# agnes (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover agnes. Page: Feed: --- ## [There’s something about Mary (the baby wood pigeon)](https://rachel.blog/2026/08/18/theres-something-about-mary-the-baby-wood-pigeon/) _2026-08-18 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ Yesterday on my lunch break I ran down to M&S at Union Square to get a few things. As I was leaving I noticed three people crowded around something on the ground next to the carpark. It was a very tiny baby pigeon – or so I thought – still with all its fluffy yellow \[…\] ## [Seeing Agnes again and a bumper blackcurrant harvest](https://rachel.blog/2026/08/16/seeing-agnes-again-and-a-bumper-blackcurrant-harvest/) _2026-08-16 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ Every week for the past month I’ve been trying to catch a brown pigeon with awful string foot. I have spotted her a couple of times but she remains on the edge of the flock, too far away to attempt a catch. It’s so depressing as she’s clearly in agony. I have, however, seen Agnes \[…\] ## [A midweek escape to Glen Dye’s Gamekeeper’s Cottage (and why we loved it)](https://rachel.blog/2026/08/15/a-midweek-escape-to-glen-dyes-gamekeepers-cottage-and-why-we-loved-it/) _2026-08-15 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ We’re back in Aberdeen after a brilliant mid-week break at Glen Dye. I’ve been sharing photos and writing about our experiences all week but I thought I’d give it a more thorough review now we’re home and I can reflect on the experience. Note, they are not paying me to write this although if they \[…\] ## [The best wild swimming spot, The Bridge of Dye, arcade games and a gorgeous caravan](https://rachel.blog/2026/08/12/the-best-wild-swimming-spot-the-bridge-of-dye-arcade-games-and-a-gorgeous-caravan/) _2026-08-12 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ We found the best swimming spot in all of Scotland, nae the whole of the UK, but I’m not going to share its location because then everyone will know and it’ll no longer be amazing. You’ll have to go and stay at Glen Dye to find it. What made it so amazing you ask? First, \[…\] ## [Hiking Clachnaben and discovering Glen Dye](https://rachel.blog/2026/08/11/hiking-clachnaben-and-discovering-glen-dye/) _2026-08-11 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ I’ve long wanted to walk up Clachnaben, the iconic 589-metre hill just south of Banchory in Aberdeenshire. It’s such a striking Aberdeenshire landmark, easily recognisable thanks to a massive granite outcrop at its peak. We finally tackled the walk today and it did not disappoint. You can see it in this next photo as the \[…\] ## [Elizabeth in Bring It On with BBEXP](https://rachel.blog/2026/08/08/elizabeth-in-bring-it-on-with-bbexp/) _2026-08-08 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ Elizabeth had the very great privilege of performing in the Beyond Broadway Experience (BBEXP) production of Bring It On in Aberdeen this weekend with three performances at His Majesty’s Theatre over two days. She performed in Cats with the same company last summer and loved it then but this year was much better as she \[…\] ## [Pigeon photos](https://rachel.blog/2026/08/03/pigeon-photos/) _2026-08-03 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ I was forced to upgrade my phone recently as my old one no longer supported security updates, which meant I couldn’t use it for work. On the plus side, the new phone has a superior camera so I’ve been having fun photographing the pigeons as you can see. Here’s another selection from this morning. ## [Quiet spaces for reflection and gentle feathered friends in Aberdeen](https://rachel.blog/2026/08/02/quiet-spaces-for-reflection-and-gentle-feathered-friends-in-aberdeen/) _2026-08-02 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ We went in search of the brown pigeon with string foot again this weekend and although we spotted him twice he was far too wary to come close enough for a rescue attempt. So instead we went to St Nicholas Kirk to say hello to the very friendly flock there where several birds were only \[…\] ## [Freedom for Agnes the string foot pigeon](https://rachel.blog/2026/07/31/freedom-for-agnes-the-string-foot-pigeon/) _2026-07-31 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ We released Agnes this morning back at the same place we found her. Her wounds were healing nicely and it was clear she wanted to leave as she has been trying to squeeze through the bars in the dog crate we have her in. I don’t think she enjoyed our hospitality very much. She must \[…\] ## [Agnes the pigeon](https://rachel.blog/2026/07/26/agnes-the-pigeon/) _2026-07-26 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ The past three days I’ve been trying to spot a brown pigeon with severe string foot. Someone shared a video on Facebook of it so I went Friday, Saturday and again today hoping to catch it. Unfortunately I had no luck with this bird but did catch a different one that was just as bad, \[…\] ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/A7lSImCUMqqP) _2026-07-26 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [Why 96% of Brits fail the 30g fibre target (and the “Ozempic effect”)](https://rachel.blog/2026/07/25/why-96-of-brits-fail-the-30g-fibre-target-and-the-ozempic-effect/) _2026-07-25 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ How much fibre a day should we eat? The recommendation in the UK is for at least 30g of fibre but 96% of adults in the UK do not meet this. Why don’t they do something about it given what we know about the health benefits and conversely, the ill-health consequences? Is it a case \[…\] ## [Reset](https://jocelynlovesagnestyrrell.substack.com/p/reset) _2026-07-19 · Jocelyn Loves Agnes Tyrrell · Jocelyn Loves Agnes_ A milestone and a report from camp ## [Meet Quillomina: From the Scottish SPCA to her forever home](https://rachel.blog/2026/07/17/meet-quillomina-from-the-scottish-spca-to-her-forever-home/) _2026-07-17 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ Today is a very special day because we officially adopted Quillomina from the Scottish SPCA! She is an African Pygmy Hedgehog who was relinquished by her previous owner. I’ve always been a bit hedgehog mad but I think you’ll agree she’s the cutest thing. African Pygmy Hedgehogs are smaller than their European counterparts and they \[…\] ## [A Tale of Two Rescues: Lucky Harry and Gentle Edith](https://rachel.blog/2026/07/16/a-tale-of-two-rescues-lucky-harry-and-gentle-edith/) _2026-07-16 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ I seem to be turning into an animal rescue as this week I have taken in two injured birds: first Harry the pigeon and then Edith the gull. A couple of nights ago a kind member of the public contacted me wanting help with a pigeon – Harry – that was being attacked by a \[…\] ## [Return to the hills](https://rachel.blog/2026/07/12/return-to-the-hills/) _2026-07-12 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ School is finished. Daniel is home. All Elizabeth’s termly activities have come to an end and I’m basking in the peace and slowness that have returned after such an eventful June. We took advantage of nothing happening this weekend to walk up Scolty Hill, something we haven’t done for too long now. On the way \[…\] ## [Never too old for tap shoes](https://rachel.blog/2026/07/05/never-too-old-for-tap-shoes/) _2026-07-05 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ I longed to tap dance as a child after becoming enthralled by the movie musicals of the 1930s, 40s and 50s starring great dancers like Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, Ginger Rogers, Rita Hayworth and many more. It was an urge I couldn’t shake so when my dance school put on a massive show, called GLOW, \[…\] ## [Fiddles, step dancing and borderline crazy moments in a Victorian toilet: volunteering highlights of NAFCo](https://rachel.blog/2026/06/28/fiddles-step-dancing-and-borderline-crazy-moments-in-a-victorian-toilet-volunteering-highlights-of-nafco/) _2026-06-28 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ It has been a privilege for me to be a part of the 25th anniversary of the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention (NAFCo) which finishes today in Aberdeen. Musicians, dancers and academics from all over the world have descended on our little city to celebrate, perform and discuss traditional fiddle music and dance. I signed up \[…\] ## [Sometimes It's Not About the Music](https://jocelynlovesagnestyrrell.substack.com/p/sometimes-its-not-about-the-music) _2026-06-22 · Jocelyn Loves Agnes Tyrrell · Jocelyn Loves Agnes_ On being a woman musician of a certain age, in this age ## [Pigeons, garden wildlife and cheer](https://rachel.blog/2026/06/21/pigeons-garden-wildlife-and-cheer/) _2026-06-21 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ It has been a weekend of cheer, pigeons and gardening. On Friday afternoon I was in town and spotted not one, not two but three pigeons all with string foot. One of them had a very swollen and white foot which was clearly causing him a lot of pain but I had stupidly left my \[…\] ## [Congratulations to Elizabeth, Daniel and Ben](https://rachel.blog/2026/06/20/congratulations-to-elizabeth-daniel-and-ben/) _2026-06-20 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ This post is going to be a brag about my amazing family. Starting with the youngest. Elizabeth was recently awarded a Gladys Sangster Award for her singing! This incredible achievement gives her 6 hours of scholarship lessons at the North East of Scotland Music School (NESMS). She’s currently working hard towards her grade 8 classical \[…\] ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/i2eteq5wqJGU) _2026-06-20 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [The Railway Cathedral, pigeons and cigarette butts: a work trip to Antwerp](https://rachel.blog/2026/06/10/the-railway-cathedral-pigeons-and-cigarette-butts-a-work-trip-to-antwerp/) _2026-06-10 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ I’ve just spent a couple of days on a work trip to Antwerp, Belgium. It has been many years since I went on a work trip – Antibes, France in 2018 when I was working for Automattic. This is my first trip with Creative Force. This trip was entirely optional but a good opportunity to \[…\] ## [How The Recording Session Went](https://jocelynlovesagnestyrrell.substack.com/p/the-most-expensive-piano-lesson-i) _2026-06-06 · Jocelyn Loves Agnes Tyrrell · Jocelyn Loves Agnes_ A Reckoning and a Plan ## [Acrobats, Bull and Butterfly, Buster Keaton Approaches the Castle](https://jocelynlovesagnestyrrell.substack.com/p/acrobats-bull-and-butterfly-buster) _2026-06-02 · Jocelyn Loves Agnes Tyrrell · Jocelyn Loves Agnes_ Sometimes you wonder if they were listening to the same music ## [Wasp, Circus, Masquerade](https://jocelynlovesagnestyrrell.substack.com/p/wasp-circus-masquerade) _2026-06-02 · Jocelyn Loves Agnes Tyrrell · Jocelyn Loves Agnes_ Found poetry from Elizabethtown ## [Pigeon destringers strike again](https://rachel.blog/2026/05/31/pigeon-destringers-strike-again/) _2026-05-31 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ Ben and I untangled the toe of another urban pigeon today. This one we found by the King Edward the VII statue on Union Street. There are several stringfoot pigeons in this flock but I’ve not managed to catch any of them until today. This bird was quite young and I don’t think there’s any \[…\] ## [Highland dance show](https://rachel.blog/2026/05/31/highland-dance-show/) _2026-05-31 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ I got to perform on stage for my second highland dance show this weekend with two performances: Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. I dance with the Pam Dignan school of highland dance in Westhill and although the show is really for all the young dancers at the school rather than us adults I do feel \[…\] ## [The hedgehog returns](https://rachel.blog/2026/05/30/the-hedgehog-returns/) _2026-05-30 · Rachel M · rachel.blog_ Yesterday was a good day because for the first time in four years a hedgehog visited our garden. I woke up and checked the backyard camera and was overjoyed to see a little spiky friend having a drink from the bird water bowl. Four years ago we released several rescue hedgehogs into the backyard. We \[…\] ## [Livestream world premiere piano concert 5/29 link is still up](https://jocelynlovesagnestyrrell.substack.com/p/livestream-world-premiere-piano-concert) _2026-05-29 · Jocelyn Loves Agnes Tyrrell · Jocelyn Loves Agnes_ Etudes & Idylls by the astonishing Agnes Tyrrell ## [Play Music By Women](https://jocelynlovesagnestyrrell.substack.com/p/play-music-by-women) _2026-05-28 · Jocelyn Loves Agnes Tyrrell · Jocelyn Loves Agnes_ and why I'm wary of the woman composer label ## [Juvenalia](https://jocelynlovesagnestyrrell.substack.com/p/juvenalia) _2026-05-09 · Jocelyn Loves Agnes Tyrrell · Jocelyn Loves Agnes_ When Julie Had Her Best Ride: a short story I illustrated and dictated to my mom when I was too little to write the words myself ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/60vumGhb5sIR) _2026-05-09 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [Perfectly Imperfect](https://jocelynlovesagnestyrrell.substack.com/p/perfectly-imperfect) _2026-04-28 · Jocelyn Loves Agnes Tyrrell · Jocelyn Loves Agnes_ narrating opposite truths and the nitty-gritty of editing a musical score ## [Talking (MTNA Part 2, Afterwards)](https://jocelynlovesagnestyrrell.substack.com/p/talking-mtna-part-2-afterwards) _2026-04-06 · Jocelyn Loves Agnes Tyrrell · Jocelyn Loves Agnes_ Okay, WAY afterwards. But here's what I'm still thinking about from the conference.