Inverness Cathedral - 1

Well, we have now moved 350 miles north of Ripon and are back in Inverness. The daffodils which were just coming out in Ripon on Sunday 7 April, were just coming out in Inverness on Sunday 5 May - not the same ones of course!



Here is the scene from St Andrew's Cathedral - we see Inverness Castle across the River Ness. I cannot remember seeing the river so full, nor the trees so late coming into leaf. Nature is about 3 or 4 weeks behind normal. Still, spring is on the way - time for us to sing one of my favourite hymns.

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings.

Refrain

The rich man in his castle,
The poor man at his gate,
He made them, high or lowly,
And ordered their estate.

Refrain

The purple headed mountains,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky.

Refrain

The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one.

Refrain

The tall trees in the greenwood,
The meadows where we play,
The rushes by the water,
To gather every day.

Refrain

He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.

Refrain