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Don't think I'll need to bother seeing Spider-Man next year, since I've seen hours of it already across all platforms these past few days.

No room for deer carcasses today, only rucksacks, as me and everyone else that was camping there were fleeing the coming storm.

White building below hills and a blue sky, with "The Old Forge" on a plaque on the wall. An old fogey is walking past on his way to the shop next door.

The Old Forge Inn, Inverie in Knoydart, this Sunday morning. It's obligatory to refer to it as "The Most Remote Pub In Mainland Britain"

Dark skies above, rain over the water and the sun trying to force through it's a colour photo, but looks black and white as the weather takes a turn for the worse.

Colour photo this evening in Knoydart, looking across Loch Nevis.

Continuing to support the Scottish tourist industry, one pub at a time. A pint of locally brewed Seven Men, at the community owned Old Forge Inn, Inverie, Knoydart.

The ridge that comes to the summit of Ladhar Bheinn in Knoydart, ridge after ridge.

Mountaintops as far as the eye can see

The final approach to Ladhar Bheinn

The ridge to be tackled on the route from Inverie to Ladhar Bheinn

Venturing into Knoydart this weekend. Some challenging mountains today. More of the same tomorrow.

Heartening to find as I really dislike everything the new owners have done to the old, dingy Kingshouse Hotel bar, I'm not alone. Met an old guy tonight, who's lived abroad for 40 years, taking some Italian friends around Scotland. First thing he says - "What the fuck have they done to this place?"

Continuing to support the Scottish tourist industry one pub at a time.

Fantastic Four is a tough film to make work, but I think they've finally nailed it. Galactus is pretty preposterous in the comics, but Ralph Ineson somehow managed to make it work. Enjoyed that. #filmreview

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Another fantastic day on the Tour de France. Au revoir to Gary Imlach and the rest of the ITV team.

...the huge slow processes required to produce what they were carefully observing. Yet he too was deeply religious, involved in setting up the Free Church and found the idea of evolution unconscionable. Yet Darwin was reading about his fossil findings to further his ideas (letter from Darwin below).

Visited Cromarty today before going to Dingwall to visit Hugh Miller's house. In 1859 they erected a huge statue of this stonemason turned influential geologist. Now almost forgotten he found fossil evidence of Hutton's earlier ideas of "deep time"...

Since I was in Skye in May I've become slightly obsessed with 19th century Scottish geologists who were wrestling with the prevalent idea that the Earth was 6000 years old and formed, complete and finished, in six days. Lyell's book is fascinating and informed Charles Darwin's ideas...

Wimpy. Still serving your fast food burger with table service and cutlery. Yes, I am in Dingwall.

My best guess is a snow bunting fledgling. Any thoughts?

Beinn Eighe mountain in Torridon, with its "Beinn Eighe national nature reserve" sign in front of it.

Looking towards Ruadh-stac Mòr summit on Beinn Eighe, with Liatjach looming beyond.

Spidean Coire nan Clach summit on Beinn Eighe

Rocky crags with mountains beyond

The weather forecast was for Beinn Eighe, in Torridon, to be dipping in and out of the cloud today, and that's how it turned. A beautiful big lump of a mountain.

Oscar Onley has arrived. Wow!

Otter in the River Cart, Cathcart, #Glasgow this morning. Clip taken by chance by my son.

There's just something about that Belgian national champion's jersey that appeals to me

It's always good when you catch up with people you've known for decades, but rarely see, and you start off your night falling into conversations as if you'd last seen them yesterday.

Yes, saw the Jags group. The Coop band's was definitely the best performance of the day.

You're all looking great at Glasgow's Pride. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The fact that people have been arrested for opposing genocide is a dark stain on the UK government. Utterly shameful.

Was at a fundraiser tonight raising money for legal expenses for those arrested for protesting in Scotland in support of Palestinians. Cowboy Hunters, the main act, were top entertainment. Props also to Mogan and to Dinosaur 94.

Come on. Who doesn't love a puffin? Well, unless you're a sand eel I mean.

The yellow sands of Luskentyre Beach on the Isle of Harris under a blue sky. It's hard to see in the photo but there's a small graveyard on the left side in the grass behind the beach, with rows of gravestones facing off against each other across a gap in between.

"Aunt Julia spoke Gaelic
very loud and very fast.
By the time I had learned
a little, she lay
silenced in the absolute black
of a sandy grave
at Luskentyre."

Part of Aunt Julia, by Norman MacCaig my daughter suddenly recalled when we were up there. The graveyard (and Aunt Julia) is on the far left.

I never had that album, but I played Hope Chest to death. Love her singing on it.

Travelling Folk on BBC Radio Scotland last night is worth seeking out. 2 hours of music and chat with the mighty Dick Gaughan, looking back over his work.