31 inventions of the 20th Century that changed the course of history: 🇮🇹 The Radio 🇺🇸 The Airplane 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Television 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Computer 🇺🇸 Cell Phone 🇺🇸 Escalator 🇷🇺 Helicopter 🇺🇸 Robot 🇺🇸 Radio Telescope 🇬🇧 Radar 🇩🇪 Jet Engine 🇩🇪 Electron Microscope 🇺🇸 Atomic bomb 🇺🇸 Laser 🇺🇸

Dunnet Beach. Fabulous. So lovely to be by the sea again. Dunnet Head in the background.

John Mackenzie and his father on the Bealach na Bà (“Pass of the Cattle”) in July 1955, waiting for the engine of their 1935 Jowett to cool down. Built in 1822, the road follows an old drover’s route over the #Applecross Peninsula [photo: George Maclennan; courtesy of John

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP has welcomed news that the Scottish Languages Bill has become law. The Act will enable parents to ask for a Gaelic school to be established in their area. It also establishes Gaelic and Scots as official languages. ➡️ parliament.scot/bills-and-laws…

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP visited Member business #BlackIsleBerries today, for a tour & chat about the agritourism & farm retail enterprise discussing the business history, seasonality, seasonal staff, sourcing stock & business growth & funding amongst other topics 🍓

Would you go camping like this?

The Aviemore Centre - built in the late-1960s to create an Alpine-style resort in the heart of the Highlands. It included two hotels, an ice rink, swimming pool and cinema. Pic: Highlife Highland | Am Baile

Ditto, baby. #AdoptedScot

😍❤️🐬 A baby dolphin has been spotted out on the Tay! Ian from SaltDog Marine spotted the calf during one of his outings and has said it is the smallest he's ever seen! What a cutie! Echoing the words of Ian: welcome to Dundee little one!

⚡️ SUPER FAST ⚡️ 👋 Zwift l #TDFF2025 l #WatchTheFemmes

Colonial life: Exploited 🦹‍♂️ Oil, gas, electricity, food and drink, land... You name it really. Anything of value will be thieved and commandeered for the English Commonwealth. Accompanied by a background fanfare of media bs And gaslighting And ever increasing absurdity 🤷‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Will it aye. 😑 We have heard many different tunes on (SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) oil and gas over the years and decades.

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💛 A win so special, the Race Director herself does the honours of handing over the Yellow Jersey. 💛 Une victoire si spéciale que la directrice de course elle-même a l'honneur de remettre le Maillot Jaune. Marion Rousse 🫂 PFP #TDFF2025 | #WatchTheFemmes |

7 seconds on time at the top of the Madeleine, well done Chloé Dygert, a real hero 💛 7 secondes dans les délais au sommet de la Madeleine, bravo Chloé Dygert, vraie héroïne 💛 #TDFF2025 l #WatchTheFemmes l Zwift

Helsinki Central Station, Finland 🇫🇮

Four images from the final day of my adventure. The weather was perfect. The scenery incredibly beautiful and the heather glorious. I’m so fortunate to have enjoyed this amazing three month experience.

Interior detail: The Willow Tearooms. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 1904. Photo: Mackintosh at The Willow.

“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” — Henry James

The Grey Man of the Merrick is a natural, large rock feature on the Merrick mountain. It resembles the stony face of an old man, guarding the summit of southern Scotland's highest hill. When the light hits it from a certain angle, as shown here, it can look like two solemn faces.