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Shakin’ a tail feather
Here’s a smart fellow we met in Drummond Castle gardens last weekend. Interestingly enough, there are no peacock poems in my lovely book The Poetry of Birds whilst the phoenix, a bird which doesn’t even technically exist, gets five. You will recall that the divine colours of its plumage are actually illusory, yes, just like…
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Quackers
As our island nation emerges from a long long winter, we have begun our programme of jaunts short and long. I have very quickly run into the issue of not being able to keep up with the updates, so this post will have to cover at least three such peregrinations. First to Kenmore with the…
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Prey to distraction
We took the car to Dunkeld to check out the charger there and what do you know, Loch of the Lowes is just round the corner. LJ is back, and the viewing room was hoachin’. Stopped off at Tiso’s Perth, and then toured Dunkeld’s shops. Fortunately most of them were shut, but it doesn’t bode…
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Treemendous
Townhill Loch today. Some bizarre stuff going down, which we assuaged with a nice cup of tea and biscuit.
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Old school
Helping Aunty Net with her papers reveals the odd gem, found this yesterday. Dad is seated in front row, second from the right.
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Lightworks
Aberdour beach just before sunset in February, after a long week at work. Saw this exhibition yesterday, small but interesting (who said eclectic?) collection of paintings by the Glasgow Boys, including Arthur Melville, E A Hornel, George Henry and William J Kennedy. Fife has…
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Flourishing
Thanks to Fiona Cook who found this gem in the Fraser family archives. Fiona told me that she was quite young when this was taken. i can see that the cupboard behind Dad still has the yellow paint, before Mum rendered it white with wooden edging. …
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Celebrations
To Edinburgh once more, and the Braid Hills Hotel Library, thence to mark the joint anniversaries of Rosemary and Michaela. A fine meal ensued, in most convivial surroundings. My camera technique is rather lacking just now, split as it is between a DSLR, a old Fuji Finepix and the phone, none of which had the…
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Elspeth’s big birthday weekend
Here’s a smile that sums up the weekend. Happy birthday Elspeth, thanks for a wonderful weekend. Picture credits are various, with so many phones and cameras, also the men got short shrift by virtue of being the photographers, thanks due in no small amount to Paul, Colin, Thierry and Ross. …