Tag: geography
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Spring colours
Today is definitely the first time I have felt springtime year. Walking out on the dog walk just now, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was late afternoon. And in 15 minutes, it’s turn a shade darker. The colours of Balgay Cemetery hit me as Chew-dog and I walked through. This morning on the way…
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Strawberry Bank
I posted this yesterday on Twitter but I’m uploading here with some context. Although it isn’t filled with as many lanes and back alleys as Glasgow or Edinburgh, there are some really old parts of Dundee like this. Strawberry Bank is a lane which passes from Perth Road to Magdalen Yard Road (Windsor Place). It…
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Most oddly named towns in each US state
Saw this one on Twitter the other day: Most oddly named town in each US state pic.twitter.com/Bv04osyD5O — Terrible Maps (@TerribleMaps) November 24, 2018 Not geographical curiosities but still geography related. Terrible Maps didn’t link the article but I will – These Are the Most Oddly-Named Towns in Each U.S. State by Estately. Ding Dong. Oh,…
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Geographical curiosities
I’ve long had a love of what I refer to as geographical curiosities. I’m not sure if there is a proper word for it. For a while, I even had it mentioned on my personal homepage (history). I saw the flash talks from this year’s Grand Meetup had been uploaded last week so I went…
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