Fascinating!

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JOHN PLAYFAIR? Does anyone remember John Playfair? Is anyone interested in John Playfair (1748–1819)? He was a major scientist, mathematician, and professor of natural philosophy and he has his own monument on Calton Hill. The anniversary of his birth is on 10 March.

Wow.

Very well said, @ross-greer.bsky.social.

Good to see collaborative communication from @scottishgreens.org and @greenparty.org.uk.

Trump is not a scientist He has no understanding of climate change Yet he is deciding that there will be no more regulations to reduce emissions that is fueling climate change If your going to ignore scientists and allow stupid and greed to rule Be prepared to pay a very very high price

Wow - 30 Cranes in a field in Northumberland! Amazing!

If we found microscopic life on Mars the media would go ballistic with excitement Yet here on Earth species after species the likes of which we will never see again are on the verge on extinction and all we get from the media is deadly silence

Excited to have just found the uncommon moss Antitrichia curtipendula on an old Sycamore here in East Lothian, Scotland. A rarity in the Scottish Central Belt. Two previous records of it in this county: in 1902 and some time between 1950 and 1989.

Here in the Lammermuir Hills in south-east Scotland, I've recently seen several patches of Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) with a blue tinge. Perhaps this is just an effect of low-angled late afternoon sunlight on the shiny, rather wet, slanting rush stems. The colour looks a bit odd in this landscape.

Another fantastic performance from Pacific Music Festival. Really superb playing.

Very concerning that as many as 30-40% of Americans still approve of Trump. Hearing him speak for only one minute, on any subject, consistently reveals his obnoxious blend of arrogance, ignorance and evil greed. (And ‘any subject’ inevitably morphs into ‘me, me, me’.) www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Excellent, inspiring and important communication in this video. Seeing that there are people like this, genuinely and actively committed to a better, fairer, socially and environmentally sustainable way forward, really does give hope and encouragement to be part of it all in whatever way one can.

CALTON HILL ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT First Workshop Saturday 31 January starting 10.00, Headland Archaeology, 13 Jane Street, Leith EH6 5HE. Looking at the results of the recent drone photogrammetry survey. All welcome: members & non-members. See Eventbrite. 1/ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/calton-hil...

My Republican colleagues must take notice: The U.S. cannot base foreign policy on whether or not a president gets a prize. This is pathetic. It is petty and dangerous narcissism — behavior we might expect from a spoiled child, not the leader of a democratic nation.

A wee poem written just now, after reading about people thinking Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

Interesting grass growth form: Creeping Soft-grass (Holcus mollis) with tufts of young (autumn-winter) leaves sprouting from the upper parts of last year's shoots among Heather on the Lammermuir Hills, SE Scotland. 18-01-2026.

Hull and Gull

Wonderful piece of music, superbly played.

I just saw seven Bullfinches fly up from the Heather in this heath in the Lammermuir Hills, SE Scotland. Not their usual type of habitat!

Same here: I've never used it and have no intention of ever doing so.

Really hoping that this won't happen. Trump's selfish, greedy, power-crazy behaviour and his associated disregard for the environment, sustainability and our survival, all completely against expert advice, makes him and his associates guilty of behaviour as criminal as anything can ever be.

My wife Alison found and photographed two Pale Brindled Beauty moths here in East Lothian, Scotland, this morning. #TeamMoth

Fiddling with the filters!

The photographer must have either (a) used a very fast shutter speed or (b) had the patience to wait for all those things to stop rotating.

We need to end all the hate. If, like me, you don’t want to see the far right destroy this country & people’s lives please support the Greens. Reform dream the same dreams as the orange turd, ICE & Israel’s far right ruling Likud. What they represent is terrifying to all decent, awake people.

I'm out in the Lammermuir Hills in SE Scotland. Snow falling. Sudden very loud thunder a few minutes ago. Scary! My first proper experience of thundersnow. Heading down now...

Starting letters, line by line: c, c, f, f, p and p Different flavours, which combine in a tasty soup for Thursday's tea A multi-umbel-tumble mix of browns and greens and orange-red Doubling up as a visual fix and a means to simply getting fed

Yes, we need to remember the message of this post, (a) for our sanity and the quality of our lives from day to day, and (b) so we don’t lose sight of what is special in this world and don’t lose our motivation for looking after it.

Crimes defined by points of law and, just as shocking, more and more, we witness something every day that demonstrates his evil way

Every day we see where the politics of Donald Trump and the far right leads. It's a politics of hate, fear, corruption and destruction. It's a politics everyone in Scotland must stand unequivocally against, abroad and at home.

Not long left to apply for a BRISC/GNHS bursary 🌱 Open to anyone in Scotland, these bursaries help you develop skills, gain experience, and contribute to biological recording. 📅 Deadline: 31 January 2026 📸 Michael Scott #Courses #Wildlife #Recording #Nature #Scotland

Outrageous. Ministers should be listening to scientists, frontline communities and those working towards a green transition – not hosting the interests of oil giants in their own offices. ✍🏼 - @adamramsay.bsky.social abolishwestminster.substack.com/p/revealed-o...

People killed by bomber planes and bullets fired from “boots on soil” All for Trump’s intended gains through stealing Venezuelan oil

"It's lovely, but it's slightly nibbled" Observation made today Notebook out, quickly scribbled, rapid fire, no delay. The reason being: it's jolly cold! Back at home: tea and toast, text deciphered, story told in a wildflower social media post

Fruits and flowers: both were seen on a winter's day in Plumpton Green Enough to take and eat with cream? (A plant surveyor's lunchtime dream) Some would say: "I hope they're clean! You never know just where they've been" Others: "Eat it! Free cuisine in nature's pick-your- own canteen!"

This seems an appropriate time to repost this poem. Some lines have been added since it was first posted. #poetry

In early 2021 we did translocations of Lobaria pulmonaria lichen onto 80 trees in the Haweswater area from a donor tree at Naddle which had a bough break off in storms of early 2020. We're checking them all + removing mesh+staples. @britishlichensociety.org.uk #LichenGBI @wildhaweswater.bsky.social

Stop Trump Coalition condemns the bombing of Venezuela and calls for the British government to finally condemn the US for its warmongering. stoptrump.org.uk/trumps-crimi...

Cannot stop thinking about the people I met in Calais. They deserve so much better. @greenparty.org.uk @calaisappeal.bsky.social

I’m increasingly convinced that self care is climate action. After all, if we want a sustainable world, don’t we have to be sustainable too? For me, that means time with friends & fam, nature, knitting, chocolate, tea, and a stack of good books. What’s your favourite way to recharge?

Cowslip (Primula veris) in our garden in East Lothian today. This plant has been in flower for at least five weeks. Nice to have its yellow flowers brightening up the lawn (albeit a very tiny part of the lawn) at this time of year.

Here are two of a total of 17 December Moths found by my wife Alison here in East Lothian, Scotland, a couple of nights ago. Photo: Alison Averis. #TeamMoth

An old oak near Welshpool, in mid Wales. 1: About 30-35 years ago. Drawn in coloured pencil in 2010 from a photo taken many years earlier. 2: What remains of the same tree today. A younger oak has been planted nearby (visible at left edge of photo) in the last 15 or so years.

Very surprised to have just found Cowslip (Primula veris) in flower here in East Lothian, Scotland. An unusual time of year for this species to be flowering.

Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis) growing as an epiphyte on the trunk of a palm tree in Barcelona, Spain, today. I've previously seen it only on rocks and walls. Also nice to see fruiting Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) here in its native range.

PhD Opportunity! PhD in Ecology and the evolution of tree size Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge Fixed term Closes on Thursday 20 November 2025. www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/esquivel-mue... #PlantSciences #PlantSciencePhds #Ecology #EcologyPhds

A December Moth, found and photographed by my wife Alison here in East Lothian, Scotland, this morning. #TeamMoth

Imagine being a Minister in Scottish Govt & sanctioning 6 months of torching this sensitive & important carbon-sequestering habitat, in a climate emergency & against will of Parliament, just so a handful of wealthy elites can get off on killing Red Grouse. raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/30/s...