Autumn Light In Dean Village

November 30, 2011February 17, 2013 / Mike / 4 Comments

I had a spare hour to play with last week at lunch time, and decided to visit Dean Cemetery and Dean Village, near the centre of Edinburgh. I walked the path from the cemetery, along the Water of Leith, which is a gorge cut through Edinburgh, with a river running through it.

The lucky people who live here are surrounded by trees and the sound of the river as it flows out to the sea, yet are minutes walk from the centre of the city.

The sun was wonderful, and you can see how low in the sky it is now, as only the tops of houses caught the rays, even at midday.

The Lonely Boot

November 16, 2011February 17, 2013 / Mike / 4 Comments

Walking to work, I spied this lonely boot, by the side of the alley way. Why just one? I wondered about its owner all day.

Submitted to the Photo Friday challenge ‘One‘.

The Past Is Bright

November 10, 2011February 17, 2013 / Mike / 3 Comments

Walking past the National Museum of Scotland on Chambers Street, I was struck by how modern the rear of a building for preserving the past is.

Waiting For The Train

October 23, 2011February 17, 2013 / Mike / 4 Comments

They say the best camera is the one you have on you, so here’s a fun one from my iPhone and using the Tilt Shift Generator app.

This is Waverly station in Edinburgh, from the mezzanine/walkway.

Submitted to the Photo Friday challenge ‘Little’.

Monochromatic Affection

October 13, 2011February 17, 2013 / Mike / 6 Comments

These two zebras were entwining their necks, oblivious to their human spectators.

This was my son’s first trip to a zoo (and our first time at Edinburgh Zoo), and far better than my memories of zoos as a child. The animals had more land to roam in, and there was much more focus on endangered breeding programmes than 20 years ago.

My son’s favourite part of the zoo? The climbing nets in the children’s play area. I guess real animals don’t talk and make jokes like at the movies…