I do enjoy this kind of picture – this is the view from California Road, about half a mile from my house.

We’re looking eastwards, out towards Edinburgh and beyond.

Starting from the left and working towards the right, we see the three bridges that cross the Forth at South Queensferry. The closest one, that looks like three triangles but is in fact cables that hold up the platform, is the newest – the Queensferry Crossing. It was built to replace the Forth Road Bridge, which wasn’t built to withstand the traffic volumes it was getting and is now used for buses. You can see the two pillars of the Forth Road Bridge behind the Queensferry Crossing.

And then beyond that, the red-painted Forth Bridge, built to carry railway traffic between Edinburgh and points north.

Away in the distance is a land feature – I’m not sure what it is. It’s not going to be the Bass Rock, that’s too far away. Mons Hill at Dalmeny, perhaps?

If you look carefully at the valley where rightmost and centre triangles of the Quenensferry Crossing meet, you’ll see something atop the hill. The is the tower of the Binns, allegedly built as a forfeit when the landowner lost a game of poker!

And then to the right, you can see the now-golden spire of St Michael’s kirk beside Mary, Queen of Scots house at Linlithgow Palace – the view of which is somewhat blocked by a poorly-positioned electricity pylon!