galleryAll Time Low At T in The Park
The pop-punk foursome warm up the crowd at Scotland's biggest music festival.
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blogFor ALL TIME LOW Fans Everywhere
There's a fabulous interview with Alex and Jack (as well as a gig review and lovely new pics) over at http://ctrlaltrock.com What are you waiting…
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picA Sad Day
Today got off to the worst possible start as Shiona woke me up before 6.30 to tell me there was something badly wrong with our…
picButterfly On Dog Rose
I've had my oldest digital camera, a Panasonic Lumix FZ7, for four and a half years now and have taken more than 12,000 shots with…
picBlack & Yellow
It was a beautiful morning in Edinburgh last Saturday, so after the obligatory visit to Starbucks, I strolled around Princes Street Gardens snapping anything that…
picSugar-Frosted Bee
There' are a lot of things wrong with this pic. Highlights are blown to hell, the balance of the photo is off, blah blah blah.…
picLarrakeet at Edinburgh Zoo
They're noisy, and will fight each other like crazy to drink the nectar that you can buy in tiny plastic cups. There will hopefully be…
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blogWhere Did August Go?
I know that the older you get, the more time seems to fly by, but this past month has seriously been one big blur.
There was…
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picStrawberries And Cream
This garden that I pass often has a wide variety of roses growing in it, but today these were the ones that stood out.
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picYellow Moth
I noticed this little guy on the door one day as I was heading out to the train station, so I grabbed a camera, took…
picWild Yellow Iris
Like so many flowers this year, the irises that border the Folly Burn have flowered late.
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On Monday I walked six miles to the northern entrance of the park, and after a brief stop at the visitor's centre continued on my…
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picGatsby Goes Wild!
Our Syrian hamster, Gatsby, seems to enjoy the fresh air on these mild summer evenings.
picPretty In Pink
Yesterday was one of those warm and humid days with little sunshine and next to no breeze. I wish I'd had my DSLR with me,…
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picLife Mounds
Jupiter Artlands, East Calder, West Lothian ... a journey amongst contemporary artworks within an ancient landscape.
More to follow.
picPossibly Livingston's First Iris Of The Year...
Nature still seems to be a bit behind this year in our area. Of course, the fact that some days the temperature hasn't risen above…
galleryWildflowers 2010
Any pics of wildflowers taken this summer. I'm not always very good at identifying them, but I do my best.
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galleryAlkaline Trio Play the O2 ABC…
Skiba and Company played old songs and new songs to a packed room of the faithful.
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picBaby Jellyfish
This little critter measured between one and a half and two inches across. The pic was taken during a visit to the Sea Life Centre…
picAlien Flowers
Corydalis Flexuosa 'China Blue' ... one of the stranger flowers I came across last Saturday.
picAnemone Obtusiloba 'Pradesh'
As it was a glorious day in Edinburgh yesterday, I decided to pay the Royal Botanic Gardens another visit, as did half the local population!
It…
picBob
This is one of the two woodpigeons (the other being Betty) who spend a lot of time in our backgarden waiting for the small birds…
picIt Doesn't Always Rain In Scotland!
And to prove it, here is a pic I took with Little Fuji when I was visiting my parents on the 8th of May. It…
picGosling
After spending a few days away from home down in Ayr last week, wearing more layers than should be necessary at this time of year,…
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picSquirrel By The Almond
I often see a squirrel near the banks of the River Almond when I cross the bridge into Livingston Village. However, this is only the…
picBottom's Up
I know I haven't posted anything in a while. Spring might be here officially, but the temperatures really haven't reflected it so far. Also, my…
galleryFive Sisters Zoo
Pretty much what it says on the box ... any shots taken at our local zoo.
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galleryFive Sisters Zoo
Pretty much what it says on the box ... any shots taken at our local zoo.
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picMad Hatter Hair?
This is a little late, but I was sitting on the 7th of March with the dye already on my hair, when I decided to…
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Pics of You Me At Six and We The Kings at the o2 Academy in Glasgow on the 14th March 2010.
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picThat'll Do Nicely
I like my jeans bootleg or kickflare, I like my tees scoop-necked and short-sleeved and I like my jackets quirky.
I have two leather jackets already,…
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galleryCobra Starship at o2ABC Glasgo…
Some pics taken last night during the last three songs. They are somewhat noisy as I had to use iso 1600 to capture anything at…
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galleryStained Glass Pyramid
This is one of the stained glass pyramid roofs at Wafi Mall in Dubai. Unfortunately, even lying on my back at the lowest level wasn't…
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galleryThe Address Hotel at the Dubai…
Now I realise this is another of Dubai's modern tower blocks, but the reason I'm posting this shot is more to do with my new…
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galleryEmirates Towers
The taller tower is an office complex and the shorter one a 5 star hotel.
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picJohn and Cathie
In an effort to get away from posting snow pics, here is a studio photograph of my parents on their wedding day, January 14th 1954.
picView From The Bridge: The Frozen River Almond
I have resided in Livingston since December '79 and I can't recall a time when the river froze in this way. Last week was cold…
picView from the Folly Burn Path
This pic was taken on my way home on Tuesday when it was as cold as I thought I could bear, but then today arrived…
picBrrrrr ... the view from my bedroom window
A belated Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you all had fun over the festive season.
Here in Livingston we've been up to our knees…
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galleryWho's Chucks
The good doctor's Converses, wisely displayed in a glass case, and accompanied by his trusty sonic screwdriver.
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picReturn Of The Daleks
I went to the Doctor Who exhibition at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum yesterday with my friend, Mad. Until she suggested going, I didn't even know she…
picNew Dress
I've been looking for a 'Christmas Do' dress for some weeks and was beginning to think I would never find anything that I was happy…
picLa Tour Eiffel
With the right lens even I can look tall! Mad and I at the base of the tower back in September. Photo taken by Shiona…
picHouse Of Horror Party 1981
I've never been big on getting dressed up for parties, but I didn't mind making an exception for my good friend Mad back in the…
picWhen The Sun Goes Down
I was heading home from the train station yesterday when I realised the sky was starting to look pretty colourful. As I knew there would…
galleryGreen Day Glasgow SECC 19th Oc…
Punk favourites return to the UK for an arena tour and deliver a fun and musically perfect set that was twice as long as most…
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galleryGreen Day Glasgow SECC 19th Oc…
Punk favourites return to the UK for an arena tour and deliver a fun and musically perfect set that was twice as long as most…
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picCastle Stalker
Castle Stalker is located 25 miles north of Oban on the west coast of Scotland.
Built around 1540 by Duncan Stewart of Appin, this much-photographed…
picRed Admiral
This is the only colourful butterfly I've seen locally all year. Unfortunately, it was (a) in someone's garden and I had to lean over the…
picPlockton Bay, Loch Carron
Plockton is a tiny, but very pretty, village in Ross-Shire, Scotland. In the 1995-97 TV series Hamish MacBeth, starring Robert Carlyle, it became the fictional…
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picSgurr Thuilm
Sgurr Thuilm (pronounced Skoor Hoolim) is one of the 284 Munros (mountains over 3000 feet in Scotland). Last Wednesday I walked to its summit and…
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picBig Thunder Mountain Railroad
My favourite Disney ride ever! It's even better than the one in Orlando. I could go on it again and again until the cows come…
picThe Captain At Our Table
Dining at Cafe Mickey in the Disney Village is a lot of fun as various characters do their rounds of the tables. And don't let…
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picGuess!
The first person to tell me what this is wins a virtual choc chip cookie and a big glass of creamy milk.
Going Away For A Few Days ... At Last
I feel as if I've been waiting forever to get away somewhere (anywhere!) this year. Anyhoos, (early) tomorrow morning I head off to Disney Resort…
galleryFringe Performers On The Royal…
During the Edinburgh Festival you cannot walk on the upper part of the Royal Mile without people in colourful, and sometimes very strange, costumes thrusting…
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picHoverfly
These tiny flies are less than half an inch long. Their colouring mimics wasps to scare off predators. The dog rose is somewhat blown, but…
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pic70s Alastair
Yes, this is another Kodak instant print shot that turned up recently. This time one of my hubby Alastair, before we got married in 78.…
picAnother Lemur...
Watching and waiting for a friend to play with
Why have I been alone so long?
Mole he is burrowing, his way to the sunlight,
He knows there's…
picMy New Baby!
I'm calling her Ziggy after the computer in the Quantum Leap TV series. It's only taken me something like twenty years to finally have one…
picBrown Moth
It rested on the window for the best part of half an hour, so I ended up taking pics of it with all three of…
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galleryRed Lemur
Sooo ... we're wandering through Lemurland muttering about the lack of ... well ... lemurs, when suddenly this one pops up from nowhere and starts…
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galleryBlair Drummond Safari Park (1s…
We were in the middle of a hot spell (well, for us), so Shiona (unsceneunheard) and I decided to make the trip to the outskirts…
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picIris Germanica "Elizabeth of England"
A large, yet delicate, variety spotted in the Queen Mother's Memorial Garden at the Edinburgh Botanics last Saturday afternoon.
picKodak Instant Print (Summer of '78)
Everyone talks about how much they miss Polaroids, but few folk here on Buzznet will be old enough to remember that Kodak had a series…
picIrises
This was my favourite iris shot from last year. Sadly, we are still waiting for this year's to bloom in Livingston.
galleryGIVE IT A NAME (Manchester 19th April)
If anyone out there is remotely interested in the following bands...
In This Moment
Lights
Emery
The King Blues
The Academy Is
The Blackout
Enter Shikari
... please go to www.vivalascene.com where you…
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picWood Anemone
There is a network of footpaths linking all the different parts of Livingston, so that pedestrians and cyclists rarely need to cross busy roads. One…
You Me At Six
In case anyone out there is still even remotely interested, some of the pics I took at the Glasgow Barrowland show earlier this month are…
Computerless In Livi
Yeah, the last couple of weeks, I've been without "Old Faithful" thanks to my son (accidentally) downloading some nasty virus or other and the total…
Folie a Deux (Part ... um ... Deux: May The Farce Be With You)
This is a tad late, but I was away visiting parents and stuff last week and this has been my first real opportunity to catch…
Folie a Deux
Folie a Deux ... literally "a madness shared by two" is a rare psychiatric syndrome in which a symptom of psychosis (particularly a paranoid or…
