Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
Friday last week was taken up entirely with the public defence of Per-Olof Hanssons' PhD thesis: New Ways of Learning: Participatory Action Research and Kenyan Runners' Appropriation of Smartphones to Improve their Daily Lives and Participation in m-Learning. I was invited to be the opponent and soon learned that meant I had to make a... Continue Reading →
It's been a bit of a journey this past few weeks but today I've seen the end result and it's a great feeling. You get a full preview of Symmetry in Nature in blurb's online bookstore where you can purchase a hard copy or pdf version. The pdf file is for download and it's... Continue Reading →
It's a couple of months since I posted about the book project. There's been plenty to work on: finding the right online publisher, deciding on the layout, selecting and reworking images, tracking down picture details, drawing the maps and then composing the book. Here is a preview of the covers: you are looking at the... Continue Reading →
The past eight months of Kate’s cancer treatment have seen our lives turned upside-down. Seemingly by chance I started a photo project - Symmetry - and it’s proved to be a therapeutic space where I can turn away from day-to-day concerns and focus my creativity on beauty and harmony. As I have been working I’ve... Continue Reading →
A new compact camera was waiting for me at Willy's post office in Uddevalla last month. It's the Pentax WG-3 GPS that I took around with me. Here are six of my better efforts with the new technology: A sunset from the cliffs above Äsperöd where our apartment is; Black and white leaves and a... Continue Reading →
We are clearly not alone. These two aliens were keeping their eyes on me in the Orchid House of the Botanic Gardens in Göteborg ....
The archipelago is one of the delights in Western Sweden - especially on a warm sunny day in early September. Having a regional travel pass is also a great thing. It means that you can catch the local bus in Uddevalla to the railway, then catch a train north up to Strömstad and then the... Continue Reading →
It's the shortest day today (for us in the southern hemisphere) and distinctly warm here in Grahamstown (+25 forecast for this afternoon). Time for a bouquet of flowers to celebrate the turn of the seasons.These flower pictures were all taken during our nine weeks in the Nordic region and England.
This panorama was taken the night after I posted the evenings with rainbow .... it was immediately outside our window.
Do trees have personality? You bet, especially somewhere like Omberg ecopark. Åsa and Lasse kindly took us to the shores of Lake Vattern yesterday for some sight seeing and a picnic. The flowers were an absolute treat at Vadstena where we visited the Lustgården (Hortus Paradisus) in the abbey grounds. Then we were met by... Continue Reading →
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