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Cobblers. Sometimes found in Ecclefechan.

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The Scottish avalanche forecasters – photo essay Photographer Murdo MacLeod patrols the snow with members of the Scottish Avalanche Information Service, which has for several decades published a vital daily avalanche forecast for mountain areas

Great images here:

06.03.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two accused of murder bids against Daniel family and their associates Andrew Quinn and James Quinn allegedly helped wage an eight-month campaign of violence and firebomb attacks across Scotland.

Operation Portaloo latest:

06.03.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did they let you get involved?

06.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This sort of top flight conversation used to be on the radio for 2 hours every night, and it helped make me who I am.

06.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Incredible Romantasy book outline right here.

06.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
06.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, where's she going to get all her Cat in the Hat books now?

06.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

'Bone Temple Pirates' - great band name.

(Yeah, I know about that *other* band; they were not very good.)

06.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scotland have a cunning plan to defeat France at Murrayfield on Saturday. πŸ‰

06.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Was this the 'exercise' from the other day?

06.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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If, like me, you have a soft spot for hard concrete, the recently opened Brutal Scotland exhibition @streetlevelphotoworks is a doozy. Nice, too, to bump into old muso mate, Ken 'Bluebells' McCluskey.

Pic: Dollan Baths, East Kilbride

06.03.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hadn't seen that. It is good.

06.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The Chief Opens A Time Capsule
The Chief Opens A Time Capsule YouTube video by JΓ³zsef CsΓ‘th

Love this sketch

06.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Landscape in the Rain - 1890
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14814

20.02.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A lad in the 5 a side WhatsApp group has said he has used AI to pick a starting line up, subs, timings, and tactics for tonight's league game and another lad has called him
"Neil Wargrok" πŸ˜‚

06.03.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Ah. They do look a bit like Television in that shot.

06.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Gabriela Montero improvises with the audience (Hong Kong Debut)
Gabriela Montero improvises with the audience (Hong Kong Debut) YouTube video by Premiere Performances of Hong Kong

Holy Shit. Start at 3m45s and be amazed.
youtu.be/SmO8UDmZdOI?...

06.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A yellow sign with black writing which reads Herefordshire rural watch with a pictogram of a black scarecrow with yellow eyes and a crow on its hat.
The sign is on a wooden fence with a churchyard and blue sky just visible behind it

A yellow sign with black writing which reads Herefordshire rural watch with a pictogram of a black scarecrow with yellow eyes and a crow on its hat. The sign is on a wooden fence with a churchyard and blue sky just visible behind it

Herefordshire rural watch is folk horror

06.03.2026 09:43 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
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Oliphant Chuckerbutty - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliphan...

06.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Television

06.03.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Malcolm Offord refuses to apologise for β€˜racist’ knife incident comments The Reform Scotland leader was announced as the candidate for Inverclyde

Reform's leader in Scotland, Malcolm Offord, has refused to apologise for β€˜racist’ comments made about a knife attack in Edinburgh www.holyrood.com/news/view,ma...

06.03.2026 12:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely no apology necessary.

06.03.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sorry, couldn't resist.

06.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3

What is 'Cotswold Style' in the context of sausages? They've just made that up, haven't they.

06.03.2026 11:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine writing on politics in the Spectator and then criticising other people for not getting their news from 'reputed broadcasting organisations'.

06.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I did not have time marked in my diary for "Fighting with an Italian eBay seller" today, but I guess that's what we're doing.

06.03.2026 11:47 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I've never been in. I should do, sometime.

06.03.2026 11:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Torsion Fountain by Franta Belsky, pictured in 1959
Credit: Royal Society of Sculptors

Torsion Fountain by Franta Belsky, pictured in 1959 Credit: Royal Society of Sculptors

Torsion Fountain by Franta Belsky, pictured in 2026
Credit: Lukas Novotny

Torsion Fountain by Franta Belsky, pictured in 2026 Credit: Lukas Novotny

Good news Friday: After being dismantled and placed into storage more than a decade ago, the Grade II listed Torsion Fountain (1959-63) by Czech artist Franta Belsky has finally returned to the South Bank!

06.03.2026 10:32 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Just met a molecular biologist. She was surprisingly tall

06.03.2026 10:42 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder if all the bogends who reply 'Paywall' to any post from a paying site pick up a tin of soup in Tesco and shout 'NOT Free!' at the self checkout.

06.03.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1