currently reading ‘The Bewitching of Aveline Jones’ by Phil Hickes
currently reading ‘The Bewitching of Aveline Jones’ by Phil Hickes
Angel of the North (1998), Antony Gormley. Built at Hartlepool Steel Fabrications Ltd, the use of steel reminds us of the North’s industrial heritage, especially now when steel work is disappearing from the area once more. A distinctive and well-loved landmark, this is a collection of images (collected from social media) taken from vehicles as …
“First coined by Marion Shoard, the term edgelands refers to those in-between spaces created by urbanisation where space for nature still persists alongside cities, towns, shopping centres, motorways, canals, and so on. These zones sit between urban and rural areas, and they also sit uneasily between the two categories of urban and rural, often defying …
Went for a walk around Edinburgh Botanical Gardens a few winters back and was caught by how many plants were trying to press through the glass of the hothouses, I don’t think I’ve really noticed that before. It was cold and wet out, yet these hothouse plants didn’t want to be confined and wanted to …
Another note from my iPhone. I was in Edinburgh for the weekend working, and this was be the first time I’ve been alone in Edinburgh for coming on 30 years. I did the tourist walk; along the West End, up Lothian Road, through the Meadows down South Bridges, the Royal Mile up to the Castle …