@artist-in-a-shed.bsky.social @imcmillan.bsky.social @jodenn.bsky.social @iansheffield50.bsky.social @ian64.bsky.social
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@jaketilson.bsky.social @austenpaulh.bsky.social ‘evenIans That’s it for today. Very hard work!

@artist-in-a-shed.bsky.social @imcmillan.bsky.social @jodenn.bsky.social @iansheffield50.bsky.social @ian64.bsky.social
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@jaketilson.bsky.social @austenpaulh.bsky.social ‘noonIans Slow progress. A few figures to do. Will leave Adam & Eve to tomorrow.

@artleuk.bsky.social Saturday 6 for me. F for Jo.

🤘😜🤘 - Beat It! I rocked DISCOVR: 1/36 discovr.uk

Sideboard chops There he goes: Mungo The apeman, anachronism Even then. Chimp-jaw Chomping a gobstopper, Gripping a bitter spliff, unlit. He’s in purgatory, now, a grey town Of crumbled docks and crumpled Socks: way out of time, Beyond the bell of fisheye hell. Morn @imcmillan.bsky.social

Berwick beach sketching scenarios. Pen and washes.

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@artist-in-a-shed.bsky.social @imcmillan.bsky.social @jodenn.bsky.social @iansheffield50.bsky.social @ian64.bsky.social
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@jaketilson.bsky.social @austenpaulh.bsky.social MornIans It’s a watercolour day With luck I’ll get this one finished

At the shop me and The Bloke With The Dog carry the papers in. He talks about his time as a paper boy in Kent. The shopkeeper hands me the scissors. I buy World Cup stickers for the grandchildren.

@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @imcmillan.bsky.social Really enjoyed the spoken language evolution and typographic editions. (As might be expected). Reminded me of a book I need to get to the end/beginning of.

Thankyou for the link, Ian. And I see I missed an edition about typography etc. Now I’m feeling out of register. @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... A fascinating account of trees

@imcmillan.bsky.social @jodenn.bsky.social @iansheffield50.bsky.social @ian64.bsky.social
@alqleeds.bsky.social @allanjenkins21.bsky.social
@jaketilson.bsky.social @austenpaulh.bsky.social Cropped up while exercising

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The shop is open and the papers are ready when I arrive; the shopkeeper says her husband dropped her off at 5.45. Doug walks in and the shopkeeper says ‘What a pleasant surprise!’ He says he’s getting ready to cut his hedges. A man comes in and buys pop and crisps.

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Early stroll. A pigeon has a moment of pure flappiness. Rain seems to be about to fulfil its promise. An empty envelope addressed to no-one. That mysterious pile of grass cuttings. A family of jars on a windowsill.

@imcmillan.bsky.social @jodenn.bsky.social @iansheffield50.bsky.social @ian64.bsky.social
@alqleeds.bsky.social @allanjenkins21.bsky.social
@jaketilson.bsky.social @austenpaulh.bsky.social A mixed bag for me

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@artleuk.bsky.social Thursday 1s for us

more bees please

😖🤬😭 - I'm a loser baby... I crashed out of DISCOVR: XXX! discovr.uk

In case you missed it the Rebellion! exhibition is now open at Newcastle City Library marcdavenant.com/2026/06/03/r...

How many of us feel in a cold rage today? Mine is directed at Farage & this comment on yesterday's Guardian piece by John Crace is spot on. The writer uses a pseudonym or I would credit them but, to whomever he or she is, I say bravo.

My favourite Paul Simon song. I love the way the moon rises in the O’s of the line The moon rose over an open field

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o... @iandunt.bsky.social @dorianlynskey.bsky.social O good. Settling down for Vespas (Google it!) before doing the Guardian cryptic crossword.

Southport murders. Farage ignores victims' parents. Riles up his base. Riots. Henry Nowak murder. Farage ignores victim's parents. Riles up his base. Riots. Murders by white people. Silence. If that's not a pattern of racially motivated incitement to riot, I don't know what is.

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 714: You don't always need to write what you know. But you do need to know what you're writing about. That means accuracy and attention to detail. Because readers notice the little things, and one jarring error can tip the balance between belief and disbelief forever.

Now this is a concert. 🎵

journalist hero

Months of dedication for no money from many of the people involved, just to make something worthwhile happen in our town, so reposts very welcome.

Too many favourites ... but in the end, I've gone for these lovelies, about which I once wrote: 'I have chalk hill blues, but no longer see them ..' though I do sometimes, now. britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk/butterfly/ch... Chalk Hill Blue

I have many issues with Keir Starmer. But his response to Nigel Farage in the House of Commons today was dignified, firm and quietly powerful. It exposed Farage for the shallow and heartless opportunist he is. Could we please see much more like this from the government.

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Tricky, took me a few goes to identify this one, and I literally added it to artle.uk a couple of days ago 🤦‍♂️ #artle

@artleuk.bsky.social Wednesday 3 for Jo, 4 for me

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Early stroll. Morning sunlight embracing the trees. A vase of flowers illuminates a windowsill. The man who waits at that bus stop is waiting at another bus stop. That smudge used to be a puddle. Maybe someone is waving at me from that passing plane.

The shopkeeper’s husband has dropped her off in his car; he waves as he drives away. I take the papers into the shop. Doug arrives and says ‘They’ve gid it art for rain at 9’ I nod.

Two major omissions from Blair's essay: decline in UK manufacturing, and house price inflation. Both were happening when he was PM, and explain many of our problems today. He has no solution for it now, because he let it happen then.

@imcmillan.bsky.social @jodenn.bsky.social @iansheffield50.bsky.social @ian64.bsky.social
@alqleeds.bsky.social @allanjenkins21.bsky.social
@jaketilson.bsky.social @austenpaulh.bsky.social OYes we do love a woodpile

@lewisgoodall.com podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... Surely you Agents knew you had a world class fabulist as a guest?

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... @maitlis.bsky.social Surely you knew your guest was a world-class fabulist like his boss?

Who the hell does Farage think he is “addressing the nation”? And why the hell does he think he has the right to trample over a family’s grief and turn their tragedy into the Farage show? What a truly despicable, deeply racist little man. There can be no pride in a country where he has power.

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@jaketilson.bsky.social @austenpaulh.bsky.social EvenIans After the storm

The worst possible way to honour the memory of Henry Nowak, victim of a horrible murder and a grave misjudgement by the police, is to do what Nigel Farage appears to want: turn it into an excuse for racial conflict.

How England’s largest forest went from commodity to conservation haven

In the face of frenzied right-wing attacks, this government has successfully executed one of the most ambitious climate change projects in the world. Time to give credit where it's due iandunt.substack.com/p/guest-post...

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