May2, 2010, Multiply, Arbirlot, a tiny village

Arbirlot, a tiny village.

May 2, '10 5:15 AM for everyone

Yesterday turned into a walking and taking photos day. It was not warm enough to sit and paint but not quite wet enough to force us indoors. We ended up at Arbirlot, a tiny village about 2 ½ miles West of Arbroath on the Elliot Water.
 The remains of an old Meal Mill can be seen here
 
and in places flowering wild garlic cover the ground like a carpet.

Along the banks wild primroses and violets are in bloom,

occasionally we even saw wood anemone.

There was a huge sloe tree overhanging the water

and several wild cherry trees

but I think my favourite must be the hundreds of water marigolds growing at the waters edge.
 
More information here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbirlot

  More photos here
http://forgetmenot525.multiply.com/photos/album/258/Arbirlot_the_photos

Tags: environment, arbirlot

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delete reply djdx wrote on May 2, '10 Much the same as here.

delete reply brendainmad wrote on May 2, '10 Lovely photos. I'm gong to see the rest.

delete reply bennett1 wrote on May 2, '10 I love the cherry tree - warmer here then it has been. Amazing that some of the same flowers (violets) in places so far away.

delete reply starfishred wrote on May 2, '10 wonderful wakl loretta thank you for sharing

delete reply mitchylr wrote on May 2, '10 A nice place for a walk. It's great to see all the green and the blossom after such a long bleak winter and early spring. I love the smell of wild garlic.