Absolutely chilling from what purports to be a 'Labour' government. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Seems Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, is a member of 'Blue Labour'. Anyone come across this bunch before, I know I haven't.... 'Blue Labour is a British campaign group and political faction that seeks to promote blue-collar and culturally conservative values within the British Labour Party'

The hazards of walking a border collie in Wales: all the sheep gather together & say 'Okay, where are you taking us?'. 🤣

The 'magic lane' this morning - nearly all the leaves have fallen now. And a reminder of how it looked back in August.

San Rafael, California Sundays, Thursdays & Saturdays Banner Drop: San Rafael Pedestrian Overpass

Harold Wilson became PM in 1964 & within 3 yrs the following legislation was enacted: Capital punishment ended Birching offenders ended Homosexuality decriminalised Divorce made easier Abortion made legal Starmer 2024 Stop winter heating allowances for OAPs Reduce benefits for sick & disabled

The red kites here like to have a final soar over the village before their bedtime. They are lovely creatures. When we came to Wales in the 1980s there were only a few breeding pairs in Rhandirmwyn, some 30 miles from here. Have they got to where you live yet?

Exactly ONE YEAR AGO TODAY (just before the presidential election) we created "Bohemian Trumpsody" ... so now people can play #Project25 bingo with what was in the parody vs what has transpired in the USA in the 365 days since ... youtu.be/YY_8WzcHqMQ

Another dog-walk highlight, this one from yesterday's long walk up the hill to the site of a derelict hospital.

Long dog walk on a misty but relatively dry morning today took us up the hill towards Y Mynyddoedd Duon/The Black Mountains. Or one of them, known as Y Das.

We got awfully wet on this afternoon's dog walk, but what lovely rainbows!

Autumn dog walks (continued) - this lane is a few metres from my house. I'll be sad when the leaves have all fallen as the colours are so glorious this year.

If you get fined £150 for pouring half a cup of coffee into the Thames, how much do you get fined for dumping two million tons of sh*t? The answer of course is you have to pay Thames Water another £3bn a year.

Nothing as yet on the BBC News site about the US 'No Kings' rallies today. Hundreds of thousands of people peacefully protesting & not a word from our national broadcaster. ITV is carrying the story. BBC not fit for purpose when it's deliberately covering up momentous events such as these.

Autumn has definitely arrived in this little corner of Cymru/Wales.

Norbert embracing his inner minotaur.... 🙄😀

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Has anyone wondered why Norbert has gone to Crete? I think I've found the reason. The Naked Man Orchid (or Italian Testicles as it's known in Greek) grows there! Small, pink, the shape of a man with dangly bits. Common, often seen in meadows & hillsides. Could be Norbert they're describing. 🤣

Quietly powerful.

Amphibians unite 🐸🐸 #WarRavagedPortland

NO KINGS Fredericksburg, Texas Saturday, October 18

Why is there no mention of this on the BBC News front page I wonder? Are they covering it up or is it just tardy journalism? This is a major escalation on the part of Israel.

Omg, you did it! ABC just announced that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return on Tuesday after the late-night host’s suspension became a flashpoint for free speech. We estimate that around 250,000 of our supporters canceled their Disney+ and Hulu accounts in protest. The pressure worked, money talks!

Saw this and the first thought that came into my head was 'Oh goodness, what have they done wrong?' 🙄

When Rishi Sunak made the Vaccine deal with Moderna as Chancellor, he had up to £530m invested in Moderna. Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up. Like if you want Mone on trial. RT if you want them both facing the music.

This!

Private Eye sums it up perfectly once again.

A bit damp in the magic lane this morning. Autumn approaches, baby dragons have gone off to the mountains, the tylwyth teg (Welsh fairies - trans: the fair folk) will be getting ready for winter....

What's in a name?

BREAKING: They're scrubbing @banksy The court is erasing Banksy's mural just like it's erasing our right to protest.

The court is erasing Banksy's mural just like it's erasing our right to protest It only took 48 hours for the court to scrub out a Banksy showing a judge striking down a protester with his gavel Silencing a work of art about silencing protest? Maybe it was a little too close to home

The Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social have just posted a person behind the screen outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London. They're scrubbing away the Banksy mural that was painted earlier this week. Just a reminder of what The Establishment are trying to erase...

Police cover up a Banksy image of judge beating a protester faster than you can say "one of the many Boris Johnson Downing Street parties during covid restrictions which the Met police ignored"

Latest Banksy mural on the wall of the Royal Courts of Justice: a High Court Judge beating a protester to the ground with a gavel.

The sky above Bannau Brycheiniog/Brecon Beacons looking dramatic on this morning's dog-walk. And yes, we did get wet.

Should Nigel Farage's dodgy tax dealings be investigated for criminal behaviour? Please RP if you think so.

Any ideas what I have here? Rough ceramic, many inclusions, slight curve, dull uneven glaze on both surfaces. Found in a field - tithe maps show no evidence of earlier occupation but there are quite a few pieces half-buried or in some cases on the surface. 50p piece for size comparison.

Barry Buzzard coming down onto the shed roof in the rain to pick up his breakfast (in his right talons). A bit hazy as taken through a window.

Sorting stuff today I found the order of service for my husband's funeral which included this poem I wrote for him. Been tearful ever since...

Kidnapping FIREFIGHTERS ‼️

Where I live.

Note to self: next time Pan the collie gets a thorn in his paw apply either a muzzle to his gob, or wear gardening gloves when getting it out. I think Pan won that round... 🙄

The 'magic lane' on this morning's dog walk (left) and how it was on 3rd January (right).

"We can't agree if he's a c*nt or an arsehole" explained a local man

'Barry' Buzzard calling round this evening to pick up his take-away off our shed roof.

Bore da/good morning from Bannau Brycheiniog/Brecon Beacons 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿