First barbecue of the year. One is never enough.

Assorted Sydney #skywatch. It didn’t rain for once.

I love this city #skywatch

I have always wanted to see the aurora borealis. After no luck in Finland in January, the skies above Norway delivered; a wonderful birthday present from the natural world.

Spring has sprung #skywatch

When my fab SHO bakes a chocolate and Guinness cake as a thank you for helping out with something and it won’t fit in my bike bag for the journey home, my colleagues get lucky. Not only is she a really good anaesthetist and passed Primary written at the first attempt, she is also a superb baker.

Happy International Women’s Day!

A rather foggy morning.

Her name was Sarah Everard.

Maggie the Magnolia is also known as “the giraffe tree” when seen from the corridor to the anaesthetic department.

Maggie the Magnolia is looking rather lovely today. She’s the best kept secret in the hospital.

A grey day at Kew, but the orchids were glorious @rbgkew.bsky.social

I am out with neither a coat nor a brolly #livingdangerously

Today is the first morning I’ve not needed my bike lights on the commute to work. Spring is springing!

This sums up today’s weather in London.

‪Sux is red‬ ‪Morphine is blue‬ ‪I get tachy‬ ‪When I think of you‬ #teamanaesthesia #medicalvalentine

Not raining for this morning’s #skywatch.

Edinburgh #skywatch.

As I’m unlikely to get my twitter account back any time soon (if ever), here’s a #skywatch featuring a very big cactus.

Definitely one of the more random gig venues… The 16th hole.

How much dark chocolate do I need to eat to suppress my really irritating cough to avoid hacking my way through a presentation tomorrow morning?

My usual understated, minimalist tree.

#Whamageddon begins. Who’s in?

I’ve known Samantha Black (@anaesthetistsb.bsky.social) for over a decade. She is standing for election to Council & will do a great job for all anaesthetists; she gets my vote. Please consider a vote for her when your email arrives. Her candidate statement is here: www.rcoa.ac.uk/about-us/how...

The silence at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday was so profound. The only sounds were of the occasional bird, a young child crying and the electronic beeps of a phone notification (sigh, put it on silent). Thousands of people united in remembrance. Many paused again at eleven o’clock today.

It’s World Anaesthesia Day today. Be nice to your anaesthetist; we have all the good drugs.

It’s changeover day when the doctors start/move jobs, so here’s a belated reminder of this gem from @drphiliplee1.bsky.social #MedSky

The traditional end to book club barbecue #Tunnocks.

Today is International Paramedics Day, so a huge thank you to my friends and colleagues whether civilian, military or volunteers. Whether managing motorsport medical care, bringing me patients when I’m trauma team leading or teaching on the ATACC course, y’all rock.

The old and the new #skywatch.

I had a green light roll all the way to work on my ride in this morning. I still can’t decide if it’s a good omen or a portent of doom #skywatch #AnSky #MedSky.

The return of the commuting #skywatch. A beautiful morning for the ride to work.

Tragedy.

More beauties.

It’s #NationalODP Day. For those of you who don’t know what Operating Department Practitioners do, let me explain... It’s like having a second brain, a second pair of eyes and a second pair of hands. Thank you to my #ODP friends and colleagues who’ve made my job so much easier. #AnSky #MedSky

My peonies have faded even more. I’m not going to get much longer out of them.

Yes, that is a cloudless #skywatch for this evening’s trip to Shucked at the Open Air Theatre.

My peonies have “faded” to a fabulous colour.

My garden smells of old-fashioned rose, jasmine and laundry drying in the sunshine.

Hurrah for peony season.

Today is the 80th anniversary of VE Day: a time to reflect on the courage, sacrifice and resilience that led to victory in Europe. We remember those who fought for freedom and the generations forever shaped by their legacy. #VEDay80 #LestWeForget

A #skywatch from yesterday. A fab day trip to Rome.

Edinburgh #skywatch and some token blossom.

This is epic.

A film you’ve watched more than 6 times, using GIFs.

This is interesting #AnSky.

London is looking lovely this evening #skywatch.

Homeward bound #skywatch.

Manhattan #skywatch.

Sydney has been mostly cloudy and damp today, but the harbour is looking fabulous for this evening’s #skywatch.