Magic!

Ain't no rain can stop us!

The Amazing Levitating @pebworthmorris.bsky.social giving it some #hotmorrisaction earlier this evening. Not my photo, but it isy derrière. #pebworthasfuck

It is already shaping up to be 'one of those weeks'. Bring on dancing this evening!

Roll on Monday evening. I'm more than ready for a dance...

The precious first hour I give myself for writing, looking at a paper in light of some supportive comments on an early draft. The suggestions will make it a better paper, but the 'in point' on re-casting remains elusive. A walk to help get the brain into the right space. Then back to marking!

It's always bad when the Labour Party gets involved with the Labour government.

🚨📣 We’re launching the first Early Career Editorial Board for Digital Geography & Society. If you’re a #PhD student, postdoc, or #ERC working on #digitalgeographies, we’d love to hear from you. We offer mentoring & hands-on experience in #academicpublishing & editorial work. Please share widely 🙏

"Nature connection, belonging, and wellbeing of Black and Black-mixed heritage walkers’. Are you from a Black or Black-mixed heritage background? Please fill out the survey or pass on. If you have any questions, please email the researcher: Ceara Webster [email protected]

You're probably wondering just how metric my socket set is

What a splendid way to spend a Friday evening!

A couple of shots from last evening's dance out at The Queen Elizabeth, Elmley Castle.

When the platform you mark on has a global cyber-attack, so you know things will become bunched up when they finally find a fix... Still a chance to clear the inbox, do some writing and edit some things. All with a backing of The KLF and The Shamen

106 years ago today, on May 7th, an undergraduate at Christchurch College, Oxford, drank a glass of port then left through the main gates for a walk. I've been thinking about him, & his walk, for years now. It's taken a long time for me to figure out why - why I've kept returning, near obsessed.

Just time to fit in a few more photos of me pretending I like beer, to fool ordinary people into thinking I give a shit about them.

Marking and Meetings and Marking! Repeat as required

A Short Poem for Star Wars Day Her name was Yoda, A showgirl she was.

Though not without their flaws, Universities they have *already* done more to drive economic development and innovation than pretty much any other human institution, and that's in addition to creating informed citizens and otherwise enriching the human experience. The evidence for this is...

Hello, Marking Bunker! I'm sure this isn't what Bank Holidays are supposed to be about...

Correction: almost no fuss

This is it. This is the extent of @thetimes.com interrogation of Farage about the £5m gift from the tax dodging crypto-billionaire whose interests his policies happen to further. Oh he didn’t steal it, so that’s all right then. Are most journalists now on the payroll too?

And that's why I have sore legs today!

Merry May Day! Time to go make sure that the sun comes up...

A few shots from yesterday's dance out with Leominster Morris.

Today’s poem is called ‘Billionaire in a Midlife Crisis’.

Best polish the bells and prime the hankies ready for some #pebworthasfuck #hotmorrisaction with @pebworthmorris.bsky.social "starring the delicious talents of" @thelloydjenkins.bsky.social 😂 #morris #getfolked #folkdance #morrisdance #allfolkedup #morrisasfuck #teamprog

"Benches are where optimistic visions of civic life meet reality. To remove them, or to curate who gets to sit, is to abandon the work of defining a civic ideal and determining, together, how to live up to it." NEW: Why benches are slowly disappearing from public spaces — and why we need them back:

As @spyhistorian.bsky.social notes - the spread of the 'Spanish' Influenza Pandemic can absolutely be attributed to the movement of soldiers during the First World War. It's also worth remembering that one of the first forms of mandatory innoculation was within George Washington's army for smallpox

Right then, time to try and get the wheels spinning

A lovely afternoon of dancing with Silhill Morris and Bowbrook Border in Evesham Market Square

Time to sort out another shattered bell before this afternoon...

A bit of garden bimbling this morning. Coffee at dawn. A little bit of UoBeing. Fixed the cold frame. Dancing this afternoon in Evesham with @pebworthmorris.bsky.social

A good practice last night, with @pebworthmorris.bsky.social although my legs might not agree with that later!

Shirt ironed, tankard sluiced out, bells fettled. Let's pray the weather gods smile on the Morris!

A few shots from last evening's gig at The Fleece, Bretforton. Hartwin Dhoore and Ross Grant

Farage thugs manhandle man with pacemaker after he objects to the Reform leader's chauffeur parking in disabled bay that he needs to use. Lovely People. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Today I need to put my head into admin mode. Hartwin Dhoore and Ross Grant on the headphones. Maybe some Imagined Village later.

‘Misogyny with a marketing budget’: UK AI firm accused of sexist advert

If anyone is in the Whitehaven area, could you pop over to the Jawas and ask if they have any secondhand droids for sale, thanks.

Very useful mapping of Orban-linked right wing networks & individuals in the UK bylinetimes.com/2026/04/14/e...

Today will mostly be sound-tracked by They Might be Giants new album. @tmbg.bsky.social

Fresh air and hot espresso to start the day.

Back in the office after a needed break. Just need the already industrial amounts of caffeine to kick in properly.

Sat out on the patio. Espresso. Dawn chorus. A bit of writing in front of me, ignored, whilst I take in the start of the day.

A bit of morning sun to accompany the start of the day. A couple of hours writing before I open up the emails.

An hour of thinking and writing, whilst the rest of the house is still asleep. A university closed day, so emails and marking can wait until tomorrow. A walk up through the abandoned orchard after another dose of espresso.

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

Many thanks to all who came out to see us today at The Fleece. Now the season starts

Ben has yet to decide if he is coming out today, after short-notice dental work...

Welsh folklore warns against working today: ⚡ "Good Friday is regarded as a very bad day for any new work. It is unlucky to meddle with earth, plough, sow, or to do any kind of gardening. If you use a sewing-needle on this day lightning will destroy you or your premises."