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NixImagery

Stories and images

Published

20th April 2024

Modified

2nd January 2026

Storytelling is one of man’s oldest cultural habits, and the evidence we have for this is in the images our ancestors left behind. From the earliest cave paintings to the insta trophy, we record from imagination and experience the world around us. Photography is the ubiquitous manifestation of this in much of the contemporary world we inhabit, so much so that the art of capturing images might seem trivial. In these pages are some of my own images, with perhaps some thoughts or stories to go with them using my powerful ally, words. Here I have the advantage over the cave painter: I can express or explain context to help the observer make sense of the image on the screen. You are at liberty to make your own mind up, of course.

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Lewis and Harris
So finally, we got a break, a proper break in which we could leave behind the ties that bind and head north to the Outer Hebrides. We had wanted to go back since we were in…
19th October 2025

to Inverlochlarig
We recently took at trip up to Loch Earn and had such a good lunch at Mhor 84 that we went back to have another one. It was not as good a day for the weather as the forecast…
23rd August 2025

A nice day out
We took a little run up to Loch Earn today, for no good reason other than it’s a fun thing to do. We stopped in at Camper King Scotland in Falkirk to get a light changed and…
24th July 2025

Arisaig
For the first time in what seems like a long time, we took the opportunity to get away for a few days, heading north toward the 57th parallel. The days are longer here, the…
19th July 2025

The Fife Coast
We have been looking for the opportunity to climb into Garaidh, our new-to-us VW camper, and take some time to ourselves doing some of the things we both love. Today, the…
31st May 2025

Fordell
It has been a while since I have been able to walk any distance and, it being such a lovely day today, a nice lunch in Aberdour was had and a short walk at Fordell on the…
24th April 2025

Pettycur harbour
For various reasons I will not bore you with, it has been a while since my cameras were out of their bags. Today, though, with the rugby to look forward to in the afternoon…
22nd February 2025

Pettycur beach
Yesterday’s run up to the House of Bruar yielded some nice new winter clothes, a decent lunch, and the never-fails joy of a Scottish Road Trip. Perthshire is no less…
29th December 2024

Three Witches
A last hurl up to Scone for a while, and arriving too early as usual, I parked up on the lay-by along the road to kill half an hour before the Three Witches Cafe1 opens.
11th December 2024

Clashmore
The Scottish poet, Norman MacCaig, when not teaching in Edinburgh, spent his time exploring and soaking up the culture and countryside of this gorgeous part of Scotland. He…
15th October 2024

Torridon
We continued our adventures around Kishorn and Torridon with a leisurely drive from former to latter, through quite changeable weather. Before we left, we were treated to a…
7th August 2024

Kishorn
Weirdly, I have never been to Applecross or Torridon. It’s weird because these two places are famous for visitors up the east coast of the Scottish mainland, being on the…
5th August 2024

Bergerac
I love holidays away from home that feel much longer. For us, Bergerac in July was one of those.
7th July 2024

Arbroath
Well, not just Arbroath. The family took a weekend break in the Old Church House at Colliston, which provided a nice old-time, Cluedo-style setting for a murder.
15th June 2024

Pittenweem and Elie
Pittenweem harbour is one of those places where I just feel “at home”. It’s become a bit of a habit but today we needed headspace with the sensory assault of the Rosyth Gala…
25th May 2024

The cycles of life
Well, we all saw it, and quite a lot of us headed out to assume the contemporary pose of worship and wonder, peering at the sky through our phones. Tik-Tok, tempus fugit…
11th May 2024

Three Lochs Drive
We’ve been up to the Three Lochs Drive on a number of occasions, always at the wrong time, until today. Today, we made a plan to take a picnic in the car and to enjoy…
11th May 2024

Along the Fife Coastal Path. Pigeon mob raid on the cormorants’ peace. Fuji X-T5, 23mm f/2 at f/8, ISO 125, 1/250s

St. Monans and St. Davids
The short February break has been a long time coming. The world changes constantly and nowhere is this more evident than on the Fife Coast.
16th February 2024

Gate

Lower Largo
The summer is going down fighting, with thunder, rain, heat and humidity to set the mood. Injuries and the conflict between living and working raging, both raising anxiety…
13th August 2023

Oats and Thistle

Dumbarnie and Pittenweem
Where we live in Fife, we are very lucky indeed to have easy access to some of the most delightful coastal towns and villages anywhere in Britain. Earlier this week, we…
27th July 2023

Sycamore

A walk in the woods
These images tell stories of their own. If you can, look at them on a large screen as big as you can make them.
14th July 2023

Modern paving in the old style

Corfu
During our recent short vacation to Corfu, we took no “proper” cameras to ensure we got the downtime we both so sorely needed. Although there were plenty of photo…
13th July 2023
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