Ian Ebbage
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The Ancient World & more recent history. Mosaics. And, of course, birds.
East Lothian.
East Lothian.
The Temple of Apollo at Didyma (1) is one of the largest in the Ancient World. The impression on visitors is enhanced by the height of the stepped base (2) on which it was built and of the flight of steps (3) by which visitors accessed it (Late 4c BC) #staircasesaturday
February 14, 2026 at 7:26 AM
The Temple of Apollo at Didyma (1) is one of the largest in the Ancient World. The impression on visitors is enhanced by the height of the stepped base (2) on which it was built and of the flight of steps (3) by which visitors accessed it (Late 4c BC) #staircasesaturday
Duntrune Castle on Loch Crinan, originally 12c but the existing tower-house is early 17c #castlesaturday
February 14, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Duntrune Castle on Loch Crinan, originally 12c but the existing tower-house is early 17c #castlesaturday
The medieval lighthouse in Collioure was repurposed as the clock-tower of the newly-built church of Our Lady of the Angels in 1693. #pharosfriday #steeplesaturday (Collioure is on the Mediterranean coast of the Pyrénées-Orientales in France, and was the home of Fauvism.)
February 13, 2026 at 7:08 AM
The medieval lighthouse in Collioure was repurposed as the clock-tower of the newly-built church of Our Lady of the Angels in 1693. #pharosfriday #steeplesaturday (Collioure is on the Mediterranean coast of the Pyrénées-Orientales in France, and was the home of Fauvism.)
A handsome 1750 building in Haddington, now housing a hair-stylist's #EastLothian #shopfrontfriday
February 13, 2026 at 7:01 AM
A handsome 1750 building in Haddington, now housing a hair-stylist's #EastLothian #shopfrontfriday
The Cathedral Close in Carlisle #thursgate
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The Cathedral Close in Carlisle #thursgate
In Edinburgh's New Town #adoorablethursday
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 AM
In Edinburgh's New Town #adoorablethursday
A wooden box (1610) decorated with a lion and a unicorn, animals associated with the arms of James VI & I, possibly a writing casket (Burrell Collection, Glasgow) #woodensday
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
A wooden box (1610) decorated with a lion and a unicorn, animals associated with the arms of James VI & I, possibly a writing casket (Burrell Collection, Glasgow) #woodensday
A 17c turnpike/turret staircase in Mitchell's Close, one of the only two remaining in Haddington #EastLothian (Restored in 1960s) #windowsonwednesday #wallsonwednesday
February 11, 2026 at 7:33 AM
A 17c turnpike/turret staircase in Mitchell's Close, one of the only two remaining in Haddington #EastLothian (Restored in 1960s) #windowsonwednesday #wallsonwednesday
A Hooded Plover in Tasmania #waderwednesday
February 11, 2026 at 7:29 AM
A Hooded Plover in Tasmania #waderwednesday
Alder Trees with a mantle of ivy, by the River Tyne in Samuelston. The Alder is a favourite haunt of the #Siskin which takes its French name (Tarin des Aulnes) from the tree. #thicktrunktuesday
February 10, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Alder Trees with a mantle of ivy, by the River Tyne in Samuelston. The Alder is a favourite haunt of the #Siskin which takes its French name (Tarin des Aulnes) from the tree. #thicktrunktuesday
Tiling commemorating St John Chrysostom (347-407) in the chancel of Chester Cathedral: "Chrysostom: sweeter than honey" #TilesOnTuesday
February 10, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Tiling commemorating St John Chrysostom (347-407) in the chancel of Chester Cathedral: "Chrysostom: sweeter than honey" #TilesOnTuesday
The mouth of the River Esk in Musselburgh on a dreich day last week #tidesouttuesday
February 10, 2026 at 7:23 AM
The mouth of the River Esk in Musselburgh on a dreich day last week #tidesouttuesday
"Blind Jack" Metcalf (1717-1810), commemorated in the Market Place of his home town in Knaresburgh. A remarkable man, blinded by small-pox at the age of six, who went on to be a pioneer road-builder. #allmetalmonday #memorialmonday /cntd
February 9, 2026 at 7:36 AM
"Blind Jack" Metcalf (1717-1810), commemorated in the Market Place of his home town in Knaresburgh. A remarkable man, blinded by small-pox at the age of six, who went on to be a pioneer road-builder. #allmetalmonday #memorialmonday /cntd
A drake Eider in Eyemouth Harbour #mallardmonday
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 AM
A drake Eider in Eyemouth Harbour #mallardmonday
The memorial to Kandylidas, "The Hero", a regular epithet for a deceased man, who is depicted performing a heroic act, here, slaying a serpent. (Dion Archaeological Museum in Macedonia, 2c BC) #stoneworksunday
February 8, 2026 at 10:51 AM
The memorial to Kandylidas, "The Hero", a regular epithet for a deceased man, who is depicted performing a heroic act, here, slaying a serpent. (Dion Archaeological Museum in Macedonia, 2c BC) #stoneworksunday
A Sooty Gull on the south coast of Oman #SuperSeabirdSunday (They are native to the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Gulf & adjacent areas.)
February 8, 2026 at 9:49 AM
A Sooty Gull on the south coast of Oman #SuperSeabirdSunday (They are native to the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Gulf & adjacent areas.)
Dirleton Church in East Lothian was built in 1612 to replace the church in Gullane which was thought to be too exposed to sand blowing up from the beach. The pinnacles were added to the tower in 1836. #steeplesaturday
February 7, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Dirleton Church in East Lothian was built in 1612 to replace the church in Gullane which was thought to be too exposed to sand blowing up from the beach. The pinnacles were added to the tower in 1836. #steeplesaturday
The entrance to the Citadel of Aleppo (2009) #staircasesaturday
February 7, 2026 at 8:44 AM
The entrance to the Citadel of Aleppo (2009) #staircasesaturday
A commemorative lamp on the Public Hall in St Boswells in the Scottish Borders #ferrousfriday
February 6, 2026 at 6:56 AM
A commemorative lamp on the Public Hall in St Boswells in the Scottish Borders #ferrousfriday
The false door of the tomb (c.2323 BC) of a Princess in Saqqara in Egypt. The door was a passage-way for the "ka" or spirit of the departed #adoorablethursday
February 5, 2026 at 7:31 AM
The false door of the tomb (c.2323 BC) of a Princess in Saqqara in Egypt. The door was a passage-way for the "ka" or spirit of the departed #adoorablethursday
A high-tide roost of Redshanks on the harbour wall at Cockenzie #EastLothian #waderwednesday
February 4, 2026 at 9:28 AM
A high-tide roost of Redshanks on the harbour wall at Cockenzie #EastLothian #waderwednesday
One of Edinburgh's original four fire-stations, in Old Braid Place, now renamed Sciennes Hill Place, off Causewayside. Established in the 1820s, the building is now housing #windowsonwednesday
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
One of Edinburgh's original four fire-stations, in Old Braid Place, now renamed Sciennes Hill Place, off Causewayside. Established in the 1820s, the building is now housing #windowsonwednesday
A lion fighting a dragon on a 1390 #misericord in Chester Cathedral #woodensday
February 4, 2026 at 9:17 AM
A lion fighting a dragon on a 1390 #misericord in Chester Cathedral #woodensday