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Debbie Smyth

Don’t Wobble Here!

In the 1960s, in an attempt to improve profitability of Britain’s railways, the Beeching Cuts closed around 200 stations and 5000 miles of our railways.  A few have reopened since and […]

Scruffy Heron

There are many things I enjoy about walking on the Water of Leith; spotting a grey heron is one of them. Linked to Wild Bird Wednesday and I’d Rather B Birdin’

Light Festival in Amsterdam

I managed to get to Amsterdam just before the end of its winter Light Festival.  The Ghost Ship (above) was incredibly atmospheric, but it was difficult to do it justice […]

What’s Happening this February

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, February is usually a grey month. But with Chinese New Year, Carnival, Valentines Day, British Yorkshire Pudding Day and plenty of other events […]