Another one from the Highland Wildlife Park archives. This photo, from November 2019, was an opportunistic snapshot as we walked past the snow fox enclosure. I’d actually stopped to tie my shoelace and looked up to see this guy studying me intently. I wonder what he thought I was doing. Perhaps he was just lookingContinue reading “Curiosity”
Category Archives: Story Trove
Pocket Dragons
Once upon a time I made computer games. Well, tried to anyway, the venture never really got off the ground. A lucky escape, all things considered, although I didn’t think it at the time. One of the games that I was looking at involved dragons. I’ve always found 3d modelling to be easier with aContinue reading “Pocket Dragons”
The Invading Dark
This week’s story prompt image harks back the Isle of May Trip earlier this year. In all honesty the photo wasn’t taken with the intent of using it for anything. I was trying (with minimal success) to get better at catching moving subjects. This one was on the boat-ride in. The fog-laden air progressively filledContinue reading “The Invading Dark”
Iron Dragon
I’m confident that the dragon in question is steel, rather than iron. We saw this beauty at the Scottish Wild Foods Festival earlier this year. I’m not entirely sure why Tir na nog has a massive fire-breathing metal dragon. Now that I think about it a better question is: if you can have one, whyContinue reading “Iron Dragon”
The Kelpie
Apparently I took this photo in September 2013, which seems like a long time ago. Being one of our more famous landmarks, I’m sure the content needs little introduction as being one of the two giant kelpie sculptures. They really are quite something to see in person, so if you’re into mythology at all andContinue reading “The Kelpie”
The Goblin Gate
This week’s image is from a recent walk in the woods from Cambo house in North East Fife through to the Kingsbarn Distillery. If you’re ever in the area I can thoroughly recommend it. The estate has a bit of everything from walled gardens and cafes to woodland trails. Staying in the house is entirelyContinue reading “The Goblin Gate”
At the end of the day
This week’s photo is from back in 2016. Certainly it seems to be from before my cameras did any automatic location tagging. OneDrive claims it was taken in Halbeath. If you know the area I’m sure you’ll agree that’s unlikely. The other photos I have from the same time offer no additional clues as toContinue reading “At the end of the day”
Gateway
Back to Parc Güell in Barcelona this week. But first a bit of a confession: I’m not really that into architecture. It’s not that I dislike it or anything, and Parc Güell was definitely a sight to see. The whole place was a mixture of wild colour schemes and fluid curving shapes. Not a straightContinue reading “Gateway”
The Witch
Another walk in the woods this week. Since visiting the Wild Food Festival in September we’ve been noticing far more mushrooms when we’re out and about. A clear case of observational bias — it’s not as if fungus populations have exploded in response. So I saw this bracket fungus in the woods and grabbed aContinue reading “The Witch”
Hunter’s Moon
This week’s story prompt brings us back to my family’s second ever camping trip. At that point we knew next to nothing — pitching the tent was still an achievement. We’d picked a lovely campsite in the North of England about 100 metres from a beach. Delightful. Until the next morning when we’d accumulated whatContinue reading “Hunter’s Moon”
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