This little blue beauty is the Leyland Lion LT5B, built in August 1934. It was powered by one of the first 6-cylinder 8.6-litre diesel engines and in 1947, it was re-bodied by Burlingham.
Operated by Alexander & Sons limited as fleet number P169, it serviced the Glasgow to Inverness route in the first 10 years of service.
P169 is part of the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust collection at Bridgeton Bus Garage.
Isn't she a beauty? Click photo to enlarge.
#vintagebuses #gvvt #glasgow #inverness
@cbcnews this should be compulsory. The days of people who travel by car and bicycle making decisions for transit users should be long forgotten.
Are you listening #Edinburgh #Glasgow #Inverness #Stirling #Perth #Dundee #Aberdeen ? Also #hitrans
Voices3
Freewheelin'
Just Sing & Kinloss Peace Singers
Inverness Cathedral, 9/3/25
A capella harmonies with 4 different choirs. The concert started with Voices3, the three singers were joined by 6 more to form Freewheelin'. Finally, 2 further choirs, Just Sing & Kinloss Peace Singers joined, to make the full ensemble.
Songs included: Clear Blue Morning, Down In The River To Pray, Finlandia, & Here Comes The Sun. The last was my favourite.
Great concert.
I lived in #Inverness for 15 years, so I enjoyed this documentary which is now on the #BBC #iplayer: "#LochNess: They Created a Monster". A tale of 1970s #monster hunters- #technology, #zoology, rivalries and much else!
#Scotland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001sznx
Newton of Petty, a Clava Cairn east of #Inverness, was excavated in 75 & 76 and; ‘large quantities of crushed cremated bone were found in a matrix of sooty soil in the central area of the cairn’ #TombTuesday
Location shared on @megalithic here https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=1181
Red Squirrel
Plenty of dates available in March for photography workshops with these charismatic creatures, in the Highlands Of Scotland (near Inverness).
See my website for details for these and workshops with mountain hares, crested tits and more.
The Glenmoriston Hotel is a great venue for a small gig. It has very posh surroundings, has an interesting dinner menu, (last night) there was a respectful audience who wanted to listen to the music, AND table service for the drinks. If only every gig could be like that. 
A few years ago I went to Ziggy's Haven Bird Sanctuary in #Inverness, #Florida and saw this magnificent small fluffy beast. He was very serious about protecting his girlfriends.
It has been beautifully sunny in the North Highlands. Relatively warm too.
The ipcam pointing at the bird feeder in my garden struggles with the seasonally low sun. Even when the weather is fine, the feeder can be shaded by nearby trees, while a sunlit backdrop plays havoc with the image. However, for a few moments today the sun made it through the leafless canopy and illuminated a visiting Red squirrel.
There's a live feed at tempofiesta.com during the day.
#scotland #inverness #wildlife
Hen Harrier
To see one of these hunting over fields only a mile or so from home, was a real treat.
After photographing some fabulous birds of prey, local to home, near Inverness, I had to park up to capture the sunset in front of me.
Just an iPhone photo...
One of my favourite café's in #Inverness has closed =( and they're trying to raise funds to re-open under a new name; Roots Café.
They're amazing for communtiy work and in promoting bicycles as transport, health improvement and social aspects. They do an incredible vegan menu.
Staff were always superb, kind and generally went that extra mile without being asked.
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-us-open-roots-cafe-inverness
#Scotland #Vegan #Crowdfunder
29 Sept 1527: b. John Leslie, future Bishop of Ross at Kingussie #Inverness - also an important historian. Here is his History of Scots (1578), in the Irish Franciscan copy. (JMcC)
Ardent supporter & friend of Mary Queen of #Scots, he d. near #Brussels on 31 May 1596.
I was looking out the window and saw a pine marten trying to eat the peanuts in the bird feeder.
I ran to my PC and recorded the website live feed!
A rather fleeting 6-minute visit to #Inverness as I changed trains with a surprisingly tight connection. On to #Glasgow through the Cairngorms #Scotland #train. The weather is “atmospheric”, that’s the euphemism I picked up this week from native speakers 
Rí Rua
