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Ross Mackenzie

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Shetland, Oxford, Italy, Norway, Photographs https://linktr.ee/rossmackenzie

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I struggle with reading these days too (PD in my case) - I get on better with audio books.

07.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I gather he’s moved to Orkney…

07.03.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wouldn’t like to comment on the state of the cellars, but the Lodberries are mostly well over 200 years old.

07.03.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Arctic P at Victoria Pier

Arctic P at Victoria Pier

RNLI 17-10 and yacht

RNLI 17-10 and yacht

Bain’s Beach

Bain’s Beach

Modernises

Modernises

On the waterfront #Lerwick #Shetland

07.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Syngenta says it will stop making pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease Company will halt production of controversial paraquat weed killer by end of June as it faces thousands of lawsuits

Syngenta says it will stop making pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

06.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was beautifully clear today!

06.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Loch o Gards

Loch o Gards

Quendale Bay

Quendale Bay

Quendale Bay

Quendale Bay

West Voe of Sumburgh

West Voe of Sumburgh

Blue sky & blue sea at Scat Ness #Shetland

06.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sumburgh Head

Sumburgh Head

Fog horn

Fog horn

Fog horn

Fog horn

Lighthouse buildings

Lighthouse buildings

Blue sky & blue sea at Sumburgh Head #Shetland

06.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Waves on the beach

Waves on the beach

Waves on the beach

Waves on the beach

Waves on the beach

Waves on the beach

Waves on the beach

Waves on the beach

Murky morning on the beach #Quendale #Shetland

05.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Foghorn & lighthouse at Sumburgh Head

Foghorn & lighthouse at Sumburgh Head

Foghorn at Sumburgh Head

Foghorn at Sumburgh Head

Lighthouse buildings at Sumburgh Head

Lighthouse buildings at Sumburgh Head

Compass Head seen from the Sumburgh Head car park

Compass Head seen from the Sumburgh Head car park

Sunny start to the day at Sumburgh Head #shetland

04.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
West Voe of Sumburgh (on the east side of Scat Ness)

West Voe of Sumburgh (on the east side of Scat Ness)

West side of Scat Ness

West side of Scat Ness

West side of Scat Ness

West side of Scat Ness

West Voe of Sumburgh (on the east side of Scat Ness)

West Voe of Sumburgh (on the east side of Scat Ness)

Sunshine and westerlies. Wild on the west side of Scat Ness, calmer on the east side. #ScatNess #Shetland

03.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Quendale Bay

Quendale Bay

Quendale Bay

Quendale Bay

Quendale Bay

Quendale Bay

Quendale Bay

Quendale Bay

Nice and breezy #Quendale #Shetland

03.03.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Near sunset on Quendale Bay

Near sunset on Quendale Bay

Quendale Beach

Quendale Beach

Last light

Last light

Disappearing light

Disappearing light

Sunset on the beach #Quendale #Shetland

02.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sumburgh Head lighthouse

Sumburgh Head lighthouse

The lantern

The lantern

Guillemot Rock

Guillemot Rock

West Voe of Sumburgh

West Voe of Sumburgh

Nice light at the lighthouse this afternoon Sumburgh Head #Shetland

02.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Rainy morning. Sea view.

Rainy morning. Sea view.

Monday morning. Breakfast view. #Virkie #Shetland

02.03.2026 08:37 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Fresh water loch on Scat Ness

Fresh water loch on Scat Ness

Hog of Brei Geo

Hog of Brei Geo

Hog of Brei Geo

Hog of Brei Geo

Waves in Brei Geo

Waves in Brei Geo

Sunday morning on Scat Ness #ScatNess #ScatNessSunday #Shetland

01.03.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Quendale Beach (early)

Quendale Beach (early)

St Ninian’s Beach

St Ninian’s Beach

West Voe Beach

West Voe Beach

Quendale Beach (late)

Quendale Beach (late)

Three Beach Saturday - lovely day at the south end of Shetland. Quendale Beach, St Ninian’s Beach, West Voe Beach, and then Quendale again. #February #Shetland

28.02.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sumburgh Head and lighthouse

Sumburgh Head and lighthouse

Waves in West Voe

Waves in West Voe

Blue skies over the lighthouse

Blue skies over the lighthouse

West Voe of Sumburgh

West Voe of Sumburgh

Blue skies at @sumburghhead #Shetland

27.02.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Waves rolling in to a cliff face

Waves rolling in to a cliff face

Waves rolling in to a cliff face

Waves rolling in to a cliff face

Waves rolling in to a cliff face

Waves rolling in to a cliff face

Waves rolling in to a cliff face

Waves rolling in to a cliff face

Decent morning for wave watching on Scat Ness #ScatNess #Shetland #Waves

27.02.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Guillemots

Guillemots

Guillemots

Guillemots

Guillemots

Guillemots

Lighthouse in the mist

Lighthouse in the mist

Lots of guillemots at Sumburgh Head this morning (all on the east side) #Auks #Shetland

26.02.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
On the beach. In the mist.

On the beach. In the mist.

On the beach. In the mist.

On the beach. In the mist.

On the beach. In the mist.

On the beach. In the mist.

On the beach. In the mist.

On the beach. In the mist.

Bit bleak on the beach this morning #Quendale #Dreich #Shetland

25.02.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So I started looking into this to outline the conspiracy theory. But what I found was a genuinely beautiful piece of practical idealism. A small, attainable progressive change that would hugely improve people's lives. I was inspired by it.

25.02.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 718 πŸ” 172 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 7

Well, if I was in the market for a super-yacht this is the look I would go for - but this is (just) outside my budget.

24.02.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Arctic P super-yacht

Arctic P super-yacht

Arctic P super-yacht

Arctic P super-yacht

Arctic P super-yacht

Arctic P super-yacht

Arctic P super-yacht

Arctic P super-yacht

Arctic P - from salvage tug to luxury yacht #LerwickHarbour #Shetland

24.02.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Puffins & Razorbills should be back by then too.

23.02.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Waves

Waves

Waves

Waves

Waves

Waves

Waves

Waves

Lots of sunshine and waves in West Voe this morning. #Shetland

23.02.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Guillemots

Guillemots

Guillemots

Guillemots

Guillemots

Guillemots

Guillemots

Guillemots

Good to have the guillemots back at Sumburgh Head this morning. #auks #Shetland

23.02.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say Weakened food security could tip into unrest after a cyber-attack, extreme weather or conflict, analysis finds

β€˜Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say

- Weakened food security could tip into unrest after a cyber-attack, extreme weather or international conflict, analysis by @sarahbridle.bsky.social et al finds

Story by me
www.theguardian.com/food/2026/fe...

23.02.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6
Sea view

Sea view

Monday morning. Breakfast view. #Virkie #Shetland

23.02.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Showery morning on Scat Ness

Showery morning on Scat Ness

Showery morning on Scat Ness

Showery morning on Scat Ness

Showery morning on Scat Ness

Showery morning on Scat Ness

Showery morning on Scat Ness

Showery morning on Scat Ness

Back to dodging the showers on Scat Ness this morning. #ScatNess #ScatNessSunday #Shetland

22.02.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0