Dancing in the street

This chap was dancing as he passed these buskers. The lovely man has been here for an extra day this weekend and that's been lovely. We had a wander in the centre of Glasgow and these excellent buskers were playing in town. It was the first time in weeks that I'd used the SLR. I've enjoyed a break from it but it was great to be out with it again. 

Here's another of them. They did covers of Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" and Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" as well as less well know jazz. 

Here is a woman standing outside what used to be Borders bookshop. It's a large premises with very large windows and the entire window is fill with old sewing machines. I liked the display. I haven't been in yet to see the clothes. 

I loved this balloon chap...

Last but not least. Here's a little clip of video of today in Buchanan Street so you can catch a little of the atmosphere and hear a little bit of the buskers.

Kirkintilloch

This will be the last blog in my series of mobile blogs from the
iPhone. I'm kind of glad of that. These photos were taken this
afternoon in Kirkintilloch. I had a trip there with my friend D who
can be seen in the second picture. We went to the local museum which
was once a church and is the next photo. They were exhibiting and
selling craftwork including ceramics which looked smoke fired. I
particularly liked the piece above which was ceramic and woven
material. I studied pottery some time ago and always love looking at
ceramics.

I will take photos this weekend, with one of my cameras, of anything
that grabs my interest. I've decided that next week my theme for
weekdays will be to take photos of any kind but in a place I've never
been before. Hopefully I will then be able to combine the quest with
cycling.

I'm very happy that the weekend is coming and that a certain duck will
be making his way here.

So what did I get up to today?

Those of you who saw my last post will know I had bad news today. I
was very disappointed and didn't want to be around the house on my
own. I went to meet my lovely niece and great-niece pictured here.
After a few hours with them I went to see a lovely friend who fed me
and let me photograph her beautifully drawn tattoo.
I have been overwhelmed by the kind comments here and on Facebook
today. I have also had texts from friends and family. It doesn't make
bad news go away but it does make me feel better about life. Thanks to
all.

PS My planned time of blogging soley from my iPhone will be finished on Friday. Though I've enjoyed learning about blogging and photographing with the phone on the move, I will be glad to take pics with a camera again. Need to think of another theme.

First casualty

Second, if you include Gordon Brown. I've just had a letter which was
posted yesterday, withdrawing the job offer due to spending cuts.
Feeling pretty gutted today.

Depressing day

Once more we have a Tory government. Given the dearth of Tory and Lib
Dem votes in Scotland, I wonder where the Public Sector cuts are going
to be made? A depressing day.

EDIT: Comment seen on Facebook

I knew David Cameron was bad news.
He has only been PM for five minutes and already he's evicted a Scottish family and put them on the dole!


Thanks Audrey

Afternoon out

Here are two faces that will be familiar to those of you who have been
looking at my pictures for any length of time. I met up with them
after being out on my bike yesterday. It was the first lengthy cycle
for some time and I was pleased with my stamina. The plan is to cycle
a lot more and hopefully get to being able to zip up my cycling jacket
again!

Walk in the park

After staying up on Thursday night to watch the election results coming
in, the lovely man and I have been having a quiet weekend. This photo
was taken when we went for a walk in my local park. It was a
gloriously sunny day. Why do weekends pass so quickly?