"Weird things my dog has eaten" 🤣
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/15/guardian-readers-on-the-weirdest-things-their-dogs-have-ever-eaten
#DogsofMastodon
Never mind leftovers – some dogs will eat anything, from electrics to wasps’ nests. We asked you to tell us about your pets’ most radical experiments in off-menu dining
A nicely carved Archangel Michael slaying a dragon, found in the Thistle Chapel of St Giles, Edinburgh.
In geomancy, pinning the dragon is a metaphor for the action of fixing the meandering telluric currents in place when constructing a sacred site.
#Geomancy […]
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As yesterday was World Otter Day, here's a wee bench end carved otter with a tasty snack found in the Thistle Chapel of St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
#WorldOtterDay #StGilesCathedral #Edinburgh
Two wall murals by Smug depicting Glasgow's patron St Kentigern, or Mungo, and his mother St Teneu on opposite ends of a tenement on the High Street in Glasgow. The robin refers to one of Kentigern's miracles where he brought a bird back to life. The St Teneu […]
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Grahame Gardner 🏴
Grahame Gardner 🏴
Grahame Gardner 🏴
Fun factoid: The model for the St Teneu mural was the actress Fletcher Mathers, who had for 20 years been the voice of Scotrail announcements until she was replaced by AI a few years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletcher_Mathers
A carved head of a dog, one of many on the Scott Monument in Edinburgh. It possibly represents Scott's own favourite dog Maida, a crossbreed from a Pyrenean Wolfhound and a Highland Deerhound.
#SirWalterScott #Edinburgh #ScottMonument
"Better to die on your feet than live forever on your knees"
#LaPasionara #Glasgow
Don't go to #Trump's travelling circus.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy2yleex87o
I've just added a new talk to the website - 'Dowsing: Magick for the 21st Century' (newly updated 2026 version!).
This virtual presentation is available for streaming - I'll probably get round to adding a DVD version at some point if anyone wants one. Yours for £5.99 […]
FFS Adobe, why is it so difficult to rotate a fecking PDF? Grrrrr...
