More Spring

Unseasonably warm and Spring is gearing up.

Stone Luggage

A George Wyllie whimsy, a "Gladstone Bag" from a stone collected from the shore.  George was 90 on Hogmanay and this will be a year of celebration. Check out  http://www.whysman.co.uk/

The Castle

Bellevue

Staying in the same area.  This is the church in Bellevue Crescent which features in several posts looking down East Claremont street.  This is the rear of the building, a much plainer affair than the porticoed front.

Bellevue Terrace

Scotland Street

As I suspected, there isn't a number 44.

Tunnel

The walk/cycle-way using the old railway tunnel on the line that would have gone to Newhaven.  This is Scotland Yard and the tunnel goes under Rodney Street coming out at Tesco. Edinburgh has many such structures from it's steam past but this is one of the best preserved.

Chimmneys

In Scotland Street Lane West.

Spring

Signs thereof.

Tenement, Newhaven Road

A nice curved finish to this building next to the old railway line which passed just to the left.

Buddha

Not in a temple but a gymnasium, The Club, next door to my workplace.

We Are Not Amused

Queen Victoria on her high plinth at the bottom of Leith Walk. If you had to look up the walk all day, you wouldn't be amused either.

The Tower

Flying the flag at South Leith Parish church.

Memento Mori

At rest in South Leith Parish burial ground since 1676.

Daybreak

RBS Land

Or rather the bridge to the vast complex near the airport.

Newhaven Harbour

Afternoon light and a hazy Forth.

Balmoral

The Balmoral again.  This time from the rear of the Royal Scottish Academy.

National Gallery

The West Portico with some midday sun.

Allan Ramsay

The statue is just inside the Gardens on Princes Street at the junction with the Mound..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Ramsay_(poet)

Princes Stret

From the Mound.

Shrine ?

At the Royal Scottish Academy.  See label in picture.

Salute

The penultimate round of the 21 Gun Salute from the Castle at 12 Noon for the Queen's 60th Anniversary.

Water of Leith

Ducks down by the boat steps on Coburg Street.

Scottish Government Offices

The offices by Rennie's Isle in the docks.

A Room in Leith

Met old friends for a meal here. Can highly recommend the venison.

Tony Reappears

Our local "Tony", No 5 of the 6 located at Bonnington in the Water of Leith, has emerged from the depths. He disappeared in August during a period of seriously wet and stormy weather and has been face down in the mud since then. It would appear that his base plate has been bent and some other work might need doing so he won't be occupying his usual spot for a while yet.
http://www.nationalgalleries.org/play/play-menu/6-times-antony-gormley

Portobello Morning

Bright but very cold, taken with the phone.