What’s up, ducks?

Yello Flag (Deluxe Edition)

Toad on a (rail) road.

Library borrowing, mid January. #SundayPixBooks

Library borrowings, early March. #SundayPixBooks

Library borrowings, mid-March. #SundayPixBooks

Library borrowings, early April. #SundayPixBooks

Three books borrowed from the library, late April. #SundayPixBooks

Returned library books, late April. #SundayPixBooks

Borrowed from the library, early June. #SundayPixBooks

Library borrowings from mid-July. #SundayPixBooks

These 3 library borrowings from early August. #SundayPixBooks

Library borrowings from August. #SundayPixBooks

Library borrowings from September. #SundayPixBooks

Library borrowings from last month. #SundayPixBooks

Waiting to go back to the library, tomorrow. #SundayPixBooks

I saw this exhibition of paintings by Ken Currie, today. Fabulously dark, & evocative of Highland & Island darkness. Give yourself a hallowe’en chill. It is on until 29 November. www.highlifehighland.com/inverness-mu...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The responses to the UK government’s proposals in Inverness are interesting. The most open-minded and positive comments come from within the local community. This is in clear contrast with the reactions of local politicians and the Scottish government.

A celebration of women in photography by the LVII Collective, 27 October to 27 November at FLOW Photofest Wall, Eden Court Theatre, Inverness #womencreating #womensart #flowfest

The world’s largest tuning fork?

This Housing Project for Noto Earthquake Refugees, Constructed Without Any Nails or Adhesives, Just Won Japan’s Most-Prestigious Design Award spoon-tamago.com/shigeru-ban-...

18 October 1944 | A transport of 1,500 Jews deported from the Theresienstadt ghetto arrived at #Auschwitz. Among those murdered in gas chamber and crematorium III after the selection were three distinguished composers: Pavel Haas, Hans Krása, and Viktor Ullmann.

15 October 1911 | A Frenchman, Roger Chaput, was born in Saint-Ouen. In #Auschwitz from 8 July 1942. No. 45352 He perished in the camp on 13 August 1942.

14 October 1940 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Mirjam Lewkowicz, was born in Gouda. In September 1943, she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

The Buachaille Etive Mór looking pretty this morning

I see some Finns have decided our road (in the Highlands) belongs to them.

Proof, were it needed, that time travel exists.

We were out doing some ornithology and spotted this large water fowl.

It’s like Vegas on wheels

Never knowingly under-souled

The Kyiv Independent’s Kate Tsurkan sits down with internationally renowned artist and activist Ai Weiwei during his first exhibition in Ukraine dedicated to Russia's full-scale war.

11 septembre 1973 #CIAITT Never forget

Taking a day or two from reading books. I’m still reeling from reading the Country Girls trilogy by Edna O’Brien over the past couple of weeks. Each is so good in its own right, and to read them through in a oner felt pretty powerful. Is there a #ednaobrien ? Och, I will give it a go anyway.

What a loss. observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Does Elaine from Seinfeld count?

so many #thecricket posts