more of the building I think. But the steeple is a nice architectural feature.
I think it is on top of Preston St Primary School.

Weather

We were surprised to wake up to a dusting of snow this morning.
It was thawing quickly, so I grabbed my camera to take some icy photos:
(Click on the photos for a close up)

By this time it was quite sunny so Emily and I went to the canal to take some
photos of the daffodils and crocuses.
The weather changed, we were freezing, so we came home.
By the time we arrived home-only 30 minutes after we left,
this is what out house looked like:


and our street:



The photos were taken through the front windscreen of the car.
And now the sun is shining and it a gorgeous day outside!

Bizarre

Morningside, in Edinburgh is a gentile, Victorian middle class suburb.
The houses are are mixture of traditional tenament flats,
victorian terraces and grander detached victorian houses.
Morningside Road, the main shopping street,
is a mish mash of Victorian architecture and sixties shop fronts.
Despite this mix of architecture it comes as a complete shock
to wander 50 metres along a side street, through an archway,
and find yourself in the American Wild West.

How Bizarre:

View at Currie

This photo was taken near Heriott Watt University,
at Currie-note the dusting of snow on the hills.

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Washing drying

This is how I dry my washingduring the winter-
all draped over our central heating radiators.
Not exactly HOUSE and GARDENS-but efficient!

Mortonhall

This photo is of the garden at Mortonhall Crematorium