Pete Rutherford
@yetitrommler.bsky.social
Small business owner, NW Highlands of Scotland. Servant to 2 Newfoundlands. Drummer, guitarist - mostly metal.
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What's Nigel Farage's problem with solar panels?
September 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
What's Nigel Farage's problem with solar panels?
It might not be warm in the Highlands for humans but Newfs are telling me itis and they need to cool off!
April 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
It might not be warm in the Highlands for humans but Newfs are telling me itis and they need to cool off!
Forgot to add these yesterday. Walk out at Laide Wood
March 31, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Forgot to add these yesterday. Walk out at Laide Wood
Some pics from today...
March 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Some pics from today...
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Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
Raise your ✋ hand and pass this on if you stand with Ukraine and against Russia!
Raise your ✋ hand and pass this on if you stand with Ukraine and against Russia!
March 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
Raise your ✋ hand and pass this on if you stand with Ukraine and against Russia!
Raise your ✋ hand and pass this on if you stand with Ukraine and against Russia!
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“Just as an oak tree crowds out its own saplings from the light, making them stunted dwarf trees, so too can humans shrink their children’s spirits if they overshadow them and deny them experiences that allow them to grow.” @herdyshepherd.bsky.social
Passing On the Farm to My Daughter
A record-breaking bull showed that my eighteen-year-old is ready to start taking my place.
www.plough.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Just as an oak tree crowds out its own saplings from the light, making them stunted dwarf trees, so too can humans shrink their children’s spirits if they overshadow them and deny them experiences that allow them to grow.” @herdyshepherd.bsky.social
It was a little breezy on this morning's walk 😂
March 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It was a little breezy on this morning's walk 😂
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This is how russsian ‘peace’ looks like: just the next day after Trump repeating how ‘putin wants peace’ - russian drones attacking Zaporizhzia , Ukraine 💔
March 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is how russsian ‘peace’ looks like: just the next day after Trump repeating how ‘putin wants peace’ - russian drones attacking Zaporizhzia , Ukraine 💔
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"You’ll struggle to find a safe place to park, a clean shower or a place to eat decent food – and wherever you go, you’ll be expected to pay a fortune for it."
#Transport
#HGV
#Truckers
#Transport
#HGV
#Truckers
If UK suffers from shortage of truckers, why are drivers leaving the industry?
Amidst an HGV driver shortage, more and more drivers enter the industry only to leave it very soon after. Why?
bylines.scot
February 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
"You’ll struggle to find a safe place to park, a clean shower or a place to eat decent food – and wherever you go, you’ll be expected to pay a fortune for it."
#Transport
#HGV
#Truckers
#Transport
#HGV
#Truckers
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Hello all musicians !! ..As you all know independent musicians are depending on free support and I urge everyone to share and repost music so that we can spread like rings in the water. Please share music every day and help each other grow. You grow when we all grow. Thank you <3
January 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Hello all musicians !! ..As you all know independent musicians are depending on free support and I urge everyone to share and repost music so that we can spread like rings in the water. Please share music every day and help each other grow. You grow when we all grow. Thank you <3
@revinthenorth.bsky.social Morning Rev James. Fellow Primordial listener and Highlands resident here. I have a friend who is dire need of help, I was wondering if you might be able to assist her? Apologies for the very direct approach
January 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
@revinthenorth.bsky.social Morning Rev James. Fellow Primordial listener and Highlands resident here. I have a friend who is dire need of help, I was wondering if you might be able to assist her? Apologies for the very direct approach
This mornings walk out to Loch Maree
January 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This mornings walk out to Loch Maree
This is a first. Been put on a block list for being a furry. My dogs might be very furry, I'm really not.
Hey ho.
Hey ho.
January 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is a first. Been put on a block list for being a furry. My dogs might be very furry, I'm really not.
Hey ho.
Hey ho.
Dogs in the snow and a moonlit sky (enhanced pic)
One bloody week in England and I've caught flu. Typical 😂
One bloody week in England and I've caught flu. Typical 😂
January 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Dogs in the snow and a moonlit sky (enhanced pic)
One bloody week in England and I've caught flu. Typical 😂
One bloody week in England and I've caught flu. Typical 😂
An unexpected New Year jam session with my best mates! Very rusty as we've not played on stage together for 18 months!
January 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
An unexpected New Year jam session with my best mates! Very rusty as we've not played on stage together for 18 months!
Merry Christmas from Bear and Eva. No you can't have the turkey Bear....
December 25, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Merry Christmas from Bear and Eva. No you can't have the turkey Bear....
I'm not a farmer at all but I've lived in rural areas most of my life, currently very remote too!
Even with my lack of knowledge and experience, it's easy to understand how right James is with this assessment.
Unfortunately, there is no will to change as there's no money it.
Even with my lack of knowledge and experience, it's easy to understand how right James is with this assessment.
Unfortunately, there is no will to change as there's no money it.
There is a lot of talk about ‘food security’…
So I wrote this (and it got a sexed up headline :-)
unherd.com/2024/12/a-fo...
So I wrote this (and it got a sexed up headline :-)
unherd.com/2024/12/a-fo...
A food apocalypse is coming
unherd.com
December 21, 2024 at 4:13 PM
I'm not a farmer at all but I've lived in rural areas most of my life, currently very remote too!
Even with my lack of knowledge and experience, it's easy to understand how right James is with this assessment.
Unfortunately, there is no will to change as there's no money it.
Even with my lack of knowledge and experience, it's easy to understand how right James is with this assessment.
Unfortunately, there is no will to change as there's no money it.
Grim day in this part of the world. 60mph wind gusts just now!
December 15, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Grim day in this part of the world. 60mph wind gusts just now!
In my younger days, I played drums in a symphonic heavy metal band. Life got in the way and we split up in 2018.
But never say never... Even if it's for just one more gig...
But never say never... Even if it's for just one more gig...
December 10, 2024 at 9:33 PM
In my younger days, I played drums in a symphonic heavy metal band. Life got in the way and we split up in 2018.
But never say never... Even if it's for just one more gig...
But never say never... Even if it's for just one more gig...
This mornings walk - a lot calmer than yesterday! Lots of deer around judging from the frantic running around of the dogs
December 8, 2024 at 4:05 PM
This mornings walk - a lot calmer than yesterday! Lots of deer around judging from the frantic running around of the dogs
From today's walk around Victoria Falls
December 1, 2024 at 12:40 PM
From today's walk around Victoria Falls
A little rain (OK, a lot and windy with it) doesn't phase Newfs and so the night time walk still has to happen..
Which means Pete's Doggie Beauty Parlour has to open for drying off...
Which means Pete's Doggie Beauty Parlour has to open for drying off...
November 29, 2024 at 8:24 PM
A little rain (OK, a lot and windy with it) doesn't phase Newfs and so the night time walk still has to happen..
Which means Pete's Doggie Beauty Parlour has to open for drying off...
Which means Pete's Doggie Beauty Parlour has to open for drying off...
-3. Bear thinks this is ideal for relaxing in...
November 28, 2024 at 3:27 PM
-3. Bear thinks this is ideal for relaxing in...
Bear is very camera aware and always looks away! Eva is not at all camera shy...
-3 tonight. Worth it for the stars.
-3 tonight. Worth it for the stars.
November 27, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Bear is very camera aware and always looks away! Eva is not at all camera shy...
-3 tonight. Worth it for the stars.
-3 tonight. Worth it for the stars.
Today's walk. Snow mostly gone, wind getting stronger. Mucky dogs again 😔
November 24, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Today's walk. Snow mostly gone, wind getting stronger. Mucky dogs again 😔