Wednesday 21st September

A first tentative bike ride to Beeswing, but cutting the normal route by takeing the road to the east of Lochrutton Loch. On top of the hill saw half a dozen linnets playing in the hedgerows, but they wouldn't let me get very close.

On the way back to wards New Abbey, looked for the "red tree" I have noticed before more or less adjacent to the Waterloo Monument. It looks to be some sort of maple.  Eventually all the leaves will go red. Today it looked at first as if it was in blossom, but it's definitely the leaves turning.

The red tree