Mike Elrick
@elrick1.bsky.social
Hillwalker, book lover, cineaste, Mahlerite, Aberdeen FC supporter.
Sculpted by the same hand?
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Sculpted by the same hand?
Farage signing the football shirts of his team to take on John Wark, Ardiles, Sylvester Stallone in glamour friendly.
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Farage signing the football shirts of his team to take on John Wark, Ardiles, Sylvester Stallone in glamour friendly.
FIFA 'peace' prize vibes ....
December 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
FIFA 'peace' prize vibes ....
'We asked 100 people to name a famous sexual predator?....Our survey said..'
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
'We asked 100 people to name a famous sexual predator?....Our survey said..'
Not the first time Donald Trump has made a tit of himself at a football competition draw. Rewind to December 91 and the draw for the Rumbelow's League Cup....(I am not making this up).
December 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Not the first time Donald Trump has made a tit of himself at a football competition draw. Rewind to December 91 and the draw for the Rumbelow's League Cup....(I am not making this up).
Zombies trying to get their undead hands on a 12 month matured M and S Christmas pudding....vibe.
December 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Zombies trying to get their undead hands on a 12 month matured M and S Christmas pudding....vibe.
'Listen don't mention what I said at Dulwich College. I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it all right.'
December 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
'Listen don't mention what I said at Dulwich College. I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it all right.'
Nigel Farage it turns out , is a big critic of seventies TV...who knew. I bet back in the day tho he was a big fan of Freddie Starr.
December 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Nigel Farage it turns out , is a big critic of seventies TV...who knew. I bet back in the day tho he was a big fan of Freddie Starr.
Not wearing what you wore last year?
December 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Not wearing what you wore last year?
Live to the Reform UK governing board Christmas bash in Nigel Farage's Clacton flat.
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Live to the Reform UK governing board Christmas bash in Nigel Farage's Clacton flat.
Just arrived at the Your Party Conference. Buzzing.
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Just arrived at the Your Party Conference. Buzzing.
'Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners.'...........Oh the irony...Brexit, UKIP.... lives in rural France #CompleteChancer
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
'Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners.'...........Oh the irony...Brexit, UKIP.... lives in rural France #CompleteChancer
A braw day in the hills of rugged Ardgour yesterday. The snow has largely gone but it was still a full on day with stunning views across Loch Linnhe to Ben Nevis, Glencoe and north to Knoydart and Glen Shiel.
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A braw day in the hills of rugged Ardgour yesterday. The snow has largely gone but it was still a full on day with stunning views across Loch Linnhe to Ben Nevis, Glencoe and north to Knoydart and Glen Shiel.
Watched Train Dreams. Based on Denis Johnson novella about an itinerant logger/labourer, played by Joel Edgerton. in early 20th century Pacific Northwest.
A spare, haunting, poignant meditation on a life, love, loss, grief and tragedy. Very Terrence Malick. Five stars.
A spare, haunting, poignant meditation on a life, love, loss, grief and tragedy. Very Terrence Malick. Five stars.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Watched Train Dreams. Based on Denis Johnson novella about an itinerant logger/labourer, played by Joel Edgerton. in early 20th century Pacific Northwest.
A spare, haunting, poignant meditation on a life, love, loss, grief and tragedy. Very Terrence Malick. Five stars.
A spare, haunting, poignant meditation on a life, love, loss, grief and tragedy. Very Terrence Malick. Five stars.
Went to put something in my car, to be confronted by a winter wonderland..Blimey
November 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Went to put something in my car, to be confronted by a winter wonderland..Blimey
Shopping trolleys mating in the wild. Asda, Bridge of Dee. Aberdeen.
November 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Shopping trolleys mating in the wild. Asda, Bridge of Dee. Aberdeen.
Spotted in Asda wine aisle...Yoga...Pinot Grigio....clearly aimed at the pilates pisshead demographic. Cunningly disguised in a gym-like water bottle.
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Spotted in Asda wine aisle...Yoga...Pinot Grigio....clearly aimed at the pilates pisshead demographic. Cunningly disguised in a gym-like water bottle.
This Remembrance Sunday, remembering my great uncle, Private James Wilson Chalmers Simpson, 2nd battalion, the Gordon Highlanders, killed in action 5th October 1917, in the third battle of Ypres. Aged 19.
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This Remembrance Sunday, remembering my great uncle, Private James Wilson Chalmers Simpson, 2nd battalion, the Gordon Highlanders, killed in action 5th October 1917, in the third battle of Ypres. Aged 19.
Garthdee Aberdeen currently....
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Garthdee Aberdeen currently....
There's a lot to be said for 'Bothy TV' . Comforting, warming...in this case, when two cheap fancy dress tartan skirt/scarf/bonnet and chambermaid outfits left in Corrour bothy have acted as firelighters.
November 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
There's a lot to be said for 'Bothy TV' . Comforting, warming...in this case, when two cheap fancy dress tartan skirt/scarf/bonnet and chambermaid outfits left in Corrour bothy have acted as firelighters.
In to Corrour Bothy in the Lairig Ghru in the heart of the Cairngorms, with bothy maintenance officer Neil Reid to change the toilet bags. Someone has to do it. Working the Hazmat look...
October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
In to Corrour Bothy in the Lairig Ghru in the heart of the Cairngorms, with bothy maintenance officer Neil Reid to change the toilet bags. Someone has to do it. Working the Hazmat look...