Starbank House.

The house in the grounds of Starbank Pasrk in Newhaven.

Ingrid's Easel

The Gallery/Framers/Bistro/Studio that is Bon Papillon. Ingrid somehow manages to paint in between everything else.

The Coal Hole - Edinburgh Castle

Occasionally I deliver to the Castle. To the right of the main entrance there is an entry to a tunnel.  This is carved out of the castle rock and goes all the way up to the barracks that faces Princes Street.  The entrance to the shop store is in here.

Last of the Book Festival

Over for another year the deconstruction of the site in Charlotte Square is well under way.

Baldy Heids

John Swinney, Scottish Government Finance Secretary addressing the audience at the Federation of Small Business referendum debate tonight.

Sunset over Granton

Towards the Forth Bridges.

Victoria Park

From the junction of Summerside Place and Newhaven Road. Edward the VII on the pedestal.

Seafront

Newhaven, the maturing greenery gives the flats a sort of Spanish holiday resort look.

Africans for YES

Mini Festival on Leith Walk http://yesedinburghnorthandleith.net/leithsaysaye Great afternoon. This is Graham Campbell of Africans for an Independant Scotland.

Portrait Gallery

Light fading on the gallery.

Speech

The First Minister, Alex Salmond at the Business for Scotland Annual Dinner in the company of his portrait and his shadow.

Alexander McCall Smith

The Book Festival again.  Hilarity as usual with this popular local author.  In the questions section a perceptive comment on a forthcoming book earned a young lady in front of us an advance copy and this is it being signed over to her.

Rain Shower

On an 11 following a 10 along Princes Street.

Alex Bell

Alex Bell, former Head of Policy to Alex Salmond, giving a presentation on his new book "The People We Could Be" at the Referendum Fest.
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After the Rain

Looking down George Street from Charlotte Square.

Book Festival

David Torrance (speaking) and Henry McLeish with chair Richard Holloway.https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/henry-mcleish-david-torrance

Waiting Patiently

Restock

Restocked the Josh Brill mugs for the Book Festival.

Box Office

Aren't ols shipping containers handy. Roxburgh Place off Drummond Street, another little conversion for the Festival.

Waverley Station

The new drop-off area under Waterloo Place. Rather small.

Windswept

Not captured in midair but on the windscreen this morning.  Foul day yesterday as the remains of the Atlantic storm passed through.  Today very windy, cold and autumnal.

South London Jazz Orchestra

A 33 piece big band crammed onto a rather small stage but it didn't cramp their style.

Edinburgh International Book Festival

Essentially the same photo as Thursday.  The first day and plenty of sun.  Tomorrow looks like being more "traditional".

Fringe

This morning at the Pleasance Venue.  If I had waited till now I could post thunder and lightening and torrential rain instead.  Bet a lot of these folks got soaked.

Tent City

The Edinburgh International Book Festival starts on Saturday. Still working away today but Charlotte Square is nearly ready.

York Place

Heavy rain eventually brightening up.  Towards the roundabout at Picardy Place.

Crawl

Gridlock approaching the Forth Road Bridge.

Stonehaven

In Aberdeen for the day and stopped here on the way back.

Empty

A nice, quiet and sunny start to the day fetching the Sunday paper.

Scottish Summer Returns

The sun and heat have vanished.  Granton Harbour.

Open Studios

The Open Studios Preview at Coburg Studios in Leith.