Melissa Eco-Zealot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇦 🇪🇺

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Scottish Independence 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙 Dumfries and Galloway 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

When you walk through that open door of opportunity, you don’t slam it shut behind you. You hold it open. Michelle Obama
I’d rather be excluded for who I include than be included for who I exclude.
Photo of Lunan Bay, on a grey day.
Sunset photo from my window.
Poster with details of Falkirk Unity March and Rally today at 10.30. Don’t let the bussed in anti refugee Reform win.
Photo of Wi-Fi extender
Photo of Wellington statue outside GOMA, one traffic cone on his head,two traffic cones on his horse’s tail. #LoveGlasgow
Photo of legacy advent calendar… drawer for each day, now filled with chocolate treats and a few Christmas presents. Now to post off to my great nephew.
Screen grab of two emoji’s next to each other in my most used. Bonkers face and Union Jack
Photo of Moffat Spitfire
Transporter plane flying at low level.
I’d rather be excluded for who I include than be included for who I exclude.
Collection of photos of police attacking independence protestors in Catalan. Quote from Lisa … advocating that this is how to treat independence supporters in Scotland (not exact words, but the meaning of her words).
Vintage Japanese lantern sitting on a large pewter platter
Things that every journalist in the UK should know by now; Wales is not part of England Northern Ireland is not part of England Scotland is not part of England The UK is not England England is not the UK
Things that every journalist in UK should know by now: Wales is not part of England Northern Ireland is not part of England Scotland is not part of England The UK is not England England is not the UK
Photo of Welcome to Scotland sign on M74
Photo is front page headline quoting Scottish LibDem leader “Scotland can never and should never exist again”.
Collection of memes say what workers rights Reform have voted against: - banning fire and hire - improving access to sick pay - banning exploitative zero hours contracts - improving paternity pay - allowing bereavement leave
Photo taken by One O Clock Gun, Edinburgh Castle.
Barnett Forumla explained I have £10, my next door neighbour takes it. He gives me back £4 for me self. He tells me I owe him a further£30 for a new lawn mower he bought for both is us. I don’t have a lawn mower.
Peanuts cartoon .. two kids sitting in classroom, one says to the other “no one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them”.
Photo of displaying the bakers, pies, cakes, pastries, rolls and bread. Every one is delicious
Me and OH standing next to the Gunner and the one o clock gun at Edinburgh castle. He is holding the shell that was fired. This was presented to our friend who organised the private tour and lunch.
Photo of the Belle Epoch, paddle steamer on Lake Geneva.
From Oxford dictionary: Nerk informal British English A foolish, objectionable or insignificant person “you little Nerk”
Peanuts cartoon. Two kids sitting at school desks. Linus (kid in front) looking over his shoulder and saying to girl behind “No one is going to give you the education to overthrow them!
Meme. Backpfeifengesicht: Someone who makes you feel the desire to punch him in the face just by looking at him
Photo of the view from Pizza Express Britannia, in Edinburgh. Sunset view
View from my window of line of trees in a variety of autumn colours. Tennis courts just in front of the trees, hill beyond.
Photo of red top mushroom
Photo of a red top mushroom with white stalk, next to fence (background) amid grass and a variety of leaves. Apologies no idea what type/name of mushroom.
article 8 protests your right to respect for private and family life, your home and correspondence
Two pictures of rich man telling working man that the refugee/immigrant on opposite side of the table “careful buddy that foreigner wants your cookies” Top drawing 1982 the plate in front of rich man has maybe 10 cookies. Bottom drawing 2025, the plate in front of rich man has enormous pile of cookies.
Sunset, the sky looks on fire
Whatever you allow your government to do to others they will eventually do to you.
List of things the SNP didn’t do: - privatise your oil and gas - privatise your Telecom - sold off your power generation - sold off your railways - shut down your coal industry - smashed your trade unions - sold off the steel industry - depleted your housing stock - charged you for further education - sold off gold reserves - didn’t regulate banks - trying to privatise your NHS - depleted your armed services - handed back £1.5bn to Westminster - raided your pensions - didn’t keep an oil fund - took us to illegal wars - introduced PFI crippling schools & NHS But once again, congratulations on handing complete, unregulated control over to those who did in London.
Poster for Moffat Art Day Saturday 1st November 11am-2pm Moffat Town Hall Come and try your hand at some art with some local artists. From painting clay, entry is free with a small contribution for clay and fusion glass.
Photo of Lisa Nandy, next to a quote of her saying “We should look outwards to other countries and other parts of the world, where they’ve had to deal with divisive Nationalism, in places like Catalonia” Below are photos showing police brutality against those wishing independence.
Photo taken from train window when crossing forth rail bridge, Foreground shows some of the distinctive red iron work of the bridge. The Forth Road Bridge and Queensferry Bridge can be seen in the distance
Photo of UK national insurance card …
Post from John Swinney: I am opposed to mandatory digital ID - people should be able to go about their daily lives without such infringements. That aside, by calling it BritCard, the Prime Minister seems to be attempting to force every Scot to declare ourselves British. I am a Scot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Winter crocus … pale pink/mauve
Sunset, with rooftops and trees in foreground. Strange triangle ray from sun. No idea what created that. 10 mins later, sun gone, no firey light in the sky.
Photo of couple dancing the Tango
Photo of Star Trek next generation communicator
Two hot pink/purple dahlias!
Photo of Royal Golden coach/carriage… QE2’s coronation
Photo of field with herd of cows, some of which are calves.
Collection of meme of things Reform has voted AGAINST - banning fire and rehire - improving access to sick pay - banning exploitative zero hours contracts - improved paternity leave - allowing bereavement leave
Collection of posters regarding workers rights that reform has voted against - banning fire and rehire - improving access to sick pay - banning exploitative zero hours contracts - improved paternity leave - allowing bereavement leave
Dawyck Botanic Garden, beautiful old tree. Apologies did not note what tree.
Photo outside Royal Courts, metal coverings over the Banksy and two security guards.
Photo of response I was sending here. Typed 3 x clapping hands and 3 x Saltire, and Bluesky asks if I’m writing in Korean?
Photo of Moffat Theatre and Cinema.
Photo of beach at Port of Ness Harbour, Isle of Lewis on
Article 8 - the right to respect your family and private life, your home and your correspondence is one of the rights protected by Human Rights Act.
UK Government “We are testing Emergency Alerts on mobile phones across UK on Sunday 7 September at 3pm” Find out more at gov.uk/alerts
Believe In Scotland campaign day Saturday 30th August, 10.45, High Street Spread the word, Switching to Independence to massively lower energy bills.
The Tragic Roundabout 4 white chubby middle aged men painting St George’s flag on a roundabout