The #BlueSkyArtShow theme today is #TheRoad, so here’s a rather lovely one in Amsterdam, which I recently visited. #Amsterdam #Netherlands #Wanderlust

First fire of the season! 🔥

I've just done Stand Up Against Harassment training, designed to empower bystanders when they see harassment taking place. These free 30-minute webinars are run by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust and are available to book throughout the year. www.suzylamplugh.org/anti-harassm...

Another excellent piece by @dkthomp.bsky.social, on the future of AI and deep thinking. Must read! open.substack.com/pub/derektho...

My heart forever belongs to the Cairngorms. 💜 It’s such a special place, one I have been visiting my entire life - my mother tells me that the first time was when she was still carrying me in her womb! 📷 April 2022 #ScottishHighlands #Cairngorms #Alba #CairngormsNationalPark #Scotland #Ecosse

The rain came down before daybreak {washing away the summer dust, leaving plump raindrops everywhere} #classicmono #stunday #eastcoastkin

I was reminded today of one of my happy places, the Cairngorms (a truly beautiful part of the Scottish Highlands), and this photo I took at Loch Morlich a while ago. Definitely one of my favourites of all the shots I’ve ever taken! 📷 April 2022 #Scotland #ScottishScenery #Alba #Ecosse #Cairngorms

🌿☕Morning🌞 Not all rainforests are tropical🌿 The UK is home to rare temperate rainforest, even more threatened than tropical rainforest This deciduous woodland is wet & humid & one of the UK's most biodiverse environments giving habitat for lichens, liverworts & mosses & other flora and fauna🌿💚💚💚

Just sharing this in case it’s helpful for anyone struggling with their mental health. 🧡 #MentalHealth

Looking through some snaps taken a while back on my Canon DSLR. Love this golden hour glow. 💛 Taken at Blaikie’s Hill, Galashiels (Scottish Borders), December 2021. #GoldenHour #Scotland #ShotOnCanon

Exactly 4 years ago today, I visited the Moco museum in Amsterdam with my sister. Loved the light installations with infinity mirror effects - reminiscent of Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms. 🌈 The artwork is called “Diamond Matrix” created by Studio Irma. Very immersive! #Amsterdam #MocoMuseum #Art

The colors of Autumn are blooming! #bloomscrolling #photography

Hello Bandcamp Friday!!! Some awesome bands you might want to check out & support include: Ithaca • Cwfen • Alcest • Messa • Honeyblood • Tides from Nebula • Spiritbox • Warpaint • Berlin Blackouts • Rival Self • Storm the Palace • Man of Moon • Cherym

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 31: Remembering Scott Hutchison. 🧡 I live near Selkirk, his home town; some of my pals actually knew him. It’s fair to say that he’s deeply loved + is sadly missed - his music & art struck a chord with people. Frightened Rabbit - “The Woodpile” youtu.be/KY4j8Ow-CTs

One from the Enchanted Forest in 2019, near Pitlochry, Scotland. ✨ A magical experience with installations of our moon and the Earth. 🌒💚🌍 Lookit the #shiny for this week’s #BlueskyArtShow.

Here's the first look at our upcoming Tenement Tiles of Glasgow 2026 Calendar, featuring decorative tiles from Glasgow's Victorian and Edwardian tenements. It's available from www.thisismyglasgow.com/product-cate... Cont./ #glasgow #architecture #tiles #artnouveau #tenements #ceramics #tiling

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 30: Tammi Terrell and Marvin Gaye - “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (such a great duet & song!) music.apple.com/gb/album/ain...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 29: Remembering the Man in Black himself, Johnny Cash. 🖤 Hurt: the most incredible Nine Inch Nails cover version. Deeply poignant too, given his health at the time it was recorded. The emotions are so raw… what a parting gift to the world. youtu.be/8AHCfZTRGiI?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 28: Remembering Grace Slick. Jefferson Airplane - “Somebody to Love” (live at Woodstock ‘69) youtu.be/2EdLasOrG6c?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 27: Remembering Keith Flint. The Prodigy - “Omen” music.apple.com/gb/album/ome...

A little Moom(in)scrolling is good for the soul. 🤍 www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 26: Remembering the timeless Etta James. 🤍 music.apple.com/gb/album/at-...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 25: Remembering Taylor Hawkins. 🦅 Foo Fighters - “Low” from the album One by One, such a great record. (I was considering going with “Times like these” but thought this track perhaps showed off his skillz better!) music.apple.com/gb/album/low...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 24: Remembering Sinéad O’Connor. 💚 music.apple.com/gb/album/not...

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A #Skyline for today’s #BlueSkyArtShow, featuring the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, from one of my visits last year to explore the V&A design museum in Dundee, which had the marvellous Dundee Tapestry on display at the time. (www.thedundeetapestry.com)

“Words are the echo of your of your soul. Honing that echo matters.” - Kathy Hepinstall Parks What a beautiful quote, and great encouragement to keep writing/creating and using our unique voices (AI be damned!).

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 23: Remembering Brent Hinds, who sadly passed away just a few days ago. 💔 Mastodon - “The Motherload” I listened to a lot of Mastodon during the lockdowns & pandemic weirdness - oddly, pummelling my brain with heavy metal kind of did help! music.apple.com/gb/album/the...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 22: Fontella Bass - “Rescue Me” music.apple.com/gb/album/res...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 21: Remembering the legend Joe Strummer, on what would have been his 73rd birthday. The Clash - “London Calling” youtu.be/EfK-WX2pa8c?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 20: Remembering Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul herself! 🩵 I defy anyone to listen to “I say a little prayer” and not feel the urge to sing along. music.apple.com/gb/album/i-s...

It’s World Photography Day, so here are some beautiful peonies from back in June. 🌸 #BloomScrolling

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 19: Remembering Jon Lee. 🧡 He was a brilliant drummer + so energetic, it was such a sad loss. I still remember him giving me a cheeky wink + flinging us some Feeder stickers when we saw them at Edinburgh Liquid Room in ‘99. Feeder - “Evergreen” youtu.be/r9PNfaURPjY?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 18: Remembering Sister Rosetta Tharpe. An iconic musician, this recording of her performing “Didn’t it rain” in Manchester, England at a train station in 1964 is an absolute joy to watch. A true queen of rock ‘n’ roll! 🎸 youtu.be/Y9a49oFalZE?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 17: Remembering Kurt Cobain. ❤️‍🩹 Nirvana - “Heart-shaped Box” youtu.be/n6P0SitRwy8?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 16: Ella Fitzgerald - “Let’s do it (Let’s fall in love)” music.apple.com/gb/album/let...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 15. John Martyn - “May you never” music.apple.com/gb/album/may...

Beautiful quince blossoms for all you #BloomScrolling fans. 🌺

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 14: Remembering Cass Elliot The Mamas & the Papas - “Dream a little dream of me” music.apple.com/gb/album/dre...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 13: Remembering Adam Yauch (MCA) 🧡 Hard to believe it’s been 13 years. Beastie Boys - “Gratitude” Always loved the funky bass line in this song. So glad I got to see them in Glasgow on the To the 5 Boroughs tour - a concert like no other! youtu.be/ZdJ5e70Q8mw?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 12: Remembering Marlena Shaw. California Soul is such an iconic song… always transports me to a swing-themed club night I loved in Edinburgh called Vegas, where everyone dressed up to the nines & danced their socks off! 💃 music.apple.com/gb/album/cal...

Visited the Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery & Tibetan Buddhist Centre at the weekend - a hidden gem in Dumfries & Galloway (+ not far from the Scottish Borders). It’s a beautiful place & had such a lovely peaceful atmosphere. Really enjoyed wandering around the gardens with my folks, it was very zen! 🧡

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 11: Remembering Jimi Hendrix 🎸 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - “All along the Watchtower” music.apple.com/gb/album/all...

you have been visited by the Skylight Napping Fox and will have good fortune for the rest of the week 🤗

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 10: Remembering Billie Holiday. 🌺 Billie Holiday and her Orchestra - “Summertime” music.apple.com/gb/album/sum...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 9. Remembering Greg Gilbert. The Delays - “Valentine” ❤️ youtu.be/JuEQf_MIS4w?...

Attention stargazers! It's time for one of the best meteor showers of the year — the Perseids, it peaks on the night of Aug. 12-13. On this night, under ideal conditions — dark, cloud-free, smoke-free, clear skies — the shower could produce roughly 100 meteors per hour. www.cbc.ca/news/science...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 8. Remembering Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes 🩷 TLC - “Don’t go Chasing Waterfalls” youtu.be/8WEtxJ4-sh4?...

Enjoyed this @n-t-s.bsky.social podcast on research about the health benefits of nature. You don’t necessarily have to leave the house or walk anywhere to benefit - even having houseplants makes a difference. 🪴 open.spotify.com/episode/5KtD...

"When all you can feel are the shadows, turn your face towards the sun." -Helen Keller