Varied and relaxing week.

Last week was varied and very relaxing. The weather was much more changeable than of late but we made the most of it in Cumbria and on a wee Scottish break.
On Tuesday I had a walk around Buttermere. It was calm and there were some good bright spells. The Autumn colours were good to see.

Looking across Buttermere to Fleetwith Pike.

A calm Lakeland day in Autumn.

Reflections in Buttermere.

Fleetwith Pike.

Haystacks.

Buttermere from Peggy's Bridge.

Fleetwith Pike and Haystacks.

On Wednesday Susan started a short break from work. Typically this marked a change in the weather with the arrival of wind and rain. We had a pleasant walk up Latrigg via the Cycle track and then had a great lunch in Abraham's Cafe.

Walking along the Cycle Track.

The River Greta.

Leaving the Cycle Track.

Starting the climb up Latrigg.

Rain started near the top.

Buttermere and Keswick from the summit.

Taking a wee break on the descent.

On Thursday we drove up to Symington on a very windy but dry day. We abandoned plans to climb a hill and settled on a walk along the River Clyde and up Castle Hill.

The River Clyde.

Skimming stones.

A very low river for October.

Autumn in the woods above the Clyde.

Tinto from Castle Hill.

Friday was a better day and we headed off early to Edinburgh by bus. We walked up Arthur's Seat and along the top of Salisbury Crags before heading into town for lunch at the 'World's End Pub' and a wander around the shops.

Half way up Arthur's Seat.

Just below the summit.

On the summit overlooking the City.

Looking towards the Pentland Hills.

Edinburgh from Salisbury Crag.

Susan on the top of Salisbury Crag.

Edinburgh panorama from Salisbury Crag.

Having a seat on top of the Crag.

Arthur's Seat.

Carlton Hill and Holyrood.

Scott's Monument.

Saturday morning was very wet but things improved in the afternoon and we managed to get up Tinto although we did get wet on the final section of the descent.

Starting the climb.

Half way up looking across the Clyde Valley.

Starting to climb the large summit cairn.

Nearly there.

Tinto summit.

Starting the descent with distant views to the north.

Looking to the Pentland Hills above Edinburgh.

Just before it started to rain.

Sunday was our final day in Scotland and also our Wedding Anniversary. The weather was better so we chose to climb Culter Fell on of our favourite wee hills. It was windy but stayed dry and we got some good views. Sadly these are being slowly spoilt by the growth of Wind Factories in the area.

Starting to climb Fell Shin by the first 'Butt'.

Steep climbing.

Almost at the top of the steepest section.

Fell Shin summit looking to Tinto.

The final section of the climb.

Culter summit.

Susan well ahead on the descent.

Tinto.

The final descent ridge back to the Glen.

Looking back to the descent ridge.

Autumn in the Glen.

Colours of Autumn.