Sunday, 1 November 2015

1 November 2015

On 31 October and/or 1 November, I make a point to sing Allerseelen by Strauss.  This year seems particularly appropriate.

Yesterday we visited a 'new' castle (for us.)  Bothwell Castle is an hour or so West of here on the outskirts of Glasgow.  It sits right beside the River Clyde and there is a lovely walkway that connects it to the David Livingstone Center.  Unfortunately both the castle and center are in various stages of refurbishment/repair, but the walkway was glorious in the late October light.  Great photos of our beautiful kiddos.
In the Great Hall of the castle.  I was trying to tell Felicity about the colors and music and food and people who would have enjoyed this room in days gone by, and she was happier looking at the pigeons.  

Our happy boy.  He's just a light.

Many apologies for the side-ways photos, I don't know how to fix it!  Rather post them now though!

She was checking on her 'Elsa braid' in this picture.  Over her head, you can see the tall turret of the castle hidden behind the trees.
Different boys, same face.  :)

In front of the great hall

Poor Titus - stickers and dollies and lots of pats on the head....

Crunchy leaves

Castle peekaboo.  Gorgeous day

On the ruins of the old walls and turrets.  'Look at me!!  Look at me!'

In the window.  Felicity climbed up first and said, 'I can see the water!'  I didn't know where she'd gone for a moment and nearly had a heart-attack, thinking she was going to fall over and into the water.  Thankful for the prison-worthy iron grates enclosing the old window now.  And the River Clyde was pretty neat to see out this old window!

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