Crathes Castle Gardens

Yesterday, my friend Sydnie and I went to Crathes Castle.
The castle is about 3 miles from my house.
It was a gloriously beautiful day!
Sunny and warm!

The pond outside the grounds.

The reflections in the pond were so brilliant.

What a sight!

A self portrait.

A view from the castle tower

I still can't get over the "green-ness" of Scotland.

Don't you wish your backyard looked like this?

This is Sydnie. Her husband and Bud work in the same building.

The Laburnum flowers were sooo fragrant.

Who thought I would find Columbine in Scotland.
Columbine has been one of my favorite flowers
since I was a little girl. We would go camping in Colorado
and the columbine would be growing wild on the mountain side.

This tree's branches are all intertwined.

The lilacs were very fragrant.
In Utah around the corner from our house
was a whole row of lilac bushes.They were about a city block long.
When I would drive down that road in the springtime,
I would drive on wrong side of the road,
with my window down, head hanging outside the window,
trying to take in their scent. I love the smell of lilacs.

Oriental Poppy. Looks like the Scottish Thistle.

I would guess these are Blue Bells, but I don't know.

Lupines

See the bee in the lilacs?

Notice the fern growing on the base of the fountain?

Geranium

Bird of Paradise

Modern Plant Art?

A Succulent

Poppy

It was an absolutely beautiful day, in a beautiful place!
I think I will go again in a few weeks.
More flowers should be in bloom.
This was the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.