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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Either they're making crisp packets harder to open or I'm older and feebler than I thought.

Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Checked in with the Edinburgh labyrinth today, I haven't visited it for a few years. Looks in needed of a little TLC, although energetically it's still pretty good. #labyrinth #Edinburgh

A Chartres-replica labyrinth on Edinburgh.

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Eating s curry at The Jewel in the Crown in Castle Douglas (there isn't much choice here - it's this or the chippy). Looking forward to teaching a workshop on 'Dowsing with Trees' tomorrow for D&G Woodlands Trust. Should be fun!

David Penfold :verified: @davep.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

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So, after eighteen months of lying on the supermarket floor screaming at Denmark, Donald Trump has been handed the 1951 defence agreement, which already gave America bases and the run of Greenland for as long as NATO exists, and which it was using so enthusiastically that it closed sixteen of its seventeen installations there. The grown-ups have simply wrapped the toy he already owned in shiny new paper, told him it was the biggest present anyone has ever had, and he is now running round the garden showing it to everyone. He will certainly make the history books, although I fear not in the chapter he was hoping for.

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

Finally ditched Norton in favour of an EU alternative, mainly as I was fed up with the constant upsells and scareware popups. Still 6 months to run on my subscription. That's how fed up with it I am.

Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

During our five days in Budapest I didn't see a single cat (although they do have a very nice historic cats museum). This friendly puss was one of three at the Houses of History in Tihany, where the dowsing conference was held. (Sorry for the blurry close-up). #catsofmastodon

`Da Elf @elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

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Timeline cleanser of a parrot that found a traffic cam to ham it up for.

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

I met with József Mónus, world champion long-distance archer and passionate Hungarian at the International Dowsing conference in Tihany. He's quite a character! #Dowsing #Archery #Tihany #Hungary

Two men, one wearing a kilt and they other in traditional Mongolian wear

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

Behold, mainland Europe's first underground subway, Metro Line #1 in Budapest. Technically, London is the oldest subway system, Glasgow was the third in the world. #Budapest #Subway #Metro

Picture shows a view across to another platform of an underground metro.

Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

A visit to Kerdroya in Cornwall, the world's largest labyrinth. Constructed entirely from Cornish hedges, it is a wonderful thing indeed. youtu.be/SvCOHjBfG3s #Labyrinths #Kerdroya #Cornwall #Dowsing

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

New archaeological dig of Camphill earthwork suggests Neolithic activity at site. Harry Bell was right again! youtu.be/MlnMysyZfw8 #glasgowssecretgeometry #HarryBell #Archaeology #Glasgow

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

Discovering Dowsing podcast - an interesting chat about dowsing and geomancy with Alex Russell-Stonehamand my humble self. :ablobcatattention: youtu.be/7awjgCIkwpE?si=Z6TkyM5pc-P… #Dowsing #Geomancy #GrahameGardner #Magic

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

We appear to have a couple sleeping in a camper van in our street. There goes the neighborhood! 🙄😁

Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

Disappointing to see that new housing has ruined the view of the summer solstice sunrise alignment from Sighthill stone circle. Well, it was nice while it lasted; and, as Duncan Lunan says, the stone circle will likely still be standing after the buildings have […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

A view of the summer solstice sunrise position from Sighthill stones, showing how new buildings have obscured it.

Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

Happy first day of meteorological autumn, celebrated by a new postbox topper in Glasgow's West End #Autumn #WinterisComing #Knitting

A knitted postbox topper with roses and insects in Glasgow

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

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RE: flipboard.com/@sciencealert/environ… Surely a definite contender for next year's Ig Nobel prize?

flipboard.com

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

Hey theatre techies - do you have a spare heavy fogger lying around? stick it in a gallery, call it 'Clouds #07156' or maybe 'Fog' and earn lots of dosh! (Note: you'll need to employ a stage hand to dry the floor every so often) {Art installation by Fujiko […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

Stagehand mopping the floor after a layer of low fog cleared

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

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Here's Jason Arday's death - and the media's role in it - trending on social media, again. And yet it's *nowhere* in the mainstream media today. It's "fallen" out of the news cycle in the same way that Russian scientists "fall" out of windows. 🔗

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

Good morning, fellow pachyderms. Day 5 of our Parisian city break and the sky is clear for the first time since we arrived. Today we visit the opera house, the Dali museum, and Sacre-Cour. I think I'll be wearing a hat. #Paris #SunnySaturday

A view of the Eiffel tower from the balcony of our hotel in Montparnasse

Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

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Oh look another Reflect Orbital interview request in my inbox. SIGH. But I will keep doing as many of these interviews as I possibly can. Because Reflect Orbital is an incredibly stupid, awful, destructive, dangerous idea with no measurable benefits.

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

Welcome to London part 2 - Premier Inn at Kings Cross: breakfast a complete omnishambles. Too few staff (we heard that the chef had walked out), huge queue waiting for hot food - ANY hot food - to appear. Vegan sausages promised but suddenly unavailable due to unspecified "global issues". WTAF? […]

Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

In London, en route to Paris, when I realise I forgot my wash bag with shaving great, toothbrush, meds etc. 3 visits to pharmacies, phone calls to 111 NHS later, seems that English NHS can't access my Scottish NHS records... Cue 3 hours in A&E to get an emergency prescription from a doctor […]

Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

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Dear Microsoft, I have full fibre to the home 500 broadband. Why does it still take Windows Update several hours to download an update? 🤖 🤔 😒 😡

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

2/ 3. Alien civilisations that are vastly more technologically advanced than us are likely to indulge in space tourism. Seeing a total eclipse on Earth would be a must-see. So, during totality of an eclipse, instead of looking towards the sun, turn around and look for the strange, out-of-place […]

Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

1/ The forthcoming solar eclipse reminded me of the premise in Iain Banks’ ‘Transition’ novel about eclipses being a good place to spot aliens. The argument goes: 1. The fact that the moon is the right size and distance from Earth to perfectly cover the sun’s disc is a staggering cosmic […]

Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

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Currently banished from the living room as we're having new windows fitted, so having to eat dinner at my desk in the study. Feels very odd. Just hope I don't spill any wine on the keyboard...!

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026

@JanDocNfP Six top tips to help you get started... 1. If you're in a web browser with the multi-column view (like the old Tweetdeck), go to preferences and select 'slow mode'. 2. Use #Hashtags in your posts and Alt-text your images. 3. You can follow #Hashtags 4. Make Lists of topics and people […]

Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117031… I've been moaning about this for years. As a lighting techie, I know that LEDs have a larger source than halogens so they can't be focussed as precisely, which leads to messier beams and more flaring. "Ye cannae change the laws o' […]

Kristian @z428.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

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Anyone out here to recommend a good web-based client providing some unified timeline for both #Mastodon and #Bluesky ... ? Still lacking a good, performing solution for that. Boosts welcome. #followerpower

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

Well done Scotrail, you win the award for the worst app update of the decade. Your new Scotrail Trains app is absolute pants. *must create new password - verification email doesn't arrive. *enter railcard ID - doesn't allow text characters. #Scotrail #UselessApp #MustTryHarder

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

Just had a phone call with Amazon customer services about an order that has not been delivered - I appreciate that the AI voice assistant responded to me saying, "I'd like to speak to a human, please!" by instantly connecting me with one.

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026

'Life During Wartime' - David Byrne at Edinburgh Playhouse last night. An outstanding gig, the tech is amazing. #DavidByrne #LightingDesign #EdinburghPlayhouse

David Byrne performing in front of large video wall

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

New talk available to purchase on my website - 'Consciously Connected? Earth Energies and the Electric Universe'. This was my keynote address to the Canadian Society of Dowsers 2026 conference. #Dowsing #EarthEnergies #DragonCurrents #PlasmaCosmology #ElectricUniverse […]

Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

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Today is the last day to claim Early Bird rates when you book on my forthcoming dowsing Foundation Course on 8-9 August. westerngeomancy.org/product/ee1 #dowsing #LearnToDowse

Poster advertising a dowsing training course for beginners

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Simon Brooke @simon-brooke.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

The Marsh Family have Bin and done another one. #Binface4Clacton www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NH5JpqrIzY

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Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotdowser.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

Some lovely stained glass windows in the amazing St Conan's kirk on Loch Awe. These were designed by Princess Louise, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. One shows St Michael standing on a 6-headed dragon - usually it would be 7-headed, representing the 7 […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

Two renditions of a stained glass window depicting St Michael, Raphael and Gabriel.

A stained glass window depicting the three stages of a pilgrim's path to enlightenment.

A stained glass window depicting St Michael standing on a 6-headed dragon.