Blossom Day

Blipped the lovely blossom by Abercorn park on my walk back to the car from my charity shop shift.

Abercorn Park was acquired from the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1897 and it was here, in the old days, as part of Portobello Links, that son of the manse Thomas Ord performed his celebrated equestrian acts in Circus Virtuosa. During the last war, local residents took cover in the park because this was where the air raid shelters were located. The park contains a fountain in memory of local doctor Hugh Dewar, who cared for the sick in the area from 1866 to 1914.

Lined by elm, whitebeam, holly, hawthorn and cherry trees.

The weather is beautiful today, and long may it continue.