James Kemp

@jamesmkemp.bsky.social

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Public servant, delivering change mostly. Have worked in many departments. Based in Scotland. #GovPDC Explorer Scout Leader, sometimes gamer & writer

Rain bouncing off a rapidly forming puddle on the pavement in front of the Dundee train station. In the mid ground the bus stop is partially obscured by the weight of water falling from the sky. Behind the background looks like it's encased in fog...
People in a large dirt area digging little pits in a larger one. In the middle there's some of the foundation stones of a round tower
Jack Walker (standing left) talks about the working definition of Delivery used by the Scottish Government Delivery Unit: how ambition/intent is translated into real world change
A view of the Tay Bridge across the River Tay
Dry Hook c.770 On the left page of the notebook is a hand drawn map of a port town built with dams in a river delta. The right page has handwriting that describes the evolution of the port of Dry Hook and some of its key features.
Cat Law, a hill in Angus, between Glen Prosen and Glen Isla
A view looking north over the Moray Firth from inside a WW2 bunker on the headland at Covesea. Through the firing port a merchant ship heads East.
A night sky with the moon shining through some light cloud, and below is the bottom half of the constellation of Orion with the three stars of Orion's belt clearly prominent in the centre of the photo. There are trees in the foreground and the red light on a radio mast.
A person in a badger suit (dark grey fur with a whole head mask in a stylised badger head) stands on their own on a wet pavement behind metal crowd control barriers. On the barriers the lone protestor has affixed a banner that says "Badgers Betrayed By Labour" with the sub-title in slightly smaller font saying "Gov.UK Badger Killers". A row of shops below another office building is in the background across the street.
In the foreground a table with a large vinyl map of the planet on it. Two Maroon shirted control team members sort out things for the next turn. In the background the Science Control is in a white lab coat and is talking to a player about their latest line of research
A small envelope with eight postage stamps on it of six different varieties. Top left: Australia centenary stamp 34p; Peter Sellers stamp 17 pence; water music by George Frederick Handel stamp 17p; Lord Dowding and a hurricane on another 17p stamp. On a smaller section two each of a Christmas stamp that was 17.5p and a commemorative stamp for Mrs Gaskell. Notable that the UK hasn't used half pennies for about 40 years, so these stamps are rather old...
Me standing in the snow next to the cairn on top of Càrn Liath (on the Bheinn a' ghlo). It's cloudy and windy up here, and about 0°C but doesn't feel too cold out of the wind. Càrn Liath is my 10th Munro.
White fluffy clouds in a blue sky. Under them are rolling hills and a few mountains with a smidgen of snow surmounting their peaks. In the middle ground a few burns wind through the peat bog. All I can hear is the gurgling of water and the squeaks of small animals in the heather. A gentle breeze keeps me cool.
Me in my mountain walking jacket and fluorescent yellow high Vis hat. In the background is the mountain Càrn Liath, which is pretty bare with an obvious track all the way to the top.
An egg with a thin stick stuck through it and held over glowing embers of a wood fire. The trick is to gently tap the shell many times with a knife until the shell breaks but the membrane inside it doesn't. You then need a sharpened and cleaned green stick about 4mm in diameter to stick through the egg and put over the hottest part of the fire quickly so that the white starts to congeal, which will seal the egg while the rest of the inside cooks.
Montreathmont Forest near the site of the Royal Navy Airship Station Aldbar. The morning sun is shining through the pine trees above a rough moss covered forest floor.