She’s got pomegranate hands

Enjoying watching the delight with which @briteeyedviolet.bsky.social is reading the last few chapters of Middlemarch #booksky #reading

I’m not a great film buff but Francois Ozon’s The Stranger is a wonderful film, adapted from Albert Camus’ superb novel. Seen at the Curzon Soho w/ @briteeyedviolet.bsky.social #film www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ap...

Yeah, they were all yellow #parkrun #loveparkrun

Swan, St James’s Park, London #photography

Long run day today.

A fine weekend dominated by running. Starting with 30 minute pacer duties at @rtwparkrun.bsky.social’s anniversary event, being inspired by the London Marathon on Sunday and finishing with a gentle Sunday run with @briteeyedviolet.bsky.social #parkrun #running

Finished another book. Herscht 07769 by László Krasznahorkai. #booksky #books

Discovery: When a parasite invades a cell, the cell’s mitochondria react by shedding their outer layers to form brand-new cellular compartments — or organelles — that digest molecular trash. go.nature.com/4vOBll3

Soft Machine. Thirteen. New cd. Very good. 🙂

1-1 draw in the Final. I’m claiming the series. w/ @briteeyedviolet.bsky.social #universitychallenge

Great final. Both teams were fantastic. Madgwick - a ‘genius‘. Even Miriam said so. #universitychallenge 👏

Look @briteeyedviolet.bsky.social #normans #running

A Sunday afternoon cricket match #photography

#nature #garden #photography

#nature #garden

A feeling of well being and happiness danced through my consciousness around the time I was taking this photo. Must be the sunshine.

Looking forward to seeing lots of people at Parkrun in the morning and at the @rtwparkrun.bsky.social social tomorrow evening. #parkrun #loveparkrun

Me exiting stage right #parkrun

This is a good one

Good news

Normal service has resumed - back to coming second by one point to our arch-rivals in the Fuggles quiz.

5-0 Second semi-final #universitychallenge

Book review 📚 The ‘crazy rule-defying’ genes that determine sex go.nature.com/3OlH7tE

Georgia O'Keeffe Wave, Night (1928)

Park life #photography

6-3 in the first semifinal #universitychallenge

Fairy cakes in Hastings, by @twpeople.bsky.social, whose phone has run out of power. #photography

St Leonards Warrior Square For some much needed seaside air. #trainpoetry

Arrive 10.36 in Battle. Thirty minutes early. #trainpoetry

Next stop Wadhurst! Frant man Todd cursed. #trainpoetry

We didn’t stop at Frant. I couldn’t see my aunt. #trainpoetry

New cheese discovery: Alp Blossom. lots of flavour. #cheese #foodsky

@daveybarnett.bsky.social excellent running yesterday.

7-2 #universitychallenge

Running question for brain scientists: are runners more likely to perceive inclines as uphill later in a run when becoming tired?

Had to leave The Sussex when Luke had just put on a Fontaines DC album. Now having an evening of Fontaines DC at home. 🙂

What kind of bird is this please? #birdsky

We finally managed to get into Mexcellent! Well worth the wait. New entry in the top two restaurants in Tunbridge Wells, Fab food and great cocktails. #tunbridgewells #foodsky

Nature research paper: Functional hierarchy of the human neocortex across the lifespan go.nature.com/4t2Rh0N

Five redpolls on the feeders this morning. Beautiful birds but frustratingly difficult to photograph

Happy monthiversary to @briteeyedviolet.bsky.social and me 🎉 xx

Researchers are pulling clues from genetic material in ice age soils and rewriting chapters of human history go.nature.com/4c3eZ7t

Antimatter delivery anyone? I first wrote about plans to transport this wildly volatile stuff (looking at another @cern.bsky.social expt) in 2018 They've finally done it! Amazing ⚛️🧪 This tiny sample of 92 antiprotons is a huge world first My @nature.com story here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Just discovered that Thomas Ades is Composer of the Week on Radio 3. 🥳👏