Monthly Archives: December 2023
death lends a hand
…and so this ends another year of posting daily images. This image is from a graveyard in Scotland; I was attracted to that hand reaching out from the face of the marker holding tight to…something.
And, on another note, today is 18 years since my beloved mom died, after a fall at her house. I usually don’t plan out my posts – they just land where they land – but this year I saved this image from Scotland to post today. It seemed fitting. (Here’s something I wrote ten years ago about my mom and her death. I still stand by every word of it.)
near Duart Castle, Isle of Mull, Scotland
photographed 11.9.2023
shortly it would begin to rain
Actually, “Shortly it would begin to rain.” could have been the complete weather forecast for the whole time I was in Scotland.
It was almost always about to rain, and this photo was made just before another patch of cold rain fell on us. It wasn’t so bad, once you got used to it. Plus the clouds! They worked hard to enhance the photographs.
near Salen, Isle of Mull, Scotland
photographed 11.9.2023
bridged
The old and new Queensferry bridges, spanning the Firth of Forth, photographed from water level in North Queensferry. (Many thanks to Sam Thomson and Steven Thomson at Edinburgh Tour Guides for showing us this out-of-the-way spot.)
North Queensferry, Scotland
photographed 11.15.2023
his beloved wife
Well, of course I like to photograph cemeteries. And if they are in Scotland and called graveyards and are a lot older than what I am used to seeing and if the day is cold and dreary, then I like it even more.
Edinburgh, Scotland
photographed 11.3.2023
One Day | One Image 