More Snow :-)...........It began snowing on 1.11.10, we had a thaw over New Year, and now guess what.............yep.....its SNOWING again. Maybe someone should tell Mr Weather man that you can have too much of a good thing. Its very pretty but I'm tired of being cold. Ahhh well.............another photo opportunity I suppose :-))

Urgent appeal, please take Donald Trump home

Urgent appeal to America….

Please take Donald Trump home,

we don’t want him here.

If you need to ask why, visit here.

http://www.trippinguptrump.com/

 

Tripping Up Trump

Standing up for the people and environment threatened by Donald Trump’s development in Aberdeenshire.

Now about protecting the families that are being threatened by compulsory purchase, not for a school or a hospital but for private profit.

Residents of ‘Menie’ have AGAIN  and AGAIN stated they do not wish to sell and only ask to be left alone in peace but Donald Trump will not accept this fate. Worse still, planning permission was granted on the grounds that he had all the land he needed!!

This is why Tripping Up Trump will stand strong and protect the residents of ‘Menie’ from the lurking threat of compulsory purchase. What is happening to the homeowners could happen to anyone else, once a precedent is set.

video links

http://www.trippinguptrump.com/links

Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh................how dare this American imbecile call Mr Forbes the village idiot and his croft  a slum !!...........Please take this revolting man back to America.

He seems to have bought and paid for Aberdeenshire council AND The Scottish Government ( shame on us)

He has already managed to manipulate his way into buying some of the most beautiful and special sand-dunes in Scotland to turn into some sort of Disney type golf resort, a play thing for the rich. Not happy with that, he is now terrorising little people and threatening their way of life. His latest maneuver is to sue very poor people for a fortune in legal fees.............because they stood up to him.

This man is a monster, take him away

 

 

 

Song Saturday; Runrig, Our earth was once Green

An old favourite, Runrig, Our Earth was Once Green

and just inn case there is any one who doesn't know.......from Wikipedia

''Runrig are a Scottish Celtic rock group formed in Skye, in 1973 under the name 'The Run Rig Dance Band'. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included songwriters Rory Macdonald and Calum Macdonald. The current line-up also includes longtime members Malcolm Jones, Iain Bayne, and more recently, Bruce Guthro, and Brian Hurren. To date, the band have released thirteen studio albums, with a number of their songs sung in Scottish Gaelic.''

AND............a nice little bit of history. .......The run-rig system was the means by which arable land was divided up in almost all of medieval Europe.
Land held run-rig meant different strips of arable land were allotted each year to the peasantry. This was done in such a way so as to ensure everyone got a share of the better and worst ground in different years.
However, this system lead to bad agricultural practices, with the inevitable consequence of general impoverishment of all the available arable land. No-one was in a hurry to manure a field or maintain drainage if there was no guarantee of getting the same piece of land the following year.
In medieval Europe this system
of alloting land was almost universal until the mid 18th century when rural populations were rising at a vast rate, due to better diets and improved medical care. Around this time there was major upheaval in European society and revision of land management and ownership.

Art Sunday Derek Robertson

Art Sunday Derek Robertson.

This man was born and raised not far from here. He went to Duncan of Jordanstone Art College of Art which is part of the University of Dundee and he still lives and works in the area.

I came across his work a week or so before Christmas and just by looking at it I can see how familiar he is with this landscape.

I’ve chosen a couple of his winter landscapes to show here because they show exactly what this area has looked like recently but there are many more landscapes, seascapes and wildlife paintings on his website.

From the artists website
http://www.derekrobertson.com/profile.php
Profile of Artist Derek Robertson

‘’Born and raised in Fife, Derek Robertson works from his studio in Balmerino and, since graduating from Duncan of Jordanstone Art College in Dundee some fifteen years ago, has established a name as one of the country’s foremost wildlife and landscape artists. He exhibits work in galleries around the world including regular selection in the Woodson Art Museum “Birds in Art” international show in the USA. His paintings are held in private collections in more than 40 countries as well as in numerous public collections including those of several British Universities, Museums and the collections of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh and The Scotland Office in London. Derek is a professional member of the Society of Scottish Artists and the Aberdeen Art Society.’’

Back from my Mothers yesterday and back to work today. Christmas & New year seem to have come and gone in a flash and here I am back at work and already involved in the next project. Hopefully a chance to catch up with posts, news and old friends over the weekend. But for now, hope you like the photos.

Christmas Eve 2010

A snowy Christmas Eve 2010 in the park with the grandchildren.

December 23 2010

This was the day before Christmas Eve, snow and ice still covered the ground. The first few photos are of my garden. Then the seafront restaurant I went to for a christmas meal with my friend followed by a few shots of the snow covered boats in the harbour. After that ( pics no 1191-1202) are pictures of the beach at West Haven. The last two are pictures of my window from the inside showing the view through the dripping condensation on the glass