Tag: Nature
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52and40/24 Galaxy Formation
I grew up thinking I had an un-mathematic brain. Yet as I’ve aged I’ve discovered my brain’s just fine with mathematics. Science too. Whaddya know till you retry? Viewing an often chaotic world through an organised lens can be comforting. I’ve found maths and science have overlap with understanding human behaviour, too. This week, with help, I’m…
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52and40/10 Air In Your Hair
I’ve never seen a Scottish Autumn and Winter as beautiful, so far, as what 2016’s given. The beauty in these seasons is going a long, gentle way to keeping breathing through the humanity shitstorm we’ve seen happen around the world this year. It’s easier to believe we’re not all doomed when nature’s on its best behaviour. As my…
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52and39/42 Are You Straight?
A few weeks ago on the number 16 going down Leith Walk a tourist got on, cleared her throat, radiated deep blushes and asked the driver in a beautifully accented voice, ‘Are you straight?‘, while pointing down the big road through the front windows. The driver replied with, ‘yes, I’m going straight on’. She paid, thanked…
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The Birds & The Bees
There’s a lovely new, wee shop on Comiston Road in Morningside, just up from the landmark Morningside Clock. I noticed this when I was running about one Saturday morning, ricocheting from one cash-point to another, trying to find an ATM with cash after what must’ve been a busy Friday night for taxis and local pubs. The stylish little oasis…
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52and39/20 Kingfisher Karma
Last year, around summertime, I fixed on the idea that 2014 would be my year to see a Kingfisher again. Cheesy? Maybe. I’ve only seen one once before, in childhood. The rarity of the sighting was impressed upon me excitedly. In 2014, the memory of the Irn Bru glitter ball bird of tiny glory came back to me. I invented…