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Every year I go to art school degree shows. This year’s DJCAD show has the added attraction that I am the very proud dad of one of the students showing. Well with a visit.

A good day for lazing by a river after a walk up a hill.

Graduations are especially happy and emotional when it is one of your own children. A blurred photo of Oli becoming a graduate of the same uni as her proud mum and dad.

The aliens have landed.

Celebrating my birthday at Belladrum and - yes - Claire Grogan and Altered Images did indeed include Happy Birthday in their set.

Particularly good rainbow outside the front window tonight.

Yorkshire, Arizona, or cake?

Bit worried about tomorrow’s BBC weather forecast.

At the #nhsfifestaffawards this evening. So many great people and stories.

Abysmal customer service from British Airways after they cancelled my flight to Florence this morning. Just abandoned everyone to make their own arrangements. Rome here I come…

Italian trains go so fast your ears pop.

Watching the rugby on Italian TV. The commentators have resorted to saying ‘mamma Mia!’ quite a lot by now.

Glenfeshie has its Christmas decorations up today.

Happy icy new year from Loch Insh. First time I have been in when they have had to break the ice for us first.

I am not sure I can take the stress of supporting Scotland.

When I had this picture taken with the Calcutta Cup in 2018 I thought I had better not miss my chance as the cup isn’t in Scotland every year. Turns out I was wrong about that.

If only there were no second halfs.

A very left wing number plate for a car in a fairly posh golf course car park in Edinburgh.

Few things are as cheerful and inspirational as the NHS Fife staff awards. So many good things going on.

If there is anyone out there still watching, I am heading for the door in this place soon. You will find my very occasional and irrelevant tweets at John [email protected]