Don’t believe the weather lore!
‘Red sky at night; shepherds delight,
Red sky in the morning; shepherds warning.’
I saw a lovely warm light descending on Kingholm Quay on Wednesday afternoon and hurried down the road with my camera to capture the banks of the River Nith and the harbour buildings caressed by the setting sun. The sky was incredible, some clouds had an almost painterly texture. the sunset was pinky-red…
Guess what – it was raining all day the next day!
Some outrageous and naughty burlesque at Queer Haggis, an LGBT-themed inclusive show with nation-wide stars and local talent
Photo diary from the 10,000-strong Dumfries march for Scottish independence organised by All Under One Banner
When I photographed Spring Fling open studios in Crichton William Spurway of Solway House Arts invited me to attend the opening of the Dumfries and Galloway college end of the year student art exhibition at Moat Brae. It’s the second year that HND Art and Design students presented their end…
Yesterday’s performance of 7Stanes Mountain Bike Display Team for In Our Town programme of free events in Dumfries town centre attracted many young spectators and grown up visitors to Dock Park. Platforms and ramps were erected on the lawn and a trailer brought in to aid the stunts. The bike team worked hard…
D-LUX illuminations brought a breath of fresh air into Doonhamers’ traditional Robert Burns’ birthday street celebrations in 2018. This year’s lantern procession was a much scaled down version of the previous street extravaganzas orchestrated by Big Burns Supper crew, with their huge moving puppet platforms and 3,000 strong lantern carriers that I…
Light Room was a week-long installation, workshop and sharing space that was created on the second floor of the Stove building in response to the UK 2016 Mental Health Awareness week. Light Room aimed to promote mindfulness, exchange and open expression. Windows were almost blacked out and the black ceiling…