Jim Parkin @ParkinJim@qoto.org

Winter is coming.. One of my early digital images, Lochan na h-Achlaise at the west end of Rannoch Moor, January 2005.
#Winter #Scotland #GlenCoe #ice #Snow #RannochMoor

The new results of analyzes of organic residues of pottery vessels from Mesopotamia reveal an invisible soup!

The first civilized societies in the world developed about 5,500 years ago in Mesopotamia.
The Journal of Archaeological Sciences published a research paper in which we read:
Reports show that Mesopotamian pottery contained a wide variety of foods, but particularly meat-based meals, most likely a soup or broth flavored with bone marrow.

Source: University of Glasgow 2022

A view of the earth being eclipsed by the moon. A never seen before view from space.
#space #nasa #artemis

Why am I posting so much less now?

Because the electricity turns on now twice a day for about 2 hours,& when it’s switched off, signal is very poor. I do my best to keep you updated,but I do miss reading your comments.

But,everything will be better soon.We are winning anyway🤍

Here is one of my favorite #photo of the setting moon. #Fotomontag #Fotomontag #Photography #moon #moonphotography

Dear Jim,
Please paint me an anthropomorphised New York skyline battling a giant religiously fanatical prawn. Meanwhile the diamond falcon contemplates.
All the best,
Carl Brown

Dear Jim,
Please paint me a Tyrannosaurus Rex playing Connect 4 with Heston Blumenthal on a lake of fire whilst a care bear watches them lustfully.
Thanks,
iknockthingsover

Misty Lake
Skipwith Common
#mist #fog #landscape #Photomonday #serenity #Yorkshire

Having watched the Channel 4 news last night, where pawn shops are busy because people are selling jewellery and modest possessions, we need to remember how and who is responsible for this growing desperation.

Other new EU laws adopted today -

Corporate sustainability reporting: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/11/28/council-gives-final-green-light-to-corporate-sustainability-reporting-directive/

Response to non-EU subsidies: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/11/28/council-gives-final-approval-to-tackling-distortive-foreign-subsidies-on-the-internal-market/

Revision of cybersecurity law: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/11/28/eu-decides-to-strengthen-cybersecurity-and-resilience-across-the-union-council-adopts-new-legislation/

Today's weather:

OK, so this is interesting. Some major organizations have now set up their own Mastodon instances:

European Union: EU Voice >>> https://social.network.europa.eu/explore
German gov: Explore social.bund.de >>> https://social.bund.de/explore
Internet Archive: Explore Internet Archive >>> https://mastodon.archive.org/explore

#twittermigration #mastodon #fediverse #governmentInstance

Pine martens - aren’t they just beautiful?
A departure from my mountain photography today. I have spent the last six summers photographing pine martens from my tiny hide in the woods near #Inverness in the #ScottishHighlands.
This animal on the right is only 5 months old, leaning up against her mum and having a look around. A magical moment, and one I am privileged to have seen.
#PineMarten #WildlifePhotography #Scotland #Inverness #ScottishWildlife

Misty morning over the river today

This NYT article, "The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths," compares our terrible results to other high-income nations. And identifies design as a root cause. Which is good! https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/upshot/road-deaths-pedestrians-cyclists.amp.html

(but road "accidents"? c'mon)