WoL flowers

18-10-26 Nothing planned to intercept the decent forecast so I hopped on a late morning tram and got off at Balgreen not much before midday. A walk I've done lots before, usually with Mary, but solo today. Round Saughton Park and upstream a little then back down the Water of Leith to the Botanics and home. I didn't expect to see much and wasn't disappointed. Or was I.Balgreen tram stop, looking back towards towna depository of pigeonsI was nearly tempted to head onto Corstorphine Hill as the trees there are always worth a look at this time of year. But there is no escape route that produces a satisfying circuit other than back to the main road and a bus home. The long walk down Ravelston Dykes and onto the cyclepath, terminally boring.Saughton Park was not overly busy considering it was a Sunday. I also found a decent condition red admiral on some asters and photographed the hell out of it. Pretty much the last one of the year (again) if you don't count the tatty specimen along the…