Big thanks to Aberdeen FC Youth Academy Head of Academy Coaching Gavin Levey for coming out to our Performance Camp at Inverurie Loco Works FC and delivering and excellent workshop and session! Lookout in the afternoon as we have another special guest appearance 👀 Aberdeen FC

Massive thanks to Scott McKenna for taking time out to visit players at our performance programme. Inspirational for the young players to hear about Scott’s journey to becoming an Aberdeen FC first team player and Scottish FA international. #TrainLikeAPro

Huge thanks from cousins Magnus and Ethan to the guys at Aberdeen FC Community Trust for a great week Training Like a Pro.

Last day of the school holidays and Magnus has poor Lyra in the garden doing goalkeeper training!

It’s been a while. Glencoe a few months back. paul.riddell.co.uk

Atriochan, Glencoe

More good news as the influential BIS formally adopts Unst as the UK's No.1 location for launch of small rockets. (Full details in the attached article in Spaceflight magazine.)

The Greenland ice sheet is currently going through a major melting this week, covering almost half its surface — unprecedented in its extent for this early in the year. This has not happened before.

It’s all a load of balls

Here we go - hugely exciting news! shetlandspacecentre.com/general/balloo…

Magnus being taught how to cook and peel langoustine / scampi / Dublin Bay prawns / Norway lobster during filming for a promotional video today by Jimmy Buchan - the boy did well, said the master!

Longer version of film about launch of space balloon from Unst vimeo.com/348613666

The annual December trip to Brussels

Order made on 9th Dec NBA Store Support for my son's Christmas present. Told last Thurs it was on its way. Now just been told it won't be here until end of this week. Not even an apology - extremely poor service.

Self-portrait for my PhotographyInstitute diploma. Crumbs.

Colony Park 2007s after training today with Stephen Boddie #FootballisLife

Sunset at Zaanse Schans

Haven’t been on here for ages. The whining is more shrill than ever. Yawn.