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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This is picture 05 of 30 from my recent trip home to Scotland. There was a time when Scotland built truly great machines.

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