The Isle Of May is a little sliver of an island, just one mile (one and a half kilometres) long, located in the mouth of the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland. Because of the seabirds that nest there, the island is designated a European Special Protection Area. It may seem obvious, but it is … Read more
A couple of days ago, Tamara and I passed this life-size model of a cow outside a restaurant. We just didn’t like the way the cow was shown jointed. What you can’t see is that around the other side of the model, the cow is shown in its ‘natural’ state with its hide intact. Obviously … Read more
The Fading Of The Light It’s that time of the year again when clocks have been set back and darkness now descends early in the evening – and gone is the lovely daylight that buoyed our spirits throughout the long-lit summer evenings. Human Conventions And The Sun So how did this convention of human beings … Read more