For Mani x

Banana split ice cream sour. Fell brewery

We should tell Trump that before he can buy Greenland, he must first purchase Iceland. I wonder just how long it would take him to discover that he bought a frozen food supermarket?

It has to be Solskjær, surely… Unfinished business.

Watching @bccamplight.bsky.social performing Blood and Peanut Butter live has been one of my highlights of the year… www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Can I help you with those peanuts?

Among the more popular images we posted in 2025 were of David and Iman. So, why not close the year with another one? This was taken by Jim Smeal back in January 1992 at the 13th Annual ACE Awards in Hollywood. Thanks again for your support throughout 2025. Here’s to a great 2026. #DavidAndIman

A chance of rain…

Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you’ve all had a good one. 🎄🎁 🥂

2,500 miles from home and a full page of Cloudwater beers…

I ain’t going swimming today. At least not in the sea…

We went to see Mr Hawley at Sheffield City Hall this evening.

My favourite album of the year…

Midnight pics…

Icelandic Ulfur (wolf) IPA. Very nice.

This the Jólakötturinn or Yule cat. It is a huge and vicious cat from Icelandic Christmas folklore that is said to lurk in the snowy countryside during the Christmas season and eat people who do not receive new clothing before Christmas Eve 😳

Two Icelandic churches - Hallgrimskirkja and Akureyrarkirkja. Both designed by Guðjón Samúelsson. Photos by me.

We saw quite a few humpback whales earlier this week…

Spectacular Northern Lights where I’m working this week. This is just outside the building without going out looking for them.

BCC, DBB and the most excellent British Birds at the Mcr Apollo on Friday evening

A few pics from the excellent Boia festival last weekend. @gweniferraymond.bsky.social john bramwell @thebugclubband.bsky.social and St Davids Cathedral

British Birds doing a second set in a pub (the Bishops) at the Boia Festival last night

The night sky in St David’s

Off to the Boia festival in St David’s tomorrow. There are so many artist that I want to see, I’ve done a spreadsheet!

Sounds like there’s some kind of leaf blower wars on my road today.

I went to see The Beta Band at the Manchester Apollo on Saturday. They were quite incredible, like no other band, each a multi-instrumentalist seamlessly moving from guitar to drums to bass, percussion and back again. If you have the opportunity to see them, you should definitely go.

The Beta Band

Off to see British Birds

I’m being paid to be here 😊

Lunchtime

Boddington’s cask bitter is back….

This is really quite wonderful… youtu.be/Z1XT7Iw4b3Y?...

Dog sitting in Pembrokeshire this weekend

I absolutely love this band. The more you listen, the more they get in your bones… britishbirds.bandcamp.com

Cheers!

Balance-Sureshot-Track-Cloudwater

I really have to go to this…

Kid Creole

A pint of Vocation bitter in Society then off to see Kid Creole and the Coconuts at the Ritz. The last time I saw them was in 1982. This is my ticket…

I received my first new qualification in many years today. I’d forgotten how stressful it is to sit an exam.

Homeowners demands over their property are unworkable say burglars

“Brexit means we can make our own agreements with the EU, as we pick and choose!” - UK chooses to make agreement with EU on a handful of issues. “Brexit Betrayed!”

I really needed a laugh and I this is the best £13 I’ve spent in ages…

Thin air and space telescopes…

Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma earlier today. 2396m above sea level

La Palma is free from much of the light pollution we see in the rest of Europe. Here’s a video I took of some satellites going overhead last night.

Spanish balconies in La Palma

RIP Mike Peters of The Alarm. Saw him play at the Sale Waterside years ago and when he got to curfew and was told to finish, he picked up his guitar and continued to play in the bar next door and stayed for an hour talking to fans and posing for selfies. He was genuinely, a really nice guy…

A great article…

A pint in The Pub in Valletta. Oliver Reed’s last stand