#Scotland
Backlit by the afterglow of the already set sun, the bulk of Dùn Mòr looms over the small settlement of Ellenabeich. Venus, at the left of the image is also reflected in a flooded, long abandoned, slate quarry.
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A bit of the Scottish Highlands as seen from a bus window on the way up to Glencoe. To me, the most beautiful place in the world.
Original soft pastel painting - Scottish Highland View With Trees https://etsy.me/45O3CLK via @Etsy
#Highlands #Scotland #SoftPastel #painting #FediGiftShop #ScottishArtist #MastoArt #CreativeToots
Here's "Iona Boat Song" in context, in an excerpt from the YouTube video the arrangement was created for. The full video is here: https://youtu.be/cEy5npp-Hvs
Iona nightlight rendering using :qgis: and data copyright :osm: contributors. DEM from Scottish Remote Sensing Portal. Using the 'day for night' compositing technique.
My #Somerset husband just tried to ask the #Sky Q box to search for “Scotland’s greatest escapes”. It thought he said “surprised potatoes” 😜 We are now aching with laughing and I’ve still got tears running down my face. #VoiceControl #Accents #WestCountry #England #Scotland #OoArr
Coire na Creiche
This north-west facing corrie of the Cullin hills is known as 'the hollow of the spoil' in Gaelic: Coire na Creiche. It earned this name due to its reputation as a preferred hideout for those seeking refuge after successful raids. However, our exploration yielded no valuable spoils; instead, we stumbled upon a trashed tent flysheet and a scattered collection of plastic bottles.
It was in Coire na Creiche ...
Lewis Capaldi cancels shows until Glastonbury to 'rest and recover'
The Scots singer says he wants to be at his best and return to the stage at Glastonbury.
Happy Birthday to James Connolly. Born in Scotland, executed by the British in Ireland.
"Apostles of Freedom are ever idolised when dead, but crucified when alive."
@OliverNoble @potatogunkelly @ferrous @adrianfry
Well we are talking about UK politics & westminster has been like that for hundreds of years. #Scotland differs - thanks to the #blair govt setting a different electoral system. But I am not sure perpetual domination by a single nationalist party is that good an idea for #England or the UK as a whole.....
Save Loch Lomond - object to Flamingo Land 2.0!
@geomannie That would be brilliant! Unfortunately still too many missing links in Peebles itself. When the cycle paths reach the edge of town it's, "You're on your own with the SUVs now. Good luck!" #Peebles #cycling #Scotland #activeTravel
@geomannie Bob, the new segregated cycle path from Peebles to Eddleston has been in use for a few weeks now. The official opening will be on June 17th. It's a high quality route and I hear rumours it will be extended to Leadburn. #cycling #Peebles #Scotland
Low Cloud over Dun, #StKilda
In the end it looks like I have three of these low cloud square images, perhaps I need to make a triptych out of them!
Taken with my point and shoot camera, Rolleiflex 2.8E on Delta 400. #BelieveInFilm #Scotland
The north side of Balbirnie Stone Circle. The circle comprises eight stones in a partial circle some 15m in diameter and was probably erected over 4,000 years ago. It stands close to the A92 on the eastern side of Glenrothes in Fife. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/glenrothes/balbirniecircle/index.html
#Scotland #BalbirnieStoneCircle #Balbirnie #StoneCircle #Glenrothes #Fife #UndiscoveredScotland
Made the most of the weather today and headed out to #Garvald in #EastLothian on the #bike. It was a beautiful ride, with plenty of hills to keep me entertained. Finished with a pit stop at The Lanterne Rouge, which is quite possibly my favourite pit stop in the area. Great food, friendly staff, and a lovely atmosphere. I highly recommend it!
#cycling #outdoors #adventure #EastLothian #Scotland #Strava #BikeToot
I don't really have the words to express how much we loved #Scotland. We feel like the US is the bad place now, so I need a #scot to help me find the "the grass isn't greener it's just different" for there. Meanwhile, enjoy these photos of #edinburgh #eileandonan and the #glenelgferry
This is what we do it all for... #polytunnel #volunteer #garden #gardening #Glasgow #Scotland
Thrift is blessing. Branch closed.
Mosaic at former bank, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh.
Blackwaterfoot was the perfect location for a coffee break. When I was back on my bike, I had to start climbing immediately, and when I looked back I could enjoy a fantastic view across the center of #Arran, this time including #Goatfell, the highest peak on the island at 874 m #Scotland
#biketour #cycling #britain #BikeTooter
Jedburgh Abbey is ruined Augustinian abbey founded in the 12th century.
#scotland #scot23 #motorcycle #advrider #Honda #africatwin #crf1000l #makelifearide #enduro #bikelife
Marvel at how something as uncontroversial as a Scottish recycling scheme could become a constitutional bin fire🔥
Is Scotland's #DepositReturnScheme all washed up? Whatever, Westminster trying to derail a policy all 5 Holyrood Parties agreed on just makes it all the more imperative #Scotland🏴 regains it’s #independence
#DRS #PlasticPollution #ClimateEmergency #IndyRef2 #CircularEconomy
https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,is-scotlands-deposit-return-scheme-all-washed-up
🆕 The EU powers ahead, and, as UK political leaders wallow, voters swing towards closer European ties |
@cluthaman
Read just a few of the new EU policies driving growth and promoting peace.
#Brexit #EU #Scotland #UK
https://bylines.scot/brexit/the-eu-powers-ahead-and-as-uk-political-leaders-wallow-voters-swing-towards-closer-european-ties/
#Scotland has been on a ten-year holiday from reality
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/06/01/scotland-has-been-on-a-ten-year-holiday-from-reality
What the #beach means at #Seafield #Kirkcaldy in #Fife #Scotland - https://manonabeach.com/scottish-lowlands/seafield
Nearly one in four Scottish #children in live #poverty.
#Scotland
https://news.stv.tv/scotland/nearly-one-in-four-scottish-children-in-poverty-new-research-shows
The north side of Hailes Castle, south of East Linton in East Lothian, towering the (Scottish) River Tyne. Originally built in the 1240s, it was expanded in the centuries that followed. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/eastlinton/hailescastle/index.html
#Scotland #HailesCastle #RiverTyne #Castle #EastLothian #EastLinton #UndiscoveredScotland
Scottish fishers say marine protection plans will wreck coastal communities https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/05/scottish-fishers-say-marine-protection-plans-will-wreck-coastal-communities?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #MPAs #Communities #Scotland
Very friendly pair of horses while on on a wander.
I love the colours in this pic, which I took just along from the Coruisk Memorial Hut on Skye. With the eye of faith, you can just about make out dots around the edge of Eilean Glas, a tiny, rocky island in Loch na Cuilce, near the mighty Cuillins. Each is a basking seal. A lovely calm place to be.
#Scotland #HighlandsAndIslands #Hebrides #Photography #Skye #VanLife #RoadTrip #SoloFemaleTravel #Adventure
Just saw Kris Drever in Saltaire again. He has a band now! It sounds like this but they have drums too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrGskHmZBhk
Was wonderful. Ghosts with a four part harmony was something else though #folk #music #scotland #krisdrever #yorkshire #saltaire
#Rail2Alba23
Mal ein bisschen im Fernseher rumgezappt und #BBCALBA hängengeblieben. Zuerst lief ein Bericht über die westschottische Insel Canna, auf gälisch mit englischen Untertiteln.
Jetzt läuft ein Konzertmitschnitt von einer mir noch unbekannten schottischen Band namens 'Mànran' - gefällt mir sehr!
Musik mit Dudelsack, Flöten, Violine, Akkordeon, Gitarre, E-Bass, Schlagzeug und Gesang auf gälisch und englisch.
imagine theres a way of shrinking oneself and I wanted to shrink down and be swallowed to find out what it's like in your belly, and neither of us would be harmed, would you agree to it?
#shrink #question #unusual #weird #odd #scifi #fantasy #fetish #vore #belly #food #hungry #eat #eating #eaten #ate #consume #drink #beer #junkfood #takeaway #mcdonalds #pizza #scotland #scotsman #scotsmen #scottish #manchester #mancunian #lancashire #wales #welshmen #welshman #cockney #london #australian #aussie
St Monans Windmill, standing above the shore near the beautiful village of St Monans in the East Neuk of Fife. It was built in the late 1700s to pump sea water from tidally-fed reservoirs into coal-fired pans for salt extraction. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/stmonans/windmill/index.html
#Scotland #StMonansWindmill #StMonans #Fife #Windmill #UndiscoveredScotland
Not official, but according to my weather station it’s officially a scorcher here in South West #Scotland #ScotScorchio #Kirkgunzeon
I don't think I'll ever not be bereft about not living in Scotland anymore. It's been almost two years, and I still can't get over it. We're planning to move somewhere else because Germany just isn't working out for us but wherever we end up going, everything in me will still be screaming that it's not Scotland. That I just want to go back. I want to go *home*. But I can't. Because now I need a work visa. And it's hard enough to get a job in this economy, let alone one with visa sponsorship. I know this. But something within me cannot accept that reality. I wonder if my heart will just stay broken forever now because I'll have to remain forever outwith Scotland.
2,600 #NHS staff in #Scotland have been off work with #LongCovid
https://news.stv.tv/scotland/more-than-2600-nhs-staff-forced-off-work-with-long-covid-figures-show
The lovely Sango Bay at Durness, in the wonderful far north-west of Sutherland, where the main stops heading north and starts heading east. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/durness/durness/index.html
#Scotland #Durness #SangoBay #Beach #Sutherland #UndiscoveredScotland
The “Viking Canal” at Rubh’ An Dunain
After yesterday's lapsus calami when I misidentified a whole mountain ridge (see Mark's comment), I thought I had better be extra attentive.
The Rubh' An Dunain is a remote headland located approximately 6km south of Glen Brittle. It is renowned for its notable feature, the "Viking Canal," which connects Loch na h-Aide with the Soay sound. Accessible only vi ...
A selection of wild flowers from the garden in a vase designed by Jaime Hayon.
Reminds me of one of Elizabeth Blackadder’s paintings. Except not so clearly composed. They both have a linear quality. It’s in the lobby. It’s a welcome for visitors. The poem in the ALT text is ‘The Art of Listening’
By Veronica Aaronson
Just noticed that the Scottish Remote Sensing Portal has 25cm DSMs of Iona.
They're tucked away in their own category, took me a while to find them. Look for 'Lidar/hes' after selecting an area over Iona.
Here is a turntable animation of Iona Abbey done in Blender.
The ramparts of Chesters Hill Fort in East Lothian. This Iron Age fortified village dates back some 2,000 years and is believed to have comprised a number of roundhouses occupying the fairly extensive upper area of the hill. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/northberwick/chesters/index.html
#Scotland #ChestersHillFort #Chesterds #HillFort #EastLothian #UndiscoveredScotland
Off out shortly for weekend of #ScienceFiction fun at @cymerafestival , two and a bit days of excellent authors in the Pleasance and hopefully catching up with some old chums. I'll also be onstage on the Sunday chairing an event with Mike Carey, Ever Dundas & Dave Cook.
https://www.cymerafestival.co.uk/
#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #Cymera23 #Scotland #Ecosse
Water scarcity issues expected to escalate rapidly across #Scotland🏴 👀
#ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-65786868
From an overnighter on Carn Liath a couple of nights ago. Temperature inversion, sun pillars and a drone Brocken Spectre #Cairngorms #Aberdeenshire #Scotland
A few photos from my research trip to the #IsleOfCanna. There will be more, but I've had connection issues...
Asking GlasgowGPT (new Scottish #AI chatbot) questions to get a sense of responses and representations of different issues in Scottish politics and society. For example:
🏘 Q: 'What do you think of landlords?'
🌿 Q: 'Should Scotland pursue land reform?'
glasgowgpt.davidhewitson.co.uk
#ScotPol #AI #GlasgowGPT #scottishpolitics #Glasgow #Scotland #SocialJustice
The Edinburgh Castle on eerie night in city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Mighty medieval fortress of the Kingdom of Scotland emerging from thick fog giving it ethereal look.
https://artur-bogacki.pixels.com/featured/edinburgh-castle-on-eerie-night-in-scotland-artur-bogacki.html #Edinburgh #castle #Scotland #fog #mastoart #art #photography #travel #buyintoart #ayearforart #spooky #haunted #ethereal
The Falkirk Wheel. This astonishing piece of engineering celebrates its 21st birthday this Saturday. The only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world, it allows boats and barges on the Forth and Clyde Canal to continue their journey along the Union Canal - 24m above and on toward #Edinburgh
It takes just 22.5 kilowatts (kW) to power the electric motors, which consume just 1.5 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy in four minutes, roughly the same as boiling eight kettles of water.
Mark Smith is welcoming people to the third day of the DjangoCon Europe 2023 in Edinburgh 🏴🦄🚀
#DjangoCon #DjangoConEurope #Django #conference #edinburgh #scotland
Wasn't feeling particularly in the zone during this walk but actually ended up liking this one a lot. A quick wander up Meall Chuaich
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Mark Smith is welcoming people to the second day of the DjangoCon Europe 2023 in Edinburgh 🏴🦄🚀
#DjangoCon #DjangoConEurope #Django #conference #edinburgh #scotland
I live in a country where another country controls our TV schedules, where the news output is massively biased against my country and where most of the political parties which stand in my country are not even registered here.
What other country would put up with this?
Welcome to Scotland.
#Scotland
#ScottishIndepedence
#ScottishDemocracy
I’m posting local pictures on my socials atm as I’m moving and thought I’d highlight the area surrounding where I live now.
#scotland #scottishhighlands #easterross #fearnpeninsula #cromartyfirth #nigg #niggbeach #cromartyfirth #scotlandphotography #scotlandphotographer #scotlandinsta #photooftheday #nofilter #sun #sea #sand #walking #localview #downthehill
Martin Geissler from BBC Scotland has let slip that the UK Government has 'a leash that can be tugged' to keep Scotland in line.
All pretence that this is a union of equals is slipping.
A leash? Is Scotland just a dog to London rule? Is it any wonder so many want to break our chains?
I post things like this to give people across the UK a view of what happens in Scotland as I guess such things won't be widely reported outside Scotland and our kennel.
#Scotland
Caught another Brocken spectre the other day, always such a curious and slightly ominous thing to see in the morning.
I am among those quoted in this article calling for urgent attention and action regarding serious issues at HMP Addiewell.
It is a credit to Karin Goodwin @theferret that these further troubling claims and issues are being brought to light, following a very negative report on HMP Addiewell by HM Inspectorate of Prisons.
'Violence, failure and rotten food: Life in Scotland's last private prison'
#Prison #Criminology #CriminalJustice #Scotland #InvestigativeJournalism
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23551275.hmp-addiewell-life-scotlands-last-private-prison/
#UK ‘demanding’ glass bottles removed from #Scottish #DepositReturnScheme, Yousaf says
The #FirstMinister said he had received a letter late on Friday ‘demanding’ glass be dropped from the Scottish scheme.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/humza-yousaf-scottish-drs-first-minister-uk-government-b1084125.html
#DRS #Scotland #Democracy #Independence #ToryPoliciesInAction #Environment #Sustainability