Painting in the Park

We were originally going to go to the Glasgow Green and see the horses get their shoes changed, but since this doesn't happen until tomorrow we had to change plan.

On the bus and off to the botanical Garden -

We had a great walk around the grounds (see the photo taken by Rose of this) and fun looking through the greenhouses. These were not too large, but there were tons of funky plants to look at. Of special note were the orchids. I don't know my orchids, but these were so perfect, they looked fake.

We had a lunch of hot dogs on the grounds and headed out for a walk along the stream that goes through town. They have a wonderful path along the stream - bikers, runners and walkers abound and we took this for some time. We came up from the valley to use a toilet in a cafe and found ourselves up in the hip part of town. We played around for a bit in a vintage clothing shop, bought some vegetables and then continued our walk. It was a couple of miles from the botanical garden to our place. Some complaining, but a good time overall. Fun outing.

Our trip back took us past the art store near the art school and we picked up a couple of notebooks, two brushes (we had watercolors, but no brushes) and some paint pots for use once we got back to Cheshire. After a bit of rest and refueling in the apartment, we walked to the park nearby and painted (I knitted). Rose and Xyla produced some wonderful pieces and really enjoyed the experience. They also enjoyed messing around a bit in the park.

I had originally thought that our part of town was primarily occupied by the downtown sort, but there is a nice little neighborhood not too far away. There was a good amount of kids in the park and many art students hanging out and on each other.

Beautiful weather - great day.