Mutants near Elgin.
(No, I don't know why, either.)
#photography #sheep #orange #Elgin

Tranquil Pluscarden Abbey, south-west of Elgin in Moray, founded as a priory by King Alexander II in 1230 and restored in the last century, becoming an abbey in 1975. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/elgin/pluscardenabbey/index.html

Spectacular Spynie Palace north of Elgin in Moray, evolving and developing for nearly five centuries as the fortified residence and power base of the Bishops of Moray and a place that still retains a remarkable grandeur. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/elgin/spynie/index.html

The sack, rape, desecration and murder of #empire ...:

* The 1770 #Bengali famine, designed by the #EastIndiaCompany to destroy the local #cotton #fabric industry and invent a poisonous drug trade in its place.
* The looting and burning of the #OldSummerPalace near #Beijing, ordered by the same #Elgin who chopped up the #Parthenon.
* The destruction of the #Irish language through imperial policy, as dramatised in #BrianFriel 's #Translations (a magnificent and ambiguous play, describing linguistic polarisation, but not itself partisan).
* Labour #racism and engineered #alcoholism in #SouthAfrican #gold mines, from the 19th Century, with repercussions even until now - #ZamaZama mining is its modern evolution.

None of this is forgotten. Let it never be forgotten.

Measles jumps by 65 cases in Elgin and Oxford Counties, totalling above 1,200 across Ontario
Measles case counts continue to climb in the area of Elgin and Oxford counties, with 451 cases since October. The number of reported cases province-wide is now more than 1,243.
#health #disease #cases #Elgin #OxfordCounties #Ontario
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/measles-jumps-by-65-cases-in-elgin-and-oxford-counties-totalling-above-1-200-across-ontario-1.7523664?cmp=rss