A rare sight to see the artistry of the stone mason. In Currie, the Blinkbonny Bridge is being repaired with a complete new arch and eastern wall. The project has taken several months to complete, mostly because of the weather. Some images of the process are shown.

Walking through the Meadows in central Edinburgh I found that the council had a brainstorm. Why not get businesses to pay money to have their details printed onto the golf tees? Cracking idea, except you only get to see the tees when you play AND when there’s no snow!

By the way, the dog paw is my answer to the ‘geological hammer’ – that way I don’t need to carry it.

Why waste billions of £s laying miles of tram lines when all you need is a few metres! This is Edinburgh Council’s secret solution to the problem of completing the tram system – just lay enough for one car. Even better, lay two sets of lines and then you can slide the Tram Car back & forth in different directions.

This example is in the popular high street of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.

This is the latest aerial design specifically for Scottish digital reception, featuring the ‘ice muffler’ which enhances the digital signal.

With this aerial there is no need for a freeview box, just point it to your nearest transmitter. Presently only available in white. Not suitable for summer reception.

Only Joking! This is the aerial on the house next door, and thankfully Gordon only needs it if the cable connection goes down. It would be interesting to see if he can get a reception – do radio waves pass through ice several centimeters thick? This was taken on Wednesday of this week and even after a slight thaw yesterday, it’s still encasing the metalwork.

This morning I couldn’t believe my eyes. Initially I thought the pile of bags dropped onto the walkway was the work of a ‘tipster’ but I now know it was the work of The Water of Leith Conservation Group who had been cleaning up this stretch of the river.

It’s not often you find a Honda 90 moped – this one needs a great deal of TLC and some. Not a project to take onboard when you’ll struggle to find the spares.