Patrick Laurie
@gallowaygrouse.bsky.social
Farming in Galloway and writing all around the Irish Sea. Times bestselling author and Wainwright Prize shortlister 2020.
https://andtheyellowale.substack.com
https://andtheyellowale.substack.com
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Quick intro on Bluesky - I'm a farmer & writer from Galloway focussing on cattle, curlews, Celts, conservation & Christianity. My book Native is a Times Best Seller - and more is on the way...
Find my blogs at www.gallowayfarm.blog and andtheyellowale.substack.com
[pic is my bull "Whitsun"]
Find my blogs at www.gallowayfarm.blog and andtheyellowale.substack.com
[pic is my bull "Whitsun"]
Making a Killing - Notes from a stoat's breakfast... last summer's description rediscovered for Substack!
Making a Killing
Notes from a stoat's breakfast, and the blurry end of a leveret's life...
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January 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Making a Killing - Notes from a stoat's breakfast... last summer's description rediscovered for Substack!
Reposted by Patrick Laurie
Enchanting Roman wall fresco of a lush garden, rich in plant and bird life. From a reception room at the House of the Golden Bracelet, Pompeii. 1st century BC - 1st century AD 📷 by me
#FrescoFriday
#Archaeology
#FrescoFriday
#Archaeology
January 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Enchanting Roman wall fresco of a lush garden, rich in plant and bird life. From a reception room at the House of the Golden Bracelet, Pompeii. 1st century BC - 1st century AD 📷 by me
#FrescoFriday
#Archaeology
#FrescoFriday
#Archaeology
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You might have to be handy with a needle and thread in medieval England for more than just your clothing. These three pieces of 14th century parchment were neatly stitched together to form a long roll and we're fortunate that the stitches have survived in such good condition to the present day!
January 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
You might have to be handy with a needle and thread in medieval England for more than just your clothing. These three pieces of 14th century parchment were neatly stitched together to form a long roll and we're fortunate that the stitches have survived in such good condition to the present day!
Reposted by Patrick Laurie
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘January’ Shell Guide
Artist: SR Badmin
‘January’ Shell Guide
Artist: SR Badmin
January 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘January’ Shell Guide
Artist: SR Badmin
‘January’ Shell Guide
Artist: SR Badmin
Reposted by Patrick Laurie
Reposted by Patrick Laurie
SNP administration to be taken to court over a forestry project it funded
My Business Week column
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Court action by investment firm over halting of new moorland forest
An investment company has lodged a petition for a judicial review of a Scottish Forestry notice to halt a new woodland plantation
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December 14, 2024 at 8:04 AM
SNP administration to be taken to court over a forestry project it funded
My Business Week column
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2024 recap continues with a Green Heron helping to control invasive species population 🪶☀️🌵🐸
December 11, 2024 at 1:02 PM
2024 recap continues with a Green Heron helping to control invasive species population 🪶☀️🌵🐸
Quick intro on Bluesky - I'm a farmer & writer from Galloway focussing on cattle, curlews, Celts, conservation & Christianity. My book Native is a Times Best Seller - and more is on the way...
Find my blogs at www.gallowayfarm.blog and andtheyellowale.substack.com
[pic is my bull "Whitsun"]
Find my blogs at www.gallowayfarm.blog and andtheyellowale.substack.com
[pic is my bull "Whitsun"]
December 9, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Quick intro on Bluesky - I'm a farmer & writer from Galloway focussing on cattle, curlews, Celts, conservation & Christianity. My book Native is a Times Best Seller - and more is on the way...
Find my blogs at www.gallowayfarm.blog and andtheyellowale.substack.com
[pic is my bull "Whitsun"]
Find my blogs at www.gallowayfarm.blog and andtheyellowale.substack.com
[pic is my bull "Whitsun"]
Reposted by Patrick Laurie
Best mug ever
December 5, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Best mug ever
Reposted by Patrick Laurie
The recently restored 'Maison de la Truie qui File' (House of the Spinning Sow) is one of the landmark buildings in Malestroit, Brittany. Constructed in the early 16th century, it features several unusual carvings, including a hare playing the bagpipes and the eponymous pig spinning yarn.
December 5, 2024 at 8:03 AM
The recently restored 'Maison de la Truie qui File' (House of the Spinning Sow) is one of the landmark buildings in Malestroit, Brittany. Constructed in the early 16th century, it features several unusual carvings, including a hare playing the bagpipes and the eponymous pig spinning yarn.
Modern twists on an ancient sport: the World Championships of kökpar (polo played with a headless goat) play out in the cold autumnal sunshine of Kazakhstan's capital city Astana...
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December 6, 2024 at 7:12 AM
Modern twists on an ancient sport: the World Championships of kökpar (polo played with a headless goat) play out in the cold autumnal sunshine of Kazakhstan's capital city Astana...
www.scribehound.com/countryside/...
www.scribehound.com/countryside/...
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The meanings of the word for a wren, from eight different languages...
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
December 5, 2024 at 2:44 PM
The meanings of the word for a wren, from eight different languages...
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
Reposted by Patrick Laurie
It's #MementoMoriMonday!
These metal cups from the late 19th century are decorated with skeletons, both adult and infant, representing the Danse Macabre, or the "Dance of Death." They remind drinkers of the shortness of life and the inevitability of death.
Photo: Louvre, Paris,
These metal cups from the late 19th century are decorated with skeletons, both adult and infant, representing the Danse Macabre, or the "Dance of Death." They remind drinkers of the shortness of life and the inevitability of death.
Photo: Louvre, Paris,
December 2, 2024 at 9:46 AM
It's #MementoMoriMonday!
These metal cups from the late 19th century are decorated with skeletons, both adult and infant, representing the Danse Macabre, or the "Dance of Death." They remind drinkers of the shortness of life and the inevitability of death.
Photo: Louvre, Paris,
These metal cups from the late 19th century are decorated with skeletons, both adult and infant, representing the Danse Macabre, or the "Dance of Death." They remind drinkers of the shortness of life and the inevitability of death.
Photo: Louvre, Paris,
Reposted by Patrick Laurie
Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Massive away win for the little fella.
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here’s a 360° sliver of the 40k hectares of Soomaa raised bog near Riisa Sild in Estonia
December 2, 2024 at 7:41 PM
here’s a 360° sliver of the 40k hectares of Soomaa raised bog near Riisa Sild in Estonia
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This is my pencil drawing of the enormous Dolmen of Crucuno, a Neolithic burial monument near Erdeven in Brittany. Partially demolished in the 19th century, it was also used for many years as a barn. Its cap stone weighs around 40 tonnes. #TombTuesday
December 3, 2024 at 9:18 AM
This is my pencil drawing of the enormous Dolmen of Crucuno, a Neolithic burial monument near Erdeven in Brittany. Partially demolished in the 19th century, it was also used for many years as a barn. Its cap stone weighs around 40 tonnes. #TombTuesday
Reposted by Patrick Laurie
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar
Window 2
‘Frost’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Window 2
‘Frost’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
December 2, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar
Window 2
‘Frost’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Window 2
‘Frost’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
A Cattle Drive into the hills of County Clare: an envious note on Irish agricultural pragmatism, the tragedy of retirement and the theft of excellent hazel sticks...
A Cattle Drive
An envious note on Irish agricultural pragmatism, the tragedy of retirement and a theft of excellent hazel sticks.
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December 1, 2024 at 11:25 AM
A Cattle Drive into the hills of County Clare: an envious note on Irish agricultural pragmatism, the tragedy of retirement and the theft of excellent hazel sticks...
Parallels and connecting lines which run between Celtic mythologies make modern borders seem unimportant... and why shouldn't our kids be taught the stories of their own home places? - with nods to St Mungo, King Ailill of Connaught and the famously beautiful Nest of Gwynedd...
The Ring in the Salmon's Mouth
Parallels and connecting lines which run between Celtic mythologies make modern borders seem unimportant... and why shouldn't our kids be taught the stories of their own home places?
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November 25, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Parallels and connecting lines which run between Celtic mythologies make modern borders seem unimportant... and why shouldn't our kids be taught the stories of their own home places? - with nods to St Mungo, King Ailill of Connaught and the famously beautiful Nest of Gwynedd...
Reposted by Patrick Laurie
Some details of the mosaics at North Leigh Roman villa in Oxfordshire for #MosaicMonday. By the fourth century, this luxurious country house featured nineteen mosaic floors, baths, underfloor heating and painted plaster walls.
November 25, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Some details of the mosaics at North Leigh Roman villa in Oxfordshire for #MosaicMonday. By the fourth century, this luxurious country house featured nineteen mosaic floors, baths, underfloor heating and painted plaster walls.
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Here is a selection of medieval hedgehogs, as portrayed in illuminated manuscripts. Mostly from the 14th and 15th centuries.
Why? Because they are cute and I love them. And you all seem like discerning people of good taste.
Why? Because they are cute and I love them. And you all seem like discerning people of good taste.
May 14, 2023 at 2:51 AM
Here is a selection of medieval hedgehogs, as portrayed in illuminated manuscripts. Mostly from the 14th and 15th centuries.
Why? Because they are cute and I love them. And you all seem like discerning people of good taste.
Why? Because they are cute and I love them. And you all seem like discerning people of good taste.
A Reassuring Stripe - looking for the comfort of familiarity in Uzbekistan, it seemed like lineback cattle are alive and well in Central Asia!
A Reassuring Stripe
Cattle in the mountains of Uzbekistan provide a recognisable reminder of home in a landscape which can otherwise feel dizzyingly unfamiliar.
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November 21, 2024 at 8:11 PM
A Reassuring Stripe - looking for the comfort of familiarity in Uzbekistan, it seemed like lineback cattle are alive and well in Central Asia!
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One of my favourite ancient monument for #TombTuesday - located in woodland near the village of Tredion in Brittany, this dolmen is known as 'la Loge au Loup' (the lair of the wolf) and is thought to be over 4500 years old.
November 19, 2024 at 10:02 AM
One of my favourite ancient monument for #TombTuesday - located in woodland near the village of Tredion in Brittany, this dolmen is known as 'la Loge au Loup' (the lair of the wolf) and is thought to be over 4500 years old.
Fond memories of a luminescent encounter with the local knacker man... "howay man, ganna write a story about us?"
The Knackerman
Doing the work that nobody else wants to do, adrift on an ocean of fag-butts, swearwords and laughter.
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November 19, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Fond memories of a luminescent encounter with the local knacker man... "howay man, ganna write a story about us?"