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Ken Lussey
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Author, photographer, traveller, husband, father, grandfather and lover of Scotland and all things Scottish.
Website: https://www.kenlussey.com/
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oregonthedm.bsky.social
So if it hits, you get to sleep for a long time

www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/s...
Scientists find evidence that an asteroid contains tryptophan | CNN
An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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moritherapy.bsky.social
Then as now ...
A cartoon from May 21, 1960. Boy coming home from school saying "our current events teacher keeps bursting into tears." Artist: Chon Day
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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scotchurchestrust.bsky.social
As another November draws to its close, Dr Peter Christie, one of the founders of the Inverclyde Church Recorders group, has been reflecting on the uncertain future of war memorials in closing churches.

These remarkable items come in a variety of forms, not all of them easy to relocate... (1/2)
November 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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arachnidpress.bsky.social
When the past comes back to haunt you. ‘The Danger of Life’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland during World War Two. The main character visits the army headquarters housed in Edinburgh Castle at the time.
Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
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The image shows a telephoto view up to the west side of Edinburgh Castle past a tree in the bottom left of the frame. The stone barracks are rising in the upper centre of the frame, with a high wall this side of them descending to steeply sloping grass banks. Below them is a lower stone wall which stands above rocky crags. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘The Danger of Life’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
There are few better places to visit on a wet winter's day in Glasgow than the Kibble Palace glasshouse in the Botanic Gardens. As well as being a marvel of Victorian engineering, it's got a distinctly tropical feel to it, even when it's cold and rainy outside.

#glasgow #architecture
November 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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andrewjgreig.bsky.social
DI Corstorphine book 4 - The Grave Song - delivered to Storm Publishing ahead of schedule!
Here's me in cake form to celebrate.
The author, his wife and an alien sitting beside an alien spaceship - in cake form.
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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fakehistoryhunter.net
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'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar Neolithic site
Archaeologists are to resume digging at the site after 3D radar technology uncovered a mystery find.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Cairnryan in Galloway plays an important part as the search for a spy builds towards its conclusion.
Available in paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
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This modern image shows part of Cairnryan in Galloway. A road crosses the frame from the bottom left corner to the lower right. On its near side is a grassy area that fills the bottom right of the frame. On the far side of the road is a line of houses and cottages mainly finished in white, with some houses on a higher level at the near end. Behind the buildings is a wooded hillside. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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annesh.no
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
Four articulated buses blocking each other in a roundabout making them stuck.
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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orkneylibrary.bsky.social
spent all morning searching for a book about U2 but I still haven't found what I'm looking for
Shelves of books about musicians and bands
November 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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arachnidpress.bsky.social
How far would you go to right a wrong? ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is a spooky adventure story for younger readers involving the haunting of Dunmore Park in central Scotland. This is the village of Dunmore.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple:
www.arachnid.scot/book-h46c/in...
The image shows the village of Dunmore. A block of stone houses with tall chimneys can be seen beneath the branches of a large tree, whose trunk is on the left. There are swings on this side of the houses and more buildings on the left. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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shieldaig.bsky.social
Turned out nice.
Blue sky and sea. Highland village and snow capped mountain.
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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writeforwellbeing.bsky.social
Another in my series of libraries
Cosin's LIbrary, University of Durham
#SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky
Cosin's LIbrary, University of Durham - lots of deep rich wood. Round table with antique chairs in foreground, walls lined with old volumes, portrait medallions above shelves, balcony visible
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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debbieohi.com
If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social

#BookSky #KidLit #BookPromo
Handwritten quote on a white sheet with an illustrated face at the bottom and pink hearts around the text. The quote reads: "If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting." — Liana Brooks
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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How many deaths to end a war? ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is a fast-paced thriller set mainly in northern Scotland during World War Two. The main character dines in the great hall at the fictional Sarclet Castle.
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This modern image shows the great hall at Eilean Donan Castle, on which that at the fictional Sarclet Castle is based. It is a large and imposing stone-walled room with a blue and green tartan carpet and an exposed-beam wooden ceiling. There’s a large dining table in the centre of the room and a stone fireplace occupies much of the right-hand wall. Lights are suspended from the ceiling. The front cover of ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social
National Geographic drops 'extraordinary' #photos for 2025 'Pictures of the Year.' #photography #NationalGeographic

Link to see the #photographs and more info: www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/...
November 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
Glasgow's has been found to be the best city in the UK to raise children. Yes, it's a survey by an estate agency (so make of that what you will), but it's interesting to look at why the city came out top.

Cont./

#glasgow
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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architecture.bsky.social
National Library of France 🇨🇵
National Library of France 🇨🇵
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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arachnidpress.bsky.social
‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Wigtown plays an important role in the story as the hunt for a spy builds towards its climax.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
www.arachnid.scot/book-fof/ind...
This modern image shows Wigtown County Buildings and Town Hall in the heart of Wigtown in Galloway. Across the bottom of the frame is a grass bowling green which slopes noticeably down to the left. Beyond it is a large red stone building that is eight bays wide and two tall storeys in height. On its left end is a tall clock tower. The land drops away behind the building. The sky is mainly blue but the side of the building facing us is in shadow. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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fourteeneighteen.co.uk
A little graphic that you may find useful #ww1 #genealogy explains how a battalion was maintained in strength
November 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Kelvinside 1893

“Maps show places in transition. Living places are changing places. Here one can almost sense the energy of a great city undergoing dramatic change. Fields await development. Roads are laid out in the full expectation that buildings will most assuredly soon line them.”

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November 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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eekhaut.bsky.social
Inner library:
November 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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A game of secrets and lies. 'Bloody Orkney' is a fast-paced thriller set mainly in Orkney during World War Two. The main characters also visit a secret military base at Gruinard Bay in Wester Ross.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
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This modern image shows a view from amongst trees over a bay to a shoreline of sand and rocks beyond which is a large white-harled house in the centre of the frame comprising a tower house with a large lower extension to its left. In the background, wooded and rocky slopes climb out of the picture. The front cover of ‘Bloody Orkney’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
A squirrel urging me not to obey a Do Not Feed The Squirrels sign on Kelvingrove Park in the West End of Glasgow, although given the warning below it, I resisted! The sign isn't an official one, but was created by A Sign of Humour.

#glasgow #kelvingrovepark #sign #glasgowhumour #squirrel #squirrels
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Great thread.
tomflood.bsky.social Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 15d
Having down time and rest should be more of a badge of honour than being busy.
person standing norman rockwell meme
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM