2026-04-02T22:14:02Z https://yabu.me Kristie https://yabu.me/npub14jpa6gl7wn9rplrvdg64r4364zflvcfcthe885zn87zragk3z4dsjvjhhl https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/110/640/112/912/313/840/original/14f47d2d2d3f7ddf.jpeg https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/110/640/112/912/313/840/original/14f47d2d2d3f7ddf.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstc8dc59m8d0xpc8javttprwg9qme0qfng53natzlc4as6rffmgzgzyzkg8hfrle6v5v8ud34r25wk825f8anp8pwlyu7s2vlcg04z6y24kum80tf Just a quick reminder...<br/><br/>If you’ve read my book, &#39;Drystone - A Life Rebuilt&#39; I’d be grateful if you left a review wherever you prefer. <br/><br/>This isn’t a plea for 5 star ratings; it’s a request for honesty. Books are personal: I dislike plenty, feel neutral about many, and love a few. Whatever your response, reviews really help. A wall of 5-stars is wonderful, but it can also feel suspicious to readers. A mix of perspectives shows the book is being read seriously. <br/><br/>#Books #Bookstodon #Reading<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/124/686/496/695/329/original/d497eb952138813c.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-31T18:02:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszyqlu8q70p8xlj8z0w5ag4jyl5gvlphaq7z4ct5v28pq7lrt3e2szyzkg8hfrle6v5v8ud34r25wk825f8anp8pwlyu7s2vlcg04z6y24kkreapc Something small and very dear to me went live today on the wonderful Caught By The River.<br/><br/>&#39;A Slower Tonic&#39;, is a photo essay. An adapted excerpt from the book accompanied by some film photos that I took. <br/><br/>It’s about the usefulness of slow things. Slow living, slow thinking, slow making.<br/><br/><a href="https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/a-slower-tonic-ada">https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/a-slower-tonic-ada</a><br/>pted-excerpt-and-photo-essay<br/><br/>#Scotland #Photography #FilmPhotography #Writing #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/114/782/553/634/211/380/original/91564695c85a4b1b.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-02T07:55:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdcysn0tx6kvzzfer29q57tae20utdgxm6qpstsdygr7np9jep56czyzkg8hfrle6v5v8ud34r25wk825f8anp8pwlyu7s2vlcg04z6y24kek73kz There’s something so intimate about a garden. Something quietly revealing. The styles, the care, the preferences, the planning. What’s left wild. What’s clipped back. <br/><br/>I&#39;m doing a wee photo series (just for myself). The glimpses of gardens you see from across the street, in between buldings, at the end of a long path, through fences and hedges. <br/><br/>Here&#39;s a few of my recent favourites. <br/><br/>#Photography #Scotland #Garden #Nikon #Photo #Flowers<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/114/461/913/785/084/544/original/fb00108a5f7fe989.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/114/461/916/546/148/396/original/a8746006c567f147.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/114/461/917/393/019/982/original/fb60756705bcddb6.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/114/461/928/300/040/590/original/486dca65b3654141.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-06T16:56:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrng26jk99wm0pjm3nxqvg6nuakkr4wyu7jc7pf6ueszxs4vnedsqzyzkg8hfrle6v5v8ud34r25wk825f8anp8pwlyu7s2vlcg04z6y24kfj7yg5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyageg863zqcfh09yyrq3zhvuhzy6x4jv4lmqm9cp6vr5l83usp7gfqshlw'>nevent1q…shlw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The grain dryers I&#39;ve seen are usually bigger too and as you say, usually one per small area. 2024-12-26T15:42:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrgdgumvt72u6gddxa0luv70xjculdhf77el6mmscfgdxyv8ls9qqzyzkg8hfrle6v5v8ud34r25wk825f8anp8pwlyu7s2vlcg04z6y24kawlsy6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx5sgdyz2cgy3xzqt47z8u6p5ky400qweuz7tdngfpwel9m0pdq9cyyjfgr'>nevent1q…jfgr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3584929">https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3584929</a><br/><br/>Def similarities with these planticrubs? 2024-12-26T15:40:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstc7mt9rm9yl22urlgeep5q8u7gtrx3spg6fhyrd38ggvax6ms0qczyzkg8hfrle6v5v8ud34r25wk825f8anp8pwlyu7s2vlcg04z6y24kphuz4u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2u2c2xzwkdduqvgcgz03kzcmstr7gexx5kzm2at0xc557f3dy9wctecwdc'>nevent1q…cwdc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Right back at you! ❤️ 2024-12-25T15:04:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsta7rcs2n2knyshaef2qqz0fpct9nw4654haf9xxszp28k6ps9fgczyzkg8hfrle6v5v8ud34r25wk825f8anp8pwlyu7s2vlcg04z6y24kklq7p9 I asked the kids to make me something for Christmas...and when I say they delivered...<br/><br/>An otter, in a sunhat, in lollipop stick boat, fishing.<br/><br/>#LuckiestMumEver<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/712/627/759/022/222/original/4fccea0ab1a06c76.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-25T08:57:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw7p9udtn0mluezv68wrpunqjghn4skmkehcadtr8qe8ylhamacgqzyzkg8hfrle6v5v8ud34r25wk825f8anp8pwlyu7s2vlcg04z6y24khhc5as A Christmas Eve walk through Perth. <br/><br/>#Photography #Urban #Landscape #Scotland<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/708/391/294/526/247/original/a26fa6c13e2d5448.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-24T14:59:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst54w7cq6myzx9cqgfynqt87lgnxlweu7z69du73nnseqh9rte2qszyzkg8hfrle6v5v8ud34r25wk825f8anp8pwlyu7s2vlcg04z6y24kqlre0x Glen Lednock Circular this morning. Baltic, blowy, boggy and beautiful. <br/><br/>#Photography #Perthshire #Scotland #Mountains #Nikon #Walking #LandscapePhotography<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/696/827/014/451/622/original/274bc021ac90b8b8.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-22T13:58:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvvanxnkfk8dz3w4rsdjh3sfn33sjwncgfkd6t24y30lluptqxvsszyzkg8hfrle6v5v8ud34r25wk825f8anp8pwlyu7s2vlcg04z6y24kz06csc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszpzkfp8lmpa8gsy27xtpxqh5whmlsyf3a39zpy0zua3677363t4qxnef0s'>nevent1q…ef0s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m so pleased to hear this! Still waiting to here about where it will be published, I&#39;ll keep you in the loop, but yes, should be an ebook. Will try to get all this confirmed ASAP. 2024-12-21T16:14:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9hs05v3wqnyrwfs5atqjy494hdnykpe8vfu6eu2k5xzfx6w05k9czyzkg8hfrle6v5v8ud34r25wk825f8anp8pwlyu7s2vlcg04z6y24k9tkj8s In my upcoming book &#39;Drystone - A Life rebuilt&#39; I talk about my experiences as a mixed race person in Scotland. Racism has been a profoundly affecting part of mine and my family&#39;s life. Here&#39;s a short extract from the first chapter. <br/><br/>I was eight.<br/><br/>#Writing #Scotland #Racism #Books #Writer #Memoir #Bookstodon<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/691/590/510/007/658/original/79d45df447c7cc68.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-21T15:50:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8uc2d4h60e2skjtfnlql89sj2mlcgf86y0mepr02nsfsjfr6tz7qzyzkg8hfrle6v5v8ud34r25wk825f8anp8pwlyu7s2vlcg04z6y24kzgn3j4 One of my favourite things to do is drive to a yet-to-be-explored Scottish town/village, find the weird wee bakery/cafe and buy a frog cake. On the surface these places can be overwhelming pebble dash and mundanity but amidst it all...I dunno...a wistful beauty? <br/><br/>#Photography #Scotland #DocumentaryPhotography #Nikon<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/510/564/398/511/597/original/4a3929b150296d0f.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/510/564/399/078/025/original/d8ea1f49a4441479.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-19T16:30:39Z