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A nightmare going on in Glasgow right now! Don’t want to speculate too much but there are so many of these historic buildings left empty and exposed to risk. Hopefully there has been no loss of life.

My other half is back from a Bothy weekend. Scotland at its best #Scotland #ScottishHighlands #Bothy

Just enjoyed a great talk in Tain by writer Shona MacLean on her new book ‘The Cromarty Library Circle’; a departure from her usual historical crime fiction but historical fiction nonetheless. It’s always good to hear from writers on their research and process of writing.

Cowardly American War Criminals “The Iranian frigate the Dena may not have been armed because it was returning from an international exercise in the Indian Ocean, and the U.S. Navy likely knew it because it was taking part in the same exercise”

Purely commenting on the quality of drama here but we finished series 3 of ‘Tehran’ on Apple TV. It’s a knockout drama from start to finish, the story is fast-paced and tense and the acting is superb with a particular shout out to Iranian-American actor Shaun Toub.

This has just popped up as a photo memory on my phone. It’s one of my favourite places to be with a flask of coffee 😃 #Scotland #ScottishHighlands I can just imagine the bird song as I sit there, often with my eyes closed taking it all in

Sounds like Thames Water have branched out

Just finished a lovely book, ‘ A month in the Country’ by JL Carr. Such a poignant read, based just after the Great War with a man coming to terms with his wartime experiences, the people he meets and the impact the countryside has on him over the course of one warm and delightful summer #Books

The bloody deer have eaten my Crocus, but on a more joyful note here is a beautiful sunrise, 7am in the North East Highlands. #Scotland #ScottishHighlands

Some of the most worrying impacts of nature loss weren’t disclosed to the public. This is a must watch and makes clear what’s at stake if we fail to commit to urgent action for nature. 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=59DZ...

🇺🇸👀 the art of making enemies

Watching Countryfile and I’m wondering if farmers could legitimately shoot illegal hare coursing criminals who are threatening them and their livelihoods 🤔 all in self defence off course

We’ve started listening to a Book review podcast from some time ago podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b.... On there was a book by Mr Bingo who invited people to pay him £10 for an offensive postcard to be sent to them. He was so inundated he had to close the service after 6 days. Here’s one of them

Books, books, books. I love receiving books as gifts as more often than not I get books I wouldn’t necessarily buy myself #books

Watching Channel 4’s ‘Dirty Business’ and I have to say the criminality and corruption is jaw droppingly infuriating. The privatisation of utilities was sold as a way to increase investment and all it’s done is line the pockets of capitalists. On to episode 3 and no doubt more outrage is to follow

Painting by Whyn Lewis ‘Bound’ 1999. Oil on Canvas. Size 130.3 x 97 cm www.whynlewis.com/whynlewis.co...

The ‘Pillars of the Earth’ by Ken Follett was recommended to me as one of the greatest historic fiction books ever. It’s a big read and for the past two weekends I have fully given myself to it. I now have to buy the others in the series but I’ve had to spend the last few days decompressing #Books

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An essence of Glasgow #Glasgow

On the train for the first time in a while and noticed that Scotrail are selling alcohol on trains again. This is a poor show! I’ve witnessed first hand drunk and obnoxious behaviour on trains and in a confined space it doesn’t feel safe.

My smartwatch has just told me that I’ve had a draining morning, that would be about right as I’m on the train from Inverness to Glasgow 🤭

BREAKING: Richard Tice is to announce Reform UK's plans to introduce a "Great Repeal Bill" that will scrap Labour's Employment Rights' Act and rent reforms JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM

Sarah Andersen, contemporary US cartoonist and illustrator #WomensArt

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5 authors I've read at least 5 books by: SG McLean Elizabeth Ferrars CJ Sansom Jo Nesbo Lillian Beckwith

I’ve also completed. I know the NHS isn’t perfect, but staff do their best with the resources they have and folks would be quick to complain if it didn’t exist. Sometimes we don’t know what we’ve got until we’ve lost it, protect the NHS!

This is a song I’m increasingly singing in the morning 😴 m.youtube.com/watch?v=EGtD...

It’s National Whippet Day today. I personally think every day should be National Whippet day, Ivor wouldn’t have liked the attention though #Whippets

This is local to me and I’ve photographed the beach walking from Dornoch to Embo many times. There is already a golf course at Dornoch, they don’t bloody well need another one.

Which is why the habitats they fight to return to must be protected. Weakening protections for key sites for nature would push our already struggling wildlife closer to collapse. Yet the UK Government is considering doing just that. Tell your MP to stop this: action.rspb.org.uk/page/186397/... ‼️

A case of the photo not doing it justice, but I’ve just listened to a crescendo of Geese flying overhead outside my workplace. We are lucky to attract such spectacles here and it’s a ‘stop what you’re doing’ moment to watch them

Reform UK voters: Nigel Farage, found in the Epstein files, wants private health care for the UK. Get cancer: lose your home. Having a baby: £100k. Insulin: £ hundreds per month. Haven't got the money? Fuck you, die. Don't let the sick U.S. system of corporate profit before people come here.

Reform: an undeniably racist, misogynistic, transphobic, disability-sceptic party with disturbing links to christofascist MAGA… wants to leave the ECHR and scrap the Equality Act, removing our rights and protections. As red flags go, this is the reddest it gets www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Just read about a 34 year old Puffin which has died following bad weather. 34 year old! What a bird! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Farage's fossil-fuel-financed gang of privately-educated former Tories wants to scrap the Equality Act, halt action on the climate crisis and frack the UK. A vote for Farage is a vote for Trumpist politics in the UK: www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Although not as bad as January, we all know that February is still quite a tough month, so here's a jolly Parakeet playing peek-a-boo with their cat pal. I say "pal". I'm not so sure the cat sees it that way 🤔

Today in Tain, the First Minister John Swinney joined Maree Todd MSP at the developing Gro For You Campus. A community-led project delivering 240 apprenticeships a year and 24 local jobs - tackling rural depopulation and helping young people build their future in the Highlands.

Skip through the politics and get to the joyful stories. I remember this at the time. I think Cammy Wilson is great and could head up a Scottish Farming programme; there aren’t enough programmes like that and England has Countryfile. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Two things I don’t like about the Olympics 1. The UK commentators spouting cliches 2. The biting of gold medals is a bit old hat and contrived. Other than that, all good

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Great to see Gary McLean on MasterChef the Professionals 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. The new format has promise

Reform UK’s ‘Dear Neighbour’ Trick… MKII… Goodwin just got BUSTED!!!!!!!!!!

PEG - Profanity Embroidery Group, Whitstable, UK, a group who formed to stitch and swear #WomensArt #FridayFeeling