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

We have had really lovely warm weather for the last few days so I strolled down to the nearby beach to dip my toes in Loch Ness and rest on the rocks. As you relax and look more closely around you suddenly see there is a multitude of different plant and insect species that inhabit the beach. Growing on the banks are hazel,rowan and birch trees and a magnificent oak tree with acorns just showing. There were blackberry bushes with fruit waiting to turn from red to black, clumps of mushrooms and delicate wild flowers growing in the rock cavities. Spiders webs were attached to the rocks and shimmered in the bright sunlight. Various insects scuttled about their daily business and I suddenly felt quite lazy. Got over this feeling fairly quickly and went back home for a cool gin and tonic, on the rocks naturally.