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Aberdeen's been sold for a pocket full of gold

This is the post I didn’t want to write, the one I’d been dreading, the words we hoped need never be typed.  We lost.  Peacock Visual Arts are in dire straits now as their previously approved building, with 75% funding, has been tossed aside by Aberdeen City Councillors in favour of a pipe dream that will [...]

Save Union Terrace Gardens!

The 'underused' Union Terrace Gardens

Ok, I promise to put up new pictures of animals and landscapes soon but this is too important to ignore.  On the 11th of January Aberdeen City and Shire Economic Future launched their public consultation for the proposed City Square Project in Aberdeen.  This project’s aim is to rip out Union [...]

Crathes Castle in Autumn

Crathes Castle on a cold Autumn day

Autumn trees at Crathes

Crathes Castle

Crathes Pond

Crathes Autumn tree

Yesterday I took the bus to Crathes Castle and had a lovely day traipsing round the woods searching for Red Squirrel.  I had a plan too.  I knew they regularly appeared at the feeder behind the shops, so [...]

Autumn

Sycamore seeds waiting to drop

Golden Sycamore leaves

Bzzz

Unidentified orange fly

Coal Tit stashing seeds

Sunset over Mt Keen and Clachnaben

I had a half day at work today so I thought I’d spend the afternoon in the garden, trying to get some pictures that summed up autumn.  This was inspired [...]