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.
Part time Product owner Glow Blogs
https://johnjohnston.info
Likes, blogs, rss & podcasts. Being outside.
Posting to BlueSky mostly from my blog, POSSE.
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John Johnston
@johnjohnston.info
· Oct 8
ScotsEduBlogs Update: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/scotsedublogs-update/
If you can point any folk interested in Scottish Education to this post I'd be grateful id you pass it on. Looking to expand the gather & reach of ScotEduBlogs
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How did a toilet photo become a breakthrough for science? 📸🦦
Scott Loarie of @inaturalist.bsky.social shares how a camper in a remote Colombian cabin snapped the first confirmed photos of a living Colombian weasel, a species once known only from 1800s museum skins.
Scott Loarie of @inaturalist.bsky.social shares how a camper in a remote Colombian cabin snapped the first confirmed photos of a living Colombian weasel, a species once known only from 1800s museum skins.
January 20, 2026 at 9:56 PM
How did a toilet photo become a breakthrough for science? 📸🦦
Scott Loarie of @inaturalist.bsky.social shares how a camper in a remote Colombian cabin snapped the first confirmed photos of a living Colombian weasel, a species once known only from 1800s museum skins.
Scott Loarie of @inaturalist.bsky.social shares how a camper in a remote Colombian cabin snapped the first confirmed photos of a living Colombian weasel, a species once known only from 1800s museum skins.
The Sunday Poem: Mineral by Kathleen Jamie | The Observer
I enjoyed reading this in the paper this morning.
Can’t say the same about the online edition despite having a subscription with “Unlimited access” there is an advert every stanza!
I enjoyed reading this in the paper this morning.
Can’t say the same about the online edition despite having a subscription with “Unlimited access” there is an advert every stanza!
January 18, 2026 at 10:09 AM
The Sunday Poem: Mineral by Kathleen Jamie | The Observer
I enjoyed reading this in the paper this morning.
Can’t say the same about the online edition despite having a subscription with “Unlimited access” there is an advert every stanza!
I enjoyed reading this in the paper this morning.
Can’t say the same about the online edition despite having a subscription with “Unlimited access” there is an advert every stanza!
Watched: rk:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Political Thinking with Nick Robinson – The union leader who agrees with the Tory leader: Daniel Kebede – BBC Sounds
Really impressed by the National Education Union’s general secretary Daniel Kebede on the T.V. today.
Really impressed by the National Education Union’s general secretary Daniel Kebede on the T.V. today.
January 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Watched: rk:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Political Thinking with Nick Robinson – The union leader who agrees with the Tory leader: Daniel Kebede – BBC Sounds
Really impressed by the National Education Union’s general secretary Daniel Kebede on the T.V. today.
Really impressed by the National Education Union’s general secretary Daniel Kebede on the T.V. today.
Victoria Park. First snowdrops I’ve seen this year and the earliest I’ve noted on this blog or uploaded to flickr.
January 16, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Victoria Park. First snowdrops I’ve seen this year and the earliest I’ve noted on this blog or uploaded to flickr.
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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We're about to start the listening party for my new album, come along for some info on the songs and other banter! x Starts in 10 mins, 10pm UK time...
mjohnhenry.bandcamp.com/live/early-s...
mjohnhenry.bandcamp.com/live/early-s...
Early Songs, Of Late Listening Party
Join me for a listen through the new album, 'Early Songs, Of Late', on the evening before the release. See you then! Martin x
mjohnhenry.bandcamp.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
We're about to start the listening party for my new album, come along for some info on the songs and other banter! x Starts in 10 mins, 10pm UK time...
mjohnhenry.bandcamp.com/live/early-s...
mjohnhenry.bandcamp.com/live/early-s...
Watching: WordLand Demo 2026: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/watching-wordland-demo-2026/
January 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Watching: WordLand Demo 2026: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/watching-wordland-demo-2026/
blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/gl...
A quick look at the home page for Shetland Glow Blogs show how Glow Blog sites can be used for vital communication by schools.
A quick look at the home page for Shetland Glow Blogs show how Glow Blog sites can be used for vital communication by schools.
Shetland Snow Day
A quick look at the home page for Shetland Glow Blogs show how Glow Blog sites can be used for vital communication by schools.
blogs.glowscotland.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 11:04 AM
blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/gl...
A quick look at the home page for Shetland Glow Blogs show how Glow Blog sites can be used for vital communication by schools.
A quick look at the home page for Shetland Glow Blogs show how Glow Blog sites can be used for vital communication by schools.
I arrived at the Kilpatrick hills car park at dawn this morning. It was already pretty full. Frosty with a clear sky. The full moon going down. More folk than usual on the tracks and paths. Saw a few redwing feeding on hawthorn along with black... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/fynloch-hill-duncolm/
January 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I arrived at the Kilpatrick hills car park at dawn this morning. It was already pretty full. Frosty with a clear sky. The full moon going down. More folk than usual on the tracks and paths. Saw a few redwing feeding on hawthorn along with black... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/fynloch-hill-duncolm/
Flickr in 2025: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/flickr-in-2025/
December 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Flickr in 2025: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/flickr-in-2025/
INaturalist do nice stats pages at the end of the year, mine for 2025
December 31, 2025 at 6:13 AM
INaturalist do nice stats pages at the end of the year, mine for 2025
Books 2025: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/books-2025/
December 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Books 2025: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/books-2025/
On This Flickr Day Update: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/on-this-flickr-day-update/
December 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
On This Flickr Day Update: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/on-this-flickr-day-update/
Noted 2025: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/noted-2025/
December 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Noted 2025: https://johnjohnston.info/blog/noted-2025/
Read: The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine â
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She has read that in Belfast during the conflict there were séances because so many were taken unexpectedly, leaving behind unanswered questions and husbands, wives, children who didn't get to ... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/the-benefactors/
She has read that in Belfast during the conflict there were séances because so many were taken unexpectedly, leaving behind unanswered questions and husbands, wives, children who didn't get to ... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/the-benefactors/
December 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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She has read that in Belfast during the conflict there were séances because so many were taken unexpectedly, leaving behind unanswered questions and husbands, wives, children who didn't get to ... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/the-benefactors/
She has read that in Belfast during the conflict there were séances because so many were taken unexpectedly, leaving behind unanswered questions and husbands, wives, children who didn't get to ... https://johnjohnston.info/blog/the-benefactors/
Watched a couple of dabchicks fishing on the park pond this afternoon.
December 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Watched a couple of dabchicks fishing on the park pond this afternoon.
The park pond in reflective mood today. After so much rain I hope the blue sky hold for a while. Just short of 7 hours daylight today.
December 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The park pond in reflective mood today. After so much rain I hope the blue sky hold for a while. Just short of 7 hours daylight today.
Just before dawn, song thrush singing loudly in the lime tree across from our close. Clear sky too. https://johnjohnston.info/blog/song-thrush/
December 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Just before dawn, song thrush singing loudly in the lime tree across from our close. Clear sky too. https://johnjohnston.info/blog/song-thrush/
My hopes were raised today. But it turns out to be a small plates restaurant, not John Smith & Son reborn.
December 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My hopes were raised today. But it turns out to be a small plates restaurant, not John Smith & Son reborn.
The 12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge ✨ Day 5 prompt: sparkle.
December 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The 12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge ✨ Day 5 prompt: sparkle.
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My latest project 'Paper Plate Robin' is perfect for Christmas, but also an idea you could use all year round. The making video, photos, and instructions are the latest post on the 'news' link on the website www.darrellwakelam.com
(Intellectual property of D. Wakelam)
#edusky #UKEd #UKTeaching
(Intellectual property of D. Wakelam)
#edusky #UKEd #UKTeaching
December 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My latest project 'Paper Plate Robin' is perfect for Christmas, but also an idea you could use all year round. The making video, photos, and instructions are the latest post on the 'news' link on the website www.darrellwakelam.com
(Intellectual property of D. Wakelam)
#edusky #UKEd #UKTeaching
(Intellectual property of D. Wakelam)
#edusky #UKEd #UKTeaching
The 12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge ✨ Day 5 prompt: beard.
Searching my photo library found this among the faces, The word beard is on the broken headstone, left and below the centre of the image. Taken 1 January 2021 at the Necropolis.
Searching my photo library found this among the faces, The word beard is on the broken headstone, left and below the centre of the image. Taken 1 January 2021 at the Necropolis.
December 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The 12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge ✨ Day 5 prompt: beard.
Searching my photo library found this among the faces, The word beard is on the broken headstone, left and below the centre of the image. Taken 1 January 2021 at the Necropolis.
Searching my photo library found this among the faces, The word beard is on the broken headstone, left and below the centre of the image. Taken 1 January 2021 at the Necropolis.