Social Scientist/ Professor (Honorary - Durham) South Shields, UK. The usual stuff: ‘left-wing flim-flam’/ sociology (youth, inequality, class etc)/ hills/ birds/ dogs/ politics/ punk/ MCFC/ archaeology/ the North East, & those sort of things. 💙&✌🏽https://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3mqyxnnpevc2sHare Bells, Whitburn Beach, #SouthTyneside ☀️💜19 Jul 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyxnnpevc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3mq653odpzs2rUp in #Northumberland again with @profwebster.bsky.social & Mabel Hills/ Caves/ Churches 💙🥾🥾🐶08 Jul 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq653odpzs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3mj3fmx45bk2qA few snaps from a few April days in #Northumberland ☀️🌦️ Cuddy’s Cave + Ketley Crag; crazy Neolithic swirls! 🌀09 Apr 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3fmx45bk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3mhqqryuwbc2a‘Remembering the Mountain Bed’ ❤️ youtu.be/bGWRzUIGghQ https://youtu.be/bGWRzUIGghQ23 Mar 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqqryuwbc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3mdxncnxvs225Belatedly, in praise of #Imbolc! For us up here in the NE it was the only day in what seems weeks where we’ve seen the sun. The Robins were going mental. 🌞 🌱03 Feb 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxncnxvs225https://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3mbkmduiywk2sHappy New Year, very belatedly, to loved ones near & far. Been a tricky few weeks. I did manage to get to Lordenshaws (Northumberland) on 21st/ 22nd to send love, say prayers, give thanks #Solstice ❤️✌🏽03 Jan 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbkmduiywk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3mad5colimk2tThis cause is close to my heart - please sign: https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/northumbria-pay-and-pension-petition-stop-the-steal?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky&share=83e3369e-d86e-4635-bd22-b66a7f97b9a919 Dec 2025 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mad5colimk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3m7ntnpnxek2ySome people here will know how much I loved Dora Dog, who passed today. So I just wanted to share that. She was probably the sweetest, friendliest, most loving doggo in the whole wide world. 💔10 Dec 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ntnpnxek2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3m7jaocxn4k2lTree! 🎄🎅🏻❄️❤️ (& some of my favourite decorations. Love the one from Australia). #ChristmasTree #JustLikeChristmas09 Dec 2025 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7jaocxn4k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3m6we4nvc2k2vWintery Woodland Walk, Allenbanks, #Northumberland01 Dec 2025 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6we4nvc2k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3m5mfuwrlxs2jAutumn! Rowan leaf in our back yard. What a beauty!14 Nov 2025 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5mfuwrlxs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3m54mxyh3pk2xDoggos ❤️❤️ Dora is getting old & a bit slow & poorly; Mabel is her best friend (& vice versa) #DogsOfBlueSky08 Nov 2025 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m54mxyh3pk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3m4lwj7l25c23#halloweening 😀01 Nov 2025 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4lwj7l25c23https://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3m3ier64h6k2gNever a big fan of U2, but I still love this one. youtu.be/UGAOstUIhpU https://youtu.be/UGAOstUIhpU18 Oct 2025 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ier64h6k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3m2rz5akxok2qA couple of days with Prof Webster & Mabel the Dog, #Northumberland #YeaveringBell #Longhorsley… ✌🏽🍂⛅️🥾🥾09 Oct 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rz5akxok2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3m2f3f3oqds2cWordle 1,568 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ‘Splendid’ 🫡04 Oct 2025 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2f3f3oqds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3m2232aynnk2jA few pics from 27th… Various racist & fascist groups tried to have a national launch/ rally/ march in #Newcastle Vastly outnumbered, they were stopped at every point by thousands of anti-fascists Proud of my city ✊🏽✌🏽♥️ #nopasaran #antifascism30 Sep 2025 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2232aynnk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3lzfxt3qllc2uSt Mary the Virgin Church, #Morpeth #Northumberland22 Sep 2025 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzfxt3qllc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rfmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3lyss6cvfzk2xFirst fly-by of the #Autumn… (they really wind Mabel up!) Old Bewick, #Northumberland #geese14 Sep 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:rstfkgrogflt4ml3cyngvsx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyss6cvfzk2x