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Music

Hans Zimmer

Last night I was in the London O2 Arena to see who I consider to be one of the world’s best living composers. What surprised me was the incredible musicians including Juan Garcia-Herroros considered to be one of the best bass players in the world and also Pedro Eustache on the Armenian Pipes.

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A spectacular show, some of the highlights were Gladiator, Top Gun Maverick, Lion King, Interstellar and of course Time. A memorable evening and also a lovely hotel stay at the Intercontinental at the O2. I would certainly stay here again and hopefully next time have a drink in the Skybar on the 18th floor.

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Cats

Cleo

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I have a new cat. She is Cleopatra or Cleo for short. Adopted from Bilbo’s Animal Rescue she is a Medium Domestic Shorthair Cat and 2 years old on 1st May. She is quite a character, drinks her water out of a beer glass and plays chess. She already owns me and is often on my head at 4am.

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Daily Image Landscapes

Storm chaser

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Storm force winds here overnight and this is pre dawn with a 100 km/h sand storm on my back. The storm overnight created these interesting rivulets as well as massive drifts at high tide.

Currently in discussions regarding an exhibition of my seascapes from Earlsferry and Elie. Hope to make an announcement in the Spring as need to organise a fine art printer and framer.

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Daily Image Landscapes

Infinite Beauty

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“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty”

John Ruskin.

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Daily Image Landscapes

Firestarter

Amazing pre dawn light this morning on Earlsferry Beach.

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Daily Image Landscapes

Stranded

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Daily Image

Happy New Year

It is a new year and I am going to try and post an image a day as well as host an exhibition of seascapes this Summer.

I drove up to Scotland after the bells and arrived in South Queensferry for a breakfast of coffee and award winning ice cream at Lou Lou’s.

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Then I had interesting conversations with the organisers of the Looney Dook plus press photographers before experiencing the Dook for the first time.

I only took photos. Maybe another year I will be tempted to join in as was great fun.

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Landscapes

New dawn

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Apologies for the lack of any posts during the last two months but I have changed job, moved house and now live near Sheffield.

Anyway to celebrate my return I give you a landscape from when I was last in Scotland, last November.

Normal service will resume shortly.

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News

I’m back

Well hello, woof, meow…

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Landscapes

Elie Ness

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My favourite place in Scotland which is Elie. I have stayed here several times and it is my happy place with it’s golden sands, incredible volcanic formations, lighthouse and great places to eat and drink. I have also run a number of workshops here which I donated for an auction for Cancer Research which is very dear to me.