Pivot to crabs

Just when it seemed the reason for this blog looked settled, perhaps it is not.

After a full year of Sky Hulk it was clear that this has become a record of my cultural engagements, more or less. But then, in 2026, it appears that I have eased off on going to see stuff and pivoted to staying home a lot more, making stuff, and watching old movies.

I've also been walking and observing the outdoors and the things in it, such as this tiny crab. It was one of many spotted today along the river bank; they are smaller than a 20 cent coin and scuttle as soon as those little upward-pointing eyeballs detect a threat from above.

All of this is quite good for the ol' bank balance, as well as general feelings of contentment and wellbeing, but suboptimal for a blog that thinks it's about going to see stuff.

Actually, we did go and see an art exhibition last week: Molten Tongues at the Incinerator Gallery in Aberfeldie. We went to a 'Thursday Late' event which included a guided walk-through of the first two parts of the exhibition and a piano accordion performance by Glynn Urquhart.

(I didn't take a photo, so I didn't do a blog post. That's how it works.)

The performance was excellent, and I liked much of the exhibition, particularly the video exhibits by Moorina Bonini and Diogo Evangelista, and Mikako Ryujin's turned and burnt wood pieces.

There were also some very striking works done with glass and molten rock, but after hearing the artists talk about the massive quantities of fossil fuels used to make them without reflecting on that fact, it all seemed a bit off.

Maybe do it with a heliostat and the big ball of fire in the sky next time, and see what you come up with.

Anyway: crabs.