@yorkshiredales.org.uk early-ish wander around Malham w 10 yr old G-son. Light at Janet’s Foss perfect. He thought Gordale ‘awesome’. Despite being very busy there was still space to enjoy a perfect day out. Evidence of Ash dieback unfortunately. Does make a close up of Cove more open.

@yorkshiredales.org.uk the best of Dales & limestone scenery in a short walk: field barn & Proctor Scar, limestone Pavement & Penyghent, Norber Erratics (ok so not limestone). Walking around a deserted Crummack Dale and Moughton Scar. Less than a Km from busy path from Ingleborough to Horton

Excellent piece by Anne Applebaum: calling out the moronic imbecility of Trump. Interesting call-out of comments commentators who have attempted to rationalise or intellectualise the chaos that passes for policy in the US. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Undoubtedly the most extensive and most accurate assessment of Trump’s rule to date. Doesn’t mince words. The final conclusions: he’s not as dangerous as he could be because he’s stupid and incompetent: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/o...

Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan. Sunset walk through the old fort. Definite Jungle Book feel to the ruins. These Langur monkeys seemed to be just as taken with the aesthetics of the golden hour. Can these Langurs have a similar emotional awareness & connection to the environment?

A comparative study in power; what do the images of US Presidents in the Oval Office Study reveal about the nature of the President of the United States? #POTUS www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...

Farage: epic grifter

Interesting where Stalinism rears its head these days, but not surprising www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u... @htenuk.bsky.social @arthurjchapman.bsky.social @freereed59.net

Autumn in #Wharfedale, a few miles away in Skipton mist all day. On the #DalesWay and over #Grassington Moor, blue skies and warm sun all day. Walking away from the relative crowds into a very quiet Mossdale. The curlew, lapwings and larks of spring replaced with an occasional & distant grouse.

What a powerful farewell.

And you can forget all that outdoor experiential learning now. From today it’s back to the National Curriculum for you for the next few months

Just came across this, seems like a perfect antidote youtu.be/lMEYjWcu3Ds?...

@arthurjchapman.bsky.social How about this for an ethical evidential dilemma? Posted these images on local FB page with this comment: ‘Re-cabling Winter Hill mast, don’t think they’ve got the tension right yet’. Lots of views, few wry comments, some explanations. Everyone accepts photo is reality.

@1972shp.bsky.social noticed in July 1 of workshops was on Independence and Partition. Just read fascinating ch in @willdalrymple.bsky.social Age of Kali about Hyderabad and its ‘war’ with India in 1947. Real insight into nature of Princely States pre 1947. And all oral history.

Why and how AI just doesn’t get it

It’s official we’re living in a thickocracy: Govt of the stupid, by the stupid for the stupid

Welcome to the drought stricken North West. Roddlesworth Reservoirs in the West Pennine Moors.

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen. By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

Ok so he was suspended from Reform but only after he described Jimmy Saville as a working class hero. Perhaps you his wasso touchy about Labour commentsearlierthis week. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@davidheniguk.bsky.social I know your specialism is trade policy but given your historic family connections to Lancs County Council I wonder if you had any thoughts on these claims by Reform now in charge of Lancashire CC. I’d assumed that LAs were limited as to where & what the could invest.

Looking at how badly that tent is pitched I know my former Scout leader wouldn’t have let that go. So I’d have to go with Garden Birds. Disappointed there’s no Adventures from History or the probably now politically incorrect Flight 1-6 to Oz, US, Canada, India, Africa & Israel

🧵Posted yesterday that Melania knew Epstein before she knew Trump. This is Paolo Zampolli, her former escort agent & good friend of Epstein & Trump. He's the one who took Melania to Ghislaine's party where she met Trump. He's also the one who secured her Einstein visa All the dirty details below

@interwarcrime.bsky.social Hi Alyson, Hope you’re keeping well. Abandoned Twitter last year and slowly meeting up with old friends again on Bluesky

@wienerlibrary.bsky.social @uclholocaust.bsky.social Came across this report on French news channel about campaign by @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social to counter plague of fake Holocaust images. Good analysis how to spot fakes. Worth a translation? www.france24.com/fr/europe/20...

Rivington Pike, West Pennine Moors, early morning 21 June. Already warm, but nice strong breeze. I like the texture in the moorland that the B&W images seem to emphasise; the longer shadows of early morning seem to help as well.

I remember when new OS 1:50000 series 1st came out and there were concerns about the lack of clarity between paths and boundaries. In particular one boundary/path that headed NW from the summit of Carnedd Dafydd straight over Ysgolion Duon.

Why AI is crap (part 252) Doing a quick search to find a link to Gregg’s of Quarry Bank & their opposition to Factory Acts:-

Came across this slate headstone in the small churchyard at Ynys near Harlech. The exceptionally fine detail on the edge and below the palm is remarkable. The patterned incised lines are impressive. Slate being a softer rock can possibly take fine detail unlike sandstone or granite

A blustery walk around the edges of Darwen Moor. Despite the drought the Moor was in good condition, dams holding water and everything looking green. Real diversity of plants and trees making a comeback @moorsforthefuturebsky.social @corinnefowler.bsky.social

This report is a timely reminder of the failures and weaknesses, both military and political, of Purim’s war against Ukraine.

50 Shades of Green: Spring on Arnside Knott @nationaltrust.org.uk And big skies over the Kent Estuary and Morecambe Bay

Trump pays tribute to Pope Francis and, surprise surprise, makes it all about him. Also listen as he appeals to his “Christianity” supporters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykr-...

Q. What’s the connection between a row of workers’ cottages, a decorative archway in an ornamental garden and the front cover of a new book? A. William Hesketh Lever: Cottages in Port Sunlight, Rivington Gardens, West Pennine Moors between Bolton and Chorley Leverhulme Fellowship Research Grant

A surprising walk from Chinley over to Edale. Calm and surprisingly warm but then that might have been down to the effort we put in. Surprisingly dry despite the glowering clouds from midday. And finally surprisingly quiet, very few people until heading down towards Mam Tor

@arthurjchapman.bsky.social Almost there with Vonnegut, music and the existence of a god.

Pennine woodland in Spring. Roddlesworth Woods, under Darwen Moor between Bolton and Blackburn @unitedutilities.bsky.social

Llyn Dinas nr Beddgelert in Eryri, late afternoon. There’s something special about Silver Birch at this time of year, for me it’s the purple hue in their outermost branches, another sure sign of spring

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Waitsfield on Saturday morning to protest Vice President JD Vance, who is visiting Vermont with his family for a ski trip this weekend.

Woodland below the moor was noisy today: this just a minute’s recording, the usual suspects but the Siskin and the 1st Chiff-Chaff of the year convince you that Spring is almost here. Later the unmistakable sound of the curlews returning to the hills. Not just any spring but a N country spring

Perhaps one of the most intelligent evaluations of the consequences of Trump: youtu.be/FocQITpJnaQ?...

Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate on @channel4news.bsky.social being interviewed about new National Poetry Centre in Leeds Why do we need a NPC? Because we don’t have one. Why in Leeds? Why not in Leeds. Just brilliant no nonsense replies

This is one of those cut to the chase polls which the Express probably thought would confirm their bias. Unfortunately…….

Just in case you needed an excuse to visit Manchester next year: www.visitmanchester.com/ideas-and-in...

Elon Musk gave two back to back Nazi salutes at the Trump inauguration parade

@htenuk.bsky.social @1972shp.bsky.social This might be a good topical GCSE resource for this week: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

There are many benefits to being old, not having to write departmental/area responses to implementing institutions AI policies and procedures being one of them. For my farming friends AI used to mean a visit from a vet with a plastic syringe and a shoulder length glove.

The little known Irwell Canyon. Walking to the People’s History Museum in Manchester yesterday afternoon the sun seemed to bounce around the glass walls of the towers on the Manchester & Salford sides of the river.

A couple of things spring to mind: 1. Parents driving £100k+ cars could always sell their cars if the VAT on school fees is a burden. 2. There are now sound environmental reasons for letting private schools go to the wall. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Black dog, fresh snow and very bright sun, not much chance of seeing those expressive eyes! Very much a dog on a mission…