The Ancient World & more recent history. Mosaics. And, of course, birds. East Lothian.https://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mrmf7z3irc25A few of the Goosanders currently frequenting the mouth of the Esk in Musselburgh #mallardmonday27 Jul 2026 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmf7z3irc25https://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mrmeb42ddc25In Figgate Park in Edinburgh #owlishmonday27 Jul 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmeb42ddc25https://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mrmbufnknc25Commemorating the role played by the Greek city of Kalamata in the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in 1821 #muralmonday #memorialmonday27 Jul 2026 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmbufnknc25https://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mrjt4atvcc2zNear the mouth of the River Esk in Musselburgh #SuperSeabirdSunday26 Jul 2026 07:08 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjt4atvcc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mrjt2ybhik2zA stone beacon with a cross on top to mark the position of "St Baldred's Boat", which is submerged at high tide, off the East Lothian coast east of North Berwick #stoneworksunday26 Jul 2026 07:07 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjt2ybhik2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mrjst3ovvc2zThe Great Chamber of East Riddlesden Hall near Keighley in Yorkshire #ceilingsonsunday26 Jul 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjst3ovvc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mrhfn3bcf22tIn the Mid Tower of Tantallon Castle in East Lothian #staircasesaturday25 Jul 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhfn3bcf22thttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mrhcgtlqzk2tThe Abbey Church of Ste-Foy (11-12c.) in Conques in the Aveyron was an important stopping place on the French section of the Camino to Compostella #steeplesaturday25 Jul 2026 07:04 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhcgtlqzk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mrhcc2m4uk2tCaerlaverock Castle in Dumfries and Galloway: built by the Maxwells in the 13c, the only triangular castle in Britain #castlesaturday25 Jul 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhcc2m4uk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mreorezkjs2vA traditional house with a metalwork shop in Old Cairo #shopfrontfriday24 Jul 2026 06:07 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mreorezkjs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mreooo6fw22vArms of the Clifford family at Skipton Castle #lesarmoiriesduvendredi24 Jul 2026 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mreooo6fw22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mrcey7i3rk2iDevorgilla's Bridge in Dumfries, named after the last of the ruling family of Galloway, who married John de Balliol and was the mother of King John Balliol. Built in wood in 1270, it was rebuilt in stone in 1432 and extensively repaired after floods in 1621. #thursdaybridges23 Jul 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcey7i3rk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mrc7hnxgfk2iThe entrance to the gardens at Paxton House near Berwick #adoorablethursday #thursgate23 Jul 2026 06:27 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrc7hnxgfk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mr7o5hi3p22fThe 17c lectern-style dovecot in Pencaitland which could accommodate more than 1100 birds #wallsonwednesday22 Jul 2026 06:12 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7o5hi3p22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mr7nvgeqck2f#windowsonwednesday in Ripon22 Jul 2026 06:08 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7nvgeqck2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mr554kwwqk2gA Highland Cow taking it easy at the Loch Melfort Hotel in Argyll #coosday21 Jul 2026 06:02 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr554kwwqk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mr54yjepzs2gWinton House in East Lothian (early 17c) #chimneychewsday21 Jul 2026 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr54yjepzs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mr54x7qdcs2gThe Silver Birch beside the Lily Pond at Paxton House in the Scottish Borders near Berwick #thicktrunktuesday (We were there on Sunday to hear the Gould Trio at the Music at Paxton Festival.)21 Jul 2026 05:59 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr54x7qdcs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mr2vtyyrns2jNo marked grave for such a significant figure: New Abbey in Dumfriesshire #memorialmonday #mementomorimonday20 Jul 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2vtyyrns2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mr2r4vxwbk2jAn "oinochoe" (wine decanter) made in Attika c.460 BC, found in a grave in Orvieto and now in the Reiss-Engelhorn Museum, Mainz #owlishmonday20 Jul 2026 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2r4vxwbk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mr2q4u2vxc2j#allmetalmonday Pateley Bridge20 Jul 2026 07:04 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2q4u2vxc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mqy5hvlszs2fThe dining-room at Attingham Park (NT) in Shropshire #ceilingsonsunday19 Jul 2026 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqy5hvlszs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mqy4vjhg422fA relief from the Temple of Bel in Palmyra depicting Aglilbol, the Moon God and one of the central triad of Palmyrene deities #stoneworksunday19 Jul 2026 06:15 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqy4vjhg422fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mqy4khrtyk2f#signsonsunday from the People's Story Museum in Edinburgh19 Jul 2026 06:09 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqy4khrtyk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mqwby4yyg22jA rewarding #birdwatching walk on the south side of Edinburgh this morning with plenty of family groups in evidence: a male Sedge Warbler singing (there were some young hiding in a nearby Willow); one of the juvenile Goldfinches; Whitethroats; Stonechat juvenile and adult male18 Jul 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwby4yyg22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mqvmiuwvg22jHot days in the garden. A Red Admiral and a Comma soaking up the sun, and a young Tree Sparrow and Robin trying to keep cool.18 Jul 2026 06:16 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvmiuwvg22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mqvm2fgric2jAudley End near Saffron Walden: built in the early 17c by Sir Thomas Howard, and designed to be able to accommodate royal visits #stuartsaturday18 Jul 2026 06:08 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvm2fgric2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mqvlui57os2jCawdor Castle #castlesaturday18 Jul 2026 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvlui57os2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mqt3x3r4jc2xArms of the Dukes of Roxburghe on the exterior of Floors Castle, near Kelso #lesarmoiriesduvendredi17 Jul 2026 06:15 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqt3x3r4jc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianebbage.bsky.social/post/3mqt3rjvbts2x#fingerpostfriday for a family day out at Newby Hall near Ripon17 Jul 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:mbour4jadarmcyrovdkow5cr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqt3rjvbts2x