Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
The second post of the Grahamstown heritage sites is a street-scene. There's no getting away from the new in this picture because there's a young cyclist front and centre. Behind him Howse Street runs up to the historical core of the city. There's power lines and street lights leading the eye towards the skyline and... Continue Reading →
The first post of a new series - Grahamstown Heritage - features the old and the new. Fort Selwyn lies on Gunfire Hill and it was built for its strategic view over the city below. No great surprise that it's one of Grahamstown 70 heritage sites. These days it has lost its military importance but... Continue Reading →
It's an unusual place - Grahamstown - located in a basin at the headwaters of the Kowie river. The poor black population in the eastern townships look across to the middle class suburbs on the other side of the valley. There are not many South African cities where black and white are so closely juxtaposed.... Continue Reading →
It's been really stormy this past few days and, as I usually don't take my camera to work, a little more iPhoenography has taken place since my last post. Here are two pictures taken yesterday morning on my phone. I was walking back on to campus from town and the black skies were ominous.
Things don't usually work out this like this but for once my teaching and research schedules have fitted together really neatly. This past week I've been busy with the IPPE 2015 students at University West introducing them to research principles and practices through recording their Time Geographical activities using Google Drive applications. Then on Thursday... Continue Reading →
We have our largest ever number of postgraduates in the Geography Department this year - 42 at latest count - and last Monday I welcomed them with a brief resume about the traditions of the Department. The photo above shows four Geographers that personify the four traditions. They are celebrating Prof. Vernon Forbes’ honorary D.Litt at the 1989... Continue Reading →
They gave me a great big glass award at the end of last year for internationalisation. I won't bore you with what internationalisation is: you can read about it in the University website. The award is quite something to behold though - an engraved glass world atop a glass column - and before it gets... Continue Reading →
Here are some different views of Rhodes University, Grahamstown. The original pictures were taken using my cheap phone camera and then reworked using WordFoto: Rhodes University and Grahamstown are the keywords. These will have to change, of course, and I will need to do more pictures if we ever rename the University and city ….. The... Continue Reading →
Yesterday there was a very clear ice halo above Rhodes University. I was busy working in the Geography Department when just after 9.00 Ian Meiklejohn called me out of the office to come and look. After a quick glance I dashed back in for my trusty Samsung Duos phone to grab a few pictures of... Continue Reading →
At this time of year I make the 15 minute walk to my First Year classes at dawn and usually don't get back until just after sunset. So I get to see some lovely buildings and vegetation whilst the light is at its best. There's no time for my big camera but the lens on... Continue Reading →
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