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Of course what all this means is
SUMMER👏IS👏ON👏THE👏WAY👏
Today is the #WinterSolstice in the Northern Hemisphere. In #Orkney the sun rises just after 9am and sets just after 3pm giving us just over 6 hours of daylight.
After today, the days grow longer. By comparison, in midsummer we get 18 hours of daylight.
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Have you pledged your SIX MINUTES yet?
Make your reading pledge for #KeepTheHeid and Read! - a Scottish reading initiative to promote positive mental health and public libraries. Get the total up to 300,000 minutes!
Make your pledge now at: keeptheheid.scot
Beth Watson retweeted
Okay pause for a moment
take a deep breath
look at this photo of #Stromness on the #WinterSolstice
exhale
feel better
This morning's #WinterSolstice sunrise over Stromness 😍
A reminder that lighter days are coming 🤞 🧡
#LoveOrkney #OnlyinScotland
Beth Watson retweeted
Happy #BookshopDay!
This year, it's more important than ever to support the high street and whether you shop in-store or online with your local bookshop, booksellers nationwide will be on hand to match you to your next favourite read.
booksaremybag.com/bookshops
#ChooseBookshops
Beth Watson retweeted
There is an alternative to watching the news . . .
I can’t stop watching this. A-Ha’s Take On Me played on a washing machine. teapawt.net/GlitchyFur/status/1263…
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This is still one of the funniest clips going around, and it's also a nice companion piece to @GylesB1 avian jumper of the day
Beth Watson retweeted
It’s #NationalUnicornDay so just thought I’d share this little gem ⬇️
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📆 Hang in there, Spike! This Peanuts strip was first published on October 7, 1985.
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Sandra is an orangutan living at the Center For Great Apes sanctuary in Wauchula, Florida. The caretakers reported that she recently started washing her hands after observing them doing it [video: buff.ly/2JIsjR3] [more: buff.ly/340oVtQ]
Beth Watson retweeted
Glasgow Kiltwalkers and Charities - some AMAZING news from @SirTomhunter and The Kiltwalk!
Hear it from the man himself... 🗣️
#KiltwalkKindness


































