Gary McQuade
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Overly mature wannabe rock god, missed the bus, & went down the engineering route instead. Alford 💚
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A little message from me that might help anybody who finds this time of year a little tough.
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To Those Who Struggle At This Time Of Year
There is always hope
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December 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A little message from me that might help anybody who finds this time of year a little tough.
niallharbison.substack.com/p/to-those-w...
niallharbison.substack.com/p/to-those-w...
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The 1860s Kibble Palace glasshouse in the Glasgow Botanic Gardens lit by the last bit of this afternoon's sun before the rain clouds blotted it out once again.
#glasgow #glasgowtoday #architecture #architecturephotography #kibblepalace
#glasgow #glasgowtoday #architecture #architecturephotography #kibblepalace
December 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The 1860s Kibble Palace glasshouse in the Glasgow Botanic Gardens lit by the last bit of this afternoon's sun before the rain clouds blotted it out once again.
#glasgow #glasgowtoday #architecture #architecturephotography #kibblepalace
#glasgow #glasgowtoday #architecture #architecturephotography #kibblepalace
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“Shhhh, Zog! … Here come one now!”
December 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“Shhhh, Zog! … Here come one now!”
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I should not have been posting today so you get one song and my holiday pics you lucky people I’m definitely off now wishing you as always a peaceful night and I genuinely mean it (that’s not the half bottle of Sauvignon Blanc talking)
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I should not have been posting today so you get one song and my holiday pics you lucky people I’m definitely off now wishing you as always a peaceful night and I genuinely mean it (that’s not the half bottle of Sauvignon Blanc talking)
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RIP Steve Cropper - one of the greatest guitarists ever
December 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
RIP Steve Cropper - one of the greatest guitarists ever
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“Well, we’re ready for the males’ 100-meter freestyle, and I think we can rest assured that most of these athletes will select the dog paddle.”
October 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
“Well, we’re ready for the males’ 100-meter freestyle, and I think we can rest assured that most of these athletes will select the dog paddle.”
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At the end of the summer season Cheltenham Lido drains down the pool and re-fills for winter cold water swimming. But before that, they open it to dogs for the weekend. It's Mabel's favourite day of the year.
October 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
At the end of the summer season Cheltenham Lido drains down the pool and re-fills for winter cold water swimming. But before that, they open it to dogs for the weekend. It's Mabel's favourite day of the year.
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Blue Boy - His Lordship - tribute to Edwyn Collins
YouTube video by His lordship
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October 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light
August 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light
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Catastrophic subtitling on the 1941 movie "Love on the Dole".
(It should read "She's a strange lass, is our Sal"...)
(It should read "She's a strange lass, is our Sal"...)
August 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Catastrophic subtitling on the 1941 movie "Love on the Dole".
(It should read "She's a strange lass, is our Sal"...)
(It should read "She's a strange lass, is our Sal"...)
Nice night for it. It’s a rain free Kelvingrove for PiL!
July 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Nice night for it. It’s a rain free Kelvingrove for PiL!
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Sign at Kintore, Aberdeenshire. (1972) Pic: DCT.
July 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Sign at Kintore, Aberdeenshire. (1972) Pic: DCT.
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Birds of a feather and all that - this place also just hit the market in the New Town. search.savills.com/property-det...
July 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Birds of a feather and all that - this place also just hit the market in the New Town. search.savills.com/property-det...
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May 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Water Lily (1920) lithograph by artist printmaker Henrietta Shore #womensart
April 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Water Lily (1920) lithograph by artist printmaker Henrietta Shore #womensart
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Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.
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Saint Mungo and the robin on an exposed gable of the Scottish Renaissane style early 1900s Bell o' the Brae tenements on High Street in Glasgow. The mural was created by Smug and was painted in 2016.
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #mural #stmungo #streetart #glasgowmurals
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #mural #stmungo #streetart #glasgowmurals
March 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Saint Mungo and the robin on an exposed gable of the Scottish Renaissane style early 1900s Bell o' the Brae tenements on High Street in Glasgow. The mural was created by Smug and was painted in 2016.
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #mural #stmungo #streetart #glasgowmurals
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #mural #stmungo #streetart #glasgowmurals
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Balance in all things.
Today is Tatonka Tuesday
Today is Tatonka Tuesday
March 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Balance in all things.
Today is Tatonka Tuesday
Today is Tatonka Tuesday
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Musk's censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by about 95% since he bought it.
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
February 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Musk's censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by about 95% since he bought it.
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
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Word of the Day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet individual whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
February 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the Day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet individual whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Fox and hoard frost - phwoar ! Thank you Millie Barton @Millnov91 for this morning's #FoxOfTheDay
February 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Fox and hoard frost - phwoar ! Thank you Millie Barton @Millnov91 for this morning's #FoxOfTheDay
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February 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
So…..that’s where the title ‘rain-town’ comes from.
Pishin down in Glasgow!
Pishin down in Glasgow!
February 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
So…..that’s where the title ‘rain-town’ comes from.
Pishin down in Glasgow!
Pishin down in Glasgow!