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The British Library
It’s a long way to travel from Glasgow to London just for a two hour meeting, but that’s what I did yesterday. And although it was a long way to go, the thought of two longish journeys that I could … Continue reading
Statues in the park
It is such a beautiful day today – we weegies have to celebrate these – so Niall and I pocketed our cameras and headed out to Kelvingrove. The sun was shining on the Uni tower, looking tiny here in comparison … Continue reading
Celebrate the season
It’s a beautiful sunny day here in Glasgow today, so Niall and I were delighted to see that today’s Daily Create urged us to get outside and take photos of our surroundings. At the moment our pathways are carpeted with … Continue reading
Posted in DailyCreate, DS106, Photos, Scotland
Tagged autumn, bugs, Kelvingrove, leaves, River Kelvin, trees, University of Glasgow
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Season of mists
It’s a misty morning again today, and I am sitting here in my cozy study looking out over the garden settling into autumn, with the rowan from next door heavy with red berries, and our resident squirrel bounding across its branches. … Continue reading
RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond
We had a day off today, and the weather was at least dry (in the morning), so N and I decided to head out to the RSPB Nature Reserve at Gartocharn – a fairly new reserve that we pass on the … Continue reading
Blah
It’s been a fairly awful week. It should have been a restful week’s holiday around the house forgetting about work, but instead it was a stressful period that’s still not over. So Kim’s weekly challenge this week is particularly apt: Fighting the … Continue reading
Swans
Down at the pond earlier I was taking a picture of this beautiful swan preening itself: when I noticed another swan heading towards it: Oh, hello: Getting closer: I’m off then: Uh oh: And then the attack: At which all … Continue reading
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Looking closely
Kim’s photo challenge this week is to look closely, and – like Kim – I find that getting into the habit of carrying my camera with me is encouraging me to do just that. I’ve been fascinated (even maybe borderline … Continue reading
Posted in #CLMOOC, Photos, Scotland, University
Tagged #clmooc, #lookclosely, feather, fish, Glasgow University, moorhen, windows
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ALT-C 2016
On Monday I travelled to Warwick Uni for the ALT-C 16 conference, which was taking place in the Warwick Arts Centre: The main purpose of the visit was to present some thoughts that Maha, Kevin and I had put together: Developing … Continue reading
Posted in #CLMOOC, #DigiWriMo, #rhizo14, #rhizo15, Conferences, MOOC, Online learning, Photos, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged #clmooc, #DigiWriMo, #rhizo14, #rhizo16, ALT-C, sculpture, Warwick University
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Fossil Grove
Today we drove down to Victoria Park to visit Fossil Grove, some fossilised Lepidodendron trees discovered in 1887 and preserved in a museum. Inside was very dark, and it was really hard taking any pics. Here’s the model showing where the … Continue reading
