Andrew MacLaren-Scott's Blog, page 4

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Argyll reflections

Views from a pierside restaurant table

Boats of Oban in sunny cold February

Rocks, Sea, Snow, Sky

Snow at home

Snow on Mull

Best book? (and others)

This may be the best book I have ever read - it is certainly one of the best - and yet strangely enough the author did not really write it, but what he did was interview a great many people and present the transcripts of his choosing. It is better than any novel, because it is real... I am hugely impressed.

I have also just finished his previous book Londoners, which is in a similar vein. Both wonderful works. After many years of barely reading books, but reading millions of words in other formats, I began on books again a few weeks ago with some autobiographies - sixteen in three months now. I don't see me going back to fiction though - it's all just made up. Real life says so much more. Some other books I have recently completed in this revitalised bookfest, and which I can strongly recommend are:


Sue Black's was deeply moving and very personal to me, since she is the forensic pathologist at the university I have donated my mortal remains to; Lily Ebert's is traumatic, but gripping; Barack Obama's unveils a vast and fascinating insight; while Chris Atkins' is compelling, entertaining and deeply revealing all at the same time. Whatever next? I am also writing another one myself, but ever so slowly, like shepherding a snail up a mountain. It may shrivel and die before it reaches the top.

Sunset over the Tay Rail Bridge

Some scenes since Autumn

 Looking back in time to...
January

December

November

October

September

Twenty Twenty-one Triptych

Troubles
Don’t let things that trouble you trouble youbut first consider if they really matter to youand if they don’t, ignore themor perhaps examine them for interest from time to time and then ignorebut if they really matter to you, consider how to act to address themand actand don’t ignorebut don’t let things that trouble you trouble you

The rush to ruin
A frantic rush to fill each minutecan ruin each minuteSlow downTake timeReflectRelaxLet the moment bring in what it willwhile often stilland things can happen as desiredrequiredinspired

Conclusions
DeadsoonSunmoonsurvivesonggoneHopefaithcharitystrifeMessymessymessylife