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    First strawberries 🌞 . . . . . . #growyourown # First strawberries 🌞
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#growyourown #allotmentlife #allotment #allotmentscotland #dumfriesandgallowaylife #dumfriesandgalloway #southwestscotland #summerscoming #summervibes #fruit #freshfruit #nofilter #nofilterneeded
    A nesting swan in an Edinbrugh park. While it sat A nesting swan in an Edinbrugh park. While it sat very still and quiet, it’s partner patrolled the pond like a manic bouncer. 
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#naturephotography #nature #wildbirds #wildbirdphotography #scotland #travel #travelphotography #visitedinburgh
    Mixed recycling bin at Glasgow airport 🙂 . . . Mixed recycling bin at Glasgow airport 🙂
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#travel #travelgram #travelphotography #visitscotland #glasgowculture
    Strawberries for Easter? . . . . . #growyourownfoo Strawberries for Easter?
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#growyourownfood #spacetogrow #spacetogrowmoffat #allotment #allotmentlife #allotments #allotmentscotland
    Now my #ecomuseum project contract is over I need Now my #ecomuseum project contract is over I need to work on my next project, which necessarily entails funding applications😐. So, yesterday, D and I went to #caerlaverockwwt 🌞 for a procrastination spectacular. We watched a hen harrier hunting in the rushes; saw a zillion yellow hammers; and spied on this little egret as it picked off little fish. 
The crows we saw at Powfoot on the way. 
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#wetlands #travel #southwestscotland #visitsouthwestscotland #visitscotland #scottishwetlands #dumfriesandgalloway #touringmybackyard #touringlife #travelphotography #travellingram #moffatecomuseum
    Here’s a sneak peek of the Moffat Ram cake we co Here’s a sneak peek of the Moffat Ram cake we commissioned for tomorrow’s ecomuseum launch and demo in the town hall. Do come along for a slice if you’re in the area. 
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#ecomuseum #moffatecomuseum #celebrationcake #localhistory #communityheritage #scottishhistory #scottishculture #scottishheritage #yourstories #dumfriesandgallowaylife #dumfriesandgalloway #colvinfountain #southernuplandpartnership #connectingcommunities #scottishborders
    The last of my farm implement photos for the soon The last of my farm implement photos for the soon to be launched Moffat Ecomuseum: a rather splendid vintage iron bale grip. 
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#ecomuseum #moffatecomuseum #localhistory #localheritage #community #communityheritage #scottishhistory #farmlife #culture #localculture #tools
    Glad to be able to say I’m not old enough to rem Glad to be able to say I’m not old enough to remember these being used to decrease the ironing pile. 
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#ecomuseum #moffatecomuseum #domesticbliss #vintage #culturalheritage #history #localhistory #scottishhistory #dumfriesandgalloway #dumfriesandgallowaylife
    Coming soon… 🌞 🌞 🌞 . . . . #ecomuseum # Coming soon…
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#ecomuseum #moffatecomuseum #localhistory #localculture #community #heritage #scottishhistory #scottishculture #southwestscotland #dumfriesandgalloway #dumfriesandgallowaylife #history
    I remember my mother using butter pats just like t I remember my mother using butter pats just like this, now I’m photographing them for a museum! 
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#moffatecomuseum #ecomuseum #localhistory #localculture #farmhousekitchen #farmhousestyle #scottishhistory #dumfriesandgalloway #homemadebutter
    Horn markers. . . . . . . #sheepfarming #cattlefar Horn markers. .
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#sheepfarming #cattlefarming #vintagefarmtools #scottishhistory #dumfriesandgalloway #dumfriesandgallowaylife #scottishfarming #localhistory #ecomuseum #moffatecomuseum #southwestscotland
    Here’s a little change from my recent chopping b Here’s a little change from my recent chopping bits off sheep tools, these are dosing bottles used to administer medicine to sick sheep. 
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#ecomuseum #moffatecomuseum #sheepfarming #scottishfarming #historicalfarmingtool #dumfriesandgalloway #ettrickshaws #scottishborders #localhistory #culturalhistory #localheritage #southwestscotland
    Castrating knife. . . . . . . . #farminguk #farmi Castrating knife. 
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#farminguk #farmingtools #ecomuseum #moffatecomuseum #farmingculture #farmingheritage #localhistory #localheritage #scottishhistory #scottishruralhistory #southwestscotland #dumfriesandgalloway #dumfriesandgallowaylife #scottishborders #ettrickshaws
    Odd, the jobs I get as a freelance writer/arty per Odd, the jobs I get as a freelance writer/arty person and this has proved a particularly interesting one. I now know far more about the heritage of Moffat than I thought possible (though nowhere near as much as some of the amazing people I’ve met along the way)!
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#ecomuseum #moffatecomuseum #moffathistory #moffatheritage #localhistory #localculture #localheritage #scottishhistory #scottishculture #scottishheritage #event #moffattownhall #southwestscotland #dumfriesandgalloway #dumfriesandgallowaylife #whatsyourstory
    Clippers for getting sheep free of their woolly co Clippers for getting sheep free of their woolly coats in summer. 
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#ecomuseum #moffatecomuseum #sheepfarming #farminghistory #scottishfarming #scottishfarminghistory #shepherdtools #scottishshepherd #localhistory #localculture #southwestscotland #dumfriesandgallowaylife #dumfriesandgalloway
    Straw & bale grip. The beautifully tied string was Straw & bale grip. The beautifully tied string was used by Sim Davidson, whose grip this was, to compensate for the loss of his fingers in an accident with a circular saw. 
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#ecomuseum #moffatecomuseum #moffatmuseum #farminghistory #scottishfarming #scottishhistory #scottishfarminghistory #dumfriesandgalloway #dumfriesandgallowaylife #southwestscotland
    More about sheep, here is a jar of elastrator ring More about sheep, here is a jar of elastrator rings, used for removing lamb’s tails. 
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#ecomuseum #moffatecomuseum #scottishhistory #farminghistory #sheepfarming #southwestscotland #dumfriesandgalloway #dumfriesandgalloway
    Everyday shepherd’s knife. . . . . . . #moffate Everyday shepherd’s knife. 
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#moffatecomuseum #ecomuseum #exhibit #sheepfarming #shepherdstool #dumfriesandgalloway #dumfriesandgallowaylife #southwestscotland
    Moving on from sheep for a while, here’s a horse Moving on from sheep for a while, here’s a horse tooth file. 
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#animalhusbandry #farming #historicalfarmingtool #ecomuseum #moffatecomuseum #southwestscotland #dumfriesandgallowaylife #dumfriesandgalloway #culturalhistory #scottishhistory
    Todays sheep related implement. . . . . . #moffat Todays sheep related implement. 
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#moffatecomuseum #ecomuseum #moffat #dumfriesandgallowaylife #dumfriesandgalloway #southwestscotland #farmlife #farming #shepherd #culturalartefacts
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