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Landscape 2

Big sky country, TainHello everyone, this is @kierandodds taking @burndiary to Scotland. Everyone 'does' Edinburgh, Glencoe and the Isle of Skye and ignores the north- Easter & Wester Ross or Sutherland. Leaving lots of free space for us to explore. #scotland #highlands #recreation #lost #found #invention #innovation #everydayuk #iphone6 #family #community #peoplemakeglasgow #myth #folklore #culture …

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Landscape

Roadtrip, HighlandsHello everyone, this is @kierandodds taking @burndiary to Scotland. ‘Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.’ We are on a Good Friday journey north through the heart of the Highlands. #scotland #highlands #recreation #lost #found #invention #innovation #everydayuk #iphone6 #family #community #peoplemakeglasgow #myth #folklore #culture …

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Independence Day

Independence Day, Glasgow. Hello everyone, this is @kierandodds taking @burndiary to Scotland.Today is not Scotland’s Independence day. Its Thursday. In 2014, the nation voted against independence by 55% to 45%. The expressions seen on the ‘Floating Heads’ by Sophie Cave in Kelvingrove art gallery come close to the agony and ecstasy I witnessed on the 19 …

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Medical school

Medical school, Glasgow. Hello everyone, this is @kierandodds taking @burndiary to Scotland.
The University of Glasgow dominates the city’s west end both architecturally and culturally. #glasgow #scotland #recreation #lost #found #invention #innovation #everydayuk #iphone6 #family #community #peoplemakeglasgow #myth #folklore #culture #connections #iphoneonly @panospictures

Waves

Gravitational Waves, Glasgow. Hello everyone, this is @kierandodds taking @burndiary to Scotland.When gravitational waves were first announced this year, there was a roar of celebration from Glasgow- both the University of Glasgow and the University of the West of Scotland were key in making the discovery possible.Sheena Barclay, a PhD student in Glasgow works on …

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Saving the Dinosaurs

Saving the Dinosaurs, Glasgow Hello everyone, this is @kierandodds taking @burndiary to Scotland.Artists give dinosaurs a facelift at Jurassic Parr, a crazy golf course in Glasgow. Scots have invented many even greater things than golf- like colour photography, TV, telephones, and capitalism. Today I am thinking about creativity. #glasgow #scotland #recreation #lost #found #invention #innovation …

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Group hug

Group hug, Glasgow Concert Hall
Hello everyone, this is @kierandodds taking @burndiary to Scotland.
The World Irish Dancing Championships are underway in Scotland this week gatherong competitors from across the world for what is deemed the ‘Olympics’ of Irish dance. #glasgow #scotland #everydayuk #iphone6 @panospictures #family #community #peoplemakeglasgow #myth #folklore #culture #connections #iphoneonly

Smart fix

Smart fix, Glasgow Concert Hall
Hello everyone, this is @kierandodds taking @burndiary to Scotland.
Gaffer (duct) tape gives grip to dancers’ shoes backstage before they perform. The World Irish Dancing Championships are underway in Glasgow, Scotland. #glasgow #scotland #everydayuk #iphone6 @panospictures #family #community #peoplemakeglasgow #myth #folklore #culture #connections #iphoneonly

Dancers

Warm up, Glasgow  Hello everyone, this is @kierandodds taking @burndiary to Scotland. I have been avoiding high kicks to the face this morning as the World Irish Dancing Championships got underway.Dancers practice their routine in the public spaces of the Royal Concert Hall. Competitors have travelled from across the globe to compete in what is …

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Entrance

Entrance Stage Left, Glasgow Hello everyone, this is @kierandodds taking @burndiary to Scotland.
The World Irish Dancing Championships are underway in Glasgow. Here, young competitors wait backstage before performing.Ireland and Scotland have had close links for millenia. Some even claim St Patrick came from near Glasgow before he went to Ireland. He was probably Welsh. At …

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