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The view from Mr Swinneys office
In the day job I do tend to be in Parliament on a regular basis, though usually I’m in a windowless meeting room, or a a Ground Floor Commitee room. Just occasionaly I get taken up to the...
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The Emigration stone is growing
The Emigration stone is now over 10 years old, and is settled feature on the links of Cromarty. It’s also starting to lose it’s “new” look, with Moss and Lichen starting to appear in the corners of...
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Harbour Blues
The Harbour front in Boston, back in October 2007. Ruth and I had just had brunch (Dimm Sun) in Chinatown, and were walking up to get a Ferry to Salem, to admire the American way of doing Halloween.
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Differences in proportion
Ruth and I spend a fantastic few days in Venice, back in last October. The city was great, the food was great, the hotel was great, and seeing these huge vessels steam right through the centre of the...
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Clouds over Nigg
Easter Friday dawned cold and clear, and sunny. For complicated reasons (mainly around an upcoming long work trip to the States) I obly have a couple of days break this Easter, and lots to do. First...
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Houses as people?
I’m always a wee bit suspious of people (especially on facebook – you know you are) who reference almost every thing with a a cute picture of animals, especially cats and puppies. And then are those...
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Tartan day
I’m just home from a 10 day trip to Eastern Seaboard of the US, and now recovering from Jetlag. The first part was in New York, where I was speaking at an Energy Conference, linked to Tartan Week. It...
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MIT
Sorry the hear the news from Boston last night. Its a city that I know, and was in fact there on a flying visit last week. MIT and the Charles River were basking in spring sunshine, and I spent my day...
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Ports, Harbours and plans
Latest bog from the day job. On the back of the Scottish-wide National Renewable Infrastructure Plan prepared in 2010, HIE has been very active working with all our ports around the region, getting...
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Lower Manhattan
I stayed in lower Manhattan when I was in New York last week. It had been a few years since I walked around the district, and was quite taken aback at the damage that Hurrican Sandy had caused....
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Lines of Light
Cromarty beach can be complex place for photographers. Big things of metal, complex structures, sit under subtle mountain curves, whilst we see the ebb and flow of the sea and tides. All under...
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Whyte and Mackay
Couple of reasons for taking this snap. Firstly I like the product. Secondly their Glasgow HQ is just beside my normal Glasgow hotel, the Hilton. Both are interesting 90′s glass towers, but I do like...
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Thurso Castle
Thurso Castle, from the harbour, bathed in late winter light. Its a pretty familiar view for anyone on walking on Thurso, beach, surfing, or just being in that part of the town. Its looked this...
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Under the Rainbow
Driving home yesterday afternoon, through the rain, hail and snow on the hills. Drove round the Davidston corner and saw this. A wee bit annoyed that I had the 18-150mm lens on the E-3, rather than...
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Crime writers
Ian Rankin giving a talk at the Cromarty Crime writers festival, a couple of weeks ago, on the why and how of new books about Rebus. Interesting insights into the writing process, and where Rebus and...
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At the mouth of the river
Tweet As a wee boy I spent a lot of time at this spot, fishing, hanging about, exploring. Almost always in summer though, but strangely enough these days work takes me to Thurso in the dead of winter...
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An energy Laboratory
Tweet SCOTLAND is big on world firsts: penicillin, pneumatic tyres, television, telephone, steam engines, insulin, all developed in Scotland or by Scots. Indeed HIE’s own John Shepherd-Barron was...
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Valves
Tweet I have a shed cupboard full of valves. Old ones from the 40’s and 50’s and couple salvaged from 60’s radios before transistors took over the world. As a kid I was into radios in a big way, and...
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