Stuart Swales
@taynappe.bsky.social
Botherer of the rocks of Highland Perthshire, Scotland.
Open University Geological Society Chairperson (and Webmaster)
For OUGS Social Media follow: https://bsky.app/profile/ougeolsoc.bsky.social
Open University Geological Society Chairperson (and Webmaster)
For OUGS Social Media follow: https://bsky.app/profile/ougeolsoc.bsky.social
'Share and Enjoy' - your best samples, that is ;-)
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November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
'Share and Enjoy' - your best samples, that is ;-)
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One of the main defences of detecting I hear is that they discover things we wouldn't know about otherwise.
Stuff sitting on a shelf in somebody's house is lost to us. Stripping it of context strips or of meaning = It'd probably be better off left in the ground.
Stuff sitting on a shelf in somebody's house is lost to us. Stripping it of context strips or of meaning = It'd probably be better off left in the ground.
"I've never sold a single item & I've found thousands of coins."
'he keeps his finds carefully arranged in a display cabinet at his home.'
...that's just one #detectorist.
Multiply that by perhaps 40,000 people - that's an awful lot of artefacts.
#Archaeology 🏺
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'he keeps his finds carefully arranged in a display cabinet at his home.'
...that's just one #detectorist.
Multiply that by perhaps 40,000 people - that's an awful lot of artefacts.
#Archaeology 🏺
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Surrey Metal Detecting Club sees membership leap in six years
Founded with 60 members in 2019, the Surrey club now has more than 3,000 members across the county.
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
One of the main defences of detecting I hear is that they discover things we wouldn't know about otherwise.
Stuff sitting on a shelf in somebody's house is lost to us. Stripping it of context strips or of meaning = It'd probably be better off left in the ground.
Stuff sitting on a shelf in somebody's house is lost to us. Stripping it of context strips or of meaning = It'd probably be better off left in the ground.
Was looking forward to this nice dry sunny morning to change over to winter tyres. Back muscles had other plans though - getting out of bed was a bit of a struggle. Currently hobbling around with a walking stick!
November 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Was looking forward to this nice dry sunny morning to change over to winter tyres. Back muscles had other plans though - getting out of bed was a bit of a struggle. Currently hobbling around with a walking stick!
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We are phasing out the terms “extant” and “extinct” from our exhibits and will now refer to species as either “Darwinners" or “Darlosers.”
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We are phasing out the terms “extant” and “extinct” from our exhibits and will now refer to species as either “Darwinners" or “Darlosers.”
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Signpost re-wilding above Comrie
#fingerpostfriday
#fingerpostfriday
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Signpost re-wilding above Comrie
#fingerpostfriday
#fingerpostfriday
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Is it just me, or does this look remarkably like Batman carved into the base of the doorway to Glasgow University's Victorian-era Randolph Buildings?
#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #glasgowuniversity #sculpture #grotesque #batman #imbatman #architecturephotography
#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #glasgowuniversity #sculpture #grotesque #batman #imbatman #architecturephotography
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Is it just me, or does this look remarkably like Batman carved into the base of the doorway to Glasgow University's Victorian-era Randolph Buildings?
#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #glasgowuniversity #sculpture #grotesque #batman #imbatman #architecturephotography
#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #glasgowuniversity #sculpture #grotesque #batman #imbatman #architecturephotography
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The 1987 Pre-Release 3D Lander Demo running on an Acorn Archimedes (Yes, 1987 ARM Power!)
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The 1987 Pre-Release 3D Lander Demo running on an Acorn Archimedes (Yes, 1987 ARM Power!)
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November 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Why did the chicken cross the road?
To get away from the scene of the accident.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
To get away from the scene of the accident.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chicken escape forces partial closure of busy A9 trunk road
Emergency services are trying to round up the birds after their trailer overturned near Dunblane.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Why did the chicken cross the road?
To get away from the scene of the accident.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
To get away from the scene of the accident.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🧪⚒️Just posted Keith Klepeis on how plutons form. He identified conduits, feeder dikes, and mushroom-shaped sheets that form as magma rises from the base of the crust to the upper crust. A tilted batholith in NZ provided him with a rare continuous exposure of 20 km of crustal section. #geology
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🧪⚒️Just posted Keith Klepeis on how plutons form. He identified conduits, feeder dikes, and mushroom-shaped sheets that form as magma rises from the base of the crust to the upper crust. A tilted batholith in NZ provided him with a rare continuous exposure of 20 km of crustal section. #geology
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Thin Section Thursday!
This megacryst of orthopyroxene shows high relief and faint pleochroism in PPL. Cross the polars, & the crystal comes alive with abundant thin bands of exsolution lamellae of clinopyroxene. Contributed by Matt Kohn. #thinsectionthursday
This megacryst of orthopyroxene shows high relief and faint pleochroism in PPL. Cross the polars, & the crystal comes alive with abundant thin bands of exsolution lamellae of clinopyroxene. Contributed by Matt Kohn. #thinsectionthursday
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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You are not going to believe this… well, actually, you probably are. Shona Robison has just (once again) misled parliament on what the Scottish Fiscal Commission said about the notorious taxpayers claim.
November 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
You are not going to believe this… well, actually, you probably are. Shona Robison has just (once again) misled parliament on what the Scottish Fiscal Commission said about the notorious taxpayers claim.
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Authorities are investigating rumours the captain failed to display the correct flag beforehand...
DFDS apologises after porn screened on ferry to Newhaven
One passenger says children ran screaming from the lounge when the "adult film" was mistakenly shown.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Authorities are investigating rumours the captain failed to display the correct flag beforehand...
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This has to be an April Fools. I know it's November, but there is no other explanation.
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This has to be an April Fools. I know it's November, but there is no other explanation.
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I think it's cool how copper connects to tectonics - a failed rift in Michigan, ocean floor stranded by convergent tectonics in Cyprus - and how that tectonics connects to human use of metals.
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I think it's cool how copper connects to tectonics - a failed rift in Michigan, ocean floor stranded by convergent tectonics in Cyprus - and how that tectonics connects to human use of metals.
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Feeding Without Jaws opens this Wednesday!
Our temporary #exhibition tells the immersive story of our ancestors, jawless fish. Find out about why these ancient fish have fascinated palaeontologists, & what new discoveries have been made about them.
www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthRocks
Our temporary #exhibition tells the immersive story of our ancestors, jawless fish. Find out about why these ancient fish have fascinated palaeontologists, & what new discoveries have been made about them.
www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthRocks
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Feeding Without Jaws opens this Wednesday!
Our temporary #exhibition tells the immersive story of our ancestors, jawless fish. Find out about why these ancient fish have fascinated palaeontologists, & what new discoveries have been made about them.
www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthRocks
Our temporary #exhibition tells the immersive story of our ancestors, jawless fish. Find out about why these ancient fish have fascinated palaeontologists, & what new discoveries have been made about them.
www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthRocks
And found in the best curling stones from Ailsa Craig geoscienceinfo.com/curling-ston... www.virtualmicroscope.org/content/rieb...
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
And found in the best curling stones from Ailsa Craig geoscienceinfo.com/curling-ston... www.virtualmicroscope.org/content/rieb...
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Currently doing some marking. A reminder to everyone involved in archives and collections: digitisation is not preservation. If I digitise a box of records and put the files on a USB stick I haven't preserved a thing. It's all about what you do with the files post-digitisation. #archives #digipres
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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Designed by the architect John Baird and the Iron Founder R. McConnel, it was built in 1855. This makes it the oldest surviving building in the UK with a fully cast-iron facade
#glasgow #architecture #castiron #jamaicastreet #architecturephotography #nightphotography #glasgowatnight
#glasgow #architecture #castiron #jamaicastreet #architecturephotography #nightphotography #glasgowatnight
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Designed by the architect John Baird and the Iron Founder R. McConnel, it was built in 1855. This makes it the oldest surviving building in the UK with a fully cast-iron facade
#glasgow #architecture #castiron #jamaicastreet #architecturephotography #nightphotography #glasgowatnight
#glasgow #architecture #castiron #jamaicastreet #architecturephotography #nightphotography #glasgowatnight
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"One ping only, R2."
what star wars really need is a HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER style submarine thriller
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"One ping only, R2."
Pine marten just visited the windowsill. Not unprecedented, but rare enough to mention!
November 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Pine marten just visited the windowsill. Not unprecedented, but rare enough to mention!
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I worry about AI illiteracy. Over 6k people liked, shared and commented on these images and the vast majority are not questioning what they see and accept them as real, which I find utterly astounding but there we are. If people believe this bollocks is real, what won’t they believe?
November 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I worry about AI illiteracy. Over 6k people liked, shared and commented on these images and the vast majority are not questioning what they see and accept them as real, which I find utterly astounding but there we are. If people believe this bollocks is real, what won’t they believe?