#SilentSunday Saltpans, North #Arran #Scotland
Check out the sinusoidal landform with matching treeline 😍
#HuttonsUnconformity, arguably the birthplace of modern geological science, lies beyond.
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mastodon 4.7.2Forester/Crofter, building my cabin-slowly. European Scottish Independent Republic. Cycling. Sailing. LR Defender. VFF SFRS. Green. Degrowth #nobots #noindex
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Larch cone in purple & young needle clusters on fine upper branch against blurred green Larch foliage
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Blue sky background, crossed deadwood tree limbs form a Saltire
#FootpathFriday #StreetArt I like that it's an urban footpath following the course of an old canal bed.
I like the juxtaposition of typically rural and urban hashtags. Although the picture focuses on the built environment with modern embellishments, the path is heavily wooded with a rich understory, full of wildlife.
Running through the middle of a very built up area, it's a green leafy place to recharge the soul. #Paisley #Scotland
#MeerMittwoch #Argyll #WestCoast #Scotland Meeresstille but no Fahrt, glückliche or otherwise for me 🫤 Alas, a day in the (home) office
We have reached a point of 'operational impossibility' that requires us to accept the need for strategic retreat -- to understand and acknowledge a natural force beyond our control.
Is this enough to get folks to understand climate breakdown as a result of anthropogenic emissions is a real thing & we need to stop with the #FossilFuels, #BigOil & #TechBro fuckwittery
French firefighters face 'pyrocumulonimbus' for first time
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260726-french-firefighters-face-pyrocumulonimbus-for-first-time
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Let's hear it for .Scot at 95% - Not just pretty - football following (& failing🫤) kilt wearing, charity giving, alcohol indulging - faces😁
Maybe not a scientifically rigorous, statistically representative sample, but I'm having this as proof positive of our socially conscious, left leaning, Nordic, European outlook on life. #ScottishIndependence#YouYesYet
#IndependenceIsNormal
#FootpathFriday
A faint path over a wee knap above Loch Craignish, looking onwards to the #SoundOfJura
#Argyll #WestCoast #Scotland
#FensterFreitag courtesy of CalMac #WestCoast #Scotland
#Heatwave #Scotland
Gasp Gleeks! & Goodness Gracious! Giddy #GreatGlen degree Gradient 13°C on the way up.... 31°C on way down!
Not sure if the car is playing an audio book called 'PANIC' or making a suggestion for this sun-starved heat-shy Scot!!
Focus Fundamental For Finding #FensterFreitag
#Bruxelles
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See also Wes Streeting's potential and Keir Starmer's current 'Labour' policy on reform of the NHS. F*ck those c***s as well #ScottishIndependence #IndependenceIsNormal
@spytfyre@mastodon.scot In lieu of meaningful commitment to net zero, that's a good plan! I may be forced to try it.
Tho wait long enough and the disruption to the amoc / gulf stream reversal might sort us out.
More immediately, well played Argentina 😊
#ThickTrunkTuesday #CulturalModification of #Trees
Oh to be back in the #PNW
@spytfyre@mastodon.scot I'm definitely averse to 30°+ and it's terrifying without air con for sure!
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@alexlac51@mastodon.scot But having analysed the situation extensively and exercised copious critical thought, you're just using it as a chopping board, right?
A good read highlighting issues around large-scale commercial #Forestry. Hyperbolic language is unhelpful though. Describing preparating land for #Tree planting as '...stripping...' is patently nonsense ..this kind of devastation doesn't happen until #Clearfell (& TBF, not always)
The '...natural grassland...' is mostly deforested, degraded landscape.
Surprised no mention of CofE or ScotGov investment.
Tax-break trees: how woodland became a store of wealth for the rich https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/07/butterfly-blocking-tax-break-tree-scheme-wealthy-investors?CMP=share_btn_url
Masto-Mappers! Are there any Avenza type #FOSS #Map #Maps App options available? Blue Marble Geographic's takeover means user-created maps can only be used on paid plans now. (I think I'll pivot to ESRI Field Maps if subscription is the only way. Opinions sought. Boosts to increase the hive mind appreciated 🙂
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Could be, or maybe a haggis... but they're mostly seen on the first of the month
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@CheRosach@mastodonapp.uk OOF!
The argument in the UK leans heavily on the impact on iconic predator species - White tailed and Golden Eagles, Osprey etc. It would be interesting to know the relative impact of #HabitatManagement for 'sporting' estates c/w #WindTurbines #WindTurbinesBirds #Raptor #RaptorPersecution
@spytfyre@mastodon.scot Kale & Kelp it is then.
That sounds pretty reasonable to me, has your wife considered a career in soccer ball foot analysis?