Resolutions and aspirations for 2023

Running:

• 1000km
• No zero weeks

Reading

• Min 1 fiction per month
• Rise and Fall of Civilisations Reader Course

Cooking

• 1 new dish per month

Projects

• EdinburghJS Improvement
• Open University - Political Institutions course

I also have some private resolutions for family and friends.

Lovely colours on the hills looking out over Aviemore. A wee bit too misty for good views though. Scotland’s still great even if the weather is shit!

#scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Took the train up to Aviemore today. Wee afternoon walk up a nearby hill in the mist and a nice pub dinner. #scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Went up to Threipmuir Reservoir this afternoon. As part of a new year’s resolution to go open water swimming, @hazzacol figured we should get in some water once a month. In January we did the Northumberland sea. Today, this reservoir for a twenty second cold splash. Helps with defeating the flinch, and makes it more likely that we’ll go for a proper swim when we get the chance in the summer. Also, it’s just nice to be out on such a beautiful day. ☀️

At @productforge Health Hackathon for the weekend, with meal hero @newnorm_plantbased cooking up a lovely veggie dinner for all the participants. Check out her account if you are interested in getting plant-based meal plans delivered to your home! 🌱

Spring is springing in Kirkcudbright.

Waiting for spring sunshine to arrive. 🌧️

Lovely couple of days in Glasgow. Such a beautiful fresh winter day - amazing sunlight on the University tower.

🤘great night seeing Frank Turner and Jimmy Eat World in Glasgow. Kicking around all tomorrow. Love this city! 💕

Yes! ♥️

Lovely fresh evening walk along Princes Street. Fountain and Castle looking👌in the twilight.

Beautiful fresh freezing day in Edinburgh. ☀️

Lovely day away in the North East of England. Wine tasting, great food, Sunday roast, and a wee paddle in the sea on a freezing morning.

That’s it for another year New Zealand! 👋

Loved my time here and in Australia. Looking forward to returning in the future. 🇦🇺🇳🇿☀️ Soon to be available for coffee and/or beers in Edinburgh. Looking forward to seeing folks again soon!

Wee trip out to Wharariki Beach with the family today. Starting the Heaphy Track tomorrow together. I did it solo last year, and it was great, so looking forward to reliving or ruining the memory!

Went out for a walk for a few hours on the Inland Pack Track today. Sunshine and lots of birds. My favourite were a group of inquisitive Fantails that followed me down the track. Amazing wee things.

Leaving Punakaiki tomorrow and heading up to the Motueka and Kaiteriteri area to get ready for the Heaphy Track, the last big walk of this trip.

#newzealand #wildlife #photography #birdsofinstagram

Beautiful morning - woke up at sunrise (easy to do when you are sleeping in a car with no curtains!) and went for a jog around Lake Matheson at Fox Glacier. A very beautiful place, with reflections of the mountains, and the mist rising from the lake surface.

Shot on A7rii ISO50 24mm f14 1/25 with variable ND. Color based on CL-Canes profile from #lutifyme #newzealand #glaciercountry #southisland #travel #photography

Driving north today to somewhere up the West Coast. Not sure where yet! Passing through Queenstown, so had to get a photo of the Remarkables. Beautiful mountains!