How to Ruin Art

Ok so you commission a beautiful work of art and then place it in a setting that really enhances it!

Stornoway Ferry Terminal

The Ferry Terminal at Stornoway is a very interesting building. I shall write a posting on it at some time in the future. That is something I have a feeling I shall be saying frequently during the next six months. However when I was getting my tickets on wednesday morning I was struck by the illustrations which now adorn the inside of the central glass turret of the building. They are new since I left the Island last October.

An Advantage of Age

One of the advantages of being a senior citizen ie over 60, in Scotland is that one has free bus travel anywhere in the Country. True I've only been on a bus in Scotland once in the last many years - from Glasgow Airport into the City - but the thing is that I can. In addition those of us who are Island dwellers get vouchers for four free journeys to the Mainland each year. These can be exchanged for a six-journey ticket on any one Calmac route.

A Clear Morning

Having a Blog has made a very significant difference to one aspect of my life in particular: I take much more notice of my surroundings. I cannot, for example, remember how many years it is since I went on deck on the ferry as it was leaving Stornoway just to watch it leave. I did so last Wednesday morning (is it really Bank Holiday Monday already?) when I left the Island to come away for my niece Bryony's wedding. My intention (which I carried out) was to photograph the ferry leaving and post the results on this Blog. Unfortunately I brought two cables for my Canon and left at home the cable for the Olympus which I used on the ferry and for the wedding so I can't liven up this posting with some pics.

I was completely floored when I got out to the car to go to the ferry. The windscreen was covered in ice. It was a wonderful, clear morning and, at 0600, perfect for frost. It has been so long (measurable in years) since I've seen ice on a windscreen that I was momentarily taken aback. I eventually got into the garage and found the de-icer. The plastic cap was welded to the aerosol with rust. Fortunately in smashing the cap on the ground I didn't break the nozzle and managed to clear the screen.