A Carpet of Snowdrops at Aden Park

A carpet of snowdrops. Snowdrops as far as the eye can see. There’s always a wonderful show in Aden Park at this time of year.

Let’s dance along this snowdrop-lined path!

There’s snowdrops down by the river.

And underneath a log.

We walk past the old doctor’s lodge and see snowdrops in the sun.

wooden cow in the play park at aden park in aberdeenshire

Through the play park we go. There have been enormous improvements made here. I love the wooden cow.

Ooh, swan lake!

The Interpretation Hut

We come to the new ‘interpretation hut’ which is touted as being a place to view the lake in inclement weather. Its view of the lake is pretty much obscured by a new walkway, but the graffiti inside is impressive. I’m not being facetious. There are Shakespearean quotes, disparaging remarks about people that have been corrected to ‘is a person too’ and then commentary on the lack of otters. There’s an informational board in the hut promising otter sightings. (There is some swearing involved in the graffiti.)

no otters at aden park - graffiti complaining about this

So, no otters seen, we wander past the old twisted beech, only to find that some of it has fallen down. See it in its former glory here. I suspect and hope it will survive.

twisted beech at aden park, partially fallen now

We finish our walk with one more peek at the carpet of snowdrops, and then it’s home for hot chocolate.

About Me

I write Scottish fiction (quick link to Amazon), often set in Aberdeenshire, the area of Scotland where I live. My historical novels combine little-known dark events with love stories. There are witches, bears and Romans to be found in them, detailed here. I have two contemporary series, the spicy, spicy Dancer’s Journey and the coming-of-age Castle Dancers.

I take a LOT of photos as is evidenced throughout the site.

Here on the blog, I write about castles, history, stone circles, dance, living with chronic illness, and writing. See my about page here.