This is picture 15 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. While we were in Inverness. my father and I took a trip over to the Clava Cairns – formally called the Balnuaran of Clava – which is a Bronze Age sacred burial site.

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This is picture 14 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. Last summer I finally had the chance to visit Fort George – near Inverness.

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This is picture 13 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. Victoria Street in Edinburgh catches my eye every time I walk across the terrace.

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This is picture 12 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. The Riverside Museum in Glasgow is a source of pride for me as a modern Scot – designed by Zaha Hadid, it is a reminder that Scotland is open to the world.

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This is picture 11 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. You can never have too many phone boxes.

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This is picture 10 of 30 from my recent trip home to Scotland. The paintings inside the National Gallery of Scotland move my spirit.

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This is picture 09 of 30 from my recent trip home to Scotland. The sunset over Edinburgh is the precursor to sleep. My work may be in America. My dreams are always situated somewhere between the the Firth of Forth and the Pentland Hills.

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This is picture 08 of 30 from my recent trip home to Scotland. Behold the Highland Coo! Need I say more?

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This is picture 07 of 30 from my recent trip home to Scotland. I’ve lived in Gropius Park, New York, for the better part of a decade. I like the town. I like the people. Returning to Scotland reminded me that there is a permanence to many of the buildings that you just don’t observe in America.

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This is picture 06 of 30 from my recent trip home to Scotland. There was a time when Scotland built truly great machines.

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