Andrew Ronald
@westhillwanderer.bsky.social
Gasdoc2857 on X, trying to find my feet here.
Retired Anaesthetist. SCAA volunteer. Photography; Dog walker; Trad Low whistle; Gardener; Archaeology & Industrial Archaeology; WiganRLFC. Drive a van in spare time
On a wander through life
Retired Anaesthetist. SCAA volunteer. Photography; Dog walker; Trad Low whistle; Gardener; Archaeology & Industrial Archaeology; WiganRLFC. Drive a van in spare time
On a wander through life
This is (still) nice @northernmonk.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is (still) nice @northernmonk.bsky.social
Spent part of Day 1 of #30dayswild visiting #RSPBScotland #TroupHead. It's not all seabirds...........
#yellowhammer
#yellowhammer
June 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Spent part of Day 1 of #30dayswild visiting #RSPBScotland #TroupHead. It's not all seabirds...........
#yellowhammer
#yellowhammer
Day one of #30dayswild!
My first suggestion - download Merlin bird ID App, go somewhere, turn it on and see what you’re hearing.
You might be surprised how many birds you hear
apps.apple.com/gb/app/merli...
My first suggestion - download Merlin bird ID App, go somewhere, turn it on and see what you’re hearing.
You might be surprised how many birds you hear
apps.apple.com/gb/app/merli...
Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab
What's that bird? Ask Merlin—the world’s leading app for birds. Just like magic, Merlin Bird ID will help you solve the mystery.
Merlin Bird ID helps you identify birds you see and hear. Merlin is u...
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June 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Day one of #30dayswild!
My first suggestion - download Merlin bird ID App, go somewhere, turn it on and see what you’re hearing.
You might be surprised how many birds you hear
apps.apple.com/gb/app/merli...
My first suggestion - download Merlin bird ID App, go somewhere, turn it on and see what you’re hearing.
You might be surprised how many birds you hear
apps.apple.com/gb/app/merli...
Egon Riss; an Austrian Jew who fled the Holocaust for Edinburgh and helped reconstruct the postwar Scottish mining industry in monumental style threadinburgh.scot/2022/10/23/t...
The thread about Egon Riss; an Austrian Jew who fled the Holocaust for Edinburgh and helped reconstruct the postwar Scottish mining industry in monumental style
On March 20th 1964 – exactly 58 years ago when this thread was first written – a man named Egon Riss died at his home in Colinton, in suburban Edinburgh. A name relatively unknown outsi…
threadinburgh.scot
May 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Egon Riss; an Austrian Jew who fled the Holocaust for Edinburgh and helped reconstruct the postwar Scottish mining industry in monumental style threadinburgh.scot/2022/10/23/t...
Tonight’s niche reading
May 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Tonight’s niche reading
Still rather new to this platform which I'm trying to use to generate content relating to multiple interests but acutely aware I have a large group of followers as a result of interest lists generated in the wake of the Musk take over at "the other place"
May 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Still rather new to this platform which I'm trying to use to generate content relating to multiple interests but acutely aware I have a large group of followers as a result of interest lists generated in the wake of the Musk take over at "the other place"
Heard the first cuckoo of the year on the morning dog walk
May 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Heard the first cuckoo of the year on the morning dog walk
Reposted by Andrew Ronald
Remembering record label owner, TV presenter, nightclub manager and music impresario Tony Wilson (1950-2007), born #OTD in Pendleton, Salford. Nicknamed ‘Mr Manchester’ for his work in promoting the city’s culture. (Mural by Akse).
February 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Remembering record label owner, TV presenter, nightclub manager and music impresario Tony Wilson (1950-2007), born #OTD in Pendleton, Salford. Nicknamed ‘Mr Manchester’ for his work in promoting the city’s culture. (Mural by Akse).
Sitting down to watch the final of #TheTraitors with a glass of this from @northernmonk.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Sitting down to watch the final of #TheTraitors with a glass of this from @northernmonk.bsky.social
Moving stuff from the garden this evening before #stormeowyn does it for me
a man wearing a hat with the letter g on it sits in a chair
ALT: a man wearing a hat with the letter g on it sits in a chair
media.tenor.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Moving stuff from the garden this evening before #stormeowyn does it for me
Seems I missed #squirrelappreciationday yesterday
January 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Seems I missed #squirrelappreciationday yesterday
The story of #ThomasTelford the most famous Scottish Civil Engineer of the 18th/19th century as told by #AlexanderGibb one of the most famous of the 20th………
A fascinating read
A fascinating read
January 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The story of #ThomasTelford the most famous Scottish Civil Engineer of the 18th/19th century as told by #AlexanderGibb one of the most famous of the 20th………
A fascinating read
A fascinating read
Reposted by Andrew Ronald
Off roaders are as big a menace as nighthawks.
Illegal off-roaders damage prehistoric site
🏺
#Archaeology #Prehistory
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Illegal off-roaders damage prehistoric site
🏺
#Archaeology #Prehistory
www.bbc.com/news/article...
North York Moors: Off-roaders damage prehistoric site
4x4 drivers have broken down barricades protecting Iron Age settlement.
www.bbc.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Off roaders are as big a menace as nighthawks.
Illegal off-roaders damage prehistoric site
🏺
#Archaeology #Prehistory
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Illegal off-roaders damage prehistoric site
🏺
#Archaeology #Prehistory
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Wandered past #thelawman today #ripdenis
January 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Wandered past #thelawman today #ripdenis
January 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Reposted by Andrew Ronald
The Outsiders touring exhibition on homelessness and substandard housing is now open at @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social. Please spread the word and visit if you can. St Albans is only 25 minutes from St Pancras and this is the only opportunity to see it in the South of England.
January 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The Outsiders touring exhibition on homelessness and substandard housing is now open at @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social. Please spread the word and visit if you can. St Albans is only 25 minutes from St Pancras and this is the only opportunity to see it in the South of England.
Afternoon’s are getting longer…….
January 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Afternoon’s are getting longer…….