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Scott Macdonald

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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
On summer evenings like these, it's difficult to best a walk along the Tay estuary down at Balmossie.
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Across a few pleasant visits to Melrose, until my most recent visit last week, I had somehow failed to notice this handsome building a mere stone's throw from the Abbey: the commendator's house.
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Apparently, according to my wife, "keep hydrated" doesn't mean "drink frozen margaritas", and I feel this is a misjudgment.
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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 18/06/2025
2025 is the centenary of the appointment of Ebenezer James Macrae as Edinburgh City Architect. Dubbed "the man who shaped modern Edinburgh", his work characterised by a blend of modern form and function with traditional style. A uniquely splendid example is the Edinburgh Police Box 👮📦🧵▶️
Former police box at corner of Waverley Bridge and Market Street. CC-by-NC-SA 2.0, Ian T. Edwards via Flickr.
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Thinking of my holiday to #Naples last week, I'm reminded of the city's love for Sophia Loren (a secular saintly cult second only to Maradona). 😍 #Napoli
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
A great Opening Sentence at this morning's kirk service - Nehemiah 9:17: God is a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, long-suffering and ever constant, and he did not abandon us.
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
I enjoyed a jaunt some 35km north of #Napoli to the summer palace at Caserta. It was built by the Borbone - the Neapolitan Bourbons - in the mid-18th century. The kingdom's most celebrated architect, Luigi Vanvitelli, took Versailles as his inspiration.
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Herculaneum is well worth a visit. The excavations are more compact than those at Pompeii but no less interesting and, going on today (admittedly very much off-season!), Herculaneum is much quieter than Pompeii.
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Herculaneum is well worth a visit. The excavations are more compact than those at Pompeii but no less interesting and, going on today (admittedly very much off-season!), Herculaneum is much quieter than Pompeii.
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Duolingo's graphics continue to perturb...
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
It was great to be back in the over-the-top sumptuousness of the Teatro di San Carlo, an opera house that has been operating since 1737. #Napoli
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Arrived back in Naples yesterday to a characteristically warm welcome, though someone was a little suspicious of us... #Napoli
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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I'm happy to report that the iconic 170 year old Argyle Street Ash Tree in Glasgow seems to have made it through Storm Éowyn pretty much unscathed. This was it at sunset this evening. #glasgow #StormÉowyn #argylestreet #argylestreetashtree #glasgowtoday
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Arthur Mandal @arthurmandal.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
I think Pankaj Mishra showed us all we need to know about Niall Ferguson
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Best image of 2025 so far. 😻
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
I went to see the film "A Real Pain" recently and really liked it. Good, well-paced storytelling, some really moving scenes, and a great performance from Kieran Culkin in particular. I recommend it!
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
I finally got round to reading a book I've had for some time but never got round to picking up: "The Pike" by Lucy Hughes-Hallett. It's a biography of Gabriele d'Annunzio (1863-1938), the Italian poet, warmonger, womaniser, and eccentric aesthete.
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
There are times that Duolingo manages to be unnecessarily unsettling, like with this image. There's something of a Mesoamerican apocalypse about this reminder to practise.
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Today was a rather cold day for a trip out onto Loch Katrine, but it was definitely worth it for the views. I wasn't expecting to see so much colour in January, and the mist clinging to the trees was very pretty.
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Encountered - at some distance - a curious seal out at Newhaven. 🦭 #Edinburgh
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
The @vadundee.bsky.social's exhibition on the kimono is interesting and beautiful. It only runs until Sunday 5th January - if you have time and opportunity then do go and see it! (www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/whats...) #Dundee
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Wishing all my friends in Scotland and those celebrating around the world a very happy St Andrew’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Cute kitten in a sporan on a kilt
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Scott Macdonald @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
One of the best things about this time of year must be the sunsets. This was some evenings ago, but I'm hoping for a few more of these sights to splash some colour across Edinburgh in the wintry darkness.
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