Kites and sites ...
The boy and I are on Easter hols this week, and have decided to be active, and get out and about in Scotland since our RSPB membership cards came in this week. Today we went to Stirling in search of nature. We spotted Hamish the Highland coo in a woollen mill next to Callander, surrounded by 3 coach loads of tourists armed with cameras. He just loved the attention... We also stopped at Aberfoyle (great toilets) and popped up to the David Marshall Lodge . A lovely place with virtually tame birds at the seed hangers and tables; chaffinches, coal tits, siskins etc. Really enjoyable, spoiled only by the completely inappropriate noise-fest that is Go-Ape! (exclamation point part of their logo ... 'nuff said). But the best place we visited was Argaty Red Kites - it was unexpected because we only stopped in as it was on the road we happened to be on. We timed it perfectly, arriving just after they'd been fed. There were lots of Red Kites flying and diving about. Click the pics abov...
I bought two balls of that at Katharine's shop opening. Your hat looks really nice. Did you use a particular pattern? x K
ReplyDeleteHey Kath - It was a pattern from Simply Noro - pretty simple ribbing pattern - it only took just over half a 50g ball which is good.
ReplyDeleteHats for one and all!
I'm making one for my friend in Australia at the moment - although its 31 there - bah! Sure it'll come in handy when she comes to visit in December (yay!)