4-5km walk from Longniddry station to Aberlady village and Scottish Ornithologist's Club's Waterston House gallery to see a Visual Arts Scotland exhibition.
Starting with an early morning walk from our home to Burntisland station:
At Waverley station, enjoying the plantings between my trains:
Glimpses of the sea as the train sped towards Longniddry. Across from the station I found The Filling Station and the Village Shop, unfortunately I'd already gathered my lunch in Edinburgh.
Ten minute walk along a leafy suburban pavement, look out for the grand West Gate of the Gosford Estate:
Soon you're at the shore:
With views to Fife, the three Forth bridges, Arthur's Seat:
Time for a sketch at Gosford Bay:
sun
wind
gulls
sea
The tide was out and my hair blew everywhere as I walked across the sands at Gosford Bay:
Coastal treasures at Gosford Bay. Sea sandwort (correct me if I'm wrong):
Over the bridge and into the woods:
The most incredible tree people. Sycamores:
Along the John Muir Way and the SOC's Waterston House appears beyond the cabbages:
I detoured past Waterston House and continued on to Aberlady village and down past the graveyard to the shore at Kilspindie, Aberlady Bay. Spot the (poorly photographed) dragonfly.
Then 15 minutes at the shore sketching this lapwing and watching a grey plover:
At last to Waterston House for my first visit in far too many years. The same lovely friendly welcome as always, it was so nice to be back.
In the meadow, for the first time this summer I saw a semi-decent number of butterflies - peacock, red admiral, whites:
Finishing with Visual Arts Scotland's exhibition in the beautiful setting of the Waterston House gallery space.
'Hope' is the thing with feathers
My piece in the exhibition is
Isle of May, seabird colony
watercolour & ink on paper
The exhibition runs until 15th September. Wed - Sun 10 - 5.
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Trains to Longniddry depart Edinburgh Waverley hourly, sometimes more frequently.
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Leo du Feu
ScotRail Community Rail Champion
August 2024
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