Category Archives: Scotland

Summer doodles, and more

Posted on 1st July 2018 by NomadWarMachine

Hello all – how’s July for you so far? Here in Glasgow it’s hot, and I am hiding in my study looking out over our garden with berries ripening, potato plants thriving- so much promise, so much sun. But, luckily, … Continue reading →

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If trees could talk

Posted on 12th June 2018 by NomadWarMachine

I walk past this tree every day on the way to my office. In the early morning the quad is quiet, with maybe a crow hopping across the grass or a cleaner scurrying about between the buildings. Later in the … Continue reading →

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Shetland

Posted on 30th April 2018 by NomadWarMachine

Back from a quick weekend break to Shetland. The views from our hotel window in Lerwick was amazing:Niall spent a lot of time looking at divers and working out what they were: We didn’t see many Shetland ponies, but here … Continue reading →

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Loveday

Posted on 8th April 2018 by NomadWarMachine

Spring is coming, finally. It’s been a hard winter and I think the blooms are 2-3 weeks later than last year, but looking out at my garden I see an explosion of forsythia blooms, and our narcissi and daffodils are … Continue reading →

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NetNarr DDA 132

Posted on 20th January 2018 by NomadWarMachine

It’s Burns Night this week, so for yesterday’s DDA (which I am doing late) I chose Robbie Burns’ Address to a Haggis, translated it into Portguese, then into Bulgarian, and then into English. Here’s the result: Hagis Address Honestly, your … Continue reading →

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sky

Posted on 16th July 2017 by NomadWarMachine

I’m always looking at the sky – my camera is full of pictures of sunshine and sunsets – so Kim’s weekly photo challenge is right up my street this week. The pic above is of Bridge Street subway early one morning a … Continue reading →

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Who are you looking at

Posted on 14th June 2017 by NomadWarMachine

A wander around our local park earlier to use my new fancy camera A lot of the birds seemed to be staring and asking who the heck we were to be in their space.    

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The Lion and the Unicorn

Posted on 9th June 2017 by NomadWarMachine

It’s a funny old day … in a not funny at all sort of way. A weak and wobbly bigot is teaming up with some truly awful abominations, and all we can do is sit and watch. It looks as … Continue reading →

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Rain

Posted on 21st May 2017 by NomadWarMachine

There’s a poem by Spike Milligan I’ve always loved, and I think of it often living here in rainy Glasgow: There are holes in the sky Where the rain gets in But they’re ever so small That’s why the rain … Continue reading →

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The best decision I ever made

Posted on 18th May 2017 by NomadWarMachine

I had a training course off campus today, so all week I’ve been planning to use this as an opportunity to respond to Kim’s weekly photo challenge and take photos of the path I chose to walk along. As a bonus … Continue reading →

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