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Edinburgh Images 📷 @colognuh.bsky.social · 17h

West Bow, Edinburgh.

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 19h

Another in my series of libraries National Library of Peru - housed in the neoclassical former Desamparados Train Station #SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky

National Library of Peru - splendid stained glass and skylight ceiling, columns

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 17h

'What day is it?' asked Pooh. 'It’s our BIRTHDAY.' squeaked Piglet. 'My favourite day.' said Pooh. Happy 100th BIRTHDAY to Pooh and the gang! 🎂🎉 Pooh and his friends first appeared on the 14th October 1926 in #WinnieThePooh by A.A. Milne. #WinnieThePooh100 #onthisday

Tigger, Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore all reading about themselves on the sofa at Orkney Library & Archive

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 20h

Relentless pursuit and a grisly murder. ‘Hide and Seek’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Stirling Castle and across Scotland during World War Two, when the Great Hall was used as a barracks. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/has/index.html

This modern image shows the Great Hall at Stirling Castle. It is shown end-on from a high vantage point and the beige harling is very striking in bright sunlight. There is an external wooden staircase leading up to a door in one corner and the roofline is highly decorated. A dark stone building can be seen on the left and another smaller one on the right. The front cover of ‘Hide and Seek’ is shown in the top right corner.

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Edinburgh Images 📷 @colognuh.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The Balmoral Hotel clock tower from Calton Hill, Edinburgh.

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

‘I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.’ – Douglas Adams writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Can somewhere be loved to death? ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is a fast-paced new murder mystery set in Edinburgh and northern Scotland. The beautiful village of Plockton has an important part to play at the start of the book. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple: www.arachnid.scot/book-bos/ind...

Plockton in Wester Ross. The image shows a view along a street that starts across the foot of the frame and continues into its lower centre before turning right, out of sight. The left side of the street is lined with a long terrace of white or dark stone houses and cottages with cars parked in front of them. On the right side of the road are low walls with gardens to their right, some with exotic-looking trees. In the background is a hillside beyond the houses, rising to a skyline with trees. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is shown in the bottom right corner.

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Who needs one of these? #BookSky

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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 12/10/2026

Jack Poole and family were real pioneers; they brought a cinématograph to Edinburgh as early as 1898. In 1921 he introduced live sound effects into silent pictures: literally bringing part of the house down on one occasion. He was one of the very first to appreciate the potential of sound-on-film 📽️

Newsprint photo of John Reginald “Jack” Poole in 1938, a campaign photo for his election to the Town Council published in the Edinburgh Evening News. A slightly rotund man with thinning hair in a good suit, looking wistfully at the camera with his head supported by a hand.

Advert for Till The Bells Ring at the Synod Hall, Scotsman, 15th October 1926. Probably the first feature-length "Talkie" ever filmed and publicly shown

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Galloway House near Garlieston in Galloway served as a hospital during the war and features in the book. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/fof/index.html

This modern image shows the east side of Galloway House near Garlieston. There are terraced mown lawns in the lower right of the frame and the house, made of grey-brown stone and up to four storeys in height, extends across the centre of the image. It has protruding wings at the ends and the central portion bows out. Chimneys and balustrading can be seen on the roof. The sky is blue and the house is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top left corner.

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Edinburgh Images 📷 @colognuh.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Walking up Calton Hill, Edinburgh.

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

“Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.” ― Virginia Woolf writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #BookSky #books #reading

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Russell Burn earlier this morning.

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

You can’t ask a dead man who pulled the trigger. ‘A Tangled Web’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set in northern Scotland. The battlefield at Culloden is visited by the central character as the story builds. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-atw/ind...

The memorial cairn at Culloden battlefield. The image shows a large cylindrical cairn made of large rocks in the centre of the frame which has gorse growing on top of it. There are three people standing on this side of the cairn and looking at a stone plaque which identifies the site. There is vegetation in the background. The sky is blue and the scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘A Tangled Web’ is shown in the top right corner.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

Panel 1: a large robot (composed of AI servers, network switches, storage arrays, and power distribution units) and a human are talking.

Professor "You don't want to destroy humanity do you, lLLM-A-9300x?"

Robot "Haha. What a silly question, Professor. I have no desires or feelings of my own whatsoever."

Professor (relieved)"Oh good."

Panel 2: they walk on. The robot continues "I am merely a tool of the company that created me. And that company, being composed of humans, will naturally have humanity's best interests at heart."

Panel 3: The professor is conspicuously quiet.
"Right?" says the Robot.
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More silence

"Professor?"

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

A very autumnal looking Coire na Ba.

Burns in full spate creating waterfalls.

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Can somewhere be loved to death? ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is a fast-paced new murder mystery set in Edinburgh and northern Scotland. Bettyhill in Sutherland has an important role in the hunt for a murderer. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/bos/index.html

Torrisdale Bay. The image shows an outcrop of rocks in the bottom left, leading to a grassy shoreline across the bottom of the frame. Beyond it, a river flows from left to right to an area of sea across the centre of the frame. On the far side of the river is a broad sandy beach, which extends as far as a distant headland that runs across most of the horizon. The sky is mainly blue. The front cover of ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is shown in the bottom right corner.

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

If you walk west along Doune Gardens in the North Kelvinside area of Glasgow, you may notice something odd. For no obvious reason, the buildings suddenly change and its name becomes Doune Quadrant. So, why does this happen? Cont./ #glasgow #glasgowhistory #spitewall

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Absolute legend!

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

One broch, two millennia, three murders. ‘Thicker Than Water’ is a compelling murder mystery set in northern Scotland. Dunbeath in Caithness features as the hunt for a murderer builds towards its climax. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-ttw/ind...

The image shows a view down onto a river that flows into the bottom left of the frame and continues to a harbour in the centre right of the frame. It is crossed by a footbridge and there is a farmstead on the right bank. On the left bank is a row of houses with a road running in front of them and a stone warehouse at the far end. The land rises behind the houses to higher level fields. The sea can be seen beyond the harbour. The front cover of ‘Thicker Than Water’ is shown in the bottom right corner.

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BSBI Scotland @bsbiscotland.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Booking is now open for the 2026 Scottish Botanists' Conference! www.tickettailor.com/events/botan... Join us for talks, workshops, exhibits & a post-conference dinner. From Caledonian Pine forests to the urban flora of our towns and cities, from mints to mountains, there is something for everyone!

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Select tickets – 2026 Scottish Botanists' Conference – Science Buildings, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Inverleith Row

2026 Scottish Botanists' Conference – Science Buildings, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Inverleith Row, Sat 7 Nov 2026 - The Scottish Botanists' Conference will be held on Saturday 7th November at th...

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This excellent pub day gift from someone who really gets it… 🎾

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

How far would you go to right a wrong? ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is a spooky adventure for younger readers involving the haunting of Dunmore Park in central Scotland. What lies beyond the yellow door? Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more www.kenlussey.com/h46c/index.h...

The image shows a faded yellow door standing open on the left, with part of its doorframe on the right. Beyond is a stone hallway with debris on the ground and closed doors on both sides. Dirty white wooden panelling provides a doorway to the further part of the hall, and to a set of steps leading upwards into darkness. The front cover of ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is shown in the top left corner.

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Today it's the #WeeRead - a campaign to get people all across Scotland READING TOGETHER on 7th October! Join us by reading something today - reading for just 6 minutes can reduce stress and improve mental health! Find out more and pledge to read at: weeread.scot

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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Four recent camps with Tony Hobbs in Glen Feshie, Glen Geldie, Glen Dee, and Rothiemurchus Forest, Cairngorms. Mostly wet and windy weather - sometimes very windy! #Cairngorms #wildcamping

Two green backpacking tents in a forest.

View from a tent with sunlight on brown slopes and a scattering of camp cooking gear in front of the tent.

Two green backpacking tents on moorland with hills in the distance under a grey sky. One man emerging from one of the tents.

View out of a tent to another tent and woodland. Bare feet visible in the tent.

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Can somewhere be loved to death? ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is a fast-paced new murder mystery set in Edinburgh and northern Scotland. Balnakeil Bay in north-west Sutherland plays a background role in the story. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-bos/ind...

Balnakeil Bay. The image shows along a broad sandy beach that faces left to the sea at low tide and has low hills covered in marram grass to its right. At the far end there is a hilly promontory, partly in cloud, while in the foreground is stream with a rocky bed crossing the sand from bottom right to middle left. There is part of a grassy bank visible at the foot of the frame. The front cover of ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is shown in the bottom left corner.

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Jamie @jamien89.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Visited the reopened Palm Houses at Edinburgh Botanic Gardens - absolutely stunning.

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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

October 2, Glen Feshie. The autumn colours begin. #Cairngorms #autumn

A river running through woods with craggy hills rising above it.

A river running through woods and steep slopes.

Wooded hillside with a few autumn yellow trees amongst the green.

A hillside with brown grass and heather, a big pine tree, and three smaller trees turning yellow.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Island in the sun.

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

How many deaths to end a war? ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is a thriller set mainly in northern Scotland during World War Two. The fictional Sarclet Castle, south of Wick, plays an important part in the story. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/ets/index.html

The fictional Sarclet Castle, partly based on the real Castle of Mey. The image shows a path leading through a rose garden with a high stone wall on the right and a low flagstone wall and trees on the left. At the far end of the garden is a five-storey stone tower house topped off by battlements and a flagpole. The side facing us is in shadow and the sky is light blue. The front cover of ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is shown in the top left corner.

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Edinburgh Images 📷 @colognuh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Princes Street, Edinburgh from Calton Hill

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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 05/10/2026

Me, swiping through this listing: This is dull, this is dull, dull, still dull, boring, oh... 😯

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It rained most of yesterday, and it's raining now.

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. The two central characters visit Cairn Head in Galloway where this temporary harbour is being tested. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-fof/ind...

This modern image shows the coastline near Cairn Head in Galloway, with a rocky beach in the foreground and on the right, as far as the horizon just above the middle of the frame. The narrow band of visible sea is blue, and the sky is blue with the light coming from the right. There is a black and white image inset into the bottom right of the frame showing a reverse view from the air with a temporary harbour with a roadway leading to the beach shown in the main photograph. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top left corner.

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Jan @janbarrrker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Day 3: Glass An "Immortelle" at Garvald Parish Church, East Lothian. I saw this while taking part in a @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social Church Recording Project -another great reason to take part!

A glass domed immortelle used to display dried flowers at a grave marker. Encasing the glass dome is a circular, rusted wire protective frame designed to shield the glass from damage

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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 03/10/2026

Dreams of the full Poirot experience soured by the ugliness of modern motors

Midland Hotel, Morecambe, with modern cars parked outside

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A short drone vid taken on Wednesday of Beinn Bhan.

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Can somewhere be loved to death? ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is a fast-paced new murder mystery set in Edinburgh and northern Scotland. Lochinver in Sutherland is visited by the central characters in their hunt for a murderer. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple: www.kenlussey.com/bos/index.html

The image shows pontoons forming part of the harbour at Lochinver in the foreground with some small boats moored at them. Beyond is the blue of Loch Inver, while across the middle of the frame is a band of land rising to low stony hills. Close to the edge of the loch is a scatter of mainly white houses and cottages. The sky is mainly blue. The front cover of ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is shown in the bottom left corner.

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Catherine Munro @catherinemmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Colours of a storm #Shetland

two young boys standing in front of turquoise wavy sea

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🧵 One of the greatest Irish artworks is a stained glass window by the great Harry Clarke (1889-1931). The window is a depiction of a poem by Keats called The Eve of St Agnes. It was completed in 1924. The beauty of the piece if that all the elements - the characters work together visually [1]

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

When the hunter becomes the prey. ‘The High Road’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set in central Scotland and the far north-west. Balnakeil Church is visited by the central character. Available as a Kindle, Kobo, Apple or audiobook. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-thr/ind...

The image shows a corner view of a ruined T-shape church whose walls are still standing but which is roofless. The long wall on its left is entirely covered in ivy while other walls are more visible. There are gravestones in the foreground set amongst rough grass. The sea can be glimpsed on the right. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘The High Road’ is shown in the top right corner.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Day 2 of #31DaysOfGraves - Urn Scotland's kirkyards are filled with beautifully carved monumental stone urns, often draped with a shroud like this example in Cockpen & Carrington Churchyard in Midlothian. For Victorians, they represented the human body, a fragile temporary vessel for the soul.

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