Cottage Diary - Aspenwood self catering luxury Holiday Cottage overlooking Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.

Had a lovely refreshing downpour of rain all morning and again in the early evening, making the air alot cooler and much more bearable. It was heaven to sit in a comfy chair by the open door and watch the rain falling, even the cats came to lay down on the front door mat and appreciated it too. The weather is due to gradually cool down by the weekend and I know our incoming guests at Aspenwood tomorrow are really looking forward to the drop in temperature from the sweltering 37C where they live. Noticed the thistles, the National emblem of Scotland, are starting to flower along the pathway to Inverfarigaig pier. The thistle has been the Scottish emblem since the Middle Ages and appeared on coins of James III in 1470. The Order of the Thistle is Scotland's senior order of chivalry and was established in1687 by James VII consisting of the sovereign and 12 knights. After 1945 military and naval figures entered, and more recently political figures.
History lesson over, just enjoy the flower.