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Ella

@ellatasm.bsky.social
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Wandering & wondering. Mostly Edinburgh.

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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 4h
Alt: statue in river with bird poo on his head. A ride of scum caught behind him.
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 4h
Tide of scum and Antony’s bum. Water of Leith, St Mark’s Park, Edinburgh
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 5h
'The Pond' by Dee Nickerson contemporary English painter who explores themes of living in the countryside #Womensart
Painting featuring a woman and her cat standing next to a pond surrounded by trees as birds fly overhead
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 11h
Did you have a fear deficit before eating it?
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 12h
Hillside, the windfarm jackets, and Falkland Hill in Fife from London Road Gardens. Edinburgh
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 13h
Rowan tree on Whinny Hill, Holyrood, Edinburgh
2 trees on a hill. One is a rowan with red berries
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 14h
Dunsapie Loch, with its swan this morning. Edinburgh
Loch in predawn light, with swan
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Cllr Jack Caldwell 🇺🇦 @jackrmcaldwell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🚧 Roadworks starting just now on McDonald Road will last until Mon 19th Oct. ⛔️ Bellevue Road will be closed at the east end. 🚦 Temp lights on McDonald Road. 🚌 10 & 13 remain w/o diversion. 🚶‍♀️ Pavement & school access maintained. 💧 Works are for electrics to the Scottish Water pumping station.
Map showing roadworks on the McDonald Road and Broughton area.
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
sounds bogus to me 😉
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hyperscale Data Centres - Short Survey from the Scottish Parliament via @edinburghminute.com yourviews.parliament.scot/329/hyper-sc...
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Hyperscale Data Centres - Short Survey - Scottish Parliament - Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by the Scottish Parliament
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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes @mininglandscapes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A black to green story for this morning’s post www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Seaham coal mine heat network goes live
The scheme will eventually heat 750 properties in the housing complex.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 09/10/2026
🔴 Last week, we revealed that Dundee university’s £80m cash balance was being examined to decide if it qualified for further taxpayer support Now its next £7m bailout has been refused. But the uni says there will be no pause to job cuts. Full story 👉 bit.ly/473PkbL
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
'Pumpkin fields' by contemporary UK printmaker Louise Stebbing #WomensArt #AutumnWeek 🍂
Print with a view iver a field filled with growing orange pumkins and their green stems and leaves under a purple dusk or dawn sky
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sounds like it’s peaking
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hope this passes asap
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I think the bright star is Jupiter. I’m looking East ish in a predawn sky
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Thank you.
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
schadenfreude
Wasp caught in spider’s web. Dead
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The moon reflected in the RiverAvon, Warwick
Moon and trees reflected in river, early morning
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The moon and stars at Old Milverton
Field with pylons, crescent moon, and 2 stars
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phoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Mark A. Pearce : Following Mum & Dad (aka: Autumn Path), c.2014 This captures the vivid colors and changing light characteristic of his signature style. His art draws from local estuaries, fells, mountains, and coastal terrain focusing closely on capturing specific multi-colored light effects.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 04/10/2026
Scotland’s abandoned buildings aren’t just a heritage problem. Experts argue reusing existing buildings can also avoid the carbon emissions associated with demolition, construction and new materials
theferret.scot
Scotland’s abandoned buildings leave communities to bear the burden
Derelict buildings across Scotland are creating a plethora of problems. Local communities are bearing the brunt.
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Good idea!
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Carlisle -where the school kids join the train. Maybe they'll wake him up. Giggle louder, lads!
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There's a man snoring loudly on this train. I moved carriages, but he just snored louder. Would it be bad form to wake him up? 🌬️
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Does Edinburgh really need more student accomodation, with the number of international students in freefall? www.theguardian.com/education/20...
theguardian.com
‘I didn’t know what to do’: collapse of providers of high-end digs leaves students in shock
Cost of living crisis and drop in international students hits market for purpose-built accommodation
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Though apparently not for another year
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
McDonald Road Wastewater Pumping Station – maintenance 9 to 19 October -end if Bellevue rd closed and temp traffic lights on McDonald rd www.ntbcc.org.uk/mcdonald-roa...
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McDonald Road Wastewater Pumping Station – maintenance 9 to 19 October
(adapted from an email from Scottish water) Scottish Water will be carrying out essential maintenance on the power cable at McDonald Road Wastewater Pumping Station (WWPS) in Edinburgh. Work will t…
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Rhinestone Browboy @rhinestonebrowboy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Never knew these existed, very cool.
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Travertin📷🍀 @travertin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dämmerung auf der Seebrücke 📷fotoeinsteiger klaus #landscape #photography #flickr flic.kr/p/2sCZr3H
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's DIY-style! Note that there's no indication for people cycling towards the bridge from Warriston Path that the route is closed and they need to stay on the path.
Turning from Warriston Path to St Mark's Park, with no indication that the through route is closed.
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
. @chasbooth.bsky.social can expect his copy in 2031 😆
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
St Mark's Path Bridge update from @jackrmcaldwell.bsky.social: Council officers are now preparing a Councillors' briefing to go out on week beginning 12 October. It will be shareable, so Jack will send it on as soon as. @edi.bike, @spurtle.bsky.social, @robbieainsworth.bsky.social
bridge through trees
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Paul Bavister @paulbavister.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ghost Orchid Anton Kerner von Marilaun
a ghost orchid in a dark forest
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Don’t pack it. Keep it out, if you’ve still got a tape player
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Water of Leith, just downstream of Redbraes Weir. Edinburgh
River reflecting sunrise sky
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Western Harbour and the windfarm jackets from Granton Harbour wall this morning. Edinburgh
Orange sunrise clouds reflected in the sea, buildings and windfarm jackets on the horizon
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Yorkshire Wolds Weather @yorkswoldsweather.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Cloudless Skies. 13°C. Hawthorn berries in abundance.
Cloudless Skies. 13°C. Hawthorn berries in abundance.
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Windfarm jackets from Murrayfield Golf Course. Yea, we were a bit lost, but the kind golfers put us back on track to Costorphine Hill
Golf course with Edinburgh and the windfarm jackets on the horizon
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
More of that purple kale that’s on the edge of the other image
Purple kale in garden
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Costorphine Walled Garden, Edinburgh
Walled garden with flowers, trees, and purple kale
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Duddingston Loch from Holyrood High Road. Extra light from my bike lamp. Edinburgh
Loch through tree with predawn sky and sea on the horizon
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Just need to check under their feet for a Made in China stamp. I’ll tilt it and you can look for the stamp.
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trying to work out where they were made, but no clues here, except a global company, and delivered on a Chinese ship www.inchcapewind.com/projects-fir...
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Project's first jacket foundations arrive in Port of Leith - Inch Cape Offshore
A major milestone for Inch Cape, read how the first jacket foundations arriving in Leith signal progress in Scotland’s offshore wind development.
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thank you. It was such a lovely view, the photo pretty much took itself.
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Windfarm jackets from Dockside
Windfarm jackets at the docks, with reflections. Sky just beginning to lighten
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The windfarm jackets and Ocean Mist from Constitution Street Bridge
Ocean Mist ship lit up at Leith Shore with windfarm jackets on the horizon.
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thank you both. I am using U Block. Thanks for the great site, appreciate, and service too.
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tried that. Just goes back to previous screen. Using Firefox on windows 11.
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Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
works fine on the app, but I like to use it on the laptop too.
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