The sun was shining in Edinburgh today 

and so I decided to climb Arthur’s Seat. The track was still quite muddy due to the weather we have had over the past week and near the top there was still snow to trapes through.  The path was well worn, there were many people heading up to the top and there were even a few running to the top.

The jacket came off halfway up because I was beginning to overheat but as soon as I stopped to look at the view and take a few snaps, the wind quickly reminded me that it was cold. 

The view from the top is spectacular and you can see the Forth Bridge’s, Lieth and beyond. The sky was blue and it could have been a summer’s day if not for the cold. 

I took the easy path back to the bottom and passed a small lake that was frozen. Further round I came across another and here I found many swans happily paddling through a path in the ice. There were a few pigeons looking on and I’m sure they must think that these swans are just crazy buggers.