Intrigued by this wee flower, Common Chickweed, Stellaria media. Stem hairy down one side, petals deeply bifid, but are these the stigma (white) and stamen (red-violet & black)? Not looked at these before! Collins more helpful than Wild Flowers @bsbiscotland.bsky.social #BlackfordHill
Two lovers on Blackford Hill gaze at a sun kissed ancient volcano, Arthur’s Seat
Late sunset with yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue-grey colours. One deciduous tree silhouetted.
Gorgeous sunset from Blackford Hill yesterday.
#sunset #blackfordhill #edinburgh
A #WinterTen for @wildflowerhour.bsky.social thanks to my #BlackfordBotanyBuddy & #NewYearPlantHunt @bsbibotany.bsky.social V cold but great plant hunting 🥶🌱🌸💚 Scratching my head re Field Madder tho - flower parts or leaves ? #WildFlowerHour All #BlackfordHill or #Bawsinch @scotwildlife.bsky.social
ULTRAMARINE
Routine LP
blackfordhill.bandcamp.com/album/routine
#ultramarine #routine #electronic #ambient #dub #techno #elecgronica #1996to1997 #2025 #blackfordhill
Feeling alive in the Scottish wind
Walking underneath tall trees by a burn
Epic mossy tree at the hermitage of braid
Descending into the hermitage of braid
Enjoying the breeze on top of Corbie’s Craig with the shorty ❤️ It was Father’s Day but _he_ was the one who asked for a hike. That made my day 🙏
📍#BlackfordHill #Edinburgh
Communication tower reaching into moody clouds above curvy hills
Moody clouds wrapping around the Pentland Hills
Hazy silhouettes of curvy hills woven into and beyond the city of Edinburgh
Moody cloudscape above a field of rapeseed
Moody clouds over #BlackfordHill
📍#Edinburgh
Swirling, moody clouds at the top of a grassy volcanic hill with a sliver of the Firth of Forth (an estuary) visible in the background
Moody clouds over #BlackfordHill
📍#Edinburgh
Moody clouds over a trail through gorse and greenery. In the background, a field of rapeseed glistens with its last yellow flowers of the season.
Moody clouds over #BlackfordHill
📍#Edinburgh
A dad and his front pack baby pointing towards the Firth of Forth atop Blackford Hill, moody clouds swirling above
Moody clouds over #BlackfordHill 🧵
📍#Edinburgh
Lots of whin (gorse), plus some broom, yesterday up Blackford Hill. View over the Braid Hills to the Pentlands. Yellow (and green) definitely the colour(s) of Spring round here.
#spring #whin #gorse #broom #blackfordhill #Edinburgh #Scotland
I only really buy new music digitally now, and #bandcampfriday is good for the labels & artists. Today so far it's been Wildly on @plentywenlock.bsky.social, @goldenbrownmusic.bsky.social on @eiderdownrecords.bsky.social, and preordering the new Ultramarine on #blackfordhill
All my queens posing in front of golden, blooming gorse
“It’s gorse!” (?)
📍#BlackfordHill #Edinburgh
Sparkling clouds, sparkling yellow gorse flowers
Trail alongside blooming gorse, Arthur’s Seat in the background
Gorse trails ✨ #BlackfordHill #Edinburgh
Up close, blooming gorse smells like honey ✨
📍#BlackfordHill #Edinburgh
It’s not even peak gorse yet 😍
📍#HermitageOfBraid #BlackfordHill #Edinburgh
Blackford hill rising towards a blue sky with dramatic clouds
Midmar field of grass with dramatic illumination and vivid blue sky above, dramatic clouds, row of houses in the background
Gorgeous light on #BlackfordHill today ☀️
📍#Edinburgh
Wide open field of green grass, dramatic clouds with a burst of sun, person walking on a trail, skeletal winter trees
Midmar path, between #HermitageOfBraid and #BlackfordHill
📍#Edinburgh
Silhouette of Arthur’s seat, tucked behind some conifers in the distance while up on Blackford hill during winter.
Muddy walk on a dreich day (Scots for dreary)
📸 #BlackfordHill #Edinburgh
Yaasssss the best result I could have hoped for the #NewYearPlantHunt #wildflowerhour GORSE 😂🌼⛰️ @wildflower_hour @BSBIbotany @BSBIScotland @MidmarPaddock #BlackfordHill
