Remember the notion of a dystopian future? Well, you’re in it.

𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984

No fucking way. Not again. I fear for America. I fear that what is happening in Minneapolis, if left unchecked, will happen nationwide. The fascist dictatorship is a restless rabid dog.

America. Fucking hell mate.

One of life’s little pleasures. The way the low winter sun casts its light.

Had a really enjoyable theological and philosophical discussion with two very nice women from the local Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. They were doing the rounds, and were surprised that I even opened the door to them. Our respective beliefs and opinions were discussed, and mutually respected.

It was only a matter of time. A similar thing happened in the 1930s 𝐴𝑘𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐺𝑒𝑖𝑠𝑡 (Action against the un-German spirit). www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The weather was a bit ‘exorcisty’ last night. #Edinburgh #photography #noir

The Power of Love… Three totally different songs. Each one, an absolute banger.

Can we pleeeeeeease all finally agree that Fido, as the all-encompassing, generic, shorthand name for a dog is no longer fit for purpose. I’m over 50, and have never met a dog called Fido.

…ever watchful.

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑠𝑦𝑙𝑢𝑚

Suburbia #photography #art #graffiti #Edinburgh

I saw this fantastic painting, ‘𝐴 𝑀𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝐴𝑟𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑟’, by Rembrandt, at the Kelvingrove Gallery in Glasgow. It’s amazing how when looking up close at the beautiful shine/light/reflection effect on the armour, each seemingly random brushstroke is revealed.

Did you know….huskies can fit through a space no bigger than a human thumb.

“𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚢 𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚜𝚊𝚏𝚎 𝚒𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚝𝚑 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚊 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚒𝚝𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏.” - Robert Tressell.

"Independence is not a word which can be used as an exorcism, but an indispensable condition for the existence of men and women who are truly liberated...who are truly masters of all the material means which make possible the radical transformation of society" - Frantz Fanon (1961)

It's here! Today we launched the new Your Scottish Archives portal at https://buff.ly/3BwyQwp This is the first stage of this exciting new resource for archivists and users of archives. Have a play and let us know what you think.

Non-conformity. #trees #countryside #nature

Edinburgh Castle in the mid-autumn sun

Illumination

I can’t explain. It’s just aesthetically pleasing.

A privilege to have had this guy, as best mate, for 14 years. Rest now, big guy!