On Sunday morning we decided to go for a walk .... so of course we headed for our favourite place for Sunday walks. There are several different walks, and there are two we usually choose, but this time we decided to try a new one. The first thing I spotted to take a photo of was this oak tree - the leaves are already turning
This crop looked as if it is ready to be harvested. We weren't sure what it is, but when Malcolm had a closer look, he found that it has lots of little seeds, so we think it is rape. Given how small the seeds are, it must take a great deal of rape to produce oil
We would have gone through this gate, but for some reason it is several feet from the path!
When we passed this (very) large boulder, Malcolm thought it would look good in the garden. He said I could just pop it in my backpack on the way back ........ excuse me, what do you mean on the way back, I thought all these were circular walks? Oh no, we have to turn round and retrace our steps, he said, as we headed down a rather steep slope .....
And now ..... the mysterious tower. Malcolm pointed and said 'I wonder what that is'
'What?' I said. 'That' he said
We scrambled up the hill to have a better look and discovered that it is a doocot There was nowhere to stand to get clear photos, as it is fenced off due to its delapidated state, so these are the best I could manage
If you look through the door, you can just see the pigeon holes on the far wall
I haven't been able to find out anything about this doocot (Malcolm even spent some time online this morning looking at old maps), but I did find a photo of this one at Mertoun House - it's not too far from here, but we didn't know about it!
After such a lovely walk on Sunday, the weather has gone somewhat downhill and this morning I got soaked on my walk. But the strange thing was the rain stopped just short of the house, so Malcolm was a bit puzzled when I staggered in the door dripping wet! However there was a brief break in the rain to allow me to take this photo