Picnic in the Botanics (CAUTION - Lots of photos)

This post isn't about craft stuff I've made, it's a whole bunch of photos I took. So I KIND of created something right?

Last week was a pretty rough week for me. On Monday I fell over and really hurt my shoulder, and then once that had been sorted out and stopped hurting it seemed every joint wanted to go out in sympathy so I had to take Friday off because I was too sore. By Sunday I was able to leave the house, and after some encouragement from my Marvellous Moogi I headed off to the Botanics for a picnic.

Note for future reference. I really shouldn't leave the house without a map! I ended up hopping off at the wrong bus stop, turning right instead of left, and walking all over the place before I finally got to the gates of the garden. But it ended up OK, and I got into the Gardens and had a lovely picnic, with lots of photos.

My food

I made a big salad with lots of yummy things and no dressing, so it was probably even healthy! Go me.


I had raspberries for dessert and they were delicious! Sooooo scrummy.



I made a thermos of tea and brought a proper mug to drink it from. Tea tastes better when it's not in a plastic cup.

The view

I was lying in the grass, surrounded by little daisies. This is a view from eye level.

And this was the view looking up.

I briefly had a dining companion, but he only stuck around long enough for a photo and then left. There was also a squirrel but it was camera shy and I didn't get a shot.

The Gardens
After I ate and did some puzzles I'd brought with me (I'm getting better at Code Words! My parents will be so proud I'm sure), and eaten a bag of sweets (oops), I decided to have a bit of a wander around.

























The Gate
One of my favourite places in the Botanics though is the gate. It's just amazing, and looked so beautiful in the sunlight.


While I was taking those photos I got chatting to this Kiwi lady from Gisborne on the East Coast. That was fun. Then I headed off, and decided not to bother waiting for my bus, and headed for another bus. Sitting at the bus stop I got to chatting to two women from Bavaria (didn't practice any German. I couldn't remember anything!). We chatted for about twenty minutes before we realised that the bus we were waiting for wasn't actually running. I looked at the wrong time table. Oops! So they headed off another way and I decided to walk home.

After all that exercise I was quite happy to sit at home and just do nothing, so I did! I was going to go to the closing event at Leith Festival, but once I was home I didn't want to go out again. But it was good to get out, so the weekend wasn't a complete waste.

I just wish I could have done some knitting!

Oh, and Daniel, the baby I knitted the daisy toy for, seems to like his present. His mother, Kathryn, certainly likes it. And after Mass yesterday I was given LOTS of lovely cuddles from Daniel. Such a cutie.

Now if only he hadn't decided my breast was a great place to wipe his face, but oh well.