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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS: December 2009

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS. Friday, December 11, 2009. You don't have to go all the way to Florida to see interesting wildlife. I can see some from my study window looking out over 'Braidwood Loch.' (Don't tell anyone in Braidwood but the 'loch' is really just a large duck-pond - beautiful, none the less. I couldn't resist taking the camera out and 'capturing' it. If this is a mute swan -and maybe someone can tell me whether it is or not- then it is apparently the property of Her Majesty the Queen.

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS: May 2009

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS. Monday, May 25, 2009. This is my body. A worm's eye view of grass? The photograph above has absolutely nothing whatever to do with this piece but I share it with you anyway. I took it thinking it might come in useful some time as a powerpoint background. This is my body. This is my body. That you break in two. By ignoring the one. In the neighbouring pew. This is my blood. That you spill down the drain. When you fight with each other. And each point of doctrine. A few evening...

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS: April 2009

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS. Tuesday, April 28, 2009. A friend just sent me this video. A truly encouraging and inspiring message to anybody who might be finding life tough and a great example of someone focusing more on what he can. Do than on what he can't. Links to this post. Thursday, April 16, 2009. He intoned "it was some time ago that she last spoke to her younger brother, who sadly is no longer with us.". Ah'm right here.". Links to this post. Labels: alive and kicking. Friday, April 10, 2009.

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS: Very Random Thoughts

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS. Monday, August 24, 2009. No doubt, if I take the trouble to write anything at all for this blog, I ought. To be reflecting on major issues of the day, such as the controversial release of al Megrahi. And the difficult (if not at times impossible) tension between compassion (mercy) and justice. However, I will leave such matters to those more qualified and better informed than I. The photograph was taken at the Black Isle Show. A couple of weeks ago. Let's have a caption compe...

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS: Keeping it real

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS. Tuesday, September 01, 2009. Following up on Elizabeth Gilbert's wonderful quote. It reminds me a little bit about one of the house martin chicks in the previous post. The bold, brash, pushy chick with its beak wide open makes very sure that mother notices it, but look more carefully into the picture and see the other chick very much taking a back seat. Who are like this go unnoticed and ignored which is a real pity for they often have so much to offer. I cant see the foliage...

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS: Nature's Royal Variety Performance

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS. Monday, December 01, 2008. Nature's Royal Variety Performance. A frozen, frost-covered Braidwood Loch]. Winter has definitely come to Carluke! Today's sub-zero temperatures would not have stopped me playing tennis (outdoor) this morning [several times in the past we've shovelled snow off the court to allow us to play]. But my playing partner had another commitment this morning [or so he said]. So the tennis was off. Instead, I dug out the camera. To top off a spectacular Natu...

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS: Oh for the wings (iii)

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS. Thursday, August 20, 2009. Oh for the wings (iii). To complete the trio it's back to the natural world and back down in scale with the blue here reserved for the damselfly itself. I originally tried to post the three photographs together but for some reason that I don't have time to explore something happened which meant that you could not click the photographs to see them in their full size. However, there is one blog that I can still visit entitled "Cause I believe in you".

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS: Open wide

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS. Tuesday, August 25, 2009. House martins nesting in the eaves of my sister's house. So far we have only had one response to the caption 'competition.' Thank you, Lynn. Of course, it may be that we only have one reader! Or maybe the rest of you are waiting to see what the prize might be? C'mon let's have some suggestions as to what, if anything, is in the mind of our photogenic sheep! Or if that doesn't appeal. what about a caption for today's photograph? Nice one, Suzanne!

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS: October 2009

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IAIN C's RANDOM REFLECTIONS. Thursday, October 22, 2009. The wildlife in Florida is great - especially in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Reserve. In particular the birdlife is prolific. And so was my photographing of it! I took 902 photographs in a week. (I love digital photography. I would have needed 25 rolls of film for that lot! Out of the hundreds of pics I took, the above was one of my favourites. I think it is a Great Blue Heron. In life itself some moments are. Worth holding on to. Has ofte...