Bird watching at Linlithgow

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: because I am no ornithologist but my untrained eye can report that the variety was mind-boggling. As I made the leisurely walk around the loch, I was surrounded by birds on all sides and I felt as if I was part of Hitchcock’s movie. Fortunately, these birds were of a friendly demeanour and did not attack me even though I was the only one not feeding them! And despite their not-so-apparent displeasure, I hung around the birds for a very long time enjoying the views of the Loch, the Church, the Palace along with the background music of the ducks and swans.

But something had to go wrong with an ideal day. Helios was playing hide and seek with Zeus — and it soon started to rain (so much for a ‘sunny’ day) and I sought the dry safety of the indoors of a shop. But as soon as I reached inside, the sun came out again. And the moment I stepped out, it started raining again. This conspiracy between the sun and the rain thrice made me run inside and outside of shops (different ones, btw). But then, I decided to use my umbrella and when I produced it out of my bag with a flourish, the rain stopped and it remained sunny for the rest of the day. Useful invention, this umbrella.

‘Fall’ comes late to Scotland and I was privy to the leaves doing an amazing dance of colours. Everywhere fallen leaves of all hues and colours added a touch of surreality to the beautiful countryside. I refused to believe that the beauty of the fallen leaves was natural. I am sure there is an army of people who work at night and arrange the fallen leaves casually, yet artistically, on the green meadows, pavements, and roads. And that day, the intermittent dew and rainwater on those leaves made every nook and cranny a photo-op.