Rebecca Gower
@drrebeccagower.bsky.social
Mathematician and IT professional. Interested in history, nature, culture, Type 1 diabetes, government with compassion, and some humour.
I am pro-EU, pro-LibDem, pro-Ukraine.
I am married with two children and I am NOT looking for romance, thank you.
I am pro-EU, pro-LibDem, pro-Ukraine.
I am married with two children and I am NOT looking for romance, thank you.
One of the plain documents that caught our attention was this extremely finely typed Georgian one. The typescript is beautiful, but I can't read it. However there was a panel to explain that it's a declaration of independence from 1907. I looked at it and thought of their on-going struggles.
November 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
One of the plain documents that caught our attention was this extremely finely typed Georgian one. The typescript is beautiful, but I can't read it. However there was a panel to explain that it's a declaration of independence from 1907. I looked at it and thought of their on-going struggles.
We went almost exactly 5 years ago when things were only just coming out of the Covid-lockdown. Several historical sites were not open in Scotland at that time. But even the view from the outside made for an interesting visit. Look at the stone carvings!
July 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We went almost exactly 5 years ago when things were only just coming out of the Covid-lockdown. Several historical sites were not open in Scotland at that time. But even the view from the outside made for an interesting visit. Look at the stone carvings!
Fascinating. When I visited, we could not go inside so had to content ourselves with a lap around the outside.
July 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Fascinating. When I visited, we could not go inside so had to content ourselves with a lap around the outside.
It wasn't so nice and sunny when I went.
Photo from August 2021.
Photo from August 2021.
May 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It wasn't so nice and sunny when I went.
Photo from August 2021.
Photo from August 2021.
Will you accept one from the archives?
August 2021 in Dumfries. There is a stone circle on a nearby hill. Called 'the stanes' if I recall correctly. They are quite low and don't seem as impressive as some, but it must still have required quite a lot of work to create.
August 2021 in Dumfries. There is a stone circle on a nearby hill. Called 'the stanes' if I recall correctly. They are quite low and don't seem as impressive as some, but it must still have required quite a lot of work to create.
April 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Will you accept one from the archives?
August 2021 in Dumfries. There is a stone circle on a nearby hill. Called 'the stanes' if I recall correctly. They are quite low and don't seem as impressive as some, but it must still have required quite a lot of work to create.
August 2021 in Dumfries. There is a stone circle on a nearby hill. Called 'the stanes' if I recall correctly. They are quite low and don't seem as impressive as some, but it must still have required quite a lot of work to create.
Here is a little microcosm living it's entire existence on the top of a fence post.
Photo taken 5 years ago by me in the Highlands of Scotland.
Photo taken 5 years ago by me in the Highlands of Scotland.
April 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Here is a little microcosm living it's entire existence on the top of a fence post.
Photo taken 5 years ago by me in the Highlands of Scotland.
Photo taken 5 years ago by me in the Highlands of Scotland.
I am not really able to get out much at the moment due to some health issues but I can offer one from the archives.
This is from Mull, August 2021, at the Kilmore standing stones if I recall correctly.
This is from Mull, August 2021, at the Kilmore standing stones if I recall correctly.
March 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I am not really able to get out much at the moment due to some health issues but I can offer one from the archives.
This is from Mull, August 2021, at the Kilmore standing stones if I recall correctly.
This is from Mull, August 2021, at the Kilmore standing stones if I recall correctly.
From my front garden today.
March 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
From my front garden today.
I love rime. This was taken in January.
March 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I love rime. This was taken in January.
I can join in. This should have been a woodpecker.
March 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I can join in. This should have been a woodpecker.
In my garden last weekend
March 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
In my garden last weekend
I went and I liked it but it wasn't sunny like that!
February 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I went and I liked it but it wasn't sunny like that!
Today, I photographed an old coin so I could read the date on it. Even then it wasn't easy.
February 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Today, I photographed an old coin so I could read the date on it. Even then it wasn't easy.
The ruins are so beautiful there.
February 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The ruins are so beautiful there.
Thanks for your good wishes.
As for masking in the Day Treatment Unit, it is surprisingly poor! The tea-lady wore mask, but it was only one of those surgical masks. I went in with a mask, as shown, but took it off after a few hours to eat some lunch as the treatment goes on so long.
As for masking in the Day Treatment Unit, it is surprisingly poor! The tea-lady wore mask, but it was only one of those surgical masks. I went in with a mask, as shown, but took it off after a few hours to eat some lunch as the treatment goes on so long.
February 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Thanks for your good wishes.
As for masking in the Day Treatment Unit, it is surprisingly poor! The tea-lady wore mask, but it was only one of those surgical masks. I went in with a mask, as shown, but took it off after a few hours to eat some lunch as the treatment goes on so long.
As for masking in the Day Treatment Unit, it is surprisingly poor! The tea-lady wore mask, but it was only one of those surgical masks. I went in with a mask, as shown, but took it off after a few hours to eat some lunch as the treatment goes on so long.
Here are some I found near the stream and flood plains in Oxford UK during autumn.
January 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Here are some I found near the stream and flood plains in Oxford UK during autumn.
I looked out the window (Oxford).
January 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I looked out the window (Oxford).
Inside Brighton Pavillion they display little scenes of toy mice doing whatever is appropriate for the room. Today's Advent picture is the mice enjoying their own miniature Christmas.
December 21, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Inside Brighton Pavillion they display little scenes of toy mice doing whatever is appropriate for the room. Today's Advent picture is the mice enjoying their own miniature Christmas.
A festively decorated fireplace in the Pavilion is my Advent picture for today.
December 20, 2024 at 8:43 AM
A festively decorated fireplace in the Pavilion is my Advent picture for today.
This is the last full-size tree in my Advent series from Brighton. This tree is decorated with little figurines of Victoria, Albert, and horses, representing one of their visits to the Pavilion.
December 19, 2024 at 7:39 AM
This is the last full-size tree in my Advent series from Brighton. This tree is decorated with little figurines of Victoria, Albert, and horses, representing one of their visits to the Pavilion.
Continuing my Advent pictures from Brighton, this tree is decorated in Victorian style with candles (fake ones) on the branches. It looks plain by today's standards because there was no shiny plastic tinsel back in those days.
December 18, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Continuing my Advent pictures from Brighton, this tree is decorated in Victorian style with candles (fake ones) on the branches. It looks plain by today's standards because there was no shiny plastic tinsel back in those days.
My advent picture of the day is a tree decorated to remember a firework display that Queen Victoria enjoyed during a visit to the Brighton Pavilion. If you look closely, you can see it has red and white striped rockets as well as lights like little explosions.
December 17, 2024 at 7:06 AM
My advent picture of the day is a tree decorated to remember a firework display that Queen Victoria enjoyed during a visit to the Brighton Pavilion. If you look closely, you can see it has red and white striped rockets as well as lights like little explosions.
For today's Advent picture, we are inside the Royal Pavilion, and focusing on the royal part of the history of the building. This tree is decorated in the theme of the knights of the garter.
December 16, 2024 at 7:38 AM
For today's Advent picture, we are inside the Royal Pavilion, and focusing on the royal part of the history of the building. This tree is decorated in the theme of the knights of the garter.
My Advent picture for today is an attractively decorated building in the lanes of Brighton.
December 15, 2024 at 10:48 AM
My Advent picture for today is an attractively decorated building in the lanes of Brighton.
Continuing my Advent picture series, here is a Christmas tree from the very grand music room at Brighton Pavillion. It is decorated with miniature instruments and little scrolls of sheet music.
December 14, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Continuing my Advent picture series, here is a Christmas tree from the very grand music room at Brighton Pavillion. It is decorated with miniature instruments and little scrolls of sheet music.