Ross Mackenzie
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Shetland, Oxford, Italy, Norway, Photographs
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Monthly report for January 2026. Oxford & London.
rossmac.blogspot.com/2026/02/mont...
7 days ago
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Monday morning. Breakfast view.
#Virkie
#Shetland
about 1 hour ago
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Wild and windy morning on Quendale Beach (40 mph winds, feels-like temp -9C)
#Quendale
#Shetland
about 17 hours ago
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Lovely calm sunny morning on Scat Ness
#ScatNess
#Shetland
1 day ago
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Sunset on Quendale Beach
#Shetland
3 days ago
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Friday morning at Sumburgh Head lighthouse
#shetland
3 days ago
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Good to be back on the beach
#quendale
#shetland
3 days ago
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And relax…
#quendalebay
#shetland
3 days ago
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Aberdeen Harbour
4 days ago
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Stopping off in Stonehaven en route to Aberdeen and the ferry North.
4 days ago
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Heading North. First stop @westmorlandhotel
#TebayServices
#Penrith
6 days ago
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Monthly report for January 2026. Oxford & London.
rossmac.blogspot.com/2026/02/mont...
7 days ago
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Monday in the C S Lewis nature reserve
#bbowt
#narnia
#oxford
7 days ago
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Monday morning. Breakfast view.
#Oxford
7 days ago
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Crocuses in Headington Hill Park
#Oxford
8 days ago
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In the Oxford Botanics
#Oxford
9 days ago
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Lots of snowdrops on Stoke Place in Headington at the moment
#Oxford
11 days ago
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Signs of Spring in Bury Knowle Park
#Headington
#Oxford
12 days ago
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Scientific American
12 days ago
An “extraordinary” brain network discovery shows that Parkinson’s disease may not be a movement disorder after all
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Scientists discover brain network that may cause Parkinson’s disease
An “extraordinary” brain network discovery shows that Parkinson’s disease may not be a movement disorder after all
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extraordinary-brain-network-discovery-changes-our-understanding-of/
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Judy Webb
13 days ago
Dreich is good for the
#fen
(lots of rain...) if not people; but tomorrow promises to be the one dry day this week. Wednesday is volunteer day in the valley. Why not visit and chat to us about all the good works for wildlife we are achieving?
add a skeleton here at some point
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Dreich morning in the Lye Valley, feels like -3C
#Oxford
13 days ago
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Ros Taylor
17 days ago
Just recorded an
@ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social
with
@gsoh31.bsky.social
and
@hannahfearn.bsky.social
about universities – so much to talk about & explain which is going completely under the Westminster radar.
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Walking the canal between Kidlington and Oxford.
#OxfordCanal
#Oxford
14 days ago
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Monday morning. Canalside view.
#OxfordCanal
14 days ago
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Susanna Reece
15 days ago
Crocuses in the rain for
#Imbolc
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Emma Monk
15 days ago
Ok, let’s do this🙄 We’ll start with an explainer covering: 🕒What is a 15-minute city 🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford 👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article 🧵 1/25
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Crocus & Snowdrops in Bury Knowle Park
#Oxford
15 days ago
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Nice brunch at The Handlebar Cafe - followed by a spot of touristing
#Oxford
16 days ago
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Bruce Springsteen
19 days ago
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
https://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=7ciYwNLv34RrdD1p
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Laura Phillips
22 days ago
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti,
#AlexPretti's
parents: [Please consider reposting, to respect their wishes for the truth about their son to be known. Thank you.]
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Through the hospital grounds, down the hill, past the shops, into Old Marston and past the roadworks - fetching the bread
#Friday
#BreadWalk
#PaindemainBakehouse
17 days ago
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Up in town, at the Destinations travel exhibition at London Olympia
18 days ago
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The Guardian
19 days ago
How has your local high street changed since 2019? Check your postcode
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How has your local high street changed since 2019? Check your postcode
The makeup of Great Britain’s high streets has changed dramatically. See what the data says about where you live
https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2026/jan/28/how-has-your-local-high-street-changed-since-2019-check-your-postcode?CMP=bsky_gu&utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium#Echobox=1769611683
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Water levels still high in Mesopotamia (but at least the rain has relented)
#Oxford
#MesopotamiaWalk
19 days ago
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Ross Mackenzie
Shetland News
20 days ago
The beautiful galley goes up in flames following the torchlit procession
#uphellyaa
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Misty Monday morning in Narnia
#CSLewisNatureReserve
#Oxford
21 days ago
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Monday morning. Breakfast view.
#Oxford
#MistyMonday
21 days ago
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Sunday morning in the park
#BuryKnowle
#Oxford
22 days ago
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Blue skies - and high water - in Mesopotamia
#Oxford
23 days ago
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A touch of Italian colour on a damp grey day in London. Artworks by Alessandro Mendini, currently on show at the @estorickcollection
25 days ago
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In the Park. In the Rain.
#BuryKnowlePark
#Oxford
26 days ago
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In the Oxford Botanics
#Oxford
27 days ago
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Monday morning along Lye Valley & Boundary Brook
#Oxford
28 days ago
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Daniel Benneworth-Gray
28 days ago
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
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Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/19/back-scratching-cow-veronika-bovine-intelligence?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Monday morning. Breakfast view.
#Oxford
#BlueMonday
#GreyMonday
28 days ago
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Dreich Sunday morning for park loops
#parkloops
#buryknowlepark
#oxford
29 days ago
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Snowdrops in Headington Hill Park, and Oxford in the spring sunshine
#Oxford
30 days ago
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Exploring Old Marston en route to the Paindemain Bakehouse
#Friday
about 1 month ago
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Nice light as the mist cleared in Bury Knowle Park this morning
#ParksLoops
#Oxford
about 1 month ago
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Start the week, in Bury Knowle Park
#Monday
#Oxford
about 1 month ago
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Monday morning. Breakfast view.
#Oxford
about 1 month ago
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