Trains Churches and Swans on my Scottish morning walk

Hello Hello Hivians

By heck it is windy out. I had to go to the train station this morning to print out some tickets which I wanted to change the dates for. Apparantly I have to print out tickets, send them to Edinburgh for a partial refund. This walk then is from my house to the train station and back via a few places.

Let's go and explore

Typical Scottish summer weather according to the forcast,wind showers sun and cloud, who knew what would be in store!

You can tell by the overgrown foilage that summer is here! You don't really know that there is a train track there.

One of the beauties in the UK is houses made out of stone, well they have to be to keep the fluffing wind out!

But it does make for gorgeous shot with flowers from the front garden...

All the spring blossom type plants and shrubs are ending their colourful additions to nature.

We do get one last hurrah and splash of colour as the cover the earthen floor...

I do love going past this house, the garden looks quite minimalist but also tropical with the palm type plants...

Decisions Decisions Decisions

We are running parallel to the train track but it veers off at an angle so we can either hang a right at the roundabout or go straight on...

Can you guess whichway we went?

The church gave it away, we went straight over the roundabout...

I tell you what the church looks gorgeous in the sunshine and blue and white sky.

I call it the church on the hill, but there is the stone again, I love it, the older I get the more I appreciate architecture here.

I delayed posting this until today.

It is the 80th anniversary of D-Day today 6th June 1944.

My utmost respect to all the veterans who have crossed the channel to France for celebrations today.

I wonder what they all think, they fought to give us our freedom but look at us now!

Sometimes I like to take black and white pictures, it can give an air of sombreness which I think is appropriate for D-Day.

This was the view back towards the roundabout.

Everytime I walk past this grave stone I stop and say a hello to Les Steward. I never knew him, but he is descrobed as

A GENTLE MAN
A GENTLEMAN

I would like to think that that also applies to me. Off the top of my head I can't think of a more humbling and honourable remembrance as that.

The church and graveyard sit on a corner plot so quite often I will wander through it.

This is the front view so to speak with the door and strange circular addition to the church!

Do you see what is above those gravestones?

Yes we are close to Kirkcaldy train station. What symbol does your national railway use?

Up onto the platform I went, to use a machine to print out the tickets.

Only to discover as I had paid with PayPal I could not print the tickets out.

So today I need to find out who I get this refund!

Of course I can never resist popping it to do some shopping!

Chocolate, I had not had any for ages, so am munching on some as I write this...

I took a different route back and this is the church from across the road.

Into the park I went to see what was going on there.

This old gate lodge is being renovated and will be a kids nursery I believe. So far it looks like they are doing a good job.

I made my way over to the pond and look who came hurtling through the water to me ...

It was Susie Swan...

I was happy to see her but had not brought any food.

A few months ago we got the sad news that her mate Stevie Swan had passed away.

They say swans mate for life so I was a bit worried what would happen with her.

She seems fine enough and three of her last brood are still here.

Interestingly enough they are still here. Normally dad Steve gets rid of the kids, he really did drive them out and away!

Do you see her feathers like that, she is not amused when then wings are like that then she senses danger.

This time it was dogs at the other side of the pond and one was in the water.

Away she went to restore order in her pond!

The is was time to go through the park Stonehenge ...

It is the rose garden which seems to have less and less roses in it every year and they get smaller and smaller!

They are gorgeous though...

What colour isyour favourite?

With a last farewell I made my way home!

You know what ... I was out walking for over an hour and there was no rain!

Be thankful for small mercies...

This post is also my first June 2024 walk for #wednesdaywalk which was started by the wonderful @tattoodjay.

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your day!