New shops 2

Two more new shops in Peebles. The hot chocolate deluxe at Cocoa Black's is sublime, to die for!
Hullaballoon is all about partying!

New shops

Two newish shops in the High Street, one a gift shop and the other also a gift shop but with its emphasis being on things Scots. Some nice reflections in the windows.

Tweed Bridge

You can see quite clearly here the width of the original 14th century stone bridge across Tweed. It has had to be widened twice since then - and now it can't cope again with the traffic crossing it. There is talk of a new bridge being built, probably a bit further downriver.
The other thing I was going to say is that if you remember when we had the floods during the winter, the water rose to the level of the tops of the arch supports! Look at it now! The tree branch is a remnant of the floods, caught up behind the bridge.

Wild flowers

This is the best time to see the wild flowers along the riverside. Apparently this is borage! Correct me if I'm wrong!

Grasses

I liked this one too - the way the light caught the grasses by the river. The water is pretty low as we've had hardly any rain in weeks!

Composition

The top of St Andrew's old church tower from Haylodge Park, and a large crow sitting on a tree stump! What more can I say? I just liked the composition!

Sundown

After a walk along the riverside I came back to Peebles as it was beginning to get dark - about 10.30p.m. - and captured this shot of the Parish Church against a coloured sky.

Postcard for Peebles?

I was going to enter this photo in the Postcard for Peebles competition this year, but as usual I didn't do anything about it and the closing date came and went!! If I'd won - as if - would you have bought my postcard? No you really don't have to answer that one! It was taken from Fotheringham Bridge way up Tweed, and zoomed in to see the Parish Church behind the trees.

At Beltane

The High Street during Beltane is always decorated with red and white bunting, banners and flags. The group in black is the Rugby Club dancers - the funniest thing going, but I have to say they really do their routine well!

Apologies for absence

I'll be back! Just got a lot on my plate right now! Sorry. Keep dropping in though!
Evee
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