This week’s photograph shows the Mad Hatter at the Floral Clock, West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh The One o’Clock Gun & Time Ball Association will be holding a ceremony at the clock on Tuesday 9th August at one o’ clock.

The Mad Hatter will not be attending the ceremony as he has a meeting with the City of Edinburgh Council. There's a rumour that he has been approached to take over the running of the city’s Tramway project.

Bombardier Blue the Association’s mascot will be walking from the Scots Greys Memorial to the Floral Clock with Brian McKenzie the Association's Chairman kitted out as Colour Sergeant Scott and led by Pipe Major Anderson the Association’s piper.

The ceremony will commence after Sergeant Shannon the District Gunner fires the One o' Clock Gun from the Mills Mount Battery.

We’d be glad to see you if you can spare the time to come along. Edinburgh is now packed with visitors from every corner of the world.

Although the workmen worked like demons to finish the pavement leading to Greyfriars Bobby’s drinking fountain in time for the Festival, they failed to make the deadline.

A small patch of the pavement outside the Central Library  had to be filled with asphalt.