| In the Summer: The copper beeches darken and provide a contrast with
the evergreen of the giant and ancient Sitka spruce by the East
Carriage Drive, and the leaf-green of the beeches around the
House, many of which are almost 200 years old. On a few Summer
days each year the seafog, known by its Old Norse name of haar,
rolls in silently from the sea and lingers, ghostly, until
mid-morning. The area benefits from up to 20 hours of daylight
each day with stunning skies visible round the clock.
   
In the Autumn: the leaves in the woodlands surrounding the House
turn russet and gold before falling to the ground. The weather
remains warmer than in other parts of Scotland as the giant
harvest moon hovers over the eastern horizon before climbing
slowly southward to illuminate the South Avenue and cast
romantic shadows from the columns of the portico on to the
smooth stones of the stylobate.
In the Winter: thousands upon thousands of geese in orderly but
talkative skeins fly over Crimonmogate to and from the nearby
wildlife reserve on the Loch of Strathbeg. Frost is rare at
Crimonmogate and is seldom severe. Snow, also, usually falls
lightly and does not linger long. Inside the House, fires blaze
and crackle merrily, and the light from the chandeliers glitters
and sparkles on the snow-covered lawns until the shutters are
closed for the night.
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