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Mary M

Mary M

@marym276.bsky.social

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Edinburgh based osteopath under the spell of the sensuous. Writer of biographical stories with courage and freedom at heart. Nature lover. https://linktr.ee/mmonro276 If you fill my feed with reposted political rants I will unfollow.

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Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 2d

A regular dose of immersion in nature, a good laugh and spending time with people who are positive and supportive. Here’s a free bearded tit for you. Made my day!

Male bearded tit

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 2d

He’s made me cry every week. His work with Ellie has been extraordinary 🥰⭐️

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 2d

Is innuendo not allowed? Apologies

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t care if that is the girth of it, I’d still rather read my book.

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 2d

Lucky enough to see a flock of #beardedtits at the #TayReedBeds grit trays this morning, filling their gizzards to cope with a seasonal switch in diet from insects to reed seeds. #birds #birding

Female and male bearded tit

Male bearded tit

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 3d

#autumn sunrise #blueskyartshow

Autumn sunrise w misty trees

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 4d

A witch’s cat and his ghostly shadow 🧙‍♀️🐈‍⬛ #halloween #spooky

A grey cat and his black cat shadow

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 5d

Highland cattle are soooo cute!

Highland cattle

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 6d

Pink sky, snowy morning at Moniack Mhor near Inverness #amwriting #womenwriters #writingretreat

Snow on distant hills and a pink sky near Inverness.

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 7d

Ooh! I just discovered Google Books Ngram. I searched for the phrase ‘mod cons’ to check that my character might have used the expression in 1960. Wow!

Google books ngram viewer chart of the term ‘mod cons’ 1950-2000

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 8d

Beautiful bus ride up to Inverness, through autumnal colours and snow on the tops.

Rainbow in the Cairngorms

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 9d

Looking forward to a few days writing at Moniack Mhor but first - jam. Blackcurrants from the garden that I sieved and froze. It smells like summer has returned on a rainy October Sunday.

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 11d

#blueskyartshow #inside the Musée d’Orsay restaurant, Paris.

View from behind the clock at the musée d’Orsay restaurant, Paris

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 11d

We’re not used to it. It hasn’t rained since April.

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 17d

#blueskyartshow a sparkling #vertical water curtain vies with iron bars to keep these worlds separate

Behind a waterfall in the botanical garden, Frankfurt

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 18d

This morning I am giving a lecture on maternal health at 9 and then a lecture on WW2 in the Far East at 11. Might have to switch my brain off and switch it on again in between 😂

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 20d

Here’s Athena happily slaying a foe. Not sure I’ve seen such an image before - it was in the archeological museum, Frankfurt. Is this common @nataliehaynes.bsky.social ?

Athena spearing a foe. Archaeological Museum Frankfurt.

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 23d

The botanical garden in Frankfurt is stunning.

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 24d

Goddesses. Something to aspire to.

Nefertiti depicted wearing sunglasses, with a statue of Sekhmet behind

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 26d

I have just been listening to your episode. @infinite-women.com asks interesting questions doesn’t she? I liked your response to the ‘was she racist?’ question. Nuanced and objective, set in context of place and time.

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 26d

I’m suffering from Modern Life Fatigue. Logged in to Lufthansa app to check in. Part way through app says ‘immigration authorities server is down.’ I call airline & reach a human 🥰 They get the same error message. ‘Do you know why? Any idea if they’re working on it?’ ‘No, check in at airport.’ Sigh

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 28d

“Oblivion reigns. Tell me why?” Listen to the end. Annie Lennox, 70, refusing to keep her big mouth shut. #WhyforGaza youtu.be/l1RkUE8YG5Y

Annie Lennox - "Why? - For Gaza" Live - Together For Palestine

YouTube video by Annie Lennox

Reposted by Mary M

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · Oct 5

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · Oct 3

I would love to see this in Edinburgh. I can’t quite believe that our ancient and beautiful city centre is full of cars.

Emily Wood @ebwood.bsky.social · Oct 2

I lived in Madrid when Madrid Centro went into effect and it was amazing. I bring it up all the time as an example of the benefits of that kind of policy choice.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Oct 2

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.

There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.

Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · Oct 2

Inspiring lecture by @kateraworth.bsky.social last night. Super clear storytelling and a laser intellect showing the madness of endless growth as a goal. The donut economic model where everyone thrives within planetary boundaries is the rational response.

Donut economic model showing how far outside boundaries we are

Quote from Ilya Prigogine: When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order.