Brendan Paddy
@bjpaddy.bsky.social
Looking to make the outdoors for everyone as director of Ramblers Scotland but these are personal views. Expect pics of walks, posts on politics/world news, risidual overseas aid and guest appearances by a small hairy murderer named Pixie.
Everything the paw touches is our Kingdom and that includes you man-cushion
January 31, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Everything the paw touches is our Kingdom and that includes you man-cushion
Our now traditional, non-traditional Burns Supper - haggis sliced & fried; neeps & tatties roasted, crushed & baked with butter; and a green interloper fried in pennance
January 25, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Our now traditional, non-traditional Burns Supper - haggis sliced & fried; neeps & tatties roasted, crushed & baked with butter; and a green interloper fried in pennance
The ancient prophecy is once more fulfilled
January 23, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The ancient prophecy is once more fulfilled
Edinburgh Phrenological Society mask collection on display at the national portrait gallery - like the hall of faces in Game of Thrones but real, creeper &, surprise, based on a deeply bigoted set of assumptions
January 18, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Edinburgh Phrenological Society mask collection on display at the national portrait gallery - like the hall of faces in Game of Thrones but real, creeper &, surprise, based on a deeply bigoted set of assumptions
Today in 'surprisingly not Frank Zappa'
January 18, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Today in 'surprisingly not Frank Zappa'
St Columba to the Picts: the usual pieties, presumably
The Picts to St Columba: sceptical boredom, apparently
The Picts to St Columba: sceptical boredom, apparently
January 18, 2026 at 2:13 PM
St Columba to the Picts: the usual pieties, presumably
The Picts to St Columba: sceptical boredom, apparently
The Picts to St Columba: sceptical boredom, apparently
The stern piece of a Maori waka (canoe) at Kelvingrove, right next to an ornate Burmese carved elephant's tusk, because...why the hell not
January 17, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The stern piece of a Maori waka (canoe) at Kelvingrove, right next to an ornate Burmese carved elephant's tusk, because...why the hell not
Slave owners in a place of public honour? How about a big red warning sign calling out that shit.
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Slave owners in a place of public honour? How about a big red warning sign calling out that shit.
Alastair Gray being very Alastair Gray
January 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Alastair Gray being very Alastair Gray
So apparently playing the organ involves three keyboards, more knobs than a full US cabinet meeting, and two sets of pedals that require specialised footwear - heel-toe, heel-toe
January 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
So apparently playing the organ involves three keyboards, more knobs than a full US cabinet meeting, and two sets of pedals that require specialised footwear - heel-toe, heel-toe
Is it comfortable? Well, no. Is it practical? Not remotely. Is it beautiful? I thought you'd never ask...
January 17, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Is it comfortable? Well, no. Is it practical? Not remotely. Is it beautiful? I thought you'd never ask...
A little outing to Glasgow
January 17, 2026 at 11:43 AM
A little outing to Glasgow
The wrath of the cereal raptor has been unleashed
January 16, 2026 at 7:47 AM
The wrath of the cereal raptor has been unleashed
Dawn being all dramatic over Blackford Hill in Edinburgh this morning
January 14, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Dawn being all dramatic over Blackford Hill in Edinburgh this morning
First day back at work after a looong break - could be worse
January 12, 2026 at 8:43 AM
First day back at work after a looong break - could be worse
He makes the sun rise on the evil and the good, sends snow on the drain blockers and the drain unblockers
January 9, 2026 at 10:39 AM
He makes the sun rise on the evil and the good, sends snow on the drain blockers and the drain unblockers
Many years ago now but still a very happy memory - introducing the family to Glen Feshie
January 6, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Many years ago now but still a very happy memory - introducing the family to Glen Feshie
Probably new only to me (and annoyingly can't find the creator to credit) but too good not to share because it genuinely lifted my mood on a cold dark morning
January 6, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Probably new only to me (and annoyingly can't find the creator to credit) but too good not to share because it genuinely lifted my mood on a cold dark morning
Completely batshit in the best possible way - if someone were to suggest it's not actually a film about an obnoxiously self-confident & selfish Jewish table tennis star in '50s NYC but a secret order of ancient vampires, you'd find yourself at least briefly entertaining the proposition
January 4, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Completely batshit in the best possible way - if someone were to suggest it's not actually a film about an obnoxiously self-confident & selfish Jewish table tennis star in '50s NYC but a secret order of ancient vampires, you'd find yourself at least briefly entertaining the proposition
'Clear and cold' doesn't really do justice to how clear and cold it is out there right now
January 4, 2026 at 8:11 AM
'Clear and cold' doesn't really do justice to how clear and cold it is out there right now
Take care out there folks
January 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Take care out there folks
We twa hae run about the braes,
and pou'd the gowans fine;
But we've wander'd mony a weary fit,
sin' auld lang syne - Happy New Year from Edinburgh
and pou'd the gowans fine;
But we've wander'd mony a weary fit,
sin' auld lang syne - Happy New Year from Edinburgh
January 1, 2026 at 12:17 AM
We twa hae run about the braes,
and pou'd the gowans fine;
But we've wander'd mony a weary fit,
sin' auld lang syne - Happy New Year from Edinburgh
and pou'd the gowans fine;
But we've wander'd mony a weary fit,
sin' auld lang syne - Happy New Year from Edinburgh
Craiglockhart sunset
December 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Craiglockhart sunset