Just went to the tip, saw a chap struggling with a bag of garden clippings so said "can i give you a hand, mate?" and he said, and I *promise* I'm not making this up, "that'd be good" whilst waggling the hook he had on the end of his left arm

Full moon rising above axbridge in Somerset. Glastonbury tor is visible, more or less, on the horizon

Bit of workshop catchup for next week’s install - it’s nice and cool in here. But there’s nothing like doing your mirror mitres to reveal your middle aged melting face

I've not seen one person say anything positive about Wes Streeting. Not a single one. Presumably Wes knows no one likes him either, which must be why his face always has the slightly stunned look of someone who just shat themself in public

A little bit of calm - this very bold Robin fledgling enjoyed me doing a bit of planting and stirring up insects. Hope he’s not TOO bold, there’s a few cats regularly in the garden.

Ok this is the photo I should’ve posted last night, not the blurry one. Blame post-ride pints. King John looking out over a dramatic sky and full moon in Axbridge town square

Probably the best picture of king John and a full moon I’ve taken today

Buy a massive hill, build loads of mtb trails on it, get loads of ecology going around them. Maybe pop a bunch of wind turbines on top and solar panels at the bottom for a big community energy project. Uplift would be a funicular railway, just for shits and giggles

BREAKING: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian elections after 16 years in power - with opposition Tisza party on course for landslide victory.

Just in case, went out for a ride in the woods, had a quick pint with a pal and came home to loving wife and best cat friend

Dirty martini with spicy olives. And a cocktail umbrella, because if the world’s going to be on fire I’m damn well having a cocktail umbrella.

I made us a new coffee table this week from old project leftovers and offcuts, and a knackered old plan chest. I rather like it. #woodworking

My local has a new pair of cats. Only got a pic of one but she’s lovely. Pints and purrs, offsetting the horrors #caturday

Monkey was looking *fierce* today in the late afternoon sunshine. He’s not much of an outside during the day boy, so we have a bit of a play when he fancies some garden time with us.

I’ve stolen this from someone on Twitter - it’s too good not to share here. Jessica Simpson was taught acting by Chuck Norris. And if you think for a moment that you can guess what that involved, you are very, very wrong.

I think of this a lot - those of us in our mid 40s have had one unprecedented crisis after another. 9/11, Iraq, London bombings 2005, 2008, austerity, brexit, Covid, Ukraine, Trump. The Olympics were nice, I suppose. That was the last time I felt truly optimistic about the state of things

Fuck me, you post a moan about startup culture and then a bot immediately comes along to validate it. What is this nonsense non reply to me?

QTP with a game that has a 10/10 soundtrack

If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.

This seems pretty indisputable. Reform and the Tories, who want to scrap net zero, are very obviously bought and owned by fossil fuel oligarchs and corporations.

Happiness is a flat cat. Just look at that little fluffy chin.

Pink cats from my lover!

It's #WhiskersWednesday so here are mine. Just for you all. We're doing beautiful things today to keep our minds off the shoot show our country currently is. Painting planters for the garden. Listening to music. Stuffs like that. Stay beauteous babies. Love you all. Hugs 🌼🧡🌼

the world is awful but this is very not

Nothing to do with the face I make when I wake up, I’m sure

Really, really trying to disengage from events I have no control over but which cause morning to night stress. So here’s monkey being an idiot.

Ahh, one of those articles in the paper where you realise how shonky journalism can be - incredibly low stakes, but jesus - this 'review' of the best drills: www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20... Literally one industry-standard drill reviewed, the rest absolute shit.

Triple A skeet, one of the all times

Went into the garden to do a bit of pruning, saw Mop for the first time in weeks! He’s my best garden boy #caturday

Trying to transfer data from the old to the new computer for my 83 year old dad, via whatapp video chat, if you want to know how my friday evening's going

This is shaping up to be a niche new hot dog guy meme

ok, need to stop reply-guying and go plant my new tree

worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead

I’m through the looking glass here, people

Woke myself up laughing last night after a dream about two little animals called Piss and Shits, who'd written a book entirely in malapropisms. No idea what animals there were, they were just small and round

Heh, I got run over by a pap scrum once. Filming an interview outside the Burberry show at fashion week, a scrum was walking backwards as Kate Moss exited the venue. I could feel them coming and *BRACED* and the whole lot blindly toppled into me, a collapsed swearing mass of cameras and thugs

A delightful eggcorn from a customer enquiry this morning; they're asking after a 'walking wardrobe'. Very Howl's Moving Castle, that

Oh very clever God, if that is your real name, but if you think this’ll turn me into a believer then you shouldn’t have made it rain constantly for the last 4 months

My guy, he is plotting something #caturday #proofofcat

Hrnnng

Sometimes, *sometimes*, it’s best to forget about the world, and remember about cats. Monkey knows where his priorities lie. #proofifcat #caturday

Ooo I’ll just have one of those Christmas trufflaaaaaaghhh

Bluesky, my wife has brought this into the bedroom and I Do Not Like It. Is it haunted or am I just being a ninny? It’s haunted, isn’t it? I will not see morning, that’s it for me

Bluesky, my wife has brought this into the bedroom and I Do Not Like It. Is it haunted or am I just being a ninny? It’s haunted, isn’t it? I will not see morning, that’s it for me

My bother-in-law’s cat wears the most magnificent pantaloons #trousers #caturday

look we're all making a big bet on AI! and if it pays off as big as we hope, well, it's going to make a handful of people super rich and you're going to lose your job but get to watch mickey mouse fuck geralt from the witcher. if it doesn't pay off well then you get to pay for the bailouts

Was digging around in a box of my old Lego and, well, turns out I’m kind of a big deal

Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...

Starling murmurations at RSPB Ham Wall yesterday evening. That rare thing of - perfect weather, perfect timing, and picking the perfect spot. Probably the most spectacular sight in British nature I reckon.

All the feets where I can see em