Trying to keep my head up
This was filmed in my study on the last day of 2023. I originally named my study the ‘Sanctum sanctorum‘ [after a visit to Abbotsford, the home of Walter Scott]. … Continue reading Trying to keep my head up
Category: Scotland
Scotland today and Scotland past
Solar eclipse [behind clouds]
Yesterday, we set off from Bridge of Allan to try and find a good spot to watch the solar eclipse. My idea was to try and have Stirling Castle in … Continue reading Solar eclipse [behind clouds]
Yesterday, Bridge of Allan
Early yesterday morning, when all was quiet, I took a few photographs. The window of John Cullens Butcher [Ann Davidson], 64 Henderson Street: In addition to meat and pies and vegetables, … Continue reading Yesterday, Bridge of Allan
A bit of retail . . .
A selection of shop fronts from the Trove archive:
AUTOMOBILISM
A selection of some of my favourite automobile images from Trove:
Sculptor at work [in his Studio]
Sir John Steell, RSA (1804–1891) was a Scottish sculptor. He modelled many of the leading figures of Scottish history and culture, and is best known for a number of sculptures … Continue reading Sculptor at work [in his Studio]
No. 255
255 Parliamentary Road, Townhead, Glasgow stood for a number of centuries until it was demolished in the 1960s to make way for ‘improvement works’. It was one of Glasgow’s original … Continue reading No. 255
‘Opening of Gordondale Road’
As a medical student, between the years of 1987 and 1991, I lived at 44 Midstocket Road, Aberdeen. My small flat overlooked the original Beechgrove Garden and on a Wednesday … Continue reading ‘Opening of Gordondale Road’