This week the snow returned with a vengeance –at least for much of the north and Highlands. Even islands like Mull received a good few inches. Now the mountains and hills are looking their very best with the hope of some sunny days ahead. Good news for winter photographers, and even better for Scotland’s ski resorts, who must operate on the hope of at least a few weekends each year to remain viable.

Meanwhile we are getting ready for our big move, which will happen over Easter – yes McKinlay Kidd is off to the west, to Glasgow to be exact. It’s a city which Heather and I have always liked and with a number of factors coming together the time is right for us to shift both ourselves and the business. Our new office will be right in the city centre – but I’ll still be able to walk to work. More details to follow!

For this interested, we are also recruiting now as the business continues to grow! (For those interested, see www.s1jobs.com).

Today I was in London on a Wildlife event with VisitScotland (the Tourist Board for Scotland), meeting journalists and overseas operators to publicise Scotland’s fantastic wildlife. March is officially wildlife month for Visit Scotland and the team there are doing a great job to promote what is undoubtedly one of the country’ s world class features. Our programme of wildlife holidays is consistently amongst our most popular offerings.

Last week our trusty and much loved iMac gave up the ghost. Its demise – some 7 years after we bight it – it was lime green for those who know macs - has given us a few issues with lost data (though the vast majority was properly backed up thank goodness). It also marks the passing of what was a good friend – the only computer we had when we started the business – even then it was 5 years old – and a trusty workhorse ever since, well at least until last week.

Such a beautiful piece of machinery deserves better than finishing up in one of Edinburgh’s “Community Recycling Centres” – so we are now looking for ideas – apparently there’s a pdf on the net on how to turn them into fishtanks.

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