Wednesday afternoon walk

This afternoon I went to check on the little damson trees I came across last autumn, to see if they had promising fruit!  There were some tiny plums to be seen, but nothing startling.  The dogs and I wandered on up the hill.  It's a lovely grassy track and half way up there is an opening on the left hand side, leading into a wild and beautiful orchard, heavy with ripening fruit, and bee hives.  

We had a peaceful and dreamy stroll through the orchard.  Bees buzzing, fruit hanging heavily from the trees.  A delicious place!  

We walked on to the top of the hill, and on the way I could look across to Fife in the north, and Edinburgh and the Pentland Hills to the west.  Looking at Edinburgh, and knowing how completely crazy it is there at the moment, with the International and Fringe festivals going on, I knew that I was exactly where I wanted to be!  Away from it all!