Day 984

I have a lot of things to get done this evening, including fixing my beloved Caboo. It won’t be a tough fix, just a stitch or two, but I need to cut fresh elastic and attempt to sew in a straight line. So this will be a short and factual post today.

With lots of photos of beauty. And I don’t just mean my face.

Our day started off with someone putting her jacket on upside down and proclaiming, “I’m a butterfly!” while spinning in circles.

It was another big walk with Auntie Numbnuts today and this time she suggested Hermitage of Braid. We have been here before when Wee Daftie was a bit younger and she did a pretty good job of keeping up with us. Today, she ran circles around us.

Literal circles and literally running.

Boof!

It is a seriously stunning part of the city. It is only a short bus from the city centre up to Morningside but it feels like another world. Especially on days like today when the weather was totally on our side.

We followed the water til Wee Daftie decided to lead us up a hill.

While following the water, we made friends with multiple doggies, listened to planes flying overhead, chased a dipper downstream and spotted some butterflies.

Such gorgeous rich colours.

We ended up rambling about for about two hours before heading for a well deserved rest and snoop through our photos.

Thanks to Auntie Numbnuts, I have a mini library of reference books in my bag on trees, Scottish birds and wild flowers. It is super nerdy but after we ordered our food, we took out our books and tried to identify what we saw. It honestly is really fun and even Wee Daftie seems to enjoy it!

A wee weir!

We parted ways after lunch and I was greeted by the most amazing surprise at our post box. Daddy Daftie is currently away and we’re not sure when he’ll be home. As Mother’s Day is at the end of the month, he wanted to make sure he could organise something. Apparently, he had asked them to delay the delivery but…well…they didn’t! Bit annoying for him, but super fun for me! He’s such a thoughtful human.