Mike Wade
@mikewadejournalist.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, formerly long-serving news and features from (mostly) Scotland for The Times. Likes: cats. Dislikes: dogs.
"Q U E T Z ..."
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"Q U E T Z ..."
Where I went on my holidays (II)
September 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Where I went on my holidays (II)
Where I went on my holidays
September 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Where I went on my holidays
Celebration milk bottle from Mills Milk
March 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Celebration milk bottle from Mills Milk
Sign of the times, eh? #leith #edinburgh
March 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Sign of the times, eh? #leith #edinburgh
Beautiful day on the East Lothian coast with loads to see, including a posing oystercatcher and a long-tailed duck, and loads more. #BirdingScotland
March 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Beautiful day on the East Lothian coast with loads to see, including a posing oystercatcher and a long-tailed duck, and loads more. #BirdingScotland
West #Granton tourist trail, #Edinburgh. "Slow cook my shit yuppie scum" #VisitScotland #ScotlandisNow #undiscoveredScotland
March 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
West #Granton tourist trail, #Edinburgh. "Slow cook my shit yuppie scum" #VisitScotland #ScotlandisNow #undiscoveredScotland
Whooper swans at Culross, Fife #BirdingScotland. Beautiful day for it
March 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Whooper swans at Culross, Fife #BirdingScotland. Beautiful day for it
This is a wonderful book, from a charity shop in #Leith #Edinburgh #booksky. The editor Don Paterson is a minor genius and very funny.
March 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This is a wonderful book, from a charity shop in #Leith #Edinburgh #booksky. The editor Don Paterson is a minor genius and very funny.
"Cemetery closed - danger of falling limbs." I took this pic 3 weeks ago - and Warriston Cemetery, #Edinburgh is even more closed now, with hoardings at every entrance. But what if you die, eh? Or want to visit a grave? Or simply to visit this stunningly beautiful place?
Modern life is rubbish.
Modern life is rubbish.
March 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"Cemetery closed - danger of falling limbs." I took this pic 3 weeks ago - and Warriston Cemetery, #Edinburgh is even more closed now, with hoardings at every entrance. But what if you die, eh? Or want to visit a grave? Or simply to visit this stunningly beautiful place?
Modern life is rubbish.
Modern life is rubbish.
'I can't take you far but I can take you away from here.'
March 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
'I can't take you far but I can take you away from here.'
This morning: no testicles.
March 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This morning: no testicles.
"Trump and Vance have revealed to Americans and to America's allies their alignment with Russia, and their animosity toward Ukraine in general and its president in particular," writes @DavidFrum. "The truth is ugly, but it's necessary to face it." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
March 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"Trump and Vance have revealed to Americans and to America's allies their alignment with Russia, and their animosity toward Ukraine in general and its president in particular," writes @DavidFrum. "The truth is ugly, but it's necessary to face it." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
This morning: four testicles.
March 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
This morning: four testicles.
Pic with Jack and Big Salmond at the unveiling of a first ministerial Christmas card, maybe 2009. Salmond is asking me: 'Why aren't you wearing a suit?'
March 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Pic with Jack and Big Salmond at the unveiling of a first ministerial Christmas card, maybe 2009. Salmond is asking me: 'Why aren't you wearing a suit?'
That Vettriano interview was from 2010. Thanks to the miracle of hotmail, here's the draft copy. Excellent payoff, if you like that kind of thing
March 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
That Vettriano interview was from 2010. Thanks to the miracle of hotmail, here's the draft copy. Excellent payoff, if you like that kind of thing
Great Bus Stops of Edinburgh #43 Waterloo Place
February 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Great Bus Stops of Edinburgh #43 Waterloo Place
Great Bus Stops of #Edinburgh #27: Leopold Place.
February 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Great Bus Stops of #Edinburgh #27: Leopold Place.
Just what Granton needs, eh? #Edinburgh
February 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Just what Granton needs, eh? #Edinburgh
Great Bus Stops of #Edinburgh
The view from Burnshot Flyover.
The view from Burnshot Flyover.
February 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Great Bus Stops of #Edinburgh
The view from Burnshot Flyover.
The view from Burnshot Flyover.
'You want our opinion of JD Vance ...?' #cattitude #caturday
February 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
'You want our opinion of JD Vance ...?' #cattitude #caturday
Alarmingly relevant and an excellent read.
February 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Alarmingly relevant and an excellent read.