Pete
@baldiepete.bsky.social
Mostly quirky stuff, mostly in Edinburgh. Occasional forays into Scottish rugby.
We went back (it’s now Finnigan’s Wake)
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We went back (it’s now Finnigan’s Wake)
I’m out on a Retired Gentlemen’s Afternoon Stroll today.
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I’m out on a Retired Gentlemen’s Afternoon Stroll today.
The streets in Clermiston are named after people and places in Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Kidnapped’.
November 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The streets in Clermiston are named after people and places in Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Kidnapped’.
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Is it the Bowlers Rest? 😂
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Is it the Bowlers Rest? 😂
Sign on the notice board of the Oxfam Music Shop in Stockbridge. That’s an entire band someone is looking for (the name has been removed from original photo).
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Sign on the notice board of the Oxfam Music Shop in Stockbridge. That’s an entire band someone is looking for (the name has been removed from original photo).
When she was young my late mum would buy postcards from places she visited and write details of the visit on the back. Her and dad were married on 17th March 1951 in Alloa and stayed at the North British (X marks the room) on their way to their honeymoon. In Ripon for some reason.
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
When she was young my late mum would buy postcards from places she visited and write details of the visit on the back. Her and dad were married on 17th March 1951 in Alloa and stayed at the North British (X marks the room) on their way to their honeymoon. In Ripon for some reason.
After an absence of a few months in pleased to announce the return of the single abandoned shoe. 👡
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
After an absence of a few months in pleased to announce the return of the single abandoned shoe. 👡
Lothian Buses fulfilling that classic cliche. You wait ages for a bus then three turn up together.
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Lothian Buses fulfilling that classic cliche. You wait ages for a bus then three turn up together.
For the current Mrs Pete’s 60th birthday we got her a helicopter trip across Central Scotland. What a fantastic experience.
November 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
For the current Mrs Pete’s 60th birthday we got her a helicopter trip across Central Scotland. What a fantastic experience.
Black Sabbath - The Ballet. This should be a bit different.
October 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Black Sabbath - The Ballet. This should be a bit different.
The roof of the Grand Gallery at the National Museum of Scotland.
October 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The roof of the Grand Gallery at the National Museum of Scotland.
Snax roll and sausage.
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Snax roll and sausage.
FFS 🤬 Queue for a tat shop on Victoria Street.
October 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
FFS 🤬 Queue for a tat shop on Victoria Street.
A new place for me in Central Edinburgh. The quiet garden at the end of the terrace above Victoria Street. I especially like the wee howff and roof garden you can see above one of the Grassmarket buildings.
October 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A new place for me in Central Edinburgh. The quiet garden at the end of the terrace above Victoria Street. I especially like the wee howff and roof garden you can see above one of the Grassmarket buildings.
I was at the 2nd Glasgow gig.
October 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I was at the 2nd Glasgow gig.
I took my DSLR for a walk round the very peaceful Dean Cemetery yesterday. The autumn colours were fabulous. I was touched by the wee wooden cross with the poppy between all the stone monuments.
#AutumnVibes
#AutumnVibes
October 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I took my DSLR for a walk round the very peaceful Dean Cemetery yesterday. The autumn colours were fabulous. I was touched by the wee wooden cross with the poppy between all the stone monuments.
#AutumnVibes
#AutumnVibes
The terrace outside the Black Ivy in Bruntsfield has standard lamps with colourful lampshades. Much more exotic than anything my mum would have had.
October 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The terrace outside the Black Ivy in Bruntsfield has standard lamps with colourful lampshades. Much more exotic than anything my mum would have had.
FFS - the Dome has its Christmas lights up already 🤬
October 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
FFS - the Dome has its Christmas lights up already 🤬
Ghost sign on Viewforth.
October 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Ghost sign on Viewforth.
Dean Cemetery three years ago. I need to go back there for a wander.
October 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Dean Cemetery three years ago. I need to go back there for a wander.
Autumn by the Water of Leith.
October 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Autumn by the Water of Leith.