Changing City.

I was in St Enoch Square, Glasgow this morning and this view caught my eye. Glasgow was known as the second city of the empire and had striking architecture to match.

But as I'm always saying, nothing is forever and things move on but I'm glad there are still plenty of the old buildings blending in with the new.

Mae West goes to Church!

I met 'Mae West' aka Pene Herman-Smith on Queen Margaret Drive yesterday.

Before Madonna, before Monroe there was Mae. If you would like an evening with the great lady then get along to Oran Mor on 22&23 February tickets £ 10.00 from ticket web and from the main bar and you'll be helping the RNLI in the process.

Birds Of Paradise.

For some strange reason, I had associated Peacocks as birds that would only do well in tropical climates.

These two were doing very nicely in the snow at -10C in the grounds of Fasque House.

They are quite stunning.

Happy New Year!

I thought you might like to see my first photo of 2011.

Taken right on the stroke of midnight.

Happy New everyone and as they say here in Scotland, " Lang may yer lum reek " !

Jagger's Jukebox

I was listening to Sir Michael in conversation with Paul Sexton yesterday.

Mick was talking about the music that had influenced him and forged the Stones unique sound.

It was brilliant. There was everything from The Staple Singers, Toots and the Maytals, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Credence Clearwater Revival, Peter Tosh, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, Ray Davies, Sly & The Family Stone, Eric Clapton Donny Hathaway and Peggy Lee.

No wonder they are the greatest rock and roll band on the planet.

But then I would say that.

Tattoo You.

Not to be confused with the brilliant Tattoo You, written up by some halfwit as the "last great" album by the Stones. It has the masterpiece "Slave" on it, have a listen.

Who are these people?

On Saturday night, I was doing event photography at a mega Christmas party at the Radisson Blu in Glasgow and spotted a couple sporting a startling array of tattoos. I got them to pose for a portrait and no, they had never met before.

I like tattoos as long as they are on other people.

The Arctic Pays A Visit.

I can't remember weather this cold in Glasgow in my lifetime.

The forecast is for -12C tonight.