A windswept tree, from Blackford with Arthur’s Seat in the distance.
A sunny lunchtime in late November.
Arthur’s Seat through the trees, from the Meadows.
A misty morning in late November.
Archive for the ‘photos’ Category
Late Autumn – Trees and Arthur’s Seat
In cityscapes, landscapes, photos, trees, weather on November 29, 2006 at 9:55 am
Autumn Leaves
In photos, trees on November 12, 2006 at 1:12 pmA variety of colours of autumn leaves…
Warm, sunny October in Edinburgh
In cityscapes, landscapes, photos, trees on October 15, 2006 at 10:44 am
Best of the Botanics
In flora, photos on October 11, 2006 at 4:32 pmFrom the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh
Some autumn flowers…
…and still a few bees…
…a sea of pink…
…an array of pods….
…of many interesting shapes…
…rusty-coloured furry leaves…
…and a furry tailed squirrel…
…finishes us off with a more traditional autumn feel.
Pictures from Somerset
In architecture, landscapes, photos on September 28, 2006 at 11:07 am
Cows and an ethereal view to Glastonbury Tor
The Old Mendip Hospital
Reflection in the pond
Views of Bath
In architecture, cityscapes, photos on September 28, 2006 at 11:01 amPictures from Bath Abbey and the Roman Baths…
Looking at the reflections in the Roman Bath
The Gorgon’s Head
Ladder to Heaven on the facade of the Abbey
Inside the Abbey
Photos from Duns Castle
In architecture, flora, landscapes, photos on September 18, 2006 at 3:02 pmA beautiful spot where some friends got married on Saturday.
Looking up at the Castle
The lake
Through the reeds
Hydrangeas
The only copy of my lost sheep circle photos…
In abstracts, landscapes, odd, photos on September 18, 2006 at 12:06 pmI found this in my email archives, not a great quality version, but the only surviving copy of a pretty unique sight: a circle of sheep up on the road to Wick. The hardest lesson learned on the computer – always make backups! I’m off to do that again now…
Meanwhile, enjoy the sheep circle phenomenon.
A circle of sheep…
The Crags
In landscapes, photos on September 15, 2006 at 12:22 pmPhotos from a recent walk up and around the Crags.
View from the start
Up on the path
Blue Sky over Salisbury Crags
Chilli plant flowers again…
In flora, food, photos, useful on August 16, 2006 at 10:57 amThe chilli plant has been producing some hot and spicy chillies that have been making their way into our dinners recently. Well, I wondered whether it would just have the one crop or whether it would continue to make more chillies…the wondering is now over:
Fully grown chillies and the latest buds and flowers…
So, hopefully I’ll get another crop of chillies for the end of summer…will keep the updates coming.
Meanwhile what to do with all these many chillies…
- Pick and use fresh from the plant – delicious, very hot and spicy and surprisingly fragrant.
- Picked some red chillies and dried them in the sun – verdict to be announced soon.
- Left some chillies on the plant to dry – verdict to be announced soon.
- Picked some chillies and put them in the fridge – hopefully I’ll be able to try these compared to freshly picked and see what level of deterioration there has been – verdict to be announced soon.
More news on the chilli plant as it happens, so keep checking back!
Chili Tasting
In food, photos, useful on July 22, 2006 at 4:14 pmYesterday was taste-test day for the homegrown chillies. Let me first show off the first chili fruit taken from the plant…
Homegrown Chillies
Now, the tasting notes:
Well, freshly picked chillies seem to have a strong aroma when cut into, I was surprised by how hot and spicy the chillies were – and I didn’t even eat the seeds raw, just tasted a bit of the flesh…
I tasted the red chili first. It was hot, spicy, with a good fresh yet slightly mellow and sweet flavour. Definitely good for stir frying, pasta sauces and general heat to add to a spicy dish.
Then I tasted a bit of the green chili – it was much hotter, very fresh tasting and with a pronounced zing. I think I could even make Laab with these, although I usually use birds-eye chillies. It would also be good to add to Indian curries for a bit of extra kick.
I think I will be growing more of these! And the plant is pretty too, although mine is now kinda toppling over with the weight of all those chillies! Better get harvesting soon…
And finally, a recipe from cookalicious, try this dish with your homegrown or shop-bought chillies, great for summer! Spaghetti with Spicy Tomato and Chorizo Sauce.
Finally some colour on those chillies
In food, photos on July 17, 2006 at 5:04 pmAs you may remember, I planned to show the progress of the chilli plant in the window…well, here is a quick summary before showing you the nearly final steps before harvesting…
The chilli plant started pretty small, back in April/May this year. It was purchased from Dobby’s near Dalkeith.
First it started growing like mad, and was soon a little top heavy with leaves and began to flower. The small white flowers were the first pictures I posted…check them out: first flowers, more growth!
Then voila, the flowers began to die and chillies appear in their place…first pictures back in June, see the first chilli and more!
Well, for a spectacularly long time I’ve been watering, feeding and willing on the growth of more. For a while there, the chilli plant was nearly toppling over with the number of green, growing chillies, and now finally, they are starting to turn purple, with some of the wee ones bright red already!
A few days more and harvesting may well begin…
Chilli plant close up
The full effect!
Parliament Views
In abstracts, architecture, cityscapes, photos on July 5, 2006 at 12:33 pmSome odd shots of the Scottish Parliament Buildings
More and more chillies…
In flora, food, photos on June 22, 2006 at 8:01 am…on the chilli plant. Can't wait to try cooking with them.
First growth from flowers
Forming a proper chilli shape
fully shaped chilli – but how big will they grow?
How the chilli plant grows…
In flora, food, photos on May 30, 2006 at 10:35 pmHaving been tempted by the idea of chillies growing in my window…
…voila!
I'm hoping for some chillies…
Botanic Gardens
In photos on May 19, 2006 at 2:59 pm
Glasgow
In architecture, cityscapes, design, photos on April 24, 2006 at 10:44 amSunday was a lovely sunny day in Glasgow. Here are some pictures of our walkabout in the city centre…
City Chambers Door
City Chambers – bathed in sunlight
Exchange Square Area Rooftops
Museum of Modern Art Facade
Period Buildings
Ancient and Modern
As usual, you can click on the image to see a larger view of the photo.
More Spring in the air
In flora, photos on April 18, 2006 at 5:33 pm
This time the daffodils in George Square Gardens. I took this in a sunny spell punctuated with spring rain. It's not looking very well framed or neat (which could be due to the rather strong wintery breeze we are currently enduring?!)
Spring could be here…?
In flora, photos on March 30, 2006 at 1:16 pmWell, it is here one minute, gone the next…
Nevertheless I managed to snap these on the Meadows on a sunny, spring-like day…and on a cold, wet, miserable day like today, its nice to look at them.
Lochinver – Highland Stoneware Pottery
In design, landscapes, photos on March 12, 2006 at 4:12 pm
Pottery Stones
These photos were taken on a visit to Highland Stoneware, Lochinver. All around there are examples of the work, dotted around the landscape. The landscape of the Scottish Highlands seems to be a major influence on the pottery designs as well.
Sheep
Amongst the rocks leading up to the pottery there are sheep, fish, flowers, landscapes and much more.
Seascapes
Landscapes
Loch Assynt features in some of the landscapes, although I couldn’t find a broken pot with their design, here is a picture of the loch, against a rather cloudy sky (how appropriate!).
See their website for a great picture.
Loch Assynt
And finally: Cheers to the Scottish Weather! I just got this snap in before the cloud level fell too far…
Knockan
Extra Chocolatey Cake
In food, photos on March 12, 2006 at 3:56 pm
Some cake survived to be photographed. Next time I'll remember to take the photo first! This is Dark Chocolate, Coffee, Walnut and Almond cake – one day I'll post the recipe on cookalicious.
Sweet things
In food, photos on March 7, 2006 at 8:30 am
And now for something a bit different – apricot frangipane
Flowers at the start of Spring
In flora, photos, weather on March 5, 2006 at 7:19 pm
Crocus buds in the snow
Me and My Paella
In food, holidays, me, photos on March 4, 2006 at 3:24 pm
I decided should add a picture of me somewhere, well here you are…This is me in Spain, going to get extra paella from the cook – in a lovely paella place next to the beach at Nerja, Andalucia.
And now for some close ups of the paella as they are much more interesting than more pictures of me…
Serving up some freshly cooked paella.
The plate of paella.
The cook, stiring up another bubbling paella for the hungry customers.
