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Galleries on Strike (20th August 2026). #Edinburgh

On the plus side, no-one's put a cone on his head! #Edinburgh

This morning on Princes Street, making the Debenhams building safe one stone at a time. #Edinburgh

Princes Street's starting to look like a war zone! #Edinburgh

The City Art Centre today, with pigeons! #Edinburgh

Crab apple blossom in the Dean Cemetery, #Edinburgh.

Yellow, 2019.

Possibly the chart that Vision Express use for their customers with exceptionally poor eyesight!

No Parking! #Edinburgh

Christmas in Trinity. #Edinburgh

Christmas in the New Town. #Edinburgh

The Honourable Mrs Graham (1757-92) by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) in the National Gallery of Scotland. #Edinburgh

Coat of the day! #Edinburgh

The Balmoral Hotel bathed in sunshine after this morning's rain. #Edinburgh

Took a stroll around the Scottish National Gallery today, here we have the Portrait of Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) by Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Il Baciccio) next to the bust of Monsignor Carlo Antonio dal Pozzo, Archbishop of Pisa (1547-1607) by Bernini. #Edinburgh

Kebabish, Dalry Road, #Edinburgh.

I'm not in Marchmont very often so only spotted this ghost sign on Argyle Place this morning, looks like one of the signs on the Argyle Bar has come down. #Marchmont #Edinburgh #ghostsign

It's all about the coat! #Edinburgh

Some of today's walkabout shots. #Edinburgh

What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare? "Leisure" - William Henry Davies #Edinburgh

The secret door! #Edinburgh

Strolling today from Greyfriars Kirkyard down to Princes Street. (needs a tap to see the full images) #Edinburgh

Arrived on Tuesday.

Wasn't expecting to see Eduardo Paolozzi's "Master of the Universe, 1989" outside the Scottish National Gallery today, he usually sits by the entrance to Modern Two on Belford Road! #Edinburgh

Dept. Q, Princes Street, #Edinburgh.

Sunday morning stroll along Abercromby Place on my way to the Portrait Gallery Cafe. #NewTown #Edinburgh

Sad to see the recently uncovered ghost sign above The Elephant House on George IV Bridge being painted over. #ghostsign #Edinburgh

The entrance to Archers' Hall, the club house of the Royal Company of Archers, the Sovereign's Bodyguard in Scotland. #AdoorableThursday #Edinburgh

Elsie in Dalry! #Dalry #Edinburgh

Monday morning stroll in the sunshine. #Edinburgh

A bit of a ghost sign emerging in Howe Street this morning. #ghostsign #NewTown #Edinburgh

Today in Princes Street Gardens. #Edinburgh

Out for a wander just to keep my eye in! #Edinburgh

#SundayYellow #Edinburgh

The Balmoral Hotel from Princes Street Gardens earlier today. #Edinburgh

Edinburgh in August, some recent walkabout photos.

Stopped briefly in Selkirk this morning for a coffee and managed a quick walk along the street. #Selkirk

Pleased to see a new piece taking shape at St John's at the West End, will call by later in the week to see the finished work. #Edinburgh @karinbosshard.bsky.social

Kick Ass!, Cockburn Street, Edinburgh, 2001.

Nice Tteokbokki Makes You Happy . . . . . The Alchemy of Sadness. Nicolson Street, Edinburgh.

Just Junk, Broughton Street, Edinburgh, 1998.

A struggling musician yesterday in the Lawnmarket, #Edinburgh.