Out and about

April sunshine. Spring in the step. 

No. 8 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs.

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Keeping it real.

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Wonderful light.

'He either fears his fate too much/Or his deserts are small,/Who dares not put it to the touch/To win or lose it all.'

James Graham, 1sst Marquess of Montrose (1612–5-).

There may not be a massive variety, but Edinburgh offers plenty of ‘food for free’, to use a term popularised by Richard Mabey in his 1972 book on foraging.

In the autumn, Blackberries are ubiquitous along paths and on hillsides.

In the spring, shady and damp conditions such as those found along the Water of Leith walkway are ideal for wild garlic (Allium ursinum), whose unmistakeable and pungent aroma fills the air here.

Hands-on approach to fine art. Paolozzi would have been delighted.

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Not entirely true. No. 7 in an occasional series celebrating Spurtleshire's street-name signs.

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Power-napping in yesterday's sunshine. Photo courtesy of Spurtleshire resident Tim Smith.

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Between earth and skies.

No. 6 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs.

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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

For the last 10 years, Spurtle has been photographing the street-name signs of Spurtleshire.

The aim has been to record their variety of design, aesthetic appeal, interesting history, and the effects of time and human interaction.

Today, we concentrate on the haunting presence of Spurtleshire street names long since passed away.

Spotted on a wall off Chambers Street today: fleeting thoughts anchored in a transient moment.

The rapidly fading poems read:

THIS IS A CRAYON

I GOT IT AT McDONALDS

TO WRITE THIS HAIKU

I AM VAPING HERE

CHERRY FLAVOR IN MY MOUTH

FEED ME APPLE PIE