Local History

This week Hazy Days is researching the local history of the area around their HQ.

Here are some highlights so far:

  1. As well as two known standing stones, a third less than a mile away was mentioned by Whyte (1792) and Good (1893), however Ordnance Survey (1975) found no trace of the stone.
  2. A bronze age sword and scabbard were found in a field next to the HQ, which can now be found in the National Museum of Scotland.
  3. Smith (1979) reported that Sir John Clerk ‘owned many Roman coins found during the construction of the main road by the HQ. The coins included a large brass coin or medallion bearing the head of the Emperor Claudius. Another coin bore the inscriptions ‘Ti. Claudius Caesar Augustus P.M.T.R.P. IMP.’ and, on the reverse side ‘NERO CLAUDIUS DRUSUS’, and the figure of a horseman upon a triumphal arch.
  4. Oliver Cromwell and 16,000 of his men camped in the a field five-ten minutes walk from the HQ, with musket balls found recently when building a new pipeline.

Further Reading

Good, G (1893) Liberton in ancient and modern times, Edinburgh.

Smith, C J (1979) Historic south Edinburgh, vol. 2, Edinburgh

Whyte, T (1792) ‘An account of the parish of Liberton in Mid-Lothian, or County of Edinburgh’, Archaeol Scot, vol.1

My Art

Going public

We have started 2012 by finally broadcasting the news of Hazy Days Consultancy to a wide group of friends and hope that all have a wonderful 2012 filled with love, peace, light and happiness.

fotojournalismus:

Iraq’s Youngest Photographer 

(via Reuters)

Qamar Hashim is an 8-year-old Iraqi photographer. He tours famous streets to picture Baghdadis with his single camera and is the youngest Iraqi photographer to win several local awards, according to the Iraqi Society Photographic (ISP).

Below, Qamar responds to a series of questions.


  • When did you take your first photograph and what did it show?

I do not remember exactly the first picture but I had been mimicking my father since I was 4 or 5 years-old and started to take pictures of the Tigris river, the gulls, birds, old houses and heritage places.

  • Why do you think photography is important?

Photography is very important. It documents life and pauses time. We can show the city, life and the people.

  • What do you want to show people about Iraq?

I want to say through my pictures that Iraq is precious and Iraqis are very kind. Iraq is peaceful and has a great history.

  • How do you feel about the U.S. troops leaving Iraq?

I am afraid of the U.S. soldiers, they destroyed the house my family rented in 2003, when I was a fetus. Thank God my family survived and I am happy now for their departure. I am free and not afraid of their tanks.

  • What do you want to be when you finish school?

I like to act and I would like to be a child-activist.

  • Which is your favorite photo you have taken and why?

My favorite picture is of a man sleeping who sells books at al-Mutanabi street. Also a picture of a bee on a rose, I ran a lot to follow the bee until I got this picture.

  • Are there any photographers you look up to?

There a lot of good photographers and I learned from them (Adel Qassim, Fouad Shakir, Kareem al-Ba’aj, and Hameed Majeed).

  • Are there any photos you wish to take but haven’t been able to yet?

The dangerous pictures like fire, blasts, other incidents but I have been sent off the site. They say I am a child. Also I wish to get a picture of the triangle of migrant birds.

  • What does the future of Iraq look like?

I see a flourishing future for Iraq especially when my family owns a house. I love Iraq, my home, and it is more precious than anything else.

(Reblogged from goodneighborsusa)

The Story So Far…

To date Hazy Days Consultancy has worked intensively since March 2011 with a Scottish charity for aiding their fundraising with social media and e-marketing, as well as more traditional fundraising strategies. It has created and maintained social media for music, photography and writers. In addition, she has excellent research skills, successfully attaining a doctorate from a top UK university, which recently have been used by charities to target various bodies from their events and/or campaigns. Her photographic skills have been used by numerous charities for similar roles as her research. She has strong interpersonal and communication skills having worked in museums for four years prior to her doctorate, primarily responsible for the front of house and tour guiding in English and French.

Hazy Days Consultancy is a multi-disciplinary consultancy founded in November 2011, which covers the many facets of it’s founder’s knowledge, skills and passions.  I believe when work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible. View high resolution

Hazy Days Consultancy is a multi-disciplinary consultancy founded in November 2011, which covers the many facets of it’s founder’s knowledge, skills and passions. 

I believe when work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible.