May bank holiday Monday at Falkirk

Callendar House dating back to the 14th century and set in its own  superb grounds. Currently there is an excellent photographic exhibition on exhibiting works by Italian photographer Fabrizio Gianni.

The Kelpies. These are two enormous horse sculptures very near the M9. They are set in a lovely water scape incorporating the Union canal.

Looking up the High St. to the Castle

Twas a cold spring night on May 1st, and it was cold !!

The navy's in town

HMS Somerset docked in Leith Docks. This is a Royal Navy frigate. We just happened by chance to see the ship docked and there was a convenient open day.

A new wide angle lens

Princes Street Gardens in the warm spring sunshine.

The Mound.

Waverley Station.

Could this be spring ??

Portobello Beach

Loan Player

A loan player at home in 'The Meadows'.

Gorgie

These are two bars in this area of the city. The bars have kept open after many closed. Closures were blamed on the smoking ban. The die-hards have to remove themselves outside as can be seen in the bottom photograph.

Aberlady Bay

To the East of Edinburgh along the coast is Aberlady Bay.

John Donald & Co

Waverley Station

Victoria Terrace

This is a terrace above the road leading down to the Grassmarket.

New Town

This is part of Edinburgh's 'New Town'. It is characterised by long facades of neo-classical and Georgian architecture.  The 'New Town' is a bit of a misnomer as the area was built in the late 18th to mid 19th century. They are cavernous inside but have a hefty price tag.

Electric Cabaret

Hope it wasn't too long until opening time.

The Meadows

The Meadows is an area of greenery just to the south of the city centre. It is crisscrossed by a number of paths and this is one of them. This is a tree-lined one with the trees at this early point in spring waiting to get their leafy coat.

It's Saturday

On Saturdays groups of women descend on Edinburgh for hen night parties. They wear some pretty crazy clothes, this group being at the tamer end. Converted buses full of these individuals making as much noise as possible crawl the streets. Oh well, whatever you do for enjoyment.

Edinburgh Castle

Another iconic landmark. Contrasting Images from both summer and winter. The summer one from a warm summer evening and the winter one from the end of November 2010. The latter was the prelude to one of the coldest winters I've experienced in Scotland. This was just the beginning of a very cold spell with lots of snow.

Anonymous Building

This is on the corner of Bread St. & Fountainbridge.

Portobello Beach

I don't know who he is, but very engrossed in his book - he's even missing the swimmers.

Forth Road Bridge

The Forth Road Bridge and very soon there will be a second road bridge.

Forth Rail Bridge

No photo-blog of Edinburgh would be complete without one of this world-iconic structure. You never get tired of looking at it.

Leading to the High St.

High Street

Warriston Close

Newhaven at sunset

Newhaven at sunset.

Grassmarket during the Festival

Usually during the festival the Grassmarket is populated by bric-a-brac stalls plus associated bargain hunters.