Graveyard Dirt: Two Worlds and In-between

Crathes Walk, Feb. 10th

Desperate for some fresh air and a change of scenery Italics and I hit a local castle (Crathes) for a short walk a couple of days ago. I had originally intended to engage in some V. SRS PHOTOGRAPHY, but it turned out to be way too fucking cold to wander around with exposed skin. For the moment the tripod's been shelved, but the second it begins warming up we'll wake it up from its winter hibernation.

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Standing on a stone balcony that overlooks the walled gardens.

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How gorgeous is that winter blue sky?

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Within Crathes' famous walled gardens.

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Technically out of the walled garden (it's the "Woodland Garden", I think), but the area's enclosed by fencing. Also, SNOWDROPS!

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Back within the walled gardens. I can't remember what's the deal with the large stone bowls; I'll have to see if there's any information provided by the feature the next time we visit.

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We're standing in the garden that the stone balcony overlooked.

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Another perspective of the castle.

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Italics took this picture in a parking lot in Banchory. It SEEMS like there's a monument topping the hill, but the distance made it difficult to judge.