Author Archives: NomadWarMachine

Silent Sunday

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

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Ross Priory

After a busy few months at work it was lovely to get away this week. Niall booked the Lochside Cottage at Ross Priory for a few days and we drove up after lunch on Monday. An oyster catcher was watching … Continue reading

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120 days of 2025

Another month gone, another 30 photos.  Here’s the 120 days of 2025 so far

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Silent Sunday

112/365 Mugdock Castle flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

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Death by Meetings

Busy work flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license My institution has an obsession with meetings. People humble brag about how busy they are, counting the amount of meetings in their calendars as evidence of their … Continue reading

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Turner and the Dragon

Today is St George’s Day, and today’s Daily Create celebrates that and asks us to “make some art to celebrate this auspicious day”. April 23rd is also Turner’s birthday, and I wanted to make something to mix these two days … Continue reading

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Silent Sunday

106/365 Through the round window (view from the Senate Room) flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

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My blogging journey

I started my blog on 17th July 2012, originally as a WordPress.com hosted site. I blogged sporadically about conferences I’d attended, bits of philosophy that interested me (at the time I was a tutor in Philosophy as well as a … Continue reading

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Silent Sunday

97/365 Mugdock flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

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100 days of 2025

One hundred days, a photo a day. Taking a daily photo reminds me to stop and look at my surroundings. Sometimes I take a bunch of photos and find it hard to choose just one, other days I only remember … Continue reading

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