tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21265513926037956202024-03-13T04:28:07.718-07:00Edinburgh AlbumMal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126551392603795620.post-44639421424395432852012-11-30T06:03:00.002-08:002012-11-30T06:03:53.096-08:00Moving HouseThis blog has been archived to to capacity limits set by Google.<br />
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Location: Craiglockhart Hill in the grounds of Craig House (currently Napier University). This spring newly weds were having their picture taken with this tree in blossom as the background. I had hoped to capture the tremendous autumn colour display, but the tree got the chop first, following the loss of one limb. I'm sure it was deemed to be a danger to the public. As you can see rot had set in at the core.<br />
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Found an old picture<br />
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<br />Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126551392603795620.post-30002236307937015632012-10-13T13:07:00.002-07:002012-10-25T05:32:30.624-07:00Skywatch <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Interesting cloud formation!<br />
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For a better view see: <a href="http://occasionalscotland.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/skywatch-friday-framing-day.html">occasionalscotland</a> <br />
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<br />Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126551392603795620.post-8398567079486334542012-07-16T10:51:00.002-07:002012-07-17T15:10:55.456-07:00Ben WyvisSaturday 14 July 2012<br /><br />Sunset with Ben Wyvis looming<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This is the hill that looms over Dingwall just North of Inverness.<br />
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Earlier in the day we set off to climb it. Here's the route up. From here it looks like a single peak...<br />
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...but when you reach this summit you see two more ahead:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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While the ascent is steep and in parts paved with stone slabs the top is like a grassy plateau <br />
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It is pretty cold all the same as there is no protection from the wind. We were elated to reach the highest point at Glas Leathad Mor but keen to get warm again (the dog included)<br />
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Here's the path zig-zagging down to the road at the top of the picture:<br />
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Here's a few more snaps:<br />
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So many people turned out that I couldn't find a vantage point. So I've borrowed Norman's picture. (He was only about 50 yards away)<br />
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<br />Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126551392603795620.post-29800392940925752712012-06-05T12:39:00.000-07:002012-06-06T13:53:54.111-07:00Dull - but not Boring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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The village of Dull "sistering" with the town of Boring see <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/06/dull-and-boring-scottish-village?newsfeed=true">Dull and Boring</a></div>
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On our way to our chosen Munro (Schiehallion) we happened to pass said village. It didn't bode well:</div>
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On arrival at base camp the weather was... dull<br />
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However we are not ones to grouse - as we reminded by this pair we met on the way:<br />
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Shiehallion has at least one false summit<br />
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When we got to the summit a kind fellow walker offered to take our picture together<br />
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Toby did particularly well on the rock scrabbling as he is profoundly blind.<br />
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All in all a very memorable day!<br />
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Right now preparations are under way for the Military Tattoo. The seating arrangements are like building a stadium on the Esplanade, but they are only there for three months each year. The buses pass our house each night to drop the performers off and bring them back to barracks each night.<br />
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Sometimes it seems the castle is around every corner. The other day, when it was windy, there was a workman on the scaffolding up by that flagpole!Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126551392603795620.post-34103821484871869212012-05-08T23:30:00.000-07:002012-05-08T15:33:58.224-07:00Also comes in pinkThere's something to be said for mass planting:<br />
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Despite the cold weather we've had that is blossom, not snow on the ground.<br />
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If you try hard you can imagine a rocket taking off from clouds of pink exhaust fumes!Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.com0Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, UK55.953252 -3.18826755.8821325 -3.3461955000000003 56.0243715 -3.0303385tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126551392603795620.post-70298429524220783162012-03-31T14:01:00.000-07:002012-03-31T14:01:51.790-07:00Neglected Portals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Just up the road, and probably of more historical significance are the two lions couchant of Merchiston Castle, home to the Napier family and now Napier University. The gateway has been moved from it's original location and is no longer used.<br />
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One that is used a lot but looks a bit fragile and neglected is the entrance to Greyfriars Kirk Yard of "Greyfriars Bobby" fame.<br />
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Here a recent translocation. The Edinburgh Meat Market moved out to Sauchton and has since moved on again, but the old entrance has been restored and relocated so as not to impede the "Exchange" development. It looks a bit redundant I would say.<br />
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Another very recent development has been the Museum of Scotland. The steps lead to the old entrance, now nailed shut. The lower ground level entrances take you in conveniently through the museum shop. Much better for wheelchairs and buggies.<br />
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My last portal is one which has been lovingly restored at the cost of millions. Once again it goes up and down to allow canal boats entry to Lochrin Basin. Before it was fixed and no longer locked in the down position there used to be a through road across the bridge which was a handy route if you knew it. vehicular access was stopped when the bridge mechanism was restored.<br />
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This is the end of the Union Canal in Edinburgh and the beginning of a redevelopment pushing outward from the financial zone "The Exchange" via "The Quay" into the suburbs. You will notice all the buildings are new. Now that Scottish and Newcastle have been taken over and moved out of Fountainbridge there is plenty of "brownfield" resource to rebuild on. Myself, I prefer my swans live.Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126551392603795620.post-10169127503703234102012-03-28T14:07:00.001-07:002012-03-28T14:49:55.582-07:00Hot Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a public work of art in Edinburgh that is 'underlooked' by many. I didn't notice it, although I have passed it many times over years. Many cars pass it, but it is on a junction where you need to keep your eyes on other traffic. And if you are a pedestrian... it kind of passes over your head:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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...this is an abomination. No wonder UNESCO has threatened to withdraw Edinburgh's status as World Heritage Site when this plan was approved back in 2008.<br />
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They backed down, but I wonder if they regret that now!<br />
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the new blocks are just plonked between the Victorian blocks of the old Edinburgh Royal Infirmary effectively doubling the concentration but without the slightest concern for "fitting in".<br />
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The modern dominates:<br />
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The latest phase looks worse than the rest:<br />
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</div>Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126551392603795620.post-18995727971579546002012-03-07T14:38:00.002-08:002012-03-07T14:43:46.502-08:00Lauriston Place - On the fringeHere's a horrible building. Built in 1977 The Hunter Building is one side of the Edinburgh School of Art<br />
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</tbody></table> The red sandstone material is the only redeeming feature of this brutal building. It draws on the Victorian Fire Station (now a museum) next door to it (1897-1901). There the similarity ends.<br />
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</tbody></table> Next building along the Novotel, also red sandstone. Built within the last decade, I'd say it had as much merit as the Art Collegel! <br />
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There are even more extreme contrasts popping up on the other side of Lauriston Place, which I will post about next.Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126551392603795620.post-78007259970776266212012-03-04T15:42:00.000-08:002012-03-04T15:42:25.234-08:00Safe Routes to School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sIA8ecsgrMA/T1P9J-_FEPI/AAAAAAAAB4w/_cZI2t75GDc/s1600/IMG_1627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sIA8ecsgrMA/T1P9J-_FEPI/AAAAAAAAB4w/_cZI2t75GDc/s640/IMG_1627.JPG" uda="true" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
Which route would you choose? The busy roadway or the canal towpath?Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126551392603795620.post-58495167980731963902012-02-25T12:16:00.000-08:002012-02-25T12:16:19.526-08:00Messing about in the Canal?Came across this sign today: <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The daffodils are out in Edinburgh today!<br />
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Great sky this morning!Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126551392603795620.post-7123883794470805862012-01-22T07:12:00.000-08:002012-01-22T07:12:17.466-08:00Winter Light in Harrison Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PvWoWcd07GA/Txwm-49GHfI/AAAAAAAABwI/wVx7PS6Sxks/s1600/IMG_1273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PvWoWcd07GA/Txwm-49GHfI/AAAAAAAABwI/wVx7PS6Sxks/s640/IMG_1273.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126551392603795620.post-81958911887881853352012-01-02T13:41:00.000-08:002012-01-02T13:45:23.123-08:00New Year's Day - Edinburgh<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>The view from Craiglockhart Hill. All seems quiet after all those fireworks last night!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We planned a circular walk but the weather wasn't in it. In fact we nearly got blown off the top of this hill before beating a retreat!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table> The monument was built in 1782 by order of local landowner and soldier, Hector Munro. It is said to be based on the gates of the Indian city of Negapatam which he helped subdue. A work generating scheme, the idea that they rolled the stones back down the hill to double the time it took to build seems to be a fanciful construction!Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126551392603795620.post-2852285241790410122011-12-05T12:29:00.000-08:002011-12-15T02:20:31.171-08:00Snow Sunday 4/12/11Big excitement on Sunday morning as we woke to lying snow. It adds that extra dimension to those familar scenes. <br />
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We've not really had any more but it's been very cold and icey. Last year the snow arrived in late November and stayed with us throughout December. I'm hoping it's going to be warmer this year!Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.com1