The ramparts of Chesters Hill Fort in East Lothian. This Iron Age fortified village dates back some 2,000 years and is believed to have comprised a number of roundhouses occupying the fairly extensive upper area of the hill. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/northberwick/chesters/index.html
In the ballad of Thomas the Rhymer, Thomas encountered a woman so beautiful that he initially addressed her as the Queen of Heaven. However, she corrected him by identifying herself as the Queen of Elfland before taking Thomas away to her realm for seven years. #MythologyMonday
"In a system without proportional representation, politics is indeed often the choice of the lesser of two evils. But as the space between the two [parties] shrinks, people might begin to feel that – as Ralph Nader once said – “if you always vote for the lesser of two evils, you will always have evil, and you will always have less”."
That pinpoints the rot at the heart of Westminster politics.
Fortunately we can reject both parties in #Scotland.
Haven’t really done a proper first post here so here goes: I’m Scott, mid-thirties #equestrian from #Scotland living and working in the Middle East. Fed up of Twitter and looking for a new social media home 🤗 - hence why I’m now in the fedi!
One day I'll manage to stay up until midnight (already a very late night for me), but this is nearly 11 pm in Scottish summer. You could easily see your way without streetlights. A very peaceful, bluetoned twilight.
My absolute favourite time of year. These long days will never not be magical.
Let's just forget the shit that he is spewing attempting to excuse his use of a private aircraft (which donor is paying and what are they going to want in return?). BTW ‘carbon offset’ illustrates how little the fucker knows
He finishes off with the Gruaniad highlighting the fact that he know nothin about English or Scots Law.
'Scotland's most senior law officer has been urged to heed long-standing calls to investigate the source of the funds underpinning Donald Trump’s purchase of his flagship international resort after he became the first former US president to be convicted of a criminal offence.'
The wonderfully triangular Caerlaverock Castle and its inner moat. Standing some seven miles south of Dumfries, it was built in the 1260s and 1270s to replace a slightly older castle whose traces can still be seen nearby. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dumfries/caerlaverock/index.html
Drystone today in a rather lush garden. Working on a retaining wall built from Yorkshire sandstone. Building on a curve with really straight edged stone is always a challenge. As is my mosquito/midge allergy during Scottish summers.
The basic principle of a retaining wall is that the wall's depth should be roughly the same as its height. So a 1m high wall extends back 1m into whatever it is retaining.
Whether or not you support independence for Scotland, you must surely support the principle of democratic choice. In which case every person in Scotland meeting a prospective MP or their campaigners from whichever party must ask them these three simple questions.
Nature-friendly farming keeping farmers in the green
‘The Impact of Extreme Weather on Scottish Agriculture’ commissioned by WWF Scotland shows that increased prolonged periods of hot, dry weather dramatically risk the profitability of Scottish farms, but by adopting nature-friendly farming practices this can be avoided