Young to be dead people said
To play ‘Young to be dead people said’ please click here. Song: Don’t Worry, Karine Polwart
Tag: Warriston Cemetery
Simple epitaph
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 Simple epitaph
time’s relentless melt
Quote: Susan Sontag – On Photography. Image: Dr Peter Scott-Gordon in Warriston Cemetery
Imagination and the child
Architect’s elevation [1845]: Burnley Express, 7 January 1928:
AULD REEKIE NOTES
Last Wednesday I visited Warriston Cemetery. I had with me some [prepared] notes which I share here along with some of the photographs that I took [spontaneous]. *I visited Warriston … Continue reading AULD REEKIE NOTES
‘The direct male line of the poet has come to an end’
9 January 1896, Southern Reporter: Robert Burns [1844-1896]:
from each moment
To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Filmed in Warriston Cemetery, Wednesday 13 December 2023. Music credit: A cover of ‘Shine like it does’ … Continue reading from each moment
An Edinburgh Gardener’s death
On Wednesday morning I visited Warriston cemetery: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. This film is dedicated to Patrick Geddes. Credits: [1] Dawn … Continue reading An Edinburgh Gardener’s death