Challenge Kev Outdoors

Angus Church – January 2015

This church has been on my “to do” list for a while now. It’s columns make it look extremely grand and Athenian from the front, although less impressive at the back where it’s falling (or being knocked) down. Inside the main chamber it remains obviously a church with the pews and the altar. I love…

01/02/2015

Kevin Johnston

Old Buildings

abandoned, altar, angus, church, derelict, january, pews, pigeon, poo
Blane’s Careless Wispas

A man with a rusty tannoy and a wooden clipboard told me I was on. I stepped onto the stage and walked over to the table which stood at the front of the stage and the faces in the crowd stopped bobbling, eyes widened and the chatter of voices died away. The table in front…

05/01/2015

Kevin Johnston

Writing and Musings

Blane’s, Careless, chocolate, Chocolategate, Jonas, prison, short, story, Wispas
Where are all the “Wizzard” new Christmas tunes?

If you were around in 1973, you might remember Noddy Holder and the Slade boys releasing “Merry Christmas Everybody”. I don’t, as I was born 5 years later. But every Christmas since then this song and a select few others (Fairytale of New York by The Pogues, Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin’ Stevens etc) have…

09/12/2014

Kevin Johnston

Writing and Musings

about, boy, Christmas, hugh grant, new, tragedy, tunes
Metal Trees: Wind Farms in Scotland

Scotland is embracing renewable energy in all it’s forms. But onshore wind will single handedly make the Scottish Government’s commitments to developing a further 100% of energy use from renewables a reality in the near future. Some communities in Scotland are fighting wind farm developments. These include the proposals to build a wind farm on…

28/11/2014

Kevin Johnston

Film making, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges

energy, farm, fintry, hill walking, power, Rannoch, renewables, scotland, talladh-a-bheithe, wind
Carry on Campervan: The Adventures of “Red Stripe”

Everyone should hire a campervan at least once in their life. So, we took our new friend Red Stripe on a trip around the Highlands and driving a van thats at least 30 years old was challenging but also a lot of fun. After enjoying the sights and sounds of Northern Western Scotland and the…

24/10/2014

Kevin Johnston

Camping, Film making, Vanlife

action, adventures, campervan, carry, harris, highlands, lewis, northwest, scotland, skye, travel
A wee explore around the old Broadford Works (Richards Factory), Aberdeen.

My last Aberdeen explore before going to pastures new. It’s a site I’ve wanted to look round since moving to the Granite City and I’ve wandered and driven past it many times. Built for Scott Brown and Co (of Angus), 1808, bankrupt 1811 and sold to Sir John Maberly MP, entrepreneur, speculator and introducer of…

31/07/2014

Kevin Johnston

Old Buildings

abandoned, aberdeen, broadford works, factory, hosiery, looms, Maberly Street, richards, textiles
Reckless in Reykjavik – July 2014

A trip to the volcanic island. We only had 3 full days in and around Reykjavik so we had to cram in much of what Iceland has to offer. A stunning country with beautiful landscapes, lovely people and an exciting history, both in terms of geology and settlement. We ate Skyr and Krap. We bought…

26/07/2014

Kevin Johnston

Travel

þingvellir, geyser, gollfuss, iceland, reykjavik, strokkur, volcano, whale watching
Rock (Without the Ness) and Glas Maol – June 2014

Since Rock Ness was cancelled this year, we decided to hold our own in beautiful Glen Isla. And while we were down there, we climbed Monamenach and Glas Maol.

16/06/2014

Kevin Johnston

Camping, Film making, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges

Camping, glass mail, glen isla, Munro, ness, rock, the, walking, wild camping, without