Amelia's photos with the keyword: Monochrome

On the skyline can be seen the iconic St.Rule's Tower, the square one, which is100ft or 33m high. The climb to the top of St Rule's Tower involves a very tight metal spiral staircase, which leads up to a set of intramural stairs, which themselves lead up to one of the narrower stone spiral staircases you will find in Scotland. Passing people descending while you are ascending this spiral staircase can be interesting and it pays to listen out for anyone already on the stair coming towards you before you commence either your climb or descent. The total climb to the top of the tower involves 156 steps. One has to pay for the privilege these days, but in the 1940s and early 50s it was free, and I have been to the top many times when we lived in St.Andrews. The views from the top are worth every step of the climb, and more. The twin towers belong to the ruins of St.Andrews Cathedral. A most impressive ruin. Since the coronavirus situation has escalated, so preventing us from taking our usual holiday in Scotland this year, I have decided to look back to photos taken in Scotland in past years, and post some of those which have not been seen either on Panoramio or Ipernity.

Today's challenge: Tell the time. I've been gardening today, and when I do that then all concept of time goes haywire. 30 minutes can stretch to 3 hours.

Clematis 'Nelly Moser' after a night of rainfall. The first PiP is Geranium macrorrhizum which grows well in dry semi-shade. The second PiP is the withered leaves and flower of the Guernsey Lily, Nerine sarniensis.