52 Walks-Week 1

Wishing eveyone a very happy 2010!

For 2010 I have started a new photo challenge.
It is to complete 52 walks-that's one a week- during 2010, and of course to photograph the walk.
I think this will be more manageable for me that the 365 challenge I tried to complete last year.
Feel free to join in. The FLICKr link is here.

So the first walk of the year was to Flotterstone. Flotterstone is a very popular walking and picnic spot just outside Edinburgh. From Flotterstone you can take various walks in the the Pentland Hills. Today I was up early and had finished my walk by the time people started arriving, so it was incredibly peaceful-just me and my camera wandering around. I took many photos-here are just 4 of them.

View across the fields:

A lovley white dove:

Upturned fishing boats, stuck in the snow. The reservoir was frozen, so those boats were going nowhere!

And a view across the water to the frozen part of the reservoir:

Farewell 2009

and still it snows....

The graveyard at Colinton parish Church..

Icicles on a branch on the Water of Leith.


Bridge ...

And the beauty of snow and light..

The Freeze continues...

Although the snow has stopped for the time being, it continues to be very cold here in Edinburgh. The pavements in particular are very icy and walking is quite hazardous. These photos were taken at the Union Canal and show the frozen canal, and the frozen footpath that runs alongside. How I walked that path without slipping I'll never know!


The boathouse:

And a close up of the boat in the ice:

And a black and white conversion:

Winter Wonderland

We had fresh snow this morning. As soon as it stopped I headed out with my camera. It was surprisingly warm, and the snow on the branches was rapidly melting and dripping on my head when I was walking through the woods. I took lots of photos. These are my favourites:

Out Walking..

On Christmas day I went for a walk to Torduff Reservoir, near Bonaly.
It was stunning in the snow.




And the moon was out-a perfect half moon.

WALK

We are so lucky to live in Edinburgh, and even luckier to live on the outskirts and have countryside on our doorstep. So Emily and I went for a walk-these pictures were taken just 5 minutes from our house. The snow was stunning-thick, pristine, dry powder snow. It is unbelievably beautiful. I don't think I'll ever stop being enchanted by snow.

Greyfriars Kirk

What a glorious day it was in Edinburgh today. Pristine snow covered the ground, the sun was shining, the sky was pretty-a perfect day for photography.-and I finished work at lunch time so I was able to take advantage of the day. Here are some of the photos I took today:

This is the Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh Old Town. It is the churchyard associated with Greyfriars Bobby.


It is a very old burial ground as you can see. The graves back on to a row of terraces houses/shops called Candlemakers Row.


Here are some flowers at the grave of James Brown, Sexton , who befriended Bobby after the death of his master.
You can read the story here.

And a shot across the graveyard to Herriots School: