Saturday 31 March 2012

Meadows

The sun brings out the crowds, mostly students.

Friday 30 March 2012

Arboretum Place

Looking down to the Castle from the entrance to Inverleith Park opposite the Botanics main gate. The Botanics and Park are handy for enjoying this unseasonal warm and sunny weather.

Thursday 29 March 2012

Dundas

The Monument to Sir Henry Dundas (Viscount Melville) in St Andrews Square.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Dundas,_1st_Viscount_Melville

Wednesday 28 March 2012

All Wrapped Up

Pretty in Pink. As if some relation of Christo has been let loose in the Botanics. It is in support of the Moonwalk. http://www.walkthewalk.org/AboutUs/Media/TheMoonWalkEdinburgh

Tuesday 27 March 2012

Art Council Style

This is the entrance to Edinburgh Council's administrative headquarters by the Waverley Station. I have no idea of the title of the work. Maybe it should be a competition.

Monday 26 March 2012

Heron

The Bonnington Fisherman has returned.  Taken from the bridge over the Water of Leith at Newhaven Road.

Sunday 25 March 2012

Danish Cultural Institute

The Danish flag just catching late light from the east in Doune Terrace.

Saturday 24 March 2012

Street Lamp

A wall mounted lamp in Lennox Street Lane.

Friday 23 March 2012

Modern Two

The "Gents" in the second Gallery of Modern Art, the Dean Gallery. The picture is courtesy of Desmond Ryan the first guest photographer on the blog!  Art doubling as security.

Thursday 22 March 2012

Allotments, India Place.

Not sure if that would be the correct description for this strip above the Water of Leith near stockbridge. 

Wednesday 21 March 2012

The Other Side

Yesterday the back, today the front. Ainslie Place in the New Town.

Tuesday 20 March 2012

The New Town

Sticking with curving facades this is a "rear" view of the New Town perched high above the Dean Gorge and photographed from the Dean Bridge, (built in 1833 by Thomas Telford), which spans the gorge cut by the Water of Leith. On the right, the back of Randolph Place, central would be Ainslie Place and the small section on the left, Moray Place.

Monday 19 March 2012

Randolph Crescent

One of the many curving facades in the New Town.

Sunday 18 March 2012

Saturday 17 March 2012

Friday 16 March 2012

Kay's Bar

This is a neat little bar in Jamica Street on a wet Friday.

Sunday 11 March 2012

Granton Harbour

Starting to put the yachts in, must be spring.

Saturday 10 March 2012

Wardie Square

This little enclave is just off the shore road between Newhaven and Granton.

Friday 9 March 2012

Cycleway, Trinity

Edinburgh has an extensive network of cycleways which use the routes of the old railway lines.  This one running through Trinity and on to the city centre.

Wednesday 7 March 2012

Conversion

This was an old school in Henderson St in Leith.  Converted twice, originally to workshop spaces and then to flats.

Monday 5 March 2012

Departures

The only Edinburgh thing about this photo are the references on the Departures Board in Leeds station.

Sunday 4 March 2012

Platform 9

Waverley Station. The Bristol train but I am only going as far as Leeds. The station is being extensively alterd and is in a state of chaos.

Saturday 3 March 2012

Thursday 1 March 2012

Flood Works

Work on the flood defences for the Water of Leith continues. They have narrowed the flow considerably by the Newhaven Road bridge and the venturi effect results in a suddenly quicker flow.