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Andrew Ronald

@westhillwanderer.bsky.social

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Gasdoc2857 on X, trying to find my feet here. Retired Anaesthetist. SCAA volunteer. Photography; Dog walker; Trad Low whistle; Gardener; Archaeology & Industrial Archaeology; WiganRLFC. Drive a van in spare time On a wander through life

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Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · 15d

Wow! Did you go down?

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Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · Sep 3

This is (still) nice @northernmonk.bsky.social

Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · Jun 1

Spent part of Day 1 of #30dayswild visiting #RSPBScotland #TroupHead. It's not all seabirds...........
#yellowhammer

Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · Jun 1

Day one of #30dayswild!

My first suggestion - download Merlin bird ID App, go somewhere, turn it on and see what you’re hearing.

You might be surprised how many birds you hear

apps.apple.com/gb/app/merli...

‎Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

‎What's that bird? Ask Merlin—the world’s leading app for birds. Just like magic, Merlin Bird ID will help you solve the mystery. Merlin Bird ID helps you identify birds you see and hear. Merlin is u...

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Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · May 19

Egon Riss; an Austrian Jew who fled the Holocaust for Edinburgh and helped reconstruct the postwar Scottish mining industry in monumental style threadinburgh.scot/2022/10/23/t...

The thread about Egon Riss; an Austrian Jew who fled the Holocaust for Edinburgh and helped reconstruct the postwar Scottish mining industry in monumental style

On March 20th 1964 – exactly 58 years ago when this thread was first written – a man named Egon Riss died at his home in Colinton, in suburban Edinburgh. A name relatively unknown outsi…

threadinburgh.scot

Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · May 14

Tonight’s niche reading

Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · May 13

Pleased to see #imageandreality have republished his #Coaltown collection

Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · May 9

However my new status means I may no longer be generating the posts you followed me for in the first place so I wont take it personally if you decide to unfollow me.

But I'll be equally happy if you do continue to follow me to see what happens next...........

Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · May 9

So now I'm officially "retired" I suspect this account may increasingly morph into something different. Sure I'll continue to tweet about medicine - esp anaesthesia, critical care, echo, and PHEM - but from a rather different perspective and in time possibly as a service user rather than provider

Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · May 9

Still rather new to this platform which I'm trying to use to generate content relating to multiple interests but acutely aware I have a large group of followers as a result of interest lists generated in the wake of the Musk take over at "the other place"

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Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · May 9

www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/connect...

Connecting with nature on your doorstep boosts health and wellbeing, survey finds ahead of 30 Days Wild challenge | The Wildlife Trusts

TV presenter Liz Bonnin urges people to ‘fall back in love with nature’ in June

www.wildlifetrusts.org

Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · May 7

Heard the first cuckoo of the year on the morning dog walk

Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · Mar 14

Happy Holi!

Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · Mar 13

Don’t think you get a choice on #scotrail

Andrew Ronald @westhillwanderer.bsky.social · Feb 21

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Mike Garry & Joe Duddell - St Anthony: An Ode to Anthony H Wilson

YouTube video by StAnthonyVEVO

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Reposted by Andrew Ronald

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · Feb 20

Remembering record label owner, TV presenter, nightclub manager and music impresario Tony Wilson (1950-2007), born #OTD in Pendleton, Salford. Nicknamed ‘Mr Manchester’ for his work in promoting the city’s culture. (Mural by Akse).