Aberlady beauty

We sadly had to leave this morning, even sadder we couldn’t see the mountains for the cloud which had returned. 
A quick stop in Ullapool to check out the Highland Stoneware shop there - you never know - and they had the lovely flowers in their garden. 

A stop for coffee and supplies in Inverness and then we hit the A9 south. That’s when we ran out of the clouds. Bright blue skies and hot sunshine.

Did our usual picnic lunch stop at Blair Athol village avoiding the mayhem of House of Bruar.

A stop for a cuppa just north of Edinburgh and sat outside, very hot sun. You can tell what’s coming.
We were on the Forth Road bridge before we knew it as we couldn’t see it or the other bridges over the Firth of Forth they were completely swathed in mist or Haar.
Drove out of it away from the water but we could see it hovering at the coast. From the far North West coast to the South Eastern coast of Scotland cooling cloud with hot sunshine in between!
 
Stopping overnight at Aberlady, a pretty and ancient little village south of Edinburgh on the North Berwick coast and the cloud is back. 
Aberlady was the port of nearby Haddington, granted by King David in 1149 until bigger ships couldn't land here. Important church settlements took place here too with monks arriving and Aidan landing from Iona. Links with Cuthbert are also mentioned but not in detail except that this was known to be an important pilgrimage route from Iona to Lindisfarne during the time of Oswald King of Northumbria of which Aberlady was a part. 
The lovely church has a 15th century tower but most of the houses are 18/19th century. 
We had a stroll around before dinner. The church had a viewpoint but seemed to look mainly over the golf course. This is a golf area with Muirfield nearby and a golf trail along the coast road. Nature reserves too are in abundance.

To me this cottage with an amazing Clematis stood out so I’ve chosen it for today’s blip.

A lot of time on the road today but a nice, new place to stop is always good. Enjoying a G&T before making our dinner selection.

I’ve tried to look up this plant but was a bit too far away for my plant identifier. The leaf doesn’t look like a clematis. One suggestion was a tree lavatorial but I’ve never seen one this big. Any ideas?