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  Good morning, bookshop, The words say hello, We read them above you, We read them below... 🎶 I love the smell of freshly baked books in the morning... Smells like... Reading... A lovely morning at #Bruntsfield and the @TheEdinburghBookshop@bookish.community #books #livres #bookstodon #bookshops #librairies

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  Newcastle University seems somewhat surprised that people, including their own academics, are outraged they would appoint a billionaire son of billionaire. who makes his money in fossil fuels & has been investigated for illegal trafficking of endangered animals for his personal zoo, as a "professor of sustainability" https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/24/indian-oil-gas-heir-professor-sustainability-newcastle-university-anant-ambani?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blue...

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  A trio of blooms to brighten up your Sunday . #flowers #fleurs #photography #photographie #nature

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  Billionaire JImmy Ratbag whines about Britain declining, while living abroad to avoid paying his share of taxes to the country he supposedly loves, complains of lack of oil investment when he shut down his plant in Scotland & has had millions in tax payer's money aid https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm0463619r1no And that's before we start with his racist crap about immigrants. Feck off, Jimmy, why is the BBC giving this rich wanker this coverage?

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  An absolutely stunning bloom to brighten up the start of your week. . #flowers #fleurs #photography #photographie #nature

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  Heading into see the oncologist to find out how this gruelling nightmare treatment has gone. Meantime, enjoy some colourful berries, basking in the sunlight. #photography #photographie #nature

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  Love this headline: "How afraid should we be of Scotland's jellyfish?" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xnjx1erqdo I was expecting an article saying jellyfish are out of control, stealing people's phones & tearing up beaches by riding on illegal e-motorbikes, terrorising small businesses on the coast

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  The iconic Jodrell Bank to lose funding https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y6r9rdxygo This is unbelievably foolish and short-sighted by the science council. This UNESCO listed site is a pioneer in radio astronomy, a field that, thanks to it, UK based scientists have been leaders in the field, world class scientific work for seventy years. The amount saved versus harm caused is ridiculous. As one scientist notes, this is a "colosaal act of self harm" #science #astronomy #SaveJodr...

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  Oh no, not Bill Oddie... Two of the three Goodies gone now. Won't mean much to younger folk, but to those of us of a certain, The Goodies were a wonderfully funny, warm light in our childhood. Sad ecky-thump. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjejw8pq5elo #BillOddie #thegoodies

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  Next read: The Eye of Goliath, by Argentinian scribe Diego Muzzio (trans: Rahul Bery), a take on Jekyll and Hyde, by our own, dear Louis, coming October from Pushkin Press; as Jekyll is a favourite, I am intrigued... #books #livres #bookstodon #TheEyeOfGoliath

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  All set for post-lunch stroll & wave of fatigue washes through me. Frustrating. So an hour lying down, finally enough battery power to go out, bus rather than walk, to husband energy levels. Seat and read in Cloisters, then a very slow walk home. . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie

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  A spectacular bloom, to brighten up your morning. . #fleurs #flowers #photography #nature #photographie

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  "The US is not going to reach any agreement with any country in the world that leads to the risk of proliferation" Rubio, as he inks a deal that will lead to proliferation, with a country whose money largely financed the 9-11 attacks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj03r59z73po But yeah, Iran...

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  It's Sunday, so rather than one beautiful bloom for you today, please enjoy a terrific trio to tantalise your eyes. . #flowers #Fleurs #photography #photographie #nature

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  I met this handsome fellow on the way to the bookshop this morning. Came over to me with friendly mieow, enjoyed lots of head scratches. When I started to go, get followed me, mieowing, rubbing his head on me, demanding more attention, which of course he got.l, then decided on a fun roll around. I am sure cats can tell when you've been house trained by another cat... . #cats #chats #photography #photographie

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  Tonight we sail the wine dark sea at the Filmhouse, in glorious 70mm film print format... I will make libations to the gods first; I have no wish for my bus home at night to take ten years... . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #film #cinema #books #livres #TheOdyssey #Homer #ChristophetNolan #FilmhouseEdinburgh #Mythology #bookstodon

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  In the pink! Well, I'm certainly not today, but this beautiful bloom certainly was... . #flowers #fleurs #nature #photography #photographie

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  Very sad to learn we lost Sam Neill; it feels especially cruel after he endured his cancer treatment & was declared cancer free https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/crl1gk55rzet Such an amazing range of roles, from The Piano to In the Mouth of Madness to Jurassic Park to Dead Calm & more #film #SamNeill

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  Finishes one book, of course he has a spare in his satchel. Thoroughly enjoyed Emily St John Mandel's Exit Party (coming Sept from Picador Books), now starting Jitterbug by the fine @garethlpowell@mastodon.online , the choice for our long-running #Edinburgh SF Book Group in July. #books #livres #bookstodon #ScienceFiction

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  After the wash-out of last week, where the effects of the chemo took ages to pass, I felt up to several hours in the bookshop today. The Gruffalo was pleased to see me back. . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #Gruffalo #selfie #bookshop #librairie

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  "Uplands Roast, they've been brewing in a downtown café..." . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #sign

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  I had no idea the World Naked Bike Ride was happening in #Edinburgh today, until someone yelled "they're coming!" & we turned to see them zoom down Middle Meadow Walk! 🚲 . #Edimbourg #WNBR #photography #photographie #bicycle #velo #MeadowsEdinburgh

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  How Scottish people enhance their digital tech. . #photography #photographie #IrnBru

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  This is a remarkable find: one of only eleven surviving "Exeter Printings" of the US Declaration of Independence found in National Archives in Kew https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/03/vanishingly-rare-copy-us-declaration-independence-volunteer-uk-archives The contrast between that hope in 1776 & the degradation of the US by Trump & his friends 250 years on is painful... #HIstory #HIstoire #USA #America

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  Taken this day, 2017, Thomsons Bar at night, Morrison Street https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/35722632185/in/photostream/lightbox/ #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #EdinburghByNight #NightPhotography #photography #photographie #ThomsonsBar #BAr #Pub #MorrisonStreet #UrbanNight #BlackAndWhitePhotography

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  Taken this day, 2024, heron on the Water of Leith https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/53829035414/in/photostream/lightbox/ #Birds #Oiseaux #nature #photography #photographie #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Heron #WaterOfLeith #wildlife

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  Some vibrant poppies, to brighten up your day. . #flowers #fleurs #photographie #photography #nature #poppy

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  Busy bridge https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/55368074716/in/photostream/lightbox/ Bridge over the Water of Leith at Dean Village, packed with noisy tourists #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #StreetPhotography #DeanVillage #WaterOfLeith #BlackAndWhitePhotography

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  After finding the lone ceramic bunny decoration on a wall the other day, I kept my eye open & spotted two more ceramic pieces just randomly attached to walls on the same dead-end of a street. The breaks on them seem very clean-cut, & there's no debris nearby, making me wonder if the cuts are deliberate rather than breakage or vandalism (doubt anyone would even notice them to vandalise, tbh) . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #art #ceramic

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  It's been another frustrating day of very low energy. Managed short walk, but my recovery strolls seem to be getting shorter than they were earlier in my treatment. Just struggling way more to get over the last chemo session than previous ones; frustrating and more than a little depressing. Even after short walk I still had to lie down when I got in, and despite that, still bloody tired out. It's not doing much for my mood or morale... Bought myself some raspberries as treat fo...