John Johnston
@johnjohnston.info
Retired primary school teacher, Scotland. Part time Product owner Glow Blogs https://johnjohnston.info Likes, blogs, rss & podcasts. Being outside. Posting to BlueSky mostly from my blog, POSSE.
A lot of white butterflies (mostly green-veined, large & small) out & about on Friday. Some flightily red admirals too. Later, beside the track an excited green-veined white butterfly fluttering amount the leaves. Underneath a leaf a small white hanging upside down. Misplaced affection?
Talking a short walk along the Kelvin between Kelvin Bridge & The Botanics while my wife was in the dentist. These sunlit leaves above the path pulled in this speckled wood. Another flew over some sparkling water through light & shade. A happy moment.
Read The Devils Footprints by John Burnside ★★★★☆ I am unsure how much to ‘believe’ of the main character’s narrative. He claims a childhood murder and the insanity of running away from his wife and life with a 14 year old girl who he thinks... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/the-devils-footprints/
The Devils Footprints
Read The Devils Footprints by John Burnside ★★★★☆ I am unsure how much to ‘believe’ of the main character’s narrative. He claims a childhood murder and the insanity of running awa…
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Read: Buckeye by Patrick Ryan ★★★★ 📚 Say, forever. What is it about time that confounds us? We spend it. We save it. We while it away. We waste it. We kill it. We complain about not having enough of it, or about having too much of it on our hands. We regr... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/buckeye/
Buckeye
Read: Buckeye by Patrick Ryan ★★★★ 📚 Say, forever. What is it about time that confounds us? We spend it. We save it. We while it away. We waste it. We kill it. We complain about not having …
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rss chat: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/rss-chat/ rss.chat by Dave Winer, where each user gets an RSS feed to share their posts. It seems to be about small communities on individual servers. While it's still in demo mode and not guaranteed to stick around, it's a thought provoking way to think ...
rss chat
rss.chat by Dave Winer, where each user gets an RSS feed to share their posts. It seems to be about small communities on individual servers. While it’s still in demo mode and not guaranteed t…
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Given the good weather there are quite a lot of butterflies around this week. This one looks like an old one that has been in the wars, black faded and very ragged. I wonder what tales it could tell. My butterfly by month page is building nicely.
Short walk to Greenside reservoir this morning. Warm, mostly sunny. Lots of butterflies around. I’d guess I saw over 200 ringlets; a lot of painted ladies & meadow browns. A few common blues & red admirals ,one small tortoiseshell ... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/butterfly-morning-at-greenside/
Guided Tours in WordPress: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/guided-tours-in-wordpress/ A note about the guided tour facility in the Pootlepress Blueprint Generator for the WordPress playground.
Today’s daily create #tdc5280 #ds106 #dailycreate #ShowYourStripes point toward the #ShowYourStripes webpage that very neatly shows "visual representations of the change in temperature as measured in each country, region or city over... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/climate-biodiversity-stripes/
Life in Links 67: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/life-in-links-67/ A varied collection of links some of which have been sitting in my notes for a while. Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’ve treated a generation of chil… They miss school? “School is where our kids feel secure. It’s where they’re fed. It’...
Read: Solace House by Will Maclean ★★★★ 📚 After sudden scalding exposure to the late twentieth century, and the garish monomania of the supermarket, it was joyous to return to the hospital, to the house. I found that I wanted to immerse myself in Sol... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/solace-house/
Solace House
Read: Solace House by Will Maclean ★★★★ 📚 After sudden scalding exposure to the late twentieth century, and the garish monomania of the supermarket, it was joyous to return to the hospital,…
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Likes We Ran a Huge Social Experiment on a Whole Generation. It Turned Out to Be Terrible | Pootlepress by Jamie Marsland. Like: “Wait. You knew it was damaging mental healt... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/liked-we-ran-a-huge-social-experiment-on-a-whole-generation-it-turned-out-to-be-terrible/
Liked: We Ran a Huge Social Experiment on a Whole Generation. It Turned Out to Be Terrible
Likes We Ran a Huge Social Experiment on a Whole Generation. It Turned Out to Be Terrible | Pootlepress by Jamie Marsland. Like: “Wait. You knew it was damaging mental health, sleep, attention and …
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Walk around Victoria park this afternoon. Warm and quite sunny. Lots of small damselflies out on the pond.
Belonging: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/belonging/ A wonderful book. Touches on so many things, some I know a bit about, trout flies, others new to me, the process of etching. Travels, walks, bird ringing & ecological surveys mix with family history. Lists of old Scot's words for weather, gpx ...
It's World Swift Day! ❤️ Swifts raise their chicks high in eaves or nestboxes, returning to the same site year after year. When the young fledge, they launch into open air... & just keep going! They’ll remain airborne for the next two or three years, until it’s time to breed themselves.
TIL copy all tabs in iOS safari. On mac, I have a nice wee AppleScript that copies to the clipboard links to all my open tabs in Safari’s top window. I’ve always been a bit frustrated that I couldn’t do the same on iOS. But I can. Tab view then the ellipsis at the top right, copy n tabs.
Celebrate 20 years of teachmeet with our cross-border Anglo-Irish online meet. 3rd July 8 to 9.30. Sign up for the zoom here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Sign up to speak here: forms.gle/fYNC5pL1X3pz... Please spread the word. #teachmeetukie #teachmeet20 #tmbett #teachmeet
Sunday Morning on the Braes: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/sunday-morning-on-the-braes/ Walked out to Dumcolm on Sunday morning. A quiet day, although it looked as if it was getting busy later. Lots of birds singing, lots of flowers showing. Warm, sunny until 9am or so, then light cloud.
Walk round Ardinning this afternoon. Cuckoos calling. Willow warblers & ravens heard. Corn bunting & stonechats seen & heard. Warm & breezy plenty of butterflies, mostly Orange Tips & Green-Veined whites, a Painted Lady. A few small red damselflies didn’t stay still although one landed on D’s hat.
Sun setting on Loch Ewe. Aultbea, in beautiful Wester Ross, NW Highlands of Scotland #scotland #highlands #scottish #sunsets #landscapes #photography
I had a walk around Ardmore yesterday afternoon. Lots of flower out. #BloomScrolling #BloomStrolling #Flora
Went for a walk round the park this afternoon. Hailstones in May!
