Category: Dundee
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Plough and the dipper
I like walking the dog last thing at night when there is a clear sky. Even though there is a fair bit of light pollution, I can still make out some stars. They are rubbish photos but one is The Plough and one the Big Dipper.
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Black ice
The worst thing that can happen after ice or snow is rain, if the temperature is similar. We’ve had frost and ice the past few days in Dundee and today it rained a bit, but this meant some of the roads and pavement are covered in black ice now and the grass is solid. Means…
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I used to be a poker dealer…
Last night I was at the new Water’s Edge place to deal some poker for a work function. Aside from the odd double/triple pot where calculations were… difficult, it was really fun. The people seemed to enjoy it, even if I dealt the founder out on a very early hand… and had no idea who…
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Another Balgay Walk
We’ve started going out at the weekend for a walk around Balgay which I’ve posted about before. Some people take the mantra of Dundee being the “Sunniest City” to new levels: It was another dreary day but this didn’t stop us finding some weird gargoyles at the Pavilion: Those trainers didn’t stay white…
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Looking for bad guys
“Come site down” “No, I’m looking for bad guys. Nope, nope, hmm, nope.” We like the new fancy 22 bus
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Sunrise
Sometimes starting work early is pretty nice 🌅 It was nicer about 8am but I was wrapping up chat at that point then needed a ☕️
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Moody
Meant to put this one up on Saturday evening. Took the dog out before bed and thought this looked cool. Those orbs are creepy.
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Dawg
There are Desperate Dan, Dawg, and Minnie The Minx statues in Dundee. Since, y’know, The Dandy. For some reason, passing them yesterday, Ben asks their name, so I tell him as we pass. “I want a photo!” Obviously. It’s a HEIC so Google Photos turned it into a video: He loves the attention.
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