I broke out Photoshop over the weekend and had some fun playing with this image of the rotating tower at Glasgow Science Centre. I had been wondering how tricky...
One of the buildings in the main complex at Glasgow University seen against a Scottish October sky.
Our cruise was supposed to board at about 11:30am but the port of Galveston was closed until 2pm due to fog so everything got pushed back. One pleasant...
We’ll stay in Scotland this week with a few more pictures I took while walking around Glasgow on a showery day in September. I spent the afternoon...
Not quite but you could be forgiven for thinking that given the architecture. This view shows a crop of some of the roofs and the tower in the main quadrangle...
I mentioned yesterday that Hot Springs, Arkansas contained quite a few either derelict, demolished or poorly maintained hotel buildings. One that bucks...
We took the long way up to Kansas last week, avoiding the usual 11 hours on Interstate 35 and, instead, opting for a leisurely 4 day stroll through Arkansas...
This is the iconic tower in the main building at the University of Glasgow, my alma mater back in Scotland. The building sits on the top of a hill and overlooks...
The Armadillo, opened in 1997, is a 3000 seat performance venue in the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre complex by the River Clyde in Glasgow....
The Tote (or Horserace Totaliser Board) at Lanark Racecourse was erected in 1928 and was the first of its kind in Scotland. It’s a listed building...
We’re heading back to Scotland for a few days as I post some more of the images shot during a 3 hour wander around Glasgow at the beginning of this...
The Austin Club can be found on 9th Street in downtown Austin, just east of Congress Avenue. I grabbed this shot while visiting the Texas Book Festival...
As many friends already know, I’m currently back in Scotland following the death of my 84 year old father. We said our goodbyes at his memorial service...
Staying in the Blanton Museum of Art, this is one of the contemporary galleries in the museum.
I have relatives in town so we spent Saturday doing various Austin tourist things. The highlight was a visit to the Blanton Museum of Art where my 7 year...
“The Independent” or, as locals call it, “the Jenga Building”, has recently opened and claimed the title of Austin’s tallest...
Austin’s 2nd Street district has changed beyond all recognition in the last decade. New high-rises are popping up everywhere and it has been transformed...
Here’s the last of the current series of monochrome images taken in New Lanark during our recent trip back to Scotland. This, again, shows the renovated...
It’s time for another short series of images. While back home, I enjoy visiting New Lanark which is a short and very picturesque walk from my father’s...
One of the surprise finds during our vacation was Dunblane Cathedral. I knew the cathedral existed and had driven through the town a few times but had never...
