JenMacPen
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Local story explorer, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Hare by Tamsin Abbot, English stained glass artist #WomensArt
April 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Hare by Tamsin Abbot, English stained glass artist #WomensArt
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Continuing the theme of weird stuff that's been appearing around Glasgow lately, I spotted this sign on the morning dog walk at the humpback bridge on the Kelvin Walkway.
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#glasgow #kelvinwalkway #signs #starwars #glasgowschoolofart #keepglasgowweird #kesselrun
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#glasgow #kelvinwalkway #signs #starwars #glasgowschoolofart #keepglasgowweird #kesselrun
April 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Continuing the theme of weird stuff that's been appearing around Glasgow lately, I spotted this sign on the morning dog walk at the humpback bridge on the Kelvin Walkway.
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#glasgow #kelvinwalkway #signs #starwars #glasgowschoolofart #keepglasgowweird #kesselrun
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#glasgow #kelvinwalkway #signs #starwars #glasgowschoolofart #keepglasgowweird #kesselrun
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Machine embroidered artwork by Alison Holt, UK textile artist #WomensArt #Spring
April 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Machine embroidered artwork by Alison Holt, UK textile artist #WomensArt #Spring
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Great moments in Reformation history: that time the Moon snuck up behind John Knox and tried to steal his jeely piece.
April 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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The perfect beginning of your book doesn’t matter if you get stuck there & never write the rest of the book. Skip the beginning & write the next part & the next. You can write the first chapter later, last even, but without the rest of the story it doesn’t matter. #writingadvice
April 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The perfect beginning of your book doesn’t matter if you get stuck there & never write the rest of the book. Skip the beginning & write the next part & the next. You can write the first chapter later, last even, but without the rest of the story it doesn’t matter. #writingadvice
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'Hare and Bluebells' linocut by printmaker Mariann Johansen-Ellis #womensart #Spring
April 17, 2025 at 5:31 AM
'Hare and Bluebells' linocut by printmaker Mariann Johansen-Ellis #womensart #Spring
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The Glasgow Buildings Preservation Trust have made a video on how to do a Wiki Walk, with a great explanation about what works for Wikimedia Commons 🚶📸🏘️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaLL...
#architecture #photography #scotland #openlicense #wikimediacommons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaLL...
#architecture #photography #scotland #openlicense #wikimediacommons
Wiki Walks - A Beginners Guide
YouTube video by Glasgow Building Preservation Trust
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Glasgow Buildings Preservation Trust have made a video on how to do a Wiki Walk, with a great explanation about what works for Wikimedia Commons 🚶📸🏘️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaLL...
#architecture #photography #scotland #openlicense #wikimediacommons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaLL...
#architecture #photography #scotland #openlicense #wikimediacommons
Oh for the library with the moving ladder.
I foresee this in my future 😢
But not yet 😉
I foresee this in my future 😢
But not yet 😉
April 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Oh for the library with the moving ladder.
I foresee this in my future 😢
But not yet 😉
I foresee this in my future 😢
But not yet 😉
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I was there at the #beginning, when the giants coalesced from the dust. I watched as their bones cooled to rock and they took their first steps through the sky. They've been wandering for so long now, we think they will be there forever. But they won't. Let's enjoy their walk while we can.
#vss365
#vss365
April 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I was there at the #beginning, when the giants coalesced from the dust. I watched as their bones cooled to rock and they took their first steps through the sky. They've been wandering for so long now, we think they will be there forever. But they won't. Let's enjoy their walk while we can.
#vss365
#vss365
The Wildcat Stane in #Muirkirk said to commemorate two children killed by wildcats in the local area. #gravestones #stanes #legends
April 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The Wildcat Stane in #Muirkirk said to commemorate two children killed by wildcats in the local area. #gravestones #stanes #legends
Untitled by Jim Barclay. These three stone sculptures used to fuel the imaginations of countless #EastKilbride children playing in the town centre while parents did the shopping.
April 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Untitled by Jim Barclay. These three stone sculptures used to fuel the imaginations of countless #EastKilbride children playing in the town centre while parents did the shopping.
A beautiful carving of Airdrie Burgh's coat of arms.
Motto: Vigilantibus (Being watchful)
Motto: Vigilantibus (Being watchful)
April 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
A beautiful carving of Airdrie Burgh's coat of arms.
Motto: Vigilantibus (Being watchful)
Motto: Vigilantibus (Being watchful)
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We call this Viking-Age hogback 'Govan 6,' and, at 2.4m in length, it's a big beast in every sense!
It may well have been reworked after initial carving, perhaps slicing off guardian end-beasts (or decorated end panels) to transform it into a single dragon-like creature, as with Govan 3 and 4! 🐲
It may well have been reworked after initial carving, perhaps slicing off guardian end-beasts (or decorated end panels) to transform it into a single dragon-like creature, as with Govan 3 and 4! 🐲
April 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
We call this Viking-Age hogback 'Govan 6,' and, at 2.4m in length, it's a big beast in every sense!
It may well have been reworked after initial carving, perhaps slicing off guardian end-beasts (or decorated end panels) to transform it into a single dragon-like creature, as with Govan 3 and 4! 🐲
It may well have been reworked after initial carving, perhaps slicing off guardian end-beasts (or decorated end panels) to transform it into a single dragon-like creature, as with Govan 3 and 4! 🐲
Wandering #oldroads of #EastKilbride this afternoon.
April 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Wandering #oldroads of #EastKilbride this afternoon.
The Antonine Wall would have run straight through Kirkintilloch. The lines in the pavement follow its route. The rectangular blocks provide more detail.
April 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The Antonine Wall would have run straight through Kirkintilloch. The lines in the pavement follow its route. The rectangular blocks provide more detail.
The (joint) first record I ever bought was Dreaming by Blondie. I bought it because of the stunning drumming throughout. As far as I'm concerned that's what made Blondie. #RIPClemBurke
youtu.be/TU3-lS_Gryk?...
youtu.be/TU3-lS_Gryk?...
Blondie - Dreaming
YouTube video by BlondieVEVO
youtu.be
April 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The (joint) first record I ever bought was Dreaming by Blondie. I bought it because of the stunning drumming throughout. As far as I'm concerned that's what made Blondie. #RIPClemBurke
youtu.be/TU3-lS_Gryk?...
youtu.be/TU3-lS_Gryk?...
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Life size driftwood horse sculptures by UK sculptor Heather Jansch #WomensArt
April 7, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Life size driftwood horse sculptures by UK sculptor Heather Jansch #WomensArt
Drove down Havoc Road Dumbarton to the Clyde and wandered about where the river would usually be.
Any ideas what the line of seaweed suggests?
Any ideas what the line of seaweed suggests?
April 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Drove down Havoc Road Dumbarton to the Clyde and wandered about where the river would usually be.
Any ideas what the line of seaweed suggests?
Any ideas what the line of seaweed suggests?
Then heading home and realised how close the Bore Stone and Hanging Stones were.
April 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Then heading home and realised how close the Bore Stone and Hanging Stones were.
Exploring Edinburgh stones today. Sunny but freezing in the wind.
Plane flew low overhead at Huly Hill - silenced the barking dogs.
Caiy Stone: location spectacular without houses.
Wondering whether the Ravenwood Stone is inclined to wander and needs restrained.
Spotted Buck Stone by accident.
Plane flew low overhead at Huly Hill - silenced the barking dogs.
Caiy Stone: location spectacular without houses.
Wondering whether the Ravenwood Stone is inclined to wander and needs restrained.
Spotted Buck Stone by accident.
April 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Exploring Edinburgh stones today. Sunny but freezing in the wind.
Plane flew low overhead at Huly Hill - silenced the barking dogs.
Caiy Stone: location spectacular without houses.
Wondering whether the Ravenwood Stone is inclined to wander and needs restrained.
Spotted Buck Stone by accident.
Plane flew low overhead at Huly Hill - silenced the barking dogs.
Caiy Stone: location spectacular without houses.
Wondering whether the Ravenwood Stone is inclined to wander and needs restrained.
Spotted Buck Stone by accident.
I should really have remembered the bobble.
April 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I should really have remembered the bobble.
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Looking Inside Myself, 2002, carved whalebone by Susie Silook, artist of Siberian Yupik, Inupiaq descent #WomensArt
April 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Looking Inside Myself, 2002, carved whalebone by Susie Silook, artist of Siberian Yupik, Inupiaq descent #WomensArt
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Britain is home to almost half of the world’s bluebells, found in ancient or semi-natural woodlands, flowering in April and May. 'Bluebell woods' by contemporary UK painter Susan Entwistle #WomensArt
April 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Britain is home to almost half of the world’s bluebells, found in ancient or semi-natural woodlands, flowering in April and May. 'Bluebell woods' by contemporary UK painter Susan Entwistle #WomensArt