Happy #MayDay everyone. We've just been up Brinkie's Brae washing our face in the morning dew, in the traditional #Orkney fashion. At least we hope it was dew. *washes off dew*

These 3 Roman soldiers look absolutely thrilled to be stationed at Croy Hill fort on the Antonine Wall, enjoying the weather & locals. They're likely members of the 6th legion & the relief is mid-2nd century AD. Alternatively, it’s John, George and Ringo. Paul is not depicted as he did the carving.

A few shots from the wonderful beaches either side of Red Point in the sunshine yesterday. Comfortably over 20C 🙂 Here's our picks of the best West Highland beaches (on the mainland): www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/our-pic...

When the past comes back to haunt you. ‘The Danger of Life’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland during World War Two. A deadly manhunt in the book reaches its climax on a stormy day in Mallaig. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/dol/index.html

On Baosbheinn today - an amazing mountain that gets very little attention - didn’t see another person all day.

Part of an artwork called Assembly in the Riverside Housing Estate in the Govan area of Glasgow. Created by Matt Baker in 2012, it marks three possibly locations for the lost Doomster Hill. Cont./ #glasgow #govan #doomsterhill #glasgowhistory #publicart

One broch, two millennia, three murders. ‘Thicker Than Water’ is a compelling murder mystery set in northern Scotland. The fictional Sarclet Broch is the hub around which much of the story revolves. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-ttw/ind...

🏛 An enamelled Roman bronze cup decorated to resemble a crenellated wall and inscribed with the names of Hadrian’s Wall forts has been found in Spain. ☕️ It's thought to be either a souvenir of Hadrian’s Wall or a retirement gift for an officer who returned home ⤵️ open.substack.com/pub/historyh...

Mediterranean Sunscape. John Arwen

Tir A'Mhurain, Isle of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland Paul Strand, 1954

‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Barra’s beach airport is used by the two central characters at the end of the book. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/fof/index.html

Botanic Gardens, Glasgow. Pic: Catriona Duggan

This post wins Bluesky today

BBC News - Series of wildfires across Scotland during 'extreme' alert - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How far would you go to right a wrong? ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is a spooky adventure story for younger readers involving a family mystery and the haunting of Dunmore Park, a ruined house in Scotland. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple: www.arachnid.scot/book-h46c/in...

Claude Monet by Thomas Bossard

Pam Carter (1952-2022) Breakish Daisies

A charming #Egyptian figurine of a hedgehog, made of faience, dating ca 1900 BC, from Thebes, #Egypt. The Egyptians associated hedgehogs with rebirth. On display at Neues Museum Berlin 📷 me 🏺

A game of secrets and lies. ‘Bloody Orkney’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland, mainly in Orkney, during World War Two. The Stones of Stenness have changed little since appearing in the book in 1942. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple: www.kenlussey.com/blork/index....

All very still and lovely out there today.

Today is #NationalPenguinDay so we're remembering that time we made a Penguin out of Penguin Books. It's a Penguin Penguin. 🐧

Love this mural on Govan Road in Glasgow. Created by the street artist Smug and painted in 2022, it was inspired by Govan-born Peter Barr, who was also known as the daffodil King. #glasgow #streetart #mural #govan #daffodils

‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Stranraer harbour has an important part to play in the hunt for an enemy spy. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-fof/ind...

Sunday at The Meadows. Cherry blossom time.

my latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

BBC News - Rude names, railways and a mass trespass - how the Peak District became a tourist attraction - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How many deaths to end a war? ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is a fast-paced thriller set mainly in northern Scotland during World War Two. The central characters stay at Dunrobin Castle as the story develops. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/ets/index.html

Loch Lomond from Firkin #LochLomond #Scotland #Trossachs www.damianshields.com

A quick reminder that I'll be running a walking tour in Glasgow next Sunday (26 April) starting at 10am and lasting 1.5 to 2 hours. It will be looking at the history and architecture of Buchanan Street and its surrounding areas. Cont./ #glasgow #walkingtour #architecture #glasgowhistory

It's Saturday, so we're back with those old Anderston postcards. Now, best behaviour the lot of you, that big polis has just clocked us!…

When the hunter becomes the prey. ‘The High Road’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set mainly in central Scotland and the far north-west, with the Kylesku Bridge playing a part. Available as a Kindle, Kobo, Apple or audiobook. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-thr/ind...

A double-dunter today for your delight and delectation. It's October 13, 1898, and the corporation high heid yins and guests have all got gussied up for the inauguration of Glasgow's first electric tram service, running from Springburn to Mitchell Street in the city centre.

This is what going on the internet used to feel like

More of the mosaic decorated bollards in the Woodlands area of Glasgow. I love the colour they bring to the streets. #glasgow #streetart #mosaics #woodlands #bollards

Relentless pursuit and a grisly murder. ‘Hide and Seek’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Stirling Castle - seen here from the west - and more widely across Scotland during World War Two. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/has/index.html

France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?

The Jordanhill Cross, one of the @govanstones.bsky.social in Govan Old Parish Church in Glasgow. It's the lower section of a celtic-style cross and is decorated with a figure on horseback and geometric knotwork designs. Cont./ #glasgow #glasgowhistory #govan #govanstones #scottishhistory

We've been working at Ben Lawers this week on an ilicit whisky bothy and a shieling hut. Great location up the Lawers Burn close to Lochan nan Cat. #PioneeringSpirit

Excellent book by @kenlussey.bsky.social via @arachnidpress.bsky.social #booksky @undisscot.bsky.social nexttotheaisle.blogspot.com/2025/07/frie...

You can’t ask a dead man who pulled the trigger. ‘A Tangled Web’ is a fast-paced thriller set in northern Scotland. Oldshoremore in north-west Sutherland has an important role as the story develops. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-atw/ind...

Love this modern stained glass window in Woodside Library in Glasgow. Installed in 2024, it was created by Keira McLean working with members of Simy Community Development to highlight the lives of the Scottish suffragettes Helen Crawfurd and Jessie Soga. #glasgow #stainedglass #woodsidelibrary

BBC News - Rewilding project aims to restore peatland near Loch Ness www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Beautiful sunshine but still strong winds on Ben Tee yesterday - a real landmark of a Corbett above the Great Glen. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fortwilliam/...

Scottish west coast weather brings gloriously dramatic scenes - the rain battered through Easdale Island and then marched up the Sound of Mull lit by a low evening sun #Scotland #ScottishWeather

‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. RAF Wigtown has a central role in the book as the search for a spy builds towards its dramatic conclusion. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple: www.kenlussey.com/fof/index.html

Building stone of the Twentieth Legion which was found at Bearsden Roman Fort in East Dunbartonshire. The stone is part of the collections at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanScotland

Scotland is a country in which 90% of the geographical features have names incomprehensible to 97.5% of the population. Life is simpler if you know Gaelic. This is Clach Thoill. The name means Hole Rock.

This painting, "Sidekicks II" by Michele Poirier-Mozzone, is an oil on canvas from her Massachusetts-based "Fractured Light" series, exploring water and sunlight's effects on humans. It depicts an underwater perspective looking up.

How far would you go to right a wrong? ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is a spooky adventure story for younger readers about a haunting in central Scotland which features the mysterious Torwood Blue Pool. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-h46c/in...