Jun 18PlacesSt Abb's HeadWe set off for a walk at St Abb's Head on a bright sunny day in early June. The clifftops were lined with pink thrift, and the cliff...
Jun 16PlacesBoulmerWe took a couple of days' leave in Northumberland recently. One day, we decided to go to Alnmouth. When we arrived, the car park was...
May 22PlacesBirds of InchcolmWe got the ferry from South Queensferry to the small island of Inchcolm in the Firth of Forth. It's seabird nesting season, so there were...
May 19PlacesCulross, FifeExploring Culross in Fife on our wedding anniversary. I don't think my words can do justice to this place; there is so much history here....
May 13PlacesPentlandsPhotographs from the Pentlands, a few weeks ago. Saw my first swallows of the year that day.
Apr 28PlacesWhitby to Runswick BayAli (my wife) and I spent two days in Whitby, the first place we ever went on holiday together. It's somewhere we've both enjoyed...
Apr 27PlacesNorth York MoorsWe nearly always stop on our way over the moors to Whitby. The scenery around there is beautiful.
Apr 25PlacesPentney, NorfolkWe went to a wedding at Pentney Abbey in Norfolk. In the morning before things began we walked in the fields nearby, reminding ourselves...
Apr 23PlacesYorkshire Sculpture ParkOn our way down south we stopped off at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. It's one of our favourite places to visit when we're in the area....
Apr 20PlacesBamburgh, NorthumberlandWe recently made a trip down south to visit some friends and family and have a mini-holiday. Our first stop en-route was the majestic...
Apr 4PlacesRoyal Yacht BritanniaSome photographs on and around the Royal Yacht Britannia. Leith docks, Edinburgh.
Mar 27PlacesBonaly, Pentland HillsA walk in the Pentlands on one of the warmest days of the year so far. A circular walk through trees, over moorland, by reservoirs. We...
Mar 25PlacesWarriston to Wardie BayA walk down the old railway paths to Wardie Bay. Perfect light and colours everywhere.
Mar 25PlacesWater of Leith / WarristonThe weather has been so nice recently that I've been suffering FOMO if I can't get outside. So yesterday, although I didn't really have...
Mar 24PlacesWarriston to Western HarbourA few phone pictures from a walk between Warriston and Western Harbour, Leith. The sun is welcome.
Mar 24PlacesThe BotanicsI'm a regular visitor to the botanic gardens in Edinburgh. I especially love visiting in the spring and summer when everything comes to...
Mar 22Work NotesInterview with Molly Kent for newcubeIn 2021 I filmed an interview with Edinburgh-based artist Molly Kent for the online gallery newcube. It was an absolute pleasure to meet,...
Mar 20PlacesMargate, KentWe arrived in Margate and everything was glowing in the golden evening sunlight. I'd been once before. The town features a fascinating...
Mar 1PlacesGallery of Modern Art / Water of LeithI didn't have long to spend outside today, maybe ten minutes on my lunch break, but it was a glorious ten minutes.