Kilmardinny Loch

An elaborate owl based bench

Kilmardinny Loch

I now live north of the Antonine Wall. I feel this is significant.

'Liege & Lief' by Fairport Convention

The bit in 'Matty Groves' when the instrumental starts and the music seems to go backwards one of My Favourite Things this Eastertide

£40m Flamingo Land plans in Loch Lomond to be appealed by developers PLANS for Flamingo Land, which were rejected by the Scottish Government, are being appealed.

Time and again over the last decade we have defeated this greedy company and their daft mega-resort plans.

They just can't take no for an answer though.

The Scottish Government must vigorously defend their decision in court. It's time to finally end this saga. #SaveLochLomond

All 5 hours!

Music for Holy Week - Easter: A Seasonal Journey... Music for Holy Week - BBC Sounds Sacred music for Holy Week with concerts from across Europe.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

This is a beautiful and uplifting listen

The Incredible String Band standing in front of hay.

Explaining to my boss that I've not done any work for 3 days as I fell into a reverie while listening to the Incredible String Band

Mick and others from Time Team on the sauce in a pub in Orkney.

The best bits in Time Team were when they all went out on the piss

On spring days like this I long for day trips to @n-t-s.bsky.social places, and to lounge around in their cafes, nibbling on scones.

'White Nights' by Ann Cleeves

Book #8 2026

'Whispers Under Ground' by Ben Aaronovitch

Book #7 2026

How do we respond to a world bent on war?
With beauty. By creating and offering our creation as an alternative. To announce: There is another way! We do not have to believe in borders & boundaries that are imaginary, but in the bond that we all are each others responsibility.

No Toms, no party

'Raven Black' by Ann Cleeves

Book #6 2026

Holding in the information about Billy Ocean singing on Climate of Hunter.

"they were hermitages into which one could retreat for a while"

I couldn't think of a better way to describe those winsome days. Peter Ross finding the beautiful words, as always.

The Friends of Rachel Worth deserved more love than I gave it at the time.

Flat cap wearing, but Norman Clegg not Peaky Blinders.

Enduro Racer on the Speccy was very decent.

Fandabidozi!

Bruce Springsteen's "The River" album is the perfect length for a train journey from Edinburgh Waverley to Drumchapel (allowing for a 5 minute transfer at Glasgow Queen Street).

For around three weeks this year I was obsessed with Aaron Rodgers.

Van Morrison's 'Veedon Fleece' is a great "getting the train to a funeral" album.

'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde

Book #5 2026

Considering listening to Enya. But where to start?

'The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde' by Peter Ackroyd

Book #4 2026

I'd banished that smug Derby Day bloke from my memory.

I've a lot of time for the Space Ritual LP

I only know one Motorhead song. I quite like Hawkwind though.

Around about the same time, over the course of a number of months I had several dreams involving Lemmy. He was never the main feature of the dream and I didn't have any interactions with him. He'd be hanging around in a butcher's or driving a bus or something. Seemed a comforting presence.