Regular readers of this blog will have noticed that when we go out for our walks, Gail often gets me to 'pose' for photos in a particularly picturesque spot. (Sometimes I cooperate, sometimes I don't, that's a subject for another day.)
But is this the right thing to do anyway?
You see, I have started to worry I might be misleading my blogging friends by portraying an image of Scotland that is all stunning landscapes of mountains, lochs and glens, interspersed with the occasional ancient and historic castle here and there...
Well I would be quite happy to continue colluding with this deception, if the Scottish Tourist Board, or other organisation with an interest in perpetrating the myth that all parts of my homeland are beautiful and interesting, would be prepared to hand over a generous, er, 'consideration' for my efforts (on a regular basis of course).
But the ugly truth is, you don't have to go far in Aberdeen before you are confronted by some exceptionally dreary architecture..
I can show you an almost infinite number of similarly hideous buildings, and believe me they look much, much worse when the weather is more typically grey and Aberdonian than it was this afternoon.
Now please don't let this be interpreted as blackmail but...
If anyone out there wants me to stick to only posing in front of the scenic stuff, then well let's just say that I am willing to negotiate...
Fylfot.
11 hours ago