I do wonder if all these people talking about Andy Burnham challenging for Leader have thought about what happens when he doesn't win whatever fantasy seat they find, while Reform or the Greens win the Greater Manchester Mayoral election...? He has political gifts, but he's not the only one...

@antoniabance.bsky.social interesting social issue that I hadn't thought of before - but look at the brilliance of the storytelling, the narrative - the introduction, then B, C, D, & E - and here's what I'm doing about it, my successes, and what needs to change. More of this from Lab MP's please!

The heartwarming story of a Slovenian sex-worker who fucks for handbags and a Green Card and becomes the First Lady of the United States of America. I mean, there's some dystopian stuff in there about a dead-eyed ghoul and a quasi-fascist wannabe dictatorship, but I think the central message holds.

Big Shropshire News - Bigfoot on the loose!!!

@lewisbaston.bsky.social thank you very much for *pass the Duchy* on page 36. You properly made I laaff...

To the grindstone...

Snar. It's Schrödinger's Snow: it means that my children can't go to school, *and* that they must go out *at the same time*.

Pork & Black pudding pie. Long Mynd, Shropshire.

I'm only 4 episodes into this - excellent btw - and I'm already of the view that every service chief, CDS, and foreign & defence secretary, PM and Chancellor of the last 35 years should be fucking shot. @deborahaynes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/show/4lHtW6x...

On the marches of England, towards Wales. Freezing.

Seems unnecessarily brave...

Europe has had, charitably, 6 years warning of this. It chose to do nothing - to hope, to declare - but to do nothing. It's economy is 6 times greater than Russia's, it's population 4 times greater. Ukraine is the victim today, but Europe is the author, and probably soon, the next victim.

For @olliekingsbury.bsky.social (I had Spaghetti Bolognese for breakfast as well....

Cheeky one.

Feeling cute - might delete later...

The faintest hint of the Aurora from Bewdley, Worcestershire - 20.00 01/01 - it was much brighter (reds and purples apparently..) and more active earlier. Might pop out before bedtime to see what it's doing...

Spooky sky stuff. Shropshire. We had a picnic, read a story about a heroic Rabbit, and drank hot chocolate. It was a good day.

The New Year's Day breakfast of champions.

Morning dawgs!

Children and their shit cooking. An omelette that's 70% milk, with no oil in the pan. A vomlette, as Mrs Bot suggested?

Shropshire, cold and hard...

Wyre Forest - 11am. About 10cm of snow, roads ok, but plenty of drooling half-wits with no lights on...

Snarrrr!!!!!! Great big fluffy flakes of kids begging not to go to school...

Civilisation. Shropshire, Sunday morning.

Aaannnddd I had a nice slice of cake...

A nice walk in the woods - child 3 even found some glutenous mud...

It's Saturday afternoon. 1) where am I? 2) am I dumber than a bag of hair?

Wet dog.

Fireworks, pork bap, a brew and a slab of bread pudding. Bridgnorth rugby club.

Lick it. Lick the shroom.

Is there who doesn't snigger when saying 'Titterstone'...? Asking for a friend - who's 49 and 10 months.

Wyre Forest, Shropshire on a stunning Autumn day...

Sunrise, Shropshire.

Northern Lights. Bewdley, Worcestershire.

A walk in the woods - Shropshire.

Makes a change....

The ground was littered with webs this morning - dew, sunshine...

No idea. Shropshire.

Moor dog. Geddit??!!

Coz I is worth it.

Hill dog. It's a cold, wet, windy morning, and I've got a brew. Paradise.

Pub dog. Wensleydale. @olliekingsbury.bsky.social this one's a bit ruff - but the beer is excellent.

You love it...

Haul.

Getting very queasy about being one of Husks' numbers, so, yeah... We've had a week of adventure in Wales - kids first time staying in Youth Hostels and bothies...

Dens of Wyre... (An obscure subject, but one - I think - that deserves a wider audience...)

A bit of cold and frosty Shropshire. -1c: owl's hooting, deer back to skittishness, oak, beech and birch stripped of their leaves. The cusp of winter is here....

Autumn light. Herefordshire.

Do YOU live in WALES? Have YOU lost a FOREST? Call WORCESTERSHIRE HIGHWAYS *NOW* to see if YOUR forest can be recovered! Contact Bewdley bridge, River Severn, for details....

Forestry goodness. Deer out, honking off - but today's special was an *astonishing* Sparrowhawk flying down a track so fast that she made that ripping the air sound of a fast jet at low level. Absolutely stunning experience.