Gilly Pickup

"Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better." ~ William Shakespeare

BBC Radio 4 - The Buchan Tradition Nick Rankin explores the literary legacy of the writer John Buchan.

Novelist, historian, & politician John Buchan (1875–1940) – from son of the manse to Governor-General of Canada – was born #OTD, 26 Aug
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Nick Rankin examines Buchan’s literary legacy in THE BUCHAN TRADITION – currently available on BBC Sounds
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I'm literally writing about this case right now for my next book SLEUTH-HOUND, about Joseph Bell, the Scottish doctor who inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes, and the milieu of medicine, mystery, and crime that surrounded him. I can't wait to share this book with you in 2026!

Manchester Dusk, by Janet Ledger, industrial landscape artist, b.1934 in Northampton. #WomensArt #NorthernArt

Amazon River Dolphin Inia geoffrensis The Amazon River dolphins, also known as the Boto Dolphins or Amazon Pink River Dolphins are playful, curious and intelligent mammals, the largest river dolphin species in the world. Known for thei…

🌸🐬 Pink #Amazon River Dolphins🐬🌸 of #Venezuela 🇻🇪 #Brazil 🇧🇷 and #Ecuador 🇪🇨 are legendary for their playful intelligence 🧠 don't let them disappear! Fight for them. Use your wallet as a weapon #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚫 #BoycottGold 🥇🚫 @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2023/01/22/a...

oh bless him 🐯

For us, the world was full of beauty; for the other, it was a place to be endured until he went to another world.
But we were wise. We knew that man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard.
― Chief Luther Standing Bear

#News: #AI and yeast fermentation by #Smey means #deforestation-free #palmoil & cocoa butter! Protect forests and animals be #vegan and 🌴🧐🚫 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/09/11/reasons-to-hope-palm-oil-alternatives-made-without-deforestation/

#News: #AI and yeast fermentation by #Smey means #deforestation-free #palmoil & cocoa butter! Protect forests and animals be #vegan and 🌴🧐🚫 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2022/09/11/r...

New #Moomins collection from the excellent @dandq.bsky.social gang!

#comics #GraphicNovels #BandeDessinee #books #livres

Banner for the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, featuring a pencil graphic, presented in partnership with Writers & Artists.

Have an idea you would like to develop into an academic book?

Applications to the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship open 1st September 2025 to Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse early career scholars (UK only).

More info: bit.ly/4mHlgcn

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A Scottish toad enjoying the sunshine in Glen Tromie today. #cairngorms

do you live in Angus? It's where I grew up ...beautiful place

Manchester, 1966, photo by Shirley Baker (Mary Evans Picture Library).

God and other artists are always a little obscure. ~Oscar Wilde

Aspiring authors can be a lucrative target for scammers.

This in-depth article from Bloomberg examines real-life cases and illustrates how quickly things can escalate.

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Aren't they glorious? Love #puffins

Cosy 💙

A bumble working a Delphinium for #InsectThursday

Folklore says the colour blue makes bees more industrious!

#nature #photography #gardening #flowers #julyblooms #bloomscrolling
#spéirghorm #bees #pollinators #folklore

Tea, a few tickles, and now it's time for bed ❤️😴
#farplaceanimalrescue #adoptdontshop #catrescue #catlover #cutecats #cats #fivcats

Stop horsing around….
It will end up in a cat fight… 😂🤣🥰
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"A garden is a friend you can visit any time." ~ Okakura Kakuzo

Hungry for a slice of island charm?
Join us at Balfron Book Festival (6 Sept, 1 pm, Balfron High School) to meet Coinneach MacLeod – the Hebridean Baker 🌾
Get your £5 ticket to join the global baking sensation as he celebrates the joy of food and the Hebrides. See you at Balfron, apron optional!

I found the poems in the fields
And only wrote them down.
-Happy birthday, John Clare

"Judgment is discernment on a bad hair day." ~ Mary Anne Radmacher

Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest. -Larry Lorenzoni

Do u use JohnsonAndJohnson #soap and #cleaning products? "Sustainable" #palmoil they use is far from "clean". It's linked to #deforestation 🦏🐘🦧, all for a dirty ingredient nobody even wants! ☠️🌴🪔⛔️.#BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/09/johnson-johnson/

Do u use JohnsonAndJohnson #soap and #cleaning products? "Sustainable" #palmoil they use is far from "clean". It's linked to #deforestation 🦏🐘🦧, all for a dirty ingredient nobody even wants! ☠️🌴🪔⛔️.#BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/09/johnson-johnson/

Do u use JohnsonAndJohnson #soap and #cleaning products? "Sustainable" #palmoil they use is far from "clean". It's linked to #deforestation 🦏🐘🦧, all for a dirty ingredient nobody even wants! ☠️🌴🪔⛔️.#BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/09/johnson-johnson/

Do u use JohnsonAndJohnson #soap and #cleaning products? "Sustainable" #palmoil they use is far from "clean". It's linked to #deforestation 🦏🐘🦧, all for a dirty ingredient nobody even wants! ☠️🌴🪔⛔️.#BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/09/johnson-johnson/

Do u use JohnsonAndJohnson #soap and #cleaning products? "Sustainable" #palmoil they use is far from "clean". It's linked to #deforestation 🦏🐘🦧, all for a dirty ingredient nobody even wants! ☠️🌴🪔⛔️.#BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/09/j...

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Follow the Chamber in real time: now.parliament.uk

A woman in formal dress poses for cameras while several men look on.

Actor and inventor Hedy LaMarr at the "Tales of Manhattan" film premiere, Los Angeles (1942)
Photo: Los Angeles Times / UCLA

Rook with very demanding fledgling, 06 Jun '25. #cawmunity 🪶

"Until one has loved an #animal, a part of one's #soul remains unawakened." — Anatole France

"Until one has loved an #animal, a part of one's #soul remains unawakened." — Anatole France

#pets #PetSky #QuoteSky