Kev McVeigh
@kevmcv.bsky.social
Reader, dilettante, intermittent blogger, agitator.
"McVeigh is an extreme example" - Paul Kincaid
"McVeigh is an extreme example" - Paul Kincaid
The memorial garden on Christopher Street outside The Stonewall Tavern is today's Advent photo
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The memorial garden on Christopher Street outside The Stonewall Tavern is today's Advent photo
Advent calendar photo 3
Beaghmore complex of stone circles and cairns
Beaghmore complex of stone circles and cairns
December 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Advent calendar photo 3
Beaghmore complex of stone circles and cairns
Beaghmore complex of stone circles and cairns
Newly acquired footwear
December 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Newly acquired footwear
Advent calendar photo December 2
Madison, WI
Madison, WI
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Advent calendar photo December 2
Madison, WI
Madison, WI
Thought I'd do a sort of advent calendar of photos
Day 1 inspired by Seamus Heaney I walked alongside the Moyola by Castledawson in the spring.
Day 1 inspired by Seamus Heaney I walked alongside the Moyola by Castledawson in the spring.
December 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Thought I'd do a sort of advent calendar of photos
Day 1 inspired by Seamus Heaney I walked alongside the Moyola by Castledawson in the spring.
Day 1 inspired by Seamus Heaney I walked alongside the Moyola by Castledawson in the spring.
The remarkable and inspirational Janelle Monáe is 40 today. One of the best performers around.
December 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The remarkable and inspirational Janelle Monáe is 40 today. One of the best performers around.
I sometimes feel that travel writing describes a world less accessible to ordinary people, with less money, fitness, time or gimmicks. Not so @monisharajesh.bsky.social in the wonderful Moonlight Express which depicts the peculiar charms of night trains and how easily democratic they often are.
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I sometimes feel that travel writing describes a world less accessible to ordinary people, with less money, fitness, time or gimmicks. Not so @monisharajesh.bsky.social in the wonderful Moonlight Express which depicts the peculiar charms of night trains and how easily democratic they often are.
Some shots from my holiday road trip. Lunch at The Brick was great.
November 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Some shots from my holiday road trip. Lunch at The Brick was great.
Here's an introduction in four concert photos I took.
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Here's an introduction in four concert photos I took.
From the Anti Racist Cumbria Summit on Friday, two of the brilliant comedy guests Desiree Burch and Nish Kumar.
October 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
From the Anti Racist Cumbria Summit on Friday, two of the brilliant comedy guests Desiree Burch and Nish Kumar.
Dog tries to defeat lake.
October 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Dog tries to defeat lake.
Where i was last Sunday at sunrise. 1295 of us having a refreshing dip in the North Sea raising money for Northumberland Mind.
October 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Where i was last Sunday at sunrise. 1295 of us having a refreshing dip in the North Sea raising money for Northumberland Mind.
Paul Muldoon and Rogue Oliphant at Joe's Pub, NYC
October 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Paul Muldoon and Rogue Oliphant at Joe's Pub, NYC
Previously on my road trip... i discovered i was booked to stay just a couple of doors down from the Baltimore motel room where Omar shot Brother Mouzone in The Wire s3.
October 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Previously on my road trip... i discovered i was booked to stay just a couple of doors down from the Baltimore motel room where Omar shot Brother Mouzone in The Wire s3.
Some cultural highlights from NYC.
October 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Some cultural highlights from NYC.
Some more, this is an ongoing project begun by Greff in the 90s
September 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Some more, this is an ongoing project begun by Greff in the 90s
Scenes from the Enchanted Highway in North Dakota. Giant scrap metal roadside sculptures by Gary Greff. These are absolutely incredible, look at the human figure below the pheasants.
September 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Scenes from the Enchanted Highway in North Dakota. Giant scrap metal roadside sculptures by Gary Greff. These are absolutely incredible, look at the human figure below the pheasants.
From my current read.
September 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
From my current read.
Detour on my recent US trip.
September 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Detour on my recent US trip.
What i brought back from my trip...
September 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
What i brought back from my trip...
Excellent night hearing the great @nikitagill.bsky.social speak in Manchester. Passionate, intelligent, funny, thoughtful and incredibly quotable:
"I had impostor syndrome for years the Donald Trump got elected and I realised nobody else should ever feel an impostor."
"I had impostor syndrome for years the Donald Trump got elected and I realised nobody else should ever feel an impostor."
September 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Excellent night hearing the great @nikitagill.bsky.social speak in Manchester. Passionate, intelligent, funny, thoughtful and incredibly quotable:
"I had impostor syndrome for years the Donald Trump got elected and I realised nobody else should ever feel an impostor."
"I had impostor syndrome for years the Donald Trump got elected and I realised nobody else should ever feel an impostor."
Lots of butterflies on my walk yesterday. No photos this time, but an older one from the same spot.
July 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Lots of butterflies on my walk yesterday. No photos this time, but an older one from the same spot.
July 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I am not a man ... I am a free number!
June 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I am not a man ... I am a free number!