17th day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025. 1st pic for September. I spent a day watching @hampshirecricket.bsky.social v @surreycricketfd.bsky.social at the Utilita Bowl. A Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone.

16th day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025. 2nd picture for August. The highlight of my cricketing summer. Umpiring for England Seniors v USA at Hursley Park.. A Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone.

Come on then - justify this.

A new low, even for this vile and abhorrent creature.

15th day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025. 1st picture for August. Staying with my brother in Norway. This is sunset over the Trondheim Fjord. A Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone.

14th day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025. 1st picture for July. A visit to the @nationaltrust.org.uk property at Hinton Ampner. A Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone.

13th day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025. 1st picture for July. At an umpire observation at a Ladies’ match I took this pic. Not sure that it's a shot in the MCC coaching manual. A Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone.

Really sorry to hear this. A great man. We aren’t related nor was I named after him despite my middle name being Stanley.

12th day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025. 2nd picture for June. Out of hospital and a visit to Andover CC. Got this batter being struck. He seems to have enough padding. A Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone.

11th day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025, from an idea by @JacobLunn11 . 1st picture for June. Back in hospital with a twisted bowel. A Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone.

10th day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025, from an idea by @JacobLunn11 . 2nd picture for May. A great few days spent on the IoW. A Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone.

9th day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025 1st picture for May. @thewatercressline.bsky.social to see the refurbished Canadian Pacific. A Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone.

8th day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025. The second picture for April. The cricket season gets underway with a match between Thruxton v Collingbourne. Funds raised for @colostomyuk.bsky.social . A Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to all.

Second night as Father Christmas @hawkconservancy.bsky.social for the Christmas Owls by Moonlight.

@reecedinsdale.bsky.social Well said, Reece!

7th day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025. The first picture for April. A day’s fishing and I caught a nice early season tench. A Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone.

6th day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025. The second picture for March. I filled my diesel car with petrol!! Thanks to the AA for coming to the rescue. Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone.

5th day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025. This is the first picture for March. A visit to Winchester, my 2nd spiritual home. A happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone.

4th day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025. This is the second picture for February. A visit to the beautiful Stourhead gardens. A happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone.

3rd day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025. This is the first picture for February. A trip to Poole to watch the excellent Britfloyd. A happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone.

2nd day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025, from an idea by @JacobLunn11 . This is the second picture for January. A happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone. Syd had snapped her cruciate ligament this hydrotherapy session was part of the recovery.

1st day of my Advent Calendar. Each month has two days. A personal look thro 2025. A happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to everyone. This was a wonderful display in Winchester Cathedral.

We’ve equalised.

Oh good grief!

People rave about the Ashes, but nothing beats the intensity of the Fire and Ice Cup.

At Cardiff for Wales v Argentina. I’m in the odd position of wanting Wales to win.

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A hero for modern times.

Delighted to have had the first part of my radio play, Idyll, played on Solent Radio. Thanks to Leo Ulph for giving us the opportunity to. 2nd part next week. Scroll fwd to 19.39 to hear it. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @BBC_Hampshire @bbcupload @WakeUpLeo

Some movement finally for deaf swimmers in their fight for funding? 🙏🏻 All brought about because of the never-say-die attitude of my mate and hero @nydeafswimmer.bsky.social and his 1512 consecutive days of campaigning. 🙌 Please, Lisa Nandy… make this happen!!! 🤞🙏🏻 www.facebook.com/share/v/1CTz...

Sometimes I wish people would keep quiet. If anything is guaranteed to spur the Aussies it’s this.

Australia and India have just put on a wonderful show. A great advert for the Women’s World Cup and the 50 over format. How important has it become that India, even though they posted a huge score, didn’t use all their overs?

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Bat first. It’ll get worse after tea.

Absolutely delighted for Hameed. He was shamefully treated by @lancscricket.bsky.social and England.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water.

As we are in Colostomy Awareness week here’s my contribution to the cause. @colostomy fag.bsky.social @colostomy uk.bsky.social @colostomysack.bsky.social @colostomy bag92.bsky.social youtu.be/Ww-PBUuLNfQ?...

Sigur Ros at The Royal Albert Hall. The obligatory pre show picture.

Like Alan Bennett being far more than northern mannerisms there was so much more to Patricia Routledge than Kitty (but by god, Kitty was funny). Her Talking Heads busybody Lady of Letters was devastating in its curtain twitching portrayal of loneliness and tragedy. RIP you wonderful woman.

This little chap came to us just a week ago. We’ve had some difficulties but have slowly started to overcome them.

Really sorry to hear that Dr Jane Goodall has died. I met her in March 2019 and took this picture. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...

Golf once was an example of sportsmanship & good manners. But look at this. Europe’s Ryder Cup team mocking President Trump. Mr Trump is a much loved man & a great peacemaker. These golfers should be reprimanded.😡 This is why we must never rejoin The EU!

Not much of a golf fan but every two years I get caught up in Ryder Cup fever. This was no exception. The tension is incredible. Shane Lowry under immense pressure. Wonderful.

A few pictures from the first day of @hampshirecricket.bsky.social v @kiaoval.com on 24th September @utilitabowl.bsky.social

England’s women are the first England team to win a World Cup in any sport without going to extra time.

@WG_RumblePants has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds. Today I’m watching the first day of Hampshire v Surrey.

@WG_RumblePants has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2025. An unexpected bonus. Umpiring at Falkands CC, Newbury, for a community softball tournament. Hope you’ve enjoyed seeing these grounds. See you in 2026

Nazis ban comedians shock.. NYT, 4 Feb 1939

Just got back from the cinema after seeing the David Gilmour Live in the Circus Maximus film. The whole thing is beautiful. youtu.be/iahiYFp1rQs?...