Bob Leckridge
@bobleckridge.bsky.social
Retired doctor Photographer “L’émerveillement du quotidien” (the wonder of the every day) insatiably curious
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Bob Leckridge
@bobleckridge.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Lost freedoms
I was listening to Bob Harris the other day and in his section about The Old Grey Whistle Test he played an interview he’d recorded with Grace Slick back in the mid 70s. He asked her what cha…
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Our freedoms are being eroded. My children and grandchildren don’t have the same freedoms I had at their age.
Is that your experience too?
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Is that your experience too?
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
― Malcolm X
― Malcolm X
February 2, 2026 at 12:26 PM
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
― Malcolm X
― Malcolm X
Diversity. Nature loves it. I love it. Form, shape, colour, context, relationships and interaction over years, decades, centuries.
February 2, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Diversity. Nature loves it. I love it. Form, shape, colour, context, relationships and interaction over years, decades, centuries.
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Two stories of immigration
Two stories about immigration caught my eye this week. Firstly, here in France, applications for full citizenship are down in 2025 following a tightening of the guidelines issued to the Prefe…
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February 1, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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February 1, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I saw this stone lying on a beach in South Africa. It’s extraordinary. Firstly, it has straight edges, and Nature doesn’t really do straight lines. But look at the green “Xmas tree” in the middle of it!
Surely this is the work of human hands….or is it?
I left it lying there by the way #Stunday
Surely this is the work of human hands….or is it?
I left it lying there by the way #Stunday
February 1, 2026 at 7:36 AM
I saw this stone lying on a beach in South Africa. It’s extraordinary. Firstly, it has straight edges, and Nature doesn’t really do straight lines. But look at the green “Xmas tree” in the middle of it!
Surely this is the work of human hands….or is it?
I left it lying there by the way #Stunday
Surely this is the work of human hands….or is it?
I left it lying there by the way #Stunday
Great quote from Wendell Berry!
“The wild is not the opposite of cultivated; it is the opposite of the controlled.” — Wendell Berry
January 31, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Great quote from Wendell Berry!
January 31, 2026 at 7:18 AM
As I flew over the Sahara I saw lots of lines, river beds, cracked earth, ripples in sand, but all the from Amsterdam to Capetown I couldn’t see a single border.
These imaginary lines drawn around “states” or “territories” bring us so much conflict and grief.
We don’t need to divide ourselves so.
These imaginary lines drawn around “states” or “territories” bring us so much conflict and grief.
We don’t need to divide ourselves so.
January 30, 2026 at 9:55 AM
As I flew over the Sahara I saw lots of lines, river beds, cracked earth, ripples in sand, but all the from Amsterdam to Capetown I couldn’t see a single border.
These imaginary lines drawn around “states” or “territories” bring us so much conflict and grief.
We don’t need to divide ourselves so.
These imaginary lines drawn around “states” or “territories” bring us so much conflict and grief.
We don’t need to divide ourselves so.
Reposted by Bob Leckridge
Mercy, Justice and Truth: Sculpted reliefs on the front of William Leiper's 1872 Partick Burgh Hall in the west of Glasgow.
#glasgow #architecturephotography #sculpture #partick #architecture
#glasgow #architecturephotography #sculpture #partick #architecture
January 30, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Mercy, Justice and Truth: Sculpted reliefs on the front of William Leiper's 1872 Partick Burgh Hall in the west of Glasgow.
#glasgow #architecturephotography #sculpture #partick #architecture
#glasgow #architecturephotography #sculpture #partick #architecture
Music is a big part of my daily life. With an ever increasing flood of distressing stories from around the world I thought I’d share a couple of songs which are resonating strongly
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Mary Gauthier - Mercy Now with Lyrics
YouTube video by Suzanne Turner
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January 30, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Music is a big part of my daily life. With an ever increasing flood of distressing stories from around the world I thought I’d share a couple of songs which are resonating strongly
youtu.be/01kf_jXGbNI?...
youtu.be/01kf_jXGbNI?...
January 30, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Then let us pray that come it may,
As come it will for a’ that,
That Sense and Worth, o’er a’ the earth
Shall bear the gree an’ a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
It’s comin yet for a’ that,
That Man to Man the warld o’er
Shall brithers be for a’ that.
Robert Burns
As come it will for a’ that,
That Sense and Worth, o’er a’ the earth
Shall bear the gree an’ a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
It’s comin yet for a’ that,
That Man to Man the warld o’er
Shall brithers be for a’ that.
Robert Burns
January 26, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Then let us pray that come it may,
As come it will for a’ that,
That Sense and Worth, o’er a’ the earth
Shall bear the gree an’ a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
It’s comin yet for a’ that,
That Man to Man the warld o’er
Shall brithers be for a’ that.
Robert Burns
As come it will for a’ that,
That Sense and Worth, o’er a’ the earth
Shall bear the gree an’ a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
It’s comin yet for a’ that,
That Man to Man the warld o’er
Shall brithers be for a’ that.
Robert Burns
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Malice thrives in chaos
It becomes difficult to remain hopeful
"We must do what they fear - tell the truth, spread the truth. This is the most powerful weapon against a regime of liars, thieves & hypocrites. Everyone has this weapon-so make use of it."
Alexei Navanly
#photography #image&verse
It becomes difficult to remain hopeful
"We must do what they fear - tell the truth, spread the truth. This is the most powerful weapon against a regime of liars, thieves & hypocrites. Everyone has this weapon-so make use of it."
Alexei Navanly
#photography #image&verse
January 25, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Malice thrives in chaos
It becomes difficult to remain hopeful
"We must do what they fear - tell the truth, spread the truth. This is the most powerful weapon against a regime of liars, thieves & hypocrites. Everyone has this weapon-so make use of it."
Alexei Navanly
#photography #image&verse
It becomes difficult to remain hopeful
"We must do what they fear - tell the truth, spread the truth. This is the most powerful weapon against a regime of liars, thieves & hypocrites. Everyone has this weapon-so make use of it."
Alexei Navanly
#photography #image&verse
Wow! Look at this tree! Siri suggests it’s a Prickly Ash.
I’ve never seen a surface like this before.
#Stunday #photography #trees
I’ve never seen a surface like this before.
#Stunday #photography #trees
January 25, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Wow! Look at this tree! Siri suggests it’s a Prickly Ash.
I’ve never seen a surface like this before.
#Stunday #photography #trees
I’ve never seen a surface like this before.
#Stunday #photography #trees
A bird with attitude! Quite a “hair-do”! to strut around with! #photography #birds
January 24, 2026 at 8:57 AM
A bird with attitude! Quite a “hair-do”! to strut around with! #photography #birds
Parodia I believe (Balloon, or, Ball Cactus)
Pretty glorious I think you’ll agree!
#photography #plants
Pretty glorious I think you’ll agree!
#photography #plants
January 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Parodia I believe (Balloon, or, Ball Cactus)
Pretty glorious I think you’ll agree!
#photography #plants
Pretty glorious I think you’ll agree!
#photography #plants
January 22, 2026 at 12:46 PM
These little creatures fastened on to the rock look like a constellation of stars! #photography #nature
January 22, 2026 at 12:45 PM
These little creatures fastened on to the rock look like a constellation of stars! #photography #nature
January 21, 2026 at 10:14 AM
A seat with a view #BuffelsBay #scape
January 20, 2026 at 12:59 PM
A seat with a view #BuffelsBay #scape
Sometimes the reflection is even more spectacular than the sky itself #photography #reflections
January 19, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Sometimes the reflection is even more spectacular than the sky itself #photography #reflections