1500 years ago, the infrastructure of Roman cities - the roads, bridges and aqueducts - was left to fall into disrepair, while cash was pumped into new vanity projects: churches & cathedrals. Fast forward to the present day and precious water and energy is being guzzled by new gods: AI data farms.

David Hockney (July 9 1937 - June 11, 2026)

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RIP David Hockney

Looks like we’ve gone backwards a fair bit since 1900s. Train & bikes should be best friends, being the better, more sensible way to travel.

Sometimes a path chooses you

Here is my truth as I see it. I have grown to love evermore the simple pleasure of ‘life at the speed of bike’ . For me bikes travel at a speed where I can take in the sights/sounds of my surroundings and think about them in real time. Life can be overwhelming as an ‘overthinker’ ,riding helps 1/3

New immigration stats are out. Firstly, we've seen a decline in net migration of 48%, 171,000, compared to 331,000 for the previous year. This has some fairly serious, mainly negative, implications, even before Labour's draconian anti-immigration policies kick in. 1/18 www.gov.uk/government/s...

Blimey. This petition is now is now at almost 98,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 today and have that debate petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Spotted 2 cinnabar moths in the last week. Beaut insects!

Hello! Is this social media? Then I would like to confront a stranger and demand they prove something to me. Maybe do my research? Perhaps if I make an outrageously wrong accusation I can inspire them to do that work?

New report: wind and solar are driving down wholesale electricity prices across Europe. On average, prices were ~24% lower in 2023–2025 than if gas had set the price at all times. Thread below👇

The centre of our Ancient Woodland, & all paths converge on this spot Sitting here surrounded by English Bluebells, that are surrounded by our oaks & sweet chestnut, is the best feeling in the world All I can hear are the trees singing with the winds help, & our wild birds

It's a #coffeeandcomics sort of day. So today's #photogaphy share is all about escaping the daily grind 😄 I think there's something really hypnotic about how those beans race around the drum ...

Your Sunday Poem 🤌🏼✨️ • Mary Oliver •

The whole "AI" industry is just based on the hope that they can deskill people fast enough that they'll have to rent back cognitive support systems. Forever. It's like Uber. Just that they don't try to break existing transportation infrastructures but your brain.

Regional anaesthesia and major lower extremity amputations Check out the recommendations from this Delphi consensus study! As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts! #AnSky #RASky doi.org/10.1111/anae...

A.R. Ammons 🫡✨️

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

"I do think it's not only shooting yourself in the foot, but it's like amputating your leg without a medical reason for doing it." President Alexander Stubb of Finland offers his view on Brexit. Watch the event ➡️ bit.ly/4lGe54k

It can be fun to see people’s actual handwriting 😊 if you’d like to see mine, it’s here: www.instagram.com/mirandakeeli... ✍️

With the #NAP8 case registry launch fast approaching, there is still time to fill out your individual baseline survey - if you haven't done your yet it only takes 10 minutes of your day and you will join more than 9500 colleagues who have contributed to #NAP8 so far!

Into the 4 months with most daylight of the year. 8:41pm sunset in Barcelona tonight.

Happy #EarthDay 2026! A Blacktail Deer doe and newborn fawn. Kitsap Peninsula, Washington

Outside a building site, a big, tattooed builder asks to say hello to my puppy. I say, ‘Sure.’ He ruffles her tiny head with his huge hand. She loves it, leaning towards him. He says, in a deep, cigarette-rasped voice, ‘If I had a dog, I’d want it to be just like her.’

I’m actively avoiding amazon and other tax dodging corporations and this is one of the reasons.

The Dutch blueprint for urban vitality goes far beyond the bicycle. It begins by reclaiming public space and reducing the dominance of private cars to make room for cities that are accessible, attractive and alive with possibility. Bikes aren’t the end goal, they’re just the means to get us there.

A phrase to embrace...

Cycling Home, painting by Simon Palmer, who has lived and worked in Wensleydale for 40 years.

A good local bike shop feels like a comforting place to roll up to. You know the people by name, can stop by for any reason, even if it's just to visit for a short while. They're truly businesses that enhance a local community.

I love the footpaths that cover this country. I love that individuals in the past put up signs and build steps and made stiles so that others could follow in their footsteps. And I’ve had a great day plodding along the North Downs Way. Also: yay bluebells!

"Outside it is warm and blue and April." ~ Sylvia Plath Window with Violets (1931) 🎨 Stanislav Zhukovsky

A used bike from a cycle shop can cost less than a tank of fuel, but will last for years and thousands of miles with minimal maintenance. #BeatTheFuelCrisis

It's been lovely today seeing lots of people on this platform so enthusiastic about travelling longer distances by train and sharing their experiences. We urgently need governments across Europe to work together to make rail a viable and affordable alternative to air travel.

Don’t buy a cow, or a car, and expect your city to give you someplace to park it. #UrbanTruth

So true, it’s high time we took this seriously! It’s always been the case, but even more obvious nowadays.

Want to green your OR? Check out this new guideline with 21 recommendations to reduce, reuse, recycle & rethink. ♻️ Developed by the Best Practice in Surgery Group U of T with input from our members Drs. Syed A. Abbass & Martin Van Der Vyver. 🔗 https://www.cmaj.ca/content/198/5/E159

Great film indeed, really enjoyed it! I’m told it also follows the book quite well.

It is extremely difficult to construct a practical case against this position. Net Zero is now as much about patriotism as it is about climate change.

Happy International Women’s Day!

Thanks to Bilbao, the debate is shifting on urban speed limits. Once seen as radical, 30 km/h policies are now being adopted across Europe, simultaneously boosting health, safety, livability and efficiency; without crippling mobility. To the contrary, as slower traffic can often mean a faster city.🔚

Ditto, small variations. A weekend finding time to walk, good coffee, Ceramics Fair, Italian food, read @bencoates1.bsky.social‘s Why the Dutch are Different. Now time to hop on a stationary bike in lieu of the plan A outdoors cycle with the local club @yorkrouleurs.bsky.social Hopefully next time!

With gas prices soaring, some people might search for cheaper transportation options. In many cites, a bicycle is a cheap and easy way to get around gas free. Give it a try.

So much that could be said on the 4th anniversary of the full scale invasion, but it all just boils down to the ultimate admiration for Ukrainians who have endured so much, fought so hard and deserve victory, peace and prosperity. Slava Ukraini!

I love the way afternoon light seems to make the reed heads glow, but capturing that on photo? I keep trying ... but somehow no #photograph quite matches reality! This is yesterday's attempt at the wonderful @RSPBConwy #NaturePhotography

Congratulations Switzerland, GB and Canada on bronze, silver and gold in the curling! You have kept us all utterly entranced. Thank you.

I sometimes despair that the camera can never really capture just how amazing the natural world can be. But sometimes, just sometimes, the winter light hits those reeds and all those reflections pop... #birds #birdphotography #birding #photooftheday #photography #NatureIsAmazing

What a great plan @nickhickman.bsky.social Sad I can’t make the time, but I’ll join in spirit, We Ride in Unity!