Pigeon Toes, Collioure, France.

Smoke last night from a wild fire in Jonquières, Heurault, which is over 150km from Perpignan. The smoke was all over town and day became night. Seven sapeurs pompiers have been injured fighting the flames.

Hello ‪@worldbollardassoc.bsky.social. Are you on holiday in the south of France by any chance?

Please say somebody is keeping a photo tally of the little Palestinian children, murdered by the Israeli govt, and the T-shirts they are wearing? I recall seeing a "Girl Power" message on a little dead girl, and many other poignant T-shirt messages on sweet, innocent and dead children.

"child stands silently beside his wounded mother, holding the blood bag connected to her body, in an emergency room with no bed, no equipment. All he has is his small body and fragile will to save her - a scene that embodies the collapse of humanity." www.threads.com/@basem.in.si...

via Labour Heartland

Jamarl Thomas interviews @margaretkimberley.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=skbW...

Its #WorldBicycleDay. And that is as good a reason as any to share perhaps my favourite video from @sustrans.bsky.social ... #ShareTheJoy youtu.be/p6SNCvIN4EI?...

The first cherries in France from Ceret at the cherry festival this weekend Everyone is cherry mad today!

🔥🔥 did this awhile back

" #Israeli authorities demolished on Wednesday morning all the tents & structures in the Palestinian Bedouin village of Araqib in the Negev desert for the 240th consecutive time, displacing its Bedouin residents." english.palinfo.com/news/2025/05... #Israel #IsraelNews #News #Palestine #WorldNews

Is our 2,000+ year consumption of lead a contributory reason for Western's humanity's excessive aggression, cruelty, land-grabbing and warmongering? Lead piping for water, lead in your petrol, lead we still breathe... Discuss.

Yet another "leaving bike behind unlocked" dream. This time my beautiful black Condor Potenza single speed. In my dream I just remembered that I left it outside mum's house on the East Lancs Road last year! Luckily I gave it my nephew four months ago in real life - whatever that is any more.

🤣 Sad but spot on!

La Sanch, Perpignan, France. Good Friday display of penitential behaviour...for having mainly voted for Rassemblement National?

Once more for those at the back, who weren't paying attention: You cannot "offset" CO2. Offsetting is a snake oil business, and anyone who preaches about it is either dishonest, or ignorant.

Suggestion from a little one. In audiences where everyone is seated at one level, attendees could be measured on entry and sit on a sliding scale of heights. Shorter people up front, then 4'8" to 6'5" and so on to the back. People who hold up their phones to video the WHOLE fà§çing show? Ejection?

Thank you to the amazing @tomflood.bsky.social for making an Irish language version of his classic Auto Freedom graphic available for download! You can get it here: www.creativebyrovelo.com/product-page...

Oh Romford Road, Newham, how I miss you when I gaze out of the bus window of my new home. I remember the drivers, the pavement parking and the car supremacy. The unease whenever I rode my bike in London.

Well - are they Irish, Mexican, French or what?

Thames Water has its final legal appeal to allow its £3bn loan tomorrow (at 10% interest that billpayers will pay) If it gets it, it goes bankrupt in 6 months anyway, and you will have to pay it all If it doesn't it goes bankrupt tomorrow RT if Thames Water needs to die

Those unaware of this traditional Good Friday procession, you could wake up alarmed to see the streets thronged with people dressed like this. Perpignan, France, and all over Catalonia.

A slight twist to my recurring dreams where I just leave my bike and walk away without locking it up. This time I knew I was asleep and dreaming because I had walked away, dot dot dot...

In 1938, my innocent 15 yr old mum and friends were quickly ushered out of church by a very flustered, red-faced priest. The Galway MP's daughter, Sheila Gwynn, had arrived to dress the alter with flowers for her wedding the next day - wearing TROUSERS! Mum, your memories were so precious to hear.

Why is Queen Elizabeth II still hanging around in my wallet and staring at me? I hear she paid at least £12m to stop her son Andrew being prosecuted for pedophilia. If so, her full-on gaze is bold.

The French love a bit of regicide.

I was thinking sad/happy thoughts of Tim yesterday, on the train as I went past Sète in France. He took the ferry from there for his cycle trip in Maroc last year. So many of us loved his online diary, intriguing and kind, with lovely photos and stories. What a nice man, so missed.

“There are five [rules of wisdom] in all. Always ask any questions that are to be asked and never answer any. Turn everything you hear to your own advantage. Always carry a repair outfit. Take left turns as much as possible. Never apply your front brake first.” ― Flann O'Brien, The Third Policeman

In my sleep I have frequent, recurring dreams that I cycle to [some place], lean my bike against [something] and walk away without locking it. The rest of my dream is sudden awareness I've not locked it. Turning and looking. Seeing glimpses. Searching. Always a different bike. Analysis? Ta.

The Irish 'Famine' & the Ottomans

The marketing of road violence.

@camdencyclists.bsky.social I have this original tiny booklet that my Uncle Ted treasured - only now, looking at the dates, I realise why he kept it for so many years. Would you like it, as I think it should belong to Camden Cyclists? PM me if so.

Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

When I joined i said i liked art and politics...now I am inundated with posts from very talented artists and embroiderers...but how do I switch them off? There are just too many of them! And how can I add that I like cycling? New to this game 😊