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Feb 27th, 2016

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Day 55 Feb 27th, 2016

Scum

According to the Oxford English Dictionary scum is: A film or layer of floating matter formed upon the surface of a liquid in a state of fermenta...

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Jan 27th, 2016

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Day 25 Jan 27th, 2016

Scottish tattie for sale

Photographer Kevin Abosch has sold a photograph of an Irish spud on top of a black background for 1 million euros. The photog...

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Apr 3rd, 2016

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Day 90 Apr 3rd, 2016

Enjoy them whilst you can!

These are the black winter buds of the ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior). Sadly these magnificent trees are in great danger of...

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Jan 15th, 2016

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Day 14 Jan 15th, 2016

The golden ball

The recent gales and floods have cast many strange objects onto the beach. Is this a rarely seen denizen of the deep? #friday #afterno...

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Feb 26th, 2016

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Day 54 Feb 26th, 2016

Cut to the bone

This is a very, very thin slice of bone, stained with silver salts, as seen down the microscope. Bone consists of multiple microscopic...

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Apr 15th, 2016

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Day 101 Apr 15th, 2016

A Kelpie

On our way to Spain, via Glasgow Airport, we called in to see the Kelpies at Falkirk.To say that we were impressed would be an understatement...

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Apr 21st, 2016

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Day 107 Apr 21st, 2016

The Grim Reaper

The Grim Reaper was busily conducting his business outside the Cathedral in Granada. Luckily, he didn't spot us! #morning #thursday #d...

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Dec 3rd, 2016

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Day 236 Dec 3rd, 2016

A story of tallow, rifles and banknotes.

Beef and mutton tallow (rendered beef or mutton fat) are causing problems for the British once again. Back in...

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Jan 20th, 2016

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Day 18 Jan 20th, 2016

A cockle shell

A shell of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule on Newburgh beach. #afternoon #wednesday #shell #january #cockle #mollusc

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Apr 24th, 2016

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Day 110 Apr 24th, 2016

Back to reality

Back in Scotland I have spent the morning sorting out the photographs from our few days in Spain. Today's photograph is of bitter Sevi...

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Jan 24th, 2017

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Day 283 Jan 24th, 2017

To be afraid, or not to be afraid?

"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion." Alexander the...

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Jan 18th, 2016

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Day 17 Jan 18th, 2016

Patterns in the sand

Sand patterns on Newburgh beach #afternoon #monday #beach #january #sand #patterns #newburgh

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Feb 19th, 2016

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Day 47 Feb 19th, 2016

Spider stubble

Up close and personal with a friendly spider; an arachnophobe's worst nightmare. #friday #evening #spider #february #spines #microscopy...

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Mar 7th, 2016

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Day 64 Mar 7th, 2016

We are all in it together!

The austerity measures inflicted on us by the kindly Mr Osborne and his various Old Etonian chums, are working wonders and...

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Mar 13th, 2016

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Day 70 Mar 13th, 2016

Beach combing

The two shell valves of a common cockle, Cerastoderma edule, cast up on the fore-shore. #afternoon #sunday #beach #march #newburgh #cock...

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Mar 30th, 2016

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Day 86 Mar 30th, 2016

The red spot

The red spot on a herring gull's beak has played an important, but controversial role in the study of animal behaviour. John Whitfield wr...

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Feb 25th, 2016

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Day 53 Feb 25th, 2016

Snow is in the air.

We woke to a covering of snow, but most of it soon melted. By the look of the sky there is more to come! #thursday #afternoon #clo...

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Apr 6th, 2016

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Day 93 Apr 6th, 2016

The Dahlia Anemone

We spent much of the day at the splendid marine aquarium at Macduff. This is the colourful Dahlia Anemone Urticina felina. We think...

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Apr 13th, 2016

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Day 99 Apr 13th, 2016

A very small halibut

This is a small, 2 inch long carving of a a halibut fish (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) made by an Inuit craftsman. The interest lie...

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May 2nd, 2016

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Day 118 May 2nd, 2016

May showers

A heavy shower of rain over the lake at Haddo House in Aberdeenshire. #afternoon #lake #monday #rain #shower #may #haddo-house

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Jul 28th, 2016

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Day 183 Jul 28th, 2016

Banged up

We spent the afternoon at our area's latest tourist attraction - Peterhead Convict Prison. Peterhead Convict Prison was built around 1888 an...

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Jan 24th, 2016

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Day 22 Jan 24th, 2016

Returning to Nature

#afternoon #sunday #january #decay #derelict

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Apr 9th, 2016

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Day 96 Apr 9th, 2016

The blue narcissus

A couple of days ago my grandson was asking about how plants suck up water from the soil. To try to answer the question, at least i...

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Dec 26th, 2016

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Day 257 Dec 26th, 2016

19 Crimes

Another Christmas day has come and gone with much giving and receiving of gifts. My daughter's partner presented me with this excellent bott...

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