Pin Lu
@pinlu.bsky.social
Medical writer, translator, columnist, gardening enthusiast. Edinburgh, Scotland
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Out and about in Edinburgh this evening.
February 5, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Out and about in Edinburgh this evening.
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more moon...always room for a wee bit moon
#Edinburgh
#Edinburgh
February 5, 2026 at 9:20 PM
more moon...always room for a wee bit moon
#Edinburgh
#Edinburgh
Dwarf Iris in our garden in Edinburgh, 1 Feb 2025.
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Dwarf Iris in our garden in Edinburgh, 1 Feb 2025.
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Preserving history one letter box at a time. Inspired by Jean Young Farrugia’s The Letter Box, our group has spent years tracking down old and unusual pillar boxes—like Edward VIIIs—and working with Royal Mail to save them from replacement #postboxsaturday
January 31, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Preserving history one letter box at a time. Inspired by Jean Young Farrugia’s The Letter Box, our group has spent years tracking down old and unusual pillar boxes—like Edward VIIIs—and working with Royal Mail to save them from replacement #postboxsaturday
A postbox comes with a gun. Bayswell Road, Dunbar, #Scotland, 2025. #postboxsaturday
January 31, 2026 at 10:59 AM
A postbox comes with a gun. Bayswell Road, Dunbar, #Scotland, 2025. #postboxsaturday
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When the weather is mingin (foul, unpleasant) the streets of Edinburgh come alive with dancing colours and reflections
January 29, 2026 at 9:29 PM
When the weather is mingin (foul, unpleasant) the streets of Edinburgh come alive with dancing colours and reflections
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An application to list Argyle House, researched by Docomomo Scotland and submitted jointly with Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland and The Twentieth Century Society, has been accepted by Historic Environment Scotland.
📄 View the case: buff.ly/aEiduwj
📸 Tom Parnell
📄 View the case: buff.ly/aEiduwj
📸 Tom Parnell
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM
An application to list Argyle House, researched by Docomomo Scotland and submitted jointly with Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland and The Twentieth Century Society, has been accepted by Historic Environment Scotland.
📄 View the case: buff.ly/aEiduwj
📸 Tom Parnell
📄 View the case: buff.ly/aEiduwj
📸 Tom Parnell
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Road to Snowdon, 2022, painting by Welsh artist Sarah Evans @sarahevansart.bsky.social.
January 25, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Road to Snowdon, 2022, painting by Welsh artist Sarah Evans @sarahevansart.bsky.social.
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Ahead of #BurnsNight, we focus on #RobertBurns’ publisher, William Creech.
Largely forgotten today, Creech was well known in late 1700s Edinburgh society. He was Lord Provost, a member of Edinburgh’s literati, and a Luckenbooth shopkeeper.
Read about his life on Our Town Stories - zurl.co/zciE6
Largely forgotten today, Creech was well known in late 1700s Edinburgh society. He was Lord Provost, a member of Edinburgh’s literati, and a Luckenbooth shopkeeper.
Read about his life on Our Town Stories - zurl.co/zciE6
January 24, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Ahead of #BurnsNight, we focus on #RobertBurns’ publisher, William Creech.
Largely forgotten today, Creech was well known in late 1700s Edinburgh society. He was Lord Provost, a member of Edinburgh’s literati, and a Luckenbooth shopkeeper.
Read about his life on Our Town Stories - zurl.co/zciE6
Largely forgotten today, Creech was well known in late 1700s Edinburgh society. He was Lord Provost, a member of Edinburgh’s literati, and a Luckenbooth shopkeeper.
Read about his life on Our Town Stories - zurl.co/zciE6
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Happy #PostboxSaturday from Wareham, Dorset! Photo taken on a very hot day last summer.
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Happy #PostboxSaturday from Wareham, Dorset! Photo taken on a very hot day last summer.
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Make of this what you will… #PostboxSaturday 😬📮🦊🐓
January 24, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Make of this what you will… #PostboxSaturday 😬📮🦊🐓
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Burnham Norton, #Norfolk
An EIIR postbox in the end of a flint, chalk & brick cart shed.
#PostboxSaturday
#Vernacular #architecture
An EIIR postbox in the end of a flint, chalk & brick cart shed.
#PostboxSaturday
#Vernacular #architecture
January 24, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Burnham Norton, #Norfolk
An EIIR postbox in the end of a flint, chalk & brick cart shed.
#PostboxSaturday
#Vernacular #architecture
An EIIR postbox in the end of a flint, chalk & brick cart shed.
#PostboxSaturday
#Vernacular #architecture
The Leaning Postbox of Dunbar. #postboxsaturday
January 24, 2026 at 10:47 AM
The Leaning Postbox of Dunbar. #postboxsaturday
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All three Forth Bridges from above
[Permission for flight granted by Edinburgh ATC]
January 2026
DJI Mini 3
[Permission for flight granted by Edinburgh ATC]
January 2026
DJI Mini 3
January 21, 2026 at 7:07 PM
All three Forth Bridges from above
[Permission for flight granted by Edinburgh ATC]
January 2026
DJI Mini 3
[Permission for flight granted by Edinburgh ATC]
January 2026
DJI Mini 3
The new Romec/WEC flimsy type inside St James Quarter, Edinburgh #postboxsaturday
January 17, 2026 at 2:29 PM
The new Romec/WEC flimsy type inside St James Quarter, Edinburgh #postboxsaturday
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January 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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New Reekie? Actually most of that "smoke" is steam from large boilers which you only really see when it is so cold that the steam cloud lasts a wee bit longer.
#Edinburgh
#Edinburgh
January 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
New Reekie? Actually most of that "smoke" is steam from large boilers which you only really see when it is so cold that the steam cloud lasts a wee bit longer.
#Edinburgh
#Edinburgh
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Barnton, Edinburgh. Do you visit, live, or work in this area ? Edinburgh Council have proposals to improve walking, wheeling, and cycling at Maybury Road
If you would like to know more, or to comment please click on the link. Closing date February 9th.
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/cycling-walk...
If you would like to know more, or to comment please click on the link. Closing date February 9th.
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/cycling-walk...
January 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Barnton, Edinburgh. Do you visit, live, or work in this area ? Edinburgh Council have proposals to improve walking, wheeling, and cycling at Maybury Road
If you would like to know more, or to comment please click on the link. Closing date February 9th.
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/cycling-walk...
If you would like to know more, or to comment please click on the link. Closing date February 9th.
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/cycling-walk...
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Geese at sunset tonight in Midlothian
January 13, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Geese at sunset tonight in Midlothian
Anonymous postbox next to the front door of Edinburgh City Chamber. #PostboxSaturday
January 10, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Anonymous postbox next to the front door of Edinburgh City Chamber. #PostboxSaturday
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This caught my attention yesterday morning, where the Clunie meets the Dee. A big diamond of ice, gently floating downstream.
January 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM
This caught my attention yesterday morning, where the Clunie meets the Dee. A big diamond of ice, gently floating downstream.
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A tale of two paths to Tollcross, Edinburgh
January 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM
A tale of two paths to Tollcross, Edinburgh
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Looking spooky out there tonight - but alas, still no. snow
January 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Looking spooky out there tonight - but alas, still no. snow
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Stromness this afternoon. The sun sets as another snow shower arrives.
January 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Stromness this afternoon. The sun sets as another snow shower arrives.