John MacPherson

Four from our wee half term adventure. A special place full of memory, perhaps a summer shieling before it was taken for sheep and deer.

It's #scape day. This #longexposure image was made in my favorite place on this planet on a nice foggy morning. The swirl is from leaves floating on the surface of the water. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #longexposurephotography #springs

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How Palantir captured the Ministry of Defence

How a close read of public domain documents show how MoD was commercially colonised by Palantir

By me, at FT

www.ft.com/content/5207...

Run-in with one went like this:
AV: what's the point of a vaccine if you actually need a test to see if you've got Covid?
Me: Do you know the Covid test is one of only two tests humans can take to see if you have something.
AV: Really! What's the other?
Me: An IQ test
AV: Really? Wow!

For as long as I live, I’ll never understand how the man who incited this, was returned to the office he was trying to steal.
Never.

Aide Wearily Begins 5th Explanation Of Why Trump Can’t Pardon Prince Andrew

Aide Wearily Begins 5th Explanation Of Why Trump Can’t Pardon Prince Andrew https://theonion.com/aide-wearily-begins-5th-explanation-of-why-trump-cant-pardon-prince-andrew/

Its the word of John so you need to heed me!

Devils Moon. Wyoming, September 2025 #aowsimages #photography #blackandwhite

'In the beginning was the word...
And the word was "no" '

A dead Puffin lies on wet sand, its black and white feathers darkened and slick against the beach. The bird rests on its side, wings folded, with its distinctive orange bill clearly visible against the pale sand.

Heartbreaking: Right now, thousands of Puffins are washing up along our coasts and further afield.

It is devastating to see.

These birds are Red-listed in the UK and already under serious pressure.

Mass deaths like this, known as a “seabird wreck”, can take years for colonies to recover from...

Post Danae Hudlow @danae hudlow Follow 6 I need men to understand: at some point in every conservative gal's life, she will have the experience of sitting and listening to the men around her --men who are her friends -- discuss, in a detached way, whether or not her kind of people (women) should have the right to vote. 9:45 PM Feb 18, 2026494.8K Views

Sounds rough! I avoid this ever happening to me with One Weird Trick

Palestinian Photographer Mariam Dagga Posthumously Wins 2026 Polk Award for Photojournalism Palestinian photographer Mariam Dagga has won a 2026 George Polk award for photojournalism, for her work documenting Israel’s starvation campaign against the Gaza Strip. Dagga was awarded the prize po...

DEMOCRACY NOW: Palestinian Photographer Mariam Dagga Posthumously Wins 2026 Polk Award for Photojournalism www.democracynow.org/2026/2/19/he... @democracynow @democracynow.org #photojournalism #journalism

Dear God

Thank you!

Thanks Douglas, lots more to put up as well! A never ending stream of greatness!

A black and white photo of Arthur Macdonald sharpening a hand axe using an angle grinder, sparks flying up from it. Annat, Torridon, Scottish Highlands. Photo by and copyright of Paul Henni.

The axe sharpener, Torridon, Scottish Highlands.

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Bung them in! The more the merrier!

Thanks Pål

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Peter MacAskill, Crofter, standing in the small Croft Woodland the community has planted, Roag, Isle of Skye, Scotland

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Raymond Besant, Professional Natural HIstory Cameraman and Filmmaker based in Orkney, here filming on the Moray Firth, Scotland. 2011

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Sam Duffy and her daughter Mickey in their crafts shop, Torlochan, Isle of Mull, Scotland 2005

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Ian McDonald, Head Cooper, who mends and chars whisky casks, tending over 125 casks a day. Glenfiddich Distillery, Strathspey, Scotland

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Alan's van dash reflects his love of the environment and the experience of being in it is like sitting in a woodland glade! Surrounded by mosses, lichen, tree bark, pine cones, feathers, bones, spiders...

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Alan Crawford, ecologist, author & narrator of stories about Scotland’s native trees, that weave together threads of mythology & lore, herbal medicine, uses of timber and wood. Highland Folk Museum, Kincraig, Scotland 2017

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Peter Cunningham, Biologist with Skye & Wester Ross Fisheries Trust. Here electro-fishing on Loch Maree (to catch/sample/safely release trout). Striving to maintain West Coast loch and river ecosystem health. Wester Ross 2007

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Stan Fraser, husband, father, Maritime Enthusiast. Stan was fascinated by Titanic and built a 1/10th scale model in his garden (98 feet long). Sadly Stan died unexpectedly in 2018 aged only 53. Muirton, Inverness, Scotland

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Steve Morris, WoodlandTrust SIte Manager for Arkaig Woodland, Loch Arkaig, Lochaber, Scotland. (2017)

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Monika Maleszka-Ritchie, mum, partner, works often as an Engagement Officer on Community Projects supporting heritage/community health sectors in the Inverness area. Here working in Merkinch Temperance Hall, Inverness, Scotland 2017

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Sandy Fraser, carpenter. Sandy makes beautiful sustainable furniture using timber from Rum's woodlands. No air miles, just airy smiles! The bench is in memory of island resident Richard Macivor. Isle of Rum (2004)

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