Lawrence Davies
andrenascotica.bsky.social
Lawrence Davies
@andrenascotica.bsky.social
Music, trees, birds, bees, bicycles. Newcastle, increasingly Huddersfield, working on an ecological history of sound amplification. Join a union, and tell the truth about climate breakdown. Born at 353ppm.
Your seasonal reminder that the amount of snow needed to have a bit of fun on the way to school is very small indeed.
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I took this photo at 1254 from the Glasshouse. The far right protesters are behind the gazebos etc (for the dragon boat race), on the pavement directly outside the courts. It would be really pushing it to call this much more than 100 people.
September 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Well, that was the most exciting/hair-raising 15 minutes I've had in a long time. Never change mad and furious city!
September 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Just got home this morning to Newcastle and thought exactly this as we cycled along the empty, litter-strewn, potholed NCN72. And then there was this, which posed something of a challenge for our Bakfiets...
August 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Toto, I've got a feeling we're not cycling in Holland any more...
August 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Yes I completely agree. And fwiw I think those extremely large wind farms have their own beauty anyway.

For example,

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July 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Going down a rabbit hole here. Has anyone thought of using dazzle camouflage on wind farms?

upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
July 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Four 120+ mile train journeys in 36 hours rewarded with not one but TWO hare sightings on my final evening journey to Edinburgh. Magical creatures.
July 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
And even lavender!
July 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Newcastle CC: "Our parks are for everyone".

Also Newcastle CC: let's sell our park out at every opportunity and turn the playground into a toilet block.

This is not on.
July 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Ready for the new tenants. (Who am I kidding. Bees have lived in these walls for far longer than we have...)
July 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
MUST. THREATEN. ALL. LIFE. HOWEVER. SMALL. AND. FRAGILE. ☠️
July 2, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Perhaps the best "free piano" phishing email ever. Not just a piano, but a Stradivarius violin complete with... wireless foot control! 🤣
July 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
An Ouseburn commuter.
July 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
For comparison, South London SE15/SE14/SE13/SE4.
June 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Heaton needs more trees!
June 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Clearly they decided it'd look better if they moved the car off the pavement before taking the photo (from Google maps)
June 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
MLK has joined the GTVO team. (Feel free to download and use the photo...) ✊
June 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
First wild raspberries of the year from Heaton Park! 🤩
June 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
When you hear yet another BBC news bulletin focusing entirely on Reform Ltd, remember these figures:

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
June 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
New use for bike: mobile soundscape recording rig.
June 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
What an interesting place to live.
June 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Tried to get a shot of the many bumblebees grazing on the wild raspberries in Heaton Park this afternoon. Failed miserably but did manage this image, which probably captures the mood better than what I was trying to get.
June 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Classic London summer experience
May 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
My new holiday companion.
May 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM