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Planted some Paperwhites indoors about a month ago when I was thinking about planting bulbs being a hopeful thing. And here they are

This is a ridonculous bargain, go for it

That perfect silver cup from Simon Luttichuys. Today is for him & his brother Isaack.

This morning.

Currently reading My Friends by Hisham Matar. It’s so quietly, beautifully written. The understatement makes it all the more tender and moving. This from the narrator, on whom a life mostly alone in exile was forced:

Morro Rock sunset.😍

river tay looking silvery plus bonus helical clouds over dundee

Stars. The moon is in Aquarius. Did you know that, MacIntyre?

100% worth the complete soaking that inevitably follows being caught out on the moor in light conditions like this. God, I love the moor this time of the year...

Moon, cloud, and trees this evening

Finally some Vitamin D

But I was going to listen to cricket alllllllllll weekendddddd😞 #Ashes

2025. Sigh. Just all of it (Another great London Centric story though.)

Heavy Snowfall On The Wolds. 0°C. Sheep on the hillside.

Waves in Margate: Bridget Riley Streak 3, Turner view of Margate in a storm, the North Sea.

Another example of decipherable housing history in Detling, Kent.

A bit of Sir Walter Scott poetry on Prebend’s Bridge in Durham

Durham at night: the river was high, spirits were high

I would like a book collecting all the epigraphs in Colin Dexter’s Morse books. Does one already exist, and if not….?

They’re running Under Milk Wood as originally broadcast, for the first time, this weekend on R4 Extra. Obviously, it’s brilliant. And I highly recommend a listen. It still sounds amazing; truly timeless. The most dated bit is the credits - but, oh, those character names.

One of the reasons why Finland is the happiest country in the world is that the public broadcaster Yle sends a live feed of the first 8 weeks of a pack of puppies every fall. It’s already the fifth edition of ”Finland’s most therapeutic live feed”. This is what I call value for my tax money

Last gasp

Some bits of autumn before it all disappears

Is this jelly ear? Very dark. Was on a massive felled tree trunk #fungi

basement jaxx came into the shops to buy some ibsen. "it's all downstairs in Plays", i told him. "we've got a doll's house, peer gynt, an enemy of the people, and the master builder in at the moment." jaxx wasn't happy. "WHERE'S YOUR HEDDA", he bellowed

A male Kestrel stiiing on the cliff face at Seaton, #Devon. #UKBirding

The TV adaptation of Leonard and Hungry Paul by @ronanhession.bsky.social turned out to have the same warm-hug feeling as the book. Gentle and kind connections and profound moments without fanfare. Book link: ⬇️ bluemoosebooks.com/books/leonar... www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Monday faces. (Click to open for the full OH NO)

The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh from the outside looks grey, massive, imposing, serious, weighty, old-fashioned. Inside: amazing. It’s like all the major London museums rolled into one, and part of it looks like THIS:

A Bit Of Edinburgh At Night

Multigenerational visit to WRNTDP @warringtonruncorn.com in Edinburgh tonight. Youngest son approves. My work is done :)

See Britain by Train, etc

Still flowering on the allotments

Farbe über dem Wattenmeer. 🌊 Colour above the Wadden Sea.  #eastcoastkin #stunday #blueskymonday

Low tide by the 'Bay of Deception'. The munro 'Liathach' behind.

12/10/25

Before watching @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social at the Barbican tonight (vg) I had a few peaceful minutes outside with the night-time fountains and lighted windows in the towers (also vg)

A Kestrel hunting over Venus Pool nature reserve. #ShropshireBirding

Refilling the feeder? Can we help?

This is good

Another of a misty sunrise wide angle image at the bottom of my garden this morning. Love the Autumnal hues in this, really starting to feel it out there in the mornings. Details in the first comment. #doubleframe #photography #landscapephotography #autumn #scape

I am quite late to Fisk, but I have really enjoyed it. More of this kind of thing please, TV-making people.

@levparikian.bsky.social Enjoyed Listers thanks to your tipoff. A) very funny B) US has amazing birds C) ⬇️

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Last airshow of the year a few miles away just ended and these three flew low and slow in a final pass, close enough for this from the window.

Indifferent Landscapes A solitary tree, probably a hawthorn, clings on to life on a ridge in northern Dartmoor. It has no business surviving here but still....it persists #landscape #indifferent #persist

October. Time for firework chrysanthemums. A visual kaboom

The pleasure of having finally started to paint that wall, swiftly followed by the disappointing understanding that it’s going to take three coats