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Walking around the Pentland Hills again, near #Edinburgh #Scotland yesterday...

Walking around the Pentland Hills again, near #Edinburgh #Scotland yesterday...

So, after a bunch of reading recently I've been thinking about the end of the world in fiction, in history, and where we're at right...

So, after a bunch of reading recently I've been thinking about the end of the world in fiction, in history, and where we're at right now.
(Long read...)
https://observaterry.wordpress.com/2025/03/09/the-end-of-the-world-as-we-knew-it/

From a sunrise walk up Pentland Hills, #Edinburgh #Scotland this morning with a flask of tea and Lord Of The Rings music.This is how to...

From a sunrise walk up Pentland Hills, #Edinburgh #Scotland this morning with a flask of tea and Lord Of The Rings music.

This is how to start the day!

Drones making army equipment obsolete; messed-up world politics; biased media whipping up paranoia - 'The Day The Earth Stood Still'...

Drones making army equipment obsolete; messed-up world politics; biased media whipping up paranoia - 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' (1951) has it all!
Bumping my review after a spike in interest:
https://observaterry.wordpress.com/2024/10/07/retro-review-the-day-the-earth-stood-still-1951/

A few years ago I read 'The Age Of Surveillance Capitalism' by Shoshana Zuboff. It explains so much about life in 2025. Recommended!...

A few years ago I read 'The Age Of Surveillance Capitalism' by Shoshana Zuboff. It explains so much about life in 2025. Recommended!
https://observaterry.wordpress.com/2019/03/25/caught-in-a-web/

It's 20 years since #StarTrek Enterprise finished. I have a fondness for it.Also, its final villain is eerily familiar to us here in...

It's 20 years since #StarTrek Enterprise finished. I have a fondness for it.
Also, its final villain is eerily familiar to us here in real-world 2025...
https://observaterry.wordpress.com/2025/02/08/retro-review-star-trek-enterprise-2001-2005/

Details of my recent visit to #Shetland for Up Helly Aa, and the places you can visit in two short, winter days...#Scotland...

Details of my recent visit to #Shetland for Up Helly Aa, and the places you can visit in two short, winter days...
#Scotland #travel
https://observaterry.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/up-helly-aa-hell-yeah-shetland/

DAY 20:"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No...

DAY 20:
"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers."

For my 200th blog post, here's the day trip around Dumfries I made last...

For my 200th blog post, here's the day trip around Dumfries I made last summer...
https://observaterry.wordpress.com/2025/01/19/day-tripper-a-fun-breeze-through-dumfries/

DAY 19:"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No...

DAY 19:
"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers."

DAY 18:"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No...

DAY 18:
"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers."

DAY 17:"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No...

DAY 17:
"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers."

DAY 16:"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No...

DAY 16:
"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers."

DAY 15:"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No...

DAY 15:
"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers."

DAY 14:"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No...

DAY 14:
"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers."

DAY 13:"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No...

DAY 13:
"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers."

DAY 12:"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No...

DAY 12:
"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers."

DAY 11:"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No...

DAY 11:
"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers."

DAY 10:"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No...

DAY 10:
"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers."

DAY 9:"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No...

DAY 9:
"Choose 20 #Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers."