Monday, June 4, 2012

An Arctic Adventure

Morning folks...what a weekend that turned out to be...after living in the far north of this little island for six decades you would think that I would have sussed out the vagaries of the British weather by now...I left home...blue skies and sunshine...bright and early on Saturday morning dressed in a short sleeved top and thin cardie with no back up plan clothing and little did we know as we crossed the Forth Road Bridge that we were heading for an Arctic Adventure...


A tad chilly doesn't even come close to describing the Edinburgh temperatures...it was BALTIC with a capital B...blowing an Arctic hooley...crikey even the goosepimples had goosepimples and the first coffee stop...a teeth chattering huddle in a draughty catering tent...did absolutely nothing to up the body temperature...there was only one thing for it...head to the nearest outdoor clothing stand to buy a jacket...I wasn't alone either...they were doing a roaring "I can't believe how cold it is" trade.  Turning blue by the minute and fearing the onset of hypothermia...we headed indoors...
 to admire all the gorgeous blooms...


 and the fabulous veggie displays...
 but my favourite was definitely the Bonsai exhibits...
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 my "finally cosy" fellow intrepid Arctic adventurers....
 posing in the Diamond Jubilee Union Jack Garden...
and at this point the camera battery died so no more "bore you to tears" Garden Scotland pics and hey it could have been worse...at least we didn't have to contend with snow or torrential rain. 
But I'm now back in the toasty warm cubbyhole...isn't "on-tap" central heating wonderful...yes can you believe it's really June...time to have some fun with Timmie's June Tag for "12 Tags for 2012" and a card for the new Card Challenge over at The Ribbon GirlsI'll see you all tomorrow and The Furry Boy will be popping in too...to announce his "Jubilee Tea Party" winner
Hugs Kath xxx