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
The Calm Before The [Diamond Jubilee] Storm It felt a bit like the calm before the storm last week when my husband David and I visited London seeing as it was the run-up to the five days of festivities this week for Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee to celebrate her sixty years on the throne. Although … Read more
A Short Walk To The Gallery Here in the west end of Edinburgh where we are staying during the Edinburgh Festival, it is only a short walk to the Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art. This statue by Antony Gormley of a man half underground is at the pedestrian entrance to the gallery. Or rather, … Read more