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Return to the Sensory Corridor
By: A.C. On a recent visit to the David Welch Winter Gardens at Duthie Park, I was a bit alarmed to see that the Sensory Corridor, had been “ renovated” and the herbaceous perennial scented pelargoniums had been removed , only … Continue reading
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Adventure Holidays
By A.C. Holidays are always parts of our lives that we will remember, either for all the right reasons, in how much it was enjoyed by everyone, or the wrong reasons and the disaster that it turned out to be. … Continue reading
Spring in Stonehaven
By: A.C. The weather on Easter Sunday 2015, was benign sunshine and warmth. So my wife and I decided to drive to Stonehaven for a walk along the front. Stonehaven is one of those jewels in the crown of Aberdeenshire … Continue reading
Stoneywood Path
By: A.C. Walking along the Riverview Park Walk at Dyce/Stoneywood, can be a bit of trial in winter, as the path areas which are tarmac are not salted, cleared of leaf debris or cleared of run–off soil or debris from … Continue reading
Back To The Winter Gardens
By: A.C. Last year I wrote about the changing flower beds of the Winter Gardens at Duthie Park, Aberdeen. And followed that up with another show of photographs later in the year. Although I have visited regularly since, The Winter … Continue reading
Holiday planning in Ross-shire.
By: A.C. Recently my wife and I had a few days break in Ross–shire. I could have turned this piece into a rant about how online booking guarantees no favours, despite assurances that one’s disability is respected and a suitable … Continue reading
Safe Swimming
By: G.F. I am very fortunate that my mother got me used to water in the swimming pool when I was very young. Many Sunday afternoons I swam in the Bon Accord Baths (B.A.B) on Justice Mill Lane, Aberdeen including … Continue reading
Return to the Winter Gardens.
By:A.C. Here are some of the latest pictures from the ever–changing flower–beds and greenhouses of the David Welch Winter Gardens, Duthie Park, Aberdeen. In the Entrance Hall, Victorian Corridor and elsewhere, there are hundreds if not thousands of Malaysian Busy … Continue reading
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Disability and the Outdoors
By: G.F. I am disabled and have to use elbow crutches and a mobility scooter to get around. When in my youth (and able bodied) I used to love going on economical holidays with my parents where we often stayed … Continue reading
Macduff Aquarium
By: A.C. The news recently has been a bit non–stop catastrophe, cataclysm, war and threats of war. So when I heard of a wee bit of odd news from Macduff Marine Aquarium about the dogfish there laying a “double–yolker” Mermaid’s … Continue reading