Not the Birthday Girl

My lovely friend glasshalffull and I ventured out to Helensburgh on the west coast. The weather forecast in the morning said that only Orkney and Shetland could expect to see the sun. That's liberating - anywhere we could expect to go on a day trip would get sun.

When we arrived in Helensburgh it was raining so we went to a pleasant café for tea and a scone. It then started to pour down rain - perfect timing because we had just sat down. By the time we finished it was back to a very light drizzle.

We went up the road to see Hill House , designed by Charles Rennie Macintosh and unknown to me until last week, thanks to a suggestion from fellow blipper Cameron. It's a gorgeous place. We had a good nosey around and then stopped for more tea and a flapjack. We then noticed that the sun was out so we toured around the gardens, I got this blip ("you can't see me!") and then we went back inside for a second tour. I'm so glad we did. I noticed so much more the second time around with less people in the house. It was thoroughly pleasant.

I then noticed a brochure describing the streets in Helensburgh that are best to see cherry and apple blossoms. We toured around and it's safe to say the blossoms won't be out for a wee while but I think in another three to four weeks it might be worth a return trip.

We had sunshine all the way home and I ended the evening surrounded by daffodils enjoying a long overdue conversation with one of my oldest friends.

All in all an excellent birthday!

Thank you all for your kind wishes on Tuesday's blip, you guys are Amazing!!