This weekend saw the end of this year's Hawick Common Riding. It was a special one this year, as it is the 500th anniversary of the capture of the English Flag
to mark this special anniversary, another statue has been unveiled on the High Street (I took the photos this morning when there was no-one around)
on Saturday morning, we joined a very large crowd on the High Street, as dozens and dozens of horses and riders went past
and bringing up the rear, a very important vehicle!
if I were to have a horse, it would be one of these cuties, rather than the real thing!
yesterday morning we went for a walk at Harestanes. It was enjoyable walking in the dappled shade, then in patches of sunlight
this wonderful rhododendron was reflected on the pond
a glimpse of a lovely house through the trees
and as always I looked up
we popped into the visitor centre
and treated ourselves to one of our famous two-scone lunches, a delicious cheese scone for main course, and a fruit one for pudding (for new readers, we share the scones, we don't eat two each!)
I'll be back tomorrow with a sewing update, but to finish ................. we had a very heavy shower this afternoon, which caused the birdbath to overflow