The relationship between art and nature is evident on the Water of Leith. This is expressed most obviously through Anthony Gormley’s figures but also in the ‘accidental’ art forged by the surge of late December, which saw torrents of water cascade through the river's gorges and under its bridges.
As you read this, advance copies of the March Spurtle (Issue 327) are already spreading across the barony to cries of amazement from startled readers.
You, too, will gasp at disturbing news from Eyre Place and East London Street, where matters are not progressing as anybody expected. You, too, may swoon at the news of a former child star who’s now succeeding in two careers and on telly. It all started in Broughton.
For the last 10 years, Spurtle has been photographing the street-name signs of Spurtleshire.
The aim has been to record their variety of design, aesthetic appeal, interesting history, and the effects of time and human interaction.
Today, we concentrate on the haunting presence of Spurtleshire street names long since passed away.
Last year, the New Town & Broughton Community Council along with relevant residents associations commissioned an independent Heritage Impact Assessment looking at the likely effects on the Edinburgh World Heritage Site of Council plans for bin-hubs.
That report, which also looks at the Council's proposed mitigative measures, has now been finished. It is available at the foot of this page.
Spotted on a wall off Chambers Street today: fleeting thoughts anchored in a transient moment.
The rapidly fading poems read:
THIS IS A CRAYON
I GOT IT AT McDONALDS
TO WRITE THIS HAIKU
I AM VAPING HERE
CHERRY FLAVOR IN MY MOUTH
FEED ME APPLE PIE