Beautiful morning for litter picking with @wolct.bsky.social on the Rocheid stretch of the river. Just one bag but lots of plastic and wipes. Lovely to see the snowdrops out basking in the sunshine.

Enjoyable session litter picking with @wolct.bsky.social on the Kinleith Mill stretch of the river. Clambered up some slippy slopes but filled 3 bags with some quite old rubbish. Lovely to hear the dippers this morning.

Great to see Pedal on Parliament is back! Hopefully there'll be a huge turnout #POP26

Went to the Edinburgh U3A meeting with @threadinburgh.scot today. Many thanks Andy, for such an interesting talk.

Great session of gorse cutting on Dunsapie crags this morning with Holyrood Park Ranger Service. Nice to finish with coffee and Kim's home made cake.

Second Love Music Community Choir session of the year last night at the Usher Hall. Great fun as always and we basses even got a choir leader and accompanist two fist celebration!

Beautiful morning for litter picking in the Stockbridge area with @wolct.bsky.social Coffee break at St Bernard's Well & 8 bags of litter (plus soundbar and electric tools) collected 💪

Out with @wolct.bsky.social this morning litter picking on the section between West Mill Road and the bypass. After the coffee break we had a wee blitz of the bank beside Gillespie Road.

Dry land litter picking this morning with @wolct.bsky.social as the Water of Leith was still very icy and so the boat couldn't be used. Collected nearly 4 bags of litter so not a bad morning to be out.

Grey, breezy damp morning for a gorse cutting session with Holyrood Park Ranger Service at Dunsapie crags. Thankfully the rain didn't last long so it didn't feel too bad.

Booked our trip yesterday (I'm not normally this organised) A trip to the Isle of May is one of the highlights of our year.

Beautiful, cold winter morning for litter picking with @wolct.bsky.social. Not much to be found in the dells so I cleared the lane near Slateford station and along part of the canal. Three bags, trike, mop and curtain rail picked up.

A wee bit of snow didn't stop us singing to the apple trees in Victoria Park and at the Heart of Newhaven. The hot drinks and apple cake were much appreciated.

A wee day trip on the bus to Dundee to see the new moosical Jack and the Beanstalk. Enjoyable nonsense from a talented young cast.

Grey skies above but an enjoyable, sociable walk today along the Water of Leith path from Balerno. Made it as far as the lovely Four Square Park cafe in Saughton Gardens for a welcome coffee! We aim to have a walk on the last Sunday of each month in 2026 - why not join us? @wolct.bsky.social

Lovely walk today from Balerno to Saughton Park with @redropescot.bsky.social. It was strange to be walking along the path without collecting litter as I often do with @wolct.bsky.social.

Our Caring Christmas tree from @bethanychristiantrust.com. Not as large as previous years but still a lovely tree 🎄

This is my favourite picture from the exhibition, great to see that it's the Christmas Eve image.

Last @wolct.bsky.social task before Christmas, litter picking along the Warriston section of the Water of Leith. Two bags and a fish market box collected plus a Kingfisher fly by at coffee break.

A wee trip along the M8 to Glasgow to see the Christmas show at the Citz. The show was great fun. My first visit to the refurbished theatre, it's been very well done.

All ready for Will Pickance's Rag and Bone Christmas at the Pianodrome in Bruntsfield. Our first visit here and looking forward muchly to the show.

Litter picking session with @wolct.bsky.social at Coalie Park today, 2 bags and a traffic barrier collected. Coffee break was fun as always, nice to have a mince pie as well as a chocolate biscuit!

After 4 years of volunteering with @wolct.bsky.social, I saw my first otters on the Water of Leith! It made collecting 3 bags of litter even more worthwhile.

Enjoyable session helping at @bethanychristiantrust.com Caring Christmas Trees collection point. It's great to know that the profits help vulnerable folk this winter.

Managed to miss the worst of the rain whilst litter picking with @wolct.bsky.social on the Saughton Park/Fords Road stretch. Two full bags collected including lots of disposable gloves and a pair of bra inserts!

Had a fun afternoon at the Curl Edinburgh rink yesterday trying curling for the first time. The slide delivery is a challenge, I suspect I didn't look too elegant!

How can Brendan McCullum pick up his salary in all good conscience? There's been poor preparation, no game planning and players can perform poorly without any consequences. Utter shambles #TheAshes

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... If there was any doubt that FIFA had lost its moral compass, this is the ultimate proof. Football at the top level has lost its soul.

Our old Advent calendar full of wee chocolates again. We've been using this calendar for over 35 years.

Enjoyable session this morning working with @edinburghshoreline.bsky.social sowing yellow rattle seeds on 11 meadows along the Gypsy Brae/Silverknowes promenade.

After a cracking day at the seaside (North Berwick), a pint at the Dreadnought goes down nicely 🍺

A wee trip out to North Berwick to meet up with @seabirdcentre.bsky.social Conservation team chatting about what they do, some background research and the impact on the bird populations. Very much enjoyed the session and our beach walk.

I love using our libraries here in Edinburgh, they're such important spaces for people. Using any sharing/borrowing scheme (car, board game, tool etc) does indeed feel like a quiet act of resistance.

Beautiful winter morning for digging wee holes in Victoria Park so that Trinity Primary school pupils can plant crocus bulbs in the afternoon. Here's hoping for a lovely display next spring 🌼🌱

This is great news to hear, I've loved volunteering with Restoration Forth

Litter picking session with @wolct.bsky.social this morning on the stretch of the Water of Leith in Balerno, part of the @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social National Cycle Network route 75. One bag plus 1 boxing glove 🥊🤔

Went along to St Mary's Cathedral last night to mark the first Sunday in Advent. A lovely service with some beautiful singing by the choir.

Enjoyable ride this afternoon with @edcriticalmass.bsky.social despite the chilly weather.

Great evening with U3A whisky appreciation group at Scotch Malt Whisky Society Queen Street. Loved meeting some lovely people and tasting 4 great whiskies.

Had a great time last night with Fischy music at the first screening of the video for We're the Land of Scots, which they hope will be a national anthem for Scotland's children. Launching today with 30,000 children watching online.

Pre dinner pint and reading at the Dreadnought, can't beat it!

Enjoyed my gorse cutting session today above Dunsapie with Holyrood Park Ranger Service. Great to have some coffee and cake afterwards.

Fantastic discovery that shows we have still so much to learn about our oceans.

Litter picking session with @wolct.bsky.social along the Redbraes & Stedfastgate section of the Water of Leith. Lots of folk also sweeping leaves and other paths work.

A wee Friday visit to Dundee to catch up with a cousin for a couple of beers. Also popped in to Discovery Point, the old girl is getting a lot of work done but this was an interesting wee exhibition.

This closure plus the one at St Mark's Park show that @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social still does not prioritise active travel. That's two key routes for me knackered until January!

Cold, bright sunny morning for a gorse cutting session in Holyrood Park with the ranger service. Nice to see some clearer space around the rock whitebeam trees.

I had thought about going to the pub to watch but decided that I didn't want to share another glorious failure with lots of folk. Was I right? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Beautiful autumn morning for another @wolct.bsky.social task. A 'productive' litter picking session along the Bell's meadow/Coltbridge stretch as well as some of the cycle path. Rewarded with a brilliant sighting of a Kingfisher.

Fascinating evening organised by Edinburgh Coastline at Lind & Lime distillery looking at Oyster restoration. Science, commitment to nature with some gin & tonic, what's not to like #RestorationForth