What’s your sign?

Jamie Douglass@jamesldouglass.bsky.social · last wk.

What’s your sign

Smoke pouring into the Quoich this evening, on fire patrol. There's no fire on Mar Lodge Estate, it's still some distance to the north, but it's still way too close for comfort. #rangerdailydiary

The almost perfect “Make your vote Count” as a slogan. Also the UKIP-ish purple and gold branding. But disappointing that a man clad in a bin doesn’t have a policy on refuse collection and fly tipping - key voter concerns.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Lebanon and "Israel" reached a framework agreement following talks in Washington. Rubio said that this is the first step in a difficult path, adding that a legal framework will be formalized for the discussions held between Lebanon and "Israel."

Beautiful time of year in my garden

For all those who celebrate ‘Mon SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Oh yes, that’ll really show him!

Irish Independent@independent.ie · 2mo ago

A 90-year-old sex pest who preyed on young women on public transport should have his free travel pass taken away, a judge has said

Still Life with Painted Chest and chair (c.1948) by Scottish artist Anne Redpath #womensart

The peonies and iris are out in Edinburgh.

“There's a good tradition of love and hate….staying by the fireside”

And the winners of the Paul Foot Award for investigative and campaigning journalism 2026 are... Peter Geoghegan and Khadija Sharife of Democracy for Sale.

We only went and won it!! 🎉🎉🎉 A newsletter has just won the biggest prize in British journalism Absolutely delighted. Huge thanks to Khadija and to all Democracy for Sale’s supporters 😊

Private Eye Magazine@privateeyenews.bsky.social · 2mo ago

And the winners of the Paul Foot Award for investigative and campaigning journalism 2026 are... Peter Geoghegan and Khadija Sharife of Democracy for Sale.

And the garden is about the reach its peak

Bluebells in the woods in the Upper Birks in Perthshire. They looked almost ultra violet in the sunshine

Swedish painter Hanna Pauli, Breakfast time, 1887 #WomensArt

The garden is finally waking up

I took photos of some woodland wildflowers while walking part of the Rob Roy Way in Perthshire. The bluebells will be at their stunning peak in a few days and I’ll post photos of those soon.

My birthday twin. The resemblance is uncanny

Lisa Saunders@lisa73.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Who's your birthday twin?

Easter in Perthshire

The Gundestrup Cauldron was likely made between 150 BC and 0 BC/AD. Crafted in embossed silver, it may have originated in an area of Thracian and Celtic interaction, but came to be deposited as a probable offering in a Danish bog, perhaps taken there as a gift or booty. My 📼 Nationalmuseet

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Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ✅ Italy 🇮🇹 ✅. Good day

“Let's go." “We can't." “Why not?" “We're waiting for Godot”

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Ishgl tonight. So beautiful

“Is it contracted out of the ‘54 Act?”

Graeme Cowie@woodstockjag.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. "There's no such thing as ministerial advice, they're just having a chat"

I was next to Susan Boyle at the breakfast buffet in a Cardiff hotel. She pointed at the fried eggs and sausages and remarked, “Decisions…. Cluck or oink?”

Blunderbolt@bolt451.bsky.social · last yr.

Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction

We are in the Netherlands and stuck in a huge traffic jam close to the German border. Not moving. And this lovely Dutch couple on their bikes are on the bridge with their homemade bilingual “happy travels” signs, waving to the static motorists. Love it.

Not wanting to snark the IfG, but even as a life long politics nerd this news feels inconsequential and sparks no interest. A total 🤷🏻‍♀️ Reactions to the names will be “Who?” Or “Meh”

Institute for Government@instituteforgovernment.org.uk · last yr.

Kemi Badenoch is expected to reshuffle her shadow cabinet later today. Read our explainer on what the shadow frontbench currently looks like, who is in it and what experience they have www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/sh...