John Tweedie
@johntweedie.bsky.social
Earth Sciences graduate. But studying for a second degree in History with the OU. Love birdwatching, getting outdoors or snuggling indoors with a good book.
Bold materials and colours of the bespoke terracotta cladding of the new extension to Glencairn House, Dumbarton. A new public library and museum has been created by Page\Park. pagepark.co.uk/project/glen...
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Bold materials and colours of the bespoke terracotta cladding of the new extension to Glencairn House, Dumbarton. A new public library and museum has been created by Page\Park. pagepark.co.uk/project/glen...
Two incredible photos from Clive Oppenheimer’s book Mountains of Fire showing the same scene before and after a volcanic eruption on Montserrat. The church was obliterated by nuées ardentes (part of a pyroclastic flow).
November 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Two incredible photos from Clive Oppenheimer’s book Mountains of Fire showing the same scene before and after a volcanic eruption on Montserrat. The church was obliterated by nuées ardentes (part of a pyroclastic flow).
Impressive venue in St Andrews for today’s excellent discussion between @laurapoppick.bsky.social and Marcia Bjornerud on their views on geosciences including in education.
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Impressive venue in St Andrews for today’s excellent discussion between @laurapoppick.bsky.social and Marcia Bjornerud on their views on geosciences including in education.
Ah my first computer is finally going to have its moment in the sun. commodore64crap.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Ah my first computer is finally going to have its moment in the sun. commodore64crap.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Salmon have returned to the Levern Water in East Renfrewshire following the removal of two weirs. The river is also being allowed to follow a more natural course to help with flood management. www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/article/7573...
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Salmon have returned to the Levern Water in East Renfrewshire following the removal of two weirs. The river is also being allowed to follow a more natural course to help with flood management. www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/article/7573...
In a previous job, I helped organise several art exhibitions of young people's work. I've just discovered that the BBC hosted a small gallery of some of the work that was exhibited. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pict...
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In a previous job, I helped organise several art exhibitions of young people's work. I've just discovered that the BBC hosted a small gallery of some of the work that was exhibited. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pict...
I love these proposals for Bridge Street in Glasgow. It reminds me of Tottenham Court Road in London.
It'll be outside the scope of the development, but it would have been good to see Bridge Street station get a facelift and improve accessibility of it. www.urbanrealm.com/news/11687/%...
It'll be outside the scope of the development, but it would have been good to see Bridge Street station get a facelift and improve accessibility of it. www.urbanrealm.com/news/11687/%...
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I love these proposals for Bridge Street in Glasgow. It reminds me of Tottenham Court Road in London.
It'll be outside the scope of the development, but it would have been good to see Bridge Street station get a facelift and improve accessibility of it. www.urbanrealm.com/news/11687/%...
It'll be outside the scope of the development, but it would have been good to see Bridge Street station get a facelift and improve accessibility of it. www.urbanrealm.com/news/11687/%...
Kink-bands in phyllites at Rosneath. #FridayFold
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Kink-bands in phyllites at Rosneath. #FridayFold
Made me think of this scene in Ghost World.
October 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Made me think of this scene in Ghost World.
Look at this, it’s a quarry designed to give access to fossils rather than being for access to minerals or rocks.
This quarry is in Luoping County, China, and the photo is in Michael J. Benton’s book Extinctions. #palaeontology #geology
This quarry is in Luoping County, China, and the photo is in Michael J. Benton’s book Extinctions. #palaeontology #geology
October 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Look at this, it’s a quarry designed to give access to fossils rather than being for access to minerals or rocks.
This quarry is in Luoping County, China, and the photo is in Michael J. Benton’s book Extinctions. #palaeontology #geology
This quarry is in Luoping County, China, and the photo is in Michael J. Benton’s book Extinctions. #palaeontology #geology
The horse chestnut tree across the road has decided enough is enough and it’s nearly ready for winter. The sycamore to the right is still hanging in there, but the ash (I think) is also shedding its leaves a lot now too.
October 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The horse chestnut tree across the road has decided enough is enough and it’s nearly ready for winter. The sycamore to the right is still hanging in there, but the ash (I think) is also shedding its leaves a lot now too.
I’ve got a few generic bird guides including the Collins, but I treated myself to something a bit more specialised today: Gulls of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. I’ve been wanting to improve my gull ID skills for ages, and this begins now. #birding
October 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I’ve got a few generic bird guides including the Collins, but I treated myself to something a bit more specialised today: Gulls of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. I’ve been wanting to improve my gull ID skills for ages, and this begins now. #birding
#FridayFold Silurian greywacke folds at St Abb's Head.
October 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
#FridayFold Silurian greywacke folds at St Abb's Head.
I really enjoyed Jane Smith’s book Community. From Peregrines and Water Voles in Glasgow, to seagrass off a Scottish island, Fulmars in St Kilda and Beavers in Argyll, this book explores the wildlife, and the people helping the wildlife, on Scotland’s west coast.
October 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I really enjoyed Jane Smith’s book Community. From Peregrines and Water Voles in Glasgow, to seagrass off a Scottish island, Fulmars in St Kilda and Beavers in Argyll, this book explores the wildlife, and the people helping the wildlife, on Scotland’s west coast.
Hey @ougeolsoc.bsky.social Ian Gass gets a namecheck in this book Geopedia by Marcia Bjornerud.
For me it’s just a name associated with OU Earth Science so it was great to learn a bit about him, in this case under the term ophiolite.
For me it’s just a name associated with OU Earth Science so it was great to learn a bit about him, in this case under the term ophiolite.
October 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Hey @ougeolsoc.bsky.social Ian Gass gets a namecheck in this book Geopedia by Marcia Bjornerud.
For me it’s just a name associated with OU Earth Science so it was great to learn a bit about him, in this case under the term ophiolite.
For me it’s just a name associated with OU Earth Science so it was great to learn a bit about him, in this case under the term ophiolite.
How selfish is this? Double yellow lines, a corner and right in front of the crossing.
October 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
How selfish is this? Double yellow lines, a corner and right in front of the crossing.
Rachel Carson's book The Sea Around Us was published in 1951, and it's interesting reading it with a knowledge of plate tectonics, because she was writing at a time before most of the evidence for plate tectonics was published. She hints at seafloor spreading, but only so much as it's an idea.
October 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Rachel Carson's book The Sea Around Us was published in 1951, and it's interesting reading it with a knowledge of plate tectonics, because she was writing at a time before most of the evidence for plate tectonics was published. She hints at seafloor spreading, but only so much as it's an idea.
Wow just saw a Grey Heron catching a tiddler and then five seconds later it caught a whopping big Pike that was as long as the heron’s neck! Here’s a massively zoomed in photo on my phone. #BirdingScotland
September 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Wow just saw a Grey Heron catching a tiddler and then five seconds later it caught a whopping big Pike that was as long as the heron’s neck! Here’s a massively zoomed in photo on my phone. #BirdingScotland
It’s quite rare to see Barr Loch this glassy. #BirdingScotland
September 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It’s quite rare to see Barr Loch this glassy. #BirdingScotland
I’ve been making good progress through my existing to read pile of books, but I thought today was worth adding some new books to the pile.
Soon I’ll be delving deep under the ocean and visiting the Arctic (the latter with Barry Lopez whose book I’ve wanted to read for years). #books
Soon I’ll be delving deep under the ocean and visiting the Arctic (the latter with Barry Lopez whose book I’ve wanted to read for years). #books
September 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I’ve been making good progress through my existing to read pile of books, but I thought today was worth adding some new books to the pile.
Soon I’ll be delving deep under the ocean and visiting the Arctic (the latter with Barry Lopez whose book I’ve wanted to read for years). #books
Soon I’ll be delving deep under the ocean and visiting the Arctic (the latter with Barry Lopez whose book I’ve wanted to read for years). #books
I was not expecting to receive my prints from the @scottishgeology.bsky.social quite so soon, but here they are.
These are from the James Hutton Deep Time Trail crowdfunder which is raising money for an illustrated trail to Siccar Point. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
These are from the James Hutton Deep Time Trail crowdfunder which is raising money for an illustrated trail to Siccar Point. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
September 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I was not expecting to receive my prints from the @scottishgeology.bsky.social quite so soon, but here they are.
These are from the James Hutton Deep Time Trail crowdfunder which is raising money for an illustrated trail to Siccar Point. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
These are from the James Hutton Deep Time Trail crowdfunder which is raising money for an illustrated trail to Siccar Point. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
Imagine the marvels you could find pouring over the 50-volume report of the HMS Challenger 1873-1876 expedition, including the world's first global map of the ocean floor. www.huntington.org/verso/hms-ch...
September 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Imagine the marvels you could find pouring over the 50-volume report of the HMS Challenger 1873-1876 expedition, including the world's first global map of the ocean floor. www.huntington.org/verso/hms-ch...
The Oct 2025 issue of BBC Wildlife has an article on the Swallow-tailed Gull of the Galápagos Islands. This is a nocturnal gull feeding on squid and fish that surface at night. The gull might even use echolocation to hunt. #SuperSeabirdSunday
September 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The Oct 2025 issue of BBC Wildlife has an article on the Swallow-tailed Gull of the Galápagos Islands. This is a nocturnal gull feeding on squid and fish that surface at night. The gull might even use echolocation to hunt. #SuperSeabirdSunday
Can you support the Building the James Hutton Deep Time Trail crowdfunder? I just did, here's hoping they hit their target - 32 days to go from today! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
September 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Can you support the Building the James Hutton Deep Time Trail crowdfunder? I just did, here's hoping they hit their target - 32 days to go from today! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
The clouds are catching the light beautifully tonight.
September 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The clouds are catching the light beautifully tonight.