C. Oliver Godby

Not long to go until the launch of the new C61 bus service starting on 30 March 2026, running between Callander – Thornhill – Port of Menteith – Aberfoyle – Kinlochard (Kinlochard by pre-booking only).

Young Scot cards and bus passes accepted.

Daffodil Coffee Morning

Save the Date, Saturday 21 March 2026…

Daffodil Coffee Morning at Buchlyvie Village Hall run by Buchlyvie and Gartmore Church.

Tea, Coffee and home baking with Fairtrade good and Kilombero Rice for sale.

This is really important because Aberfoyle PS doesn’t have a defibrillator, please support if you can! CPR-a-thon Students from the Paramedic Society are taking on a 24‑hour CPR‑a‑thon to raise much‑needed funds for defibrillators in Stirling. Come along anytime between 11am on Monday 9th March and 11am on Tuesday 10th March to learn CPR, get involved, and support this fantastic project. The Paramedic Society will also be using CPR mannequins with breasts. Research shows that people with breasts are less likely to receive bystander CPR, often due to uncertainty or hesitation. Studies highlight a clear gender‑based disparity in emergency response from the public, with research identifying concerns about hand placement and fear of causing offence as common barriers. By offering training with anatomically representative mannequins, the Society aims to help reduce this inequality and improve CPR confidence across all body types, with their recent Stirling Award grant helping to support this work. If your community or school is in need of a defibrillator, they would love to hear from you . Please email: stir.paramedicsociety@gmail.com. You can donate here 24 Hour CPR-a-Thon

This is really important because Aberfoyle PS doesn’t have a defibrillator, please support if you can!

If your community or school is in need of a defibrillator, they would love to hear from you .

Please email: stir.paramedicsociety@gmail.com.
You can donate here 24 Hour CPR-a-Thon

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Winter beauty - I am so lucky living where I do… #glenliving

Sadly I think that is exactly the situation.

I just completed "Gift Shop" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/2

I just completed "Secret Entrance" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/1

I just got my digital copy of the new book from Model Society - I am so thrilled! Not only does my image in the book look amazing (if I do say so myself), and it's a great appearance for Tink (the model), but also my friends St. Merrique and Floofie are both also in the book! #photographergoals

Preview photo of a book's cover and the page where the poster's work will be printed

Preview photo of a book's cover and the page where the poster's work will be printed

Preview photo of a book's cover and the page where the poster's work will be printed

I am going to have a photo in another book! The Kickstarter for Model Society's new volume "Human Beauty" - click on this link to back the Kickstarter, it's nearly funded! -> www.kickstarter.com/projects/min...

This is an image of a Job Advertisment poster. At the top is the logo for The Strathard Community Trust and at the bottom are two National Lottery Community Fund Logos, one in English and one in Gaelic. The text reade: Community Development Officer We are excited to have new funding from the National Lottery to recruit a community development officer to work with us in our small rural community of Strathard. We work in and between the villages of Aberfoyle, Kinlochard, Stronachlachar and Inversnaid. There are a number of ongoing projects for you to pick up and build on and lots of potential for you to develop. We have a vibrant Board of Directors with skills, enthusiasm and commitment to support you. We are looking for someone with an understanding of the challenges of rural village life and the drive and vision to make a difference. We are offering a part time, fixed term contract, initially for 1 year, on a freelance basis. You can work out of our Business Hub on Aberfoyle Main Street as well as from home. If this sounds interesting we would love to talk to you. To kick things off contact Gillian Kynoch, Strathard Community Trust by email: Chair@strathardct.org.uk. Click Link for Job description, salary and terms. - https://strathardct.org.uk/careers/development-officer/ (Closing Date - 31/10/2025)

A black and white head and shoulders portrait of a young, long-haired woman apparently standing in a woodland area that is out of focus rendered in bokeh behind her.

I recently revisited an old shoot from 2022 with @artemisfauna.bsky.social and here is a link to the shoot -> www.techno-mage.co.uk/blog/techno-...

For the first time in YEARS I have done some (admittedly light) exercise every day for all of this week - seven day streak! I am actually enjoying myself, and tomorrow I up the time spent walking to 1 hour... Let's GET this!

Strongly recommending newly released British film "The Salt Path" to anyone with the time and inclination to go to the cinema and watch something beautiful and moving and meaningful and basically perfect. Anderson and Isaacs are both giving it all. #supportindiefilm #supportbritishfilm #chooseart

I do, occasionally, still burn CDs - does this make me weird or old or both?

Tech giants' carbon emissions up 150% with AI growth International Telecommunication Union (ITU) reported operational emissions of four technology companies increased by average 150%.

Big Tech's emissions increased 150% in just 4 years, "thanks" to the exploding electricity demands of slop-bucket LLMs that boil lakes to rephrase the internet

Generative AI is worse than useless; it is making it impossible for us to limit climate change
www.energymonitor.ai/news/interna...

That moment when, whilst out walking one’s parents’ dog of a Sunday morning, you find yourself openly weeping because a fascinating and accomplished person younger than yourself has chosen the Overture from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves on Desert Island Discs. #middleaged #oldnow #randomtears

Svalbard

I know perfectly well where my towel is, and where my wild-swimming towel is, and so I win!

Do you know where your towel is?

Happy International Towel Day! #internationaltowelday

Oh my heart...

This is pure joy on every level - thank you 🙏

Golly I wish I was there right now...

The Arrochar Alps on medium format film… This is the last of these for a while. #mediumformat #film #ilford #hp5 #120 #hasselblad #500c

Memento Mori - more Hasselblad medium format photography #mediumformat #film #ilford #hp5 #monochrome #mono #hasselblad #500c

You are very welcome, and thank you 🙏

The ferry that runs between Inversnaid and Tarbet on Loch Lomond, captured on medium format film with my Hasselblad 500c #mediumformat #film #ilford #hp5 #hasselblad #500c #mono

This fine chap was waiting for the ferry to Tarbet at Inversnaid Pier when I went down there with my new/old Hasselblad 500c loaded up with its first roll of film under my stewardship. I can’t remember his name, alas, but he was from Mexico and his travelling companion was from Hungary #mediumformat

The road to Stronachlachar… Here is another medium format film photograph from my recent experiments with my new / old Hasselblad 500c #mediumformat #film #hasselblad500c #ilfordxp2 #mono #monochrome

Factor’s Isle, Loch Katrine, captured on medium format film with my new / old Hasselblad 500c #mediumformatphotography #mediumformat #film #hasselblad #500c #monochrome #xp2 #ilford

The Royal Mail Post Box at Stronachlachar on the shores of Loch Katrine. I have photographed it many times with different cameras and in different conditions, but this is the first time that I photographed it with a Medium Format film camera. #mediumformat #hasselblad500c #mono #film #XP2