Castle Fraser with the dogs

I've been dog-sitting our friend's dog Sydney for the last couple of days and decided I'd take her and Casey out this morning.  Not for purely altruistic reasons, more that they are sufficiently tired to allow me to go see Contagion this afternoon.

We all loaded into the car and drove the 20 minutes out between Alford and Dunecht to Castle Fraser.  While doggy admission into the grounds and walled garden are strictly verboten, we did get a nice brisk autumn walk through the surrounding woodland.  You can really feel  a new crispness in the air.  If the shorter days weren't making it obvious, the weather is positively screaming that winter is around the corner.  I guess there's nothing to do but break out the woolies and enjoy the changing leaves.