Top of Queen’s Park today #glasgow

Setomaa forest Vertical panorama on Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #estonia #filmphotography

Leaves on the water Helvetinjarvi National Park - Finland Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera #finland #filmphotography

Who else feel like they always deserved an Oscar? You can have it.

Running away from a draw, 0.5s on the clock for white #chess

Close up of a scaly hedgehog mushroom Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #estonia #filmphotography

Happy to report that the chocolate Yule Log from Asda is excellent

Quit Twitter. Quit Instagram. Quit Facebook. Quit your job. Quit society. Move to the woods. Befriend a crow. Eat a squirrel. Grow branches. Grow old and ancient. Whisper the forgotten names. Sharpen your teeth in moonlight. Become frightful, pure, and beautiful.

2026 might be the year when I’m going to rebel against all the subscription services with all the prices once again going up. £26 / month for a family YouTube? Pass.

Also the new season of Fallout show is out. I’ve paid for Prime last season and watched it with ad breaks - since this is how Prime is nowadays. But honestly I’m tired of this nonsense. Life… will find a way.

Apparently they are going to screen 6 mins from the new Odissey in front of the new Avatar in cinemas. This will probably push the whole presentation time with ads and trailers to something like 4 and a half hours.

It is rainy in Glasgow today

The Golds of Pispala Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera #finland #filmphotography

Allt Na Bogair Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #scotland #filmphotography

Blue Stropharia Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #estonia #filmphotography

There’s Big Mac index, but what we should really have is the Christmas tree index - I swear they get £10 more expensive every year and somewhat lower too

Well, The Shining in IMAX is definitely quite something. I also somewhat forgot how insane the soundtrack was.

Golden needles Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #scotland #filmphotography

Reindeer lichens Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #estonia #filmphotography

Red saplings Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #estonia #filmphotography

Friday evening well spent

Pine cones Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #scotland #filmphotography

Some music for this Friday

Apple tried to push the new liquid glass iOS onto my phone last night and I've literally managed to stop it at the very last moment. It looked a lot like "it's just another update, nothing to worry about, i've even downloaded it and it's ready to go", but then I was like "waaaaait a minute".

Cineworld suddenly cancelled my Unlimited subscription. I got a new membership, and apparently in Glasgow it is £5 cheaper than in Edinburgh that I was paying before. Also, reclining seats.

Happy day - today SafeDeposits Scotland returned me £60 out of £120 that our previous landlord wanted to claim. I’m going to treat myself to a nice biscuit and tea.

I love fountain pen, but signing postcards with ink is such a gamble every time as it seems every card is using cheaper cardboard these days prone to ink feathering

Pine trees of Setomaa forest Panorama shot on Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #estonia #filmphotography

Last leaves of the season Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #estonia #filmphotography

Tay Bridge, Dundee. Pic: Mathew Schwartz

Last blooms of heather Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #scotland #filmphotography

Oooh they are bringing The Shining to our local IMAX

Shout out to Rhodia notebooks - despite 80g paper density they are somehow amazing for use with fountain pen, no bleeding through, no feathering, and for the tiniest fraction of a price of a Leichturm

I see the rain is suppose to briefly stop next Tuesday

Amanita shroom Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #scotland #filmphotography

Monday coffee

Hay-on-Wye - the city of book shops and fountain pen

Golden needles Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #scotland #filmphotography

Hawthorns of Northern Wales Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #wales #filmphotography

Happy Independence Day Finland! Let your saunas be always hot and ice holes cold.

Chess thinks I’m smart but in reality I didn’t even realise black queen could have that knight for free

The new Netflix series Talamasca is based in London and NYC, however London looked somewhat fake, though definitely England, and only when they showed the protagonist going past Alan Turing monument I was like hey this was Manchester after all! I bet New York scenes are also shot in Manchester.

North Wales this week

I am fucking devastated. This one hurts. RIP to THE Shang Tsung, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. 1950 - 2025

Llyn Cwmorthin Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera #wales #filmphotography

North Wales this week

Snowdonia slate mines Ilford HP5+ film and Hasselblad camera @ilfordphoto.com #wales #filmphotography #fridayfavourites

Just an F-15 routinely flying around North Wales hills

Not getting my Spotify year recap since most of my music listening was from spinning black discs offline. Actually quite proud I’ve figured my work place record playing setup. More LP spinning next year!

North Wales this week