Made it to the top of the hill in ACTUAL DAYLIGHT. Yes, yes, it's a bit grey. But it's not dark. 💙

4 of 5 clocks done, smart* watch synced. Mostly sprung forward, could do with the weather catching up. 😁 *Really, more like slightly under average intelligence.

2 of 5 clocks changed. Still slightly surprised it's half eight already. Will remain mildly surprised by the time until tomorrow morning.

The booth can't be the thing and also part of the thing simultaneously. 😡

Right, so I just watched that Lauren James goal. Bloody hell.

Also: met a newt. Possibly a palmate newt. Just lounging about up the hill.

Actual light! From the top of the hill. At half seven. What more can you ask for from a Monday night in the frozen north? 😁

Wild cherry (another 'I think'), from the banks of the River Calder again. Because this time of year it is almost rude not to share white blossom for #wildflowerhour 😁

And a lovely, fat (and more easily identifiable) butterbur, from a soggy meadow full of the same on the banks of the Calder. #wildflowerhour

I'm not great on the teeny tiny ones, but I think this is whitlow grass, at RSPB Fairburn Ings today. #wildflowerhour Vying for my attention with courting great crested grebes!

Things I loved in the Hepworth: Barbara Hepworth, Landscape Sculpture, Bronze with Strings: 'the strings were the tension I felt between myself and the sea, the wind or the hills.'

I want to introduce you to a personal friend of mine. This is an M41A pulse rifle. Ten millimeter with over-and-under thirty millimeter pump action grenade launcher. 😁💚 V. sad the Armouries don't let you"feel the weight." 😁

Look at the light! 💚

Been on a jolly to the London office. It was so warm, I felt a bit like I'd been on holiday. 😁

Found myself idly thinking about An Teallach the other day (as you do). And now my stupid convoluted brain is insisting on singing "Hey Munro, Munro bagging" at me, to the tune of Mambo Italiano. 😂 Also: FFS.

It's Bolton's turn to have a rapture tonight. 😁 Walked up the hill under ominous cloud, avoiding bonking frogs. All felt a bit... biblical.

Cherry plum (I think!) for #wildflowerhour this week, looking very lovely in some greatly appreciated sunshine.

The pussy willows are moving into their explodey period. 💚

And for today, "It must be a Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays. " Also v relevant today: " I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." Wish me luck. 😁

"The ships hung in the sky in much the way that bricks don't." 💚 Really must dig out my copy of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Bit of a spooky murky trip up the hill tonight. The fog ate all our light.

A bit sad that Angharad didn't win, simply because I love how everything she makes gives her so much joy. But they were all excellent. 💚 #potterythrowdown

Some furiously pink hazel flowers for this week's #WildflowerHour

Took mother for a stroll amongst the daffodils. Lovely bit of brightness on a steely grey day. Also livened up by two friendly retrievers, who were very pleased to discover mother ALWAYS has a pocket full of dog biscuits (despite not owning a dog for at least 3 years now). 😁

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Couple of weeks and we won't be starting out in headtorches. 💚

Tonight's Monday Night Headtorch Club was sponsored by bonking frogs and massive wodges of frogspawn. Spring is on the way!

As it is Monday and the toad work is squatting on my life 😁, here is a rather lovely toad we met on the way home from the pub at weekend. Well, we were on the way home home the pub, I think the toad might've been off to make baby toads.

Pussy willow, (salix something 😁) on the shore of Llyn Dinas this weekend, for #wildflowerhour

Wales is stunning, part #3,238,975. Up Cnicht and Moelwyn Mawr yesterday, with a snack spot at Rhosydd quarry. Proper good day out.

For @lakesstiles.bsky.social , stile, slate style, at Rhosydd quarry.

Face to face with an oil beetle. Try to stare it out. The oil beetle won. 😁

Been to Wales to check if it's still glorious. Pleased to confirm, Wales is still bloody glorious. If slightly murky today.

Antidote to the day, Time by Luxmuralis at Blackburn Cathedral. Bit of extra epic for a wet Wednesday. (Convinced it's always raining in Blackburn).

Crashed my entire system moving some bullet points slightly left. Wednesday's going exceptionally well then.

Went for a walk. Saw some fresh GREEEEEEN. Yes, I'm slightly channeling Blackadder. 😁 But also. Spring!

I'm so pleased Angharad won, but SUCH a tough decision. I'm emotionally overwrought and I didn't have to choose. (Might've chosen Bill though) #potterythrowdown

Another Place, in the sunshine. Proving of you hang around for enough time and tide, you get a stripy bottom.

This is absolutely brilliant. 😁 I've been dragged round (and taken myself a a proper grown up) a million ancient sites in Britain but nothing has ever made it all feel so alive as following Boudica around in AD60. Fascinating and thrilling (even though I did know how it was going to end, really.)

Bit bleak up the hill tonight, no hanging round. Felt a bit like being trapped between the dark, old earth and the glowering skies, just a tiny human with an insignificant little light.

The Mold Gold Cape. 😁 They would come to arrest me and find me sat at my desk in it, little arms poking out from underneath, typing away, grinning massively. 😂

Few sneaky glimpses of sunshine again this afternoon, brightening up the snowdrops.

Bit late for #wildflowerhour (blame the pottery throwdown!), but loved the snow covered gorse on the slopes of Moel Arthur this week.

Sunshine! Snow! Small hill fort in Wales! Marvellous Saturday. ❄️💙❄️

Accidentally made a really smug looking snowman.

Bit wintry out. 💙

Been navigating featureless bogs again. Snowy featureless bogs, for a chilly change. ❄️

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Look at that! Actual light! 💙

Right, I know I've been moaning about the weather bit it's ten to five and it's still mostly light. 💜