I'm curious do any of you play the harp? Feel free to boost. I'm interested to talk to some harp players.

Oh, what a suprise: Revealed: Reform’s £24 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests Nigel Farage’s anti-climate party has received two thirds of its income from oil investors. Reform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income […]

My vintage bicycle is featured in this month's Veteran Cycle Club magazine. #cycling #hetchins #biketooter

Half an hour ago we were sitting in the garden drinking our lunchtime cuppa - now it's chucking it down! Luckily I got the rest of the washing in off the line just before the heavens opened. British weather eh? And, I did get the patio tidied, the slabs weeded, and lots of seeds planted this […]

Not part of either of my current projects but these pix were in a bundle I was interested in. London’s Ambassador cycle route created in 1987. Here’s Sandy Sandford GLC Planning Chairman and Junior Transport Minister Kenneth Clarke.

Also took this one. Of the three, which do you prefer and why? (Again, spot the cyclist.)

Here’s the shot. Taken with the DJI zoom lens to get loads of compression.

Urgh. This is no way to start a day, or June. Nothing specific, just urgh. I want to tidy our patio and tidy the front room. I've also got a load of washing to go on the line. But there's too much urgh to get going. #today

I'm taken with 8 years ago in #hanoi. More things from then. All of these from Hoan Kiem Lake on some weekend when I wandered all day long.

Those interested probably already know about it, but if not: https://interactivemaps.uk/os-benchmark-archive/#8/53.551/-2.062 The OS Benchmark Archive - memorials to how survey/mapping used to be done. Many of the original 500,000+ benchmarks are still there […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Ever squeezed into Lycra?

[Photo of injury (plus an unpopular opinion)] My son did a triathlon today (well part of one!) - he hit a kerb at ~50kph in the cycling section. He landed in a ditch, but since he's been home has been getting neck pain - so he's being taken by ambulance to […] [Original post on cupoftea.social]

France has opened up €1 university meals to every student. The subsidised 3 course meals are now available regardless of income after a survey found almost half of students had skipped meals for financial reasons. The Guardian buff.ly/ri032oB #ShareGoodNewsToo

Hello Pocket Pals It seems a fair bit cooler here in central England this morning, although I've not yet looked out the window. Today we will go to the allotment - jobs on my wishlist include getting more weed cover fabric up, turning a compost bin, weeding between the carrots, and planting […]

#willcycle #throwback: Great Central Way – Leicester to Cossington This route guide actually covers more than just the Great Central Way, and includes some towpaths, and other traffic-free paths, to extend the route to 11.7 miles, ending in Cossington […]

#today started with an escape. Downtown for coffee and then walking. It warmed up and soon I felt this blissful release. Like those cares and issues could simply float away as I walked the side streets and pathways of this kingdom of wonder. Thanks #cambodia. You give me the day in today.

The scent of the honeysuckle in the garden is wonderful! #garden

We're just refueling the cat. #cat #catsofmastondon

My son has been trainspotting (as opposed to what he does to pay his mortgage) and got this photo of Flying Scotsman and Tornado on the Great Central Railway (North). #trains #steamtrains #nottinghamshire

We've discovered that the physiotherapy practice that my wife is going to regularly is owned by one of the local Green Party District Councillors. Our District Council has twice as many Greens as Reform Ltd councillors (2:1) 👍

I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! I'm wondering if a museum purely devoted to pencils might be one of the most Mastodon places in England? Maybe it's one of […] [Original post on cupoftea.social]

I've finally found my blue shorts - the ones that fit, unlike the green ones I've been wearing. So I'll be sporting blue and hairy legs at the petanque club today. I trust you won't have any blue moments in your day #today

Finally finished watching the recent series of #raceacrosstheworld - which despite my earlier misgivings was actually quite enjoyable. My wife said to me "Could you do it" and my immediate reaction was 'no'. I think that in my late teens and early 20s I'd have embraced the whole thing (except […]

🎞️ One of my favourite things is film photography. Capturing abandoned places on film is an act of mindfulness for me. A chance to slow down and work with vintage cameras to capture light and shapes as beautifully imperfect grains on strips of light sensitised […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/116658452421261690 Not exactly Helsinki, with zero deaths and just 14 seriously injured, but good to see that road deaths have stopped rising... It shows what CAN be done when you improve infrastructure, a message for @pedalonparliament.org tomorrow

We've been to our #allotment for a rare Friday visit. We knew that there'd be strawberries - and we picked a tub full. I also harvested a good number of radishes (there's only one thing to do with radishes - eat them raw). I got a bit of weeding done. Right, back to the garden hedge now.

When I am in charge, anyone who designs and sells something will have to get an elderly relative to live with and use that thing for six months before they're allowed to sell it. Anything requiring 3 hands at the same time and the strength of Samson will be illegal. Yes pond filter people, I'm […]

:fs: Trenitalia France finally accepts Interrail on their Frecciarossa trains to and from France, as well as domestic legs within France ! Reservation fares are equal to everywhere else on Frecciarossa trains ! […]

I have a new wrist & thumb support for my arthritic hand joints. It really helps with the pain. But it's very inconvenient not being able to move my wrist or most of my thumb. #arthritis

This is an alarming move towards Christian Nationalism by Reform UK. https://bylinetimes.com/2026/05/26/reform-run-council-cuts-opposition-time-to-make-way-for-lords-prayer-and-national-anthem/

We had about 30 minutes or so of torrential rain, extremely loud thunder and bright lightening about 4am today. The world is much fresher for it. The cat came onto our bed but seemed unperturbed by the weather. She's still there! We've got a few minor jobs today but nothing too exciting […]

Mapped: UK areas with the most speed cameras revealed https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/speed-cameras-uk-cities-fines-map-b2984418.html Now we know where they care about keeping people safe. Sadly, tossers like "motoring journalists" don't always have the thinking skills to […]

[Amateur Radio Ramblings] I've missed out on the European Es over the last few days. But I've fired up the #ft8 and there's nothing but static on every frequency above (and including) 24MHz. I've made a couple of short hop contacts (inter-G & ON) on 5MHz which is really unusual for this time […]

Well, builder number one was due here between 10 & 11 - no show. (I'm assuming that's Local Time, not Builder Time?) Builder number two (a late entrant) is due between 4 & 6 today. If he's late then I won't be here, I've got petanque to play!

I've got to be an adult bloke today - neither of which fits the current mood. There's two builders coming today, and one tomorrow, to give me a quote to get my extension wall repointed. It's the wall that abuts my neighbour's garden and she mentioned that the birds were 'interested in the […]

It's evening time in May in the UK and I'm sat here with my feet in a bowl of cold water while sucking on a rocket ice lolly to keep cool. If only world leaders cared as much about climate collapse as they do about who can use what toilet. SMFH! :baba_hot: #ClimateChange #heatwave #UKweather

I've just started another novel by Rory Clements in his Tom Wilde series. He is an author who does a lot of research for his books. This one is set in Germany in the period immediately after the end of the Second World War. A lot of the story revolves around the refugee and resettlement camps in […]

I have been hearing thunder in the distance for about 10 minutes, and it's suddenly gone •very• dark. Is this the end? #weather

I've been looking at why my thumbs might be hurting more than usual. Apparently hot weather can increase the pain for some arthritis sufferers. As well as the grinding aching pains, I'm now getting sudden stabbing joint pains as well. Oh joy! I thought it was only cold weather - I'm wrong again […]

Favorite little morning scenes #today. For some reason this coffee shop calls to me once a week or so. It wants to give me this sense of peace. #cambodia is good at that. So I just sit and enjoy what it brings. I can sit and write. Or just sit and find […] [Original post on cupoftea.social]

"I’m not the only one. Personal sites are coming back. RSS feeds are coming back. Webrings are coming back. People are remembering that a website can be a home or a place instead of a profile." https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet Yessss @tg - this echoes what I've been thinking […]

Restore councillor sanctioned after bullying residents https://www.leicester.news/restore-councillor-sanctioned-after-bullying-residents/

Agent Cooper: Wait a minute, wait a minute... (he sniffs the coffee) hmmm. (he sips) You know, this is, excuse me, a damn fine cup of coffee. I've had I can't tell you many cups of coffee in my life and this ... this is one of the best #twinpeaks #TwinPeaksQuotes

I couldn't get off to sleep last night. I think I was wound up and overtired. So now I'm very tired Just before going to bed I found that the window above our front door wouldn't close - it's a broken hinge. It took ages, standing on a stool in the porch in my pyjamas to get it to shut. (I'll […]

An abandoned power plant in Hungary, built in the 1950s. At its peak, the 165-Megawatt facility was heavily polluting, producing 100 tonnes of sulphur dioxide daily until closing around 2000. It later served as a set for the Blade Runner 2049 movie. #Urbex […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

After some days going now I get back to the coffee shop I was thinking of since yesterday. #today is about some serious overthinking. Soon we will go to Mondulkiri. A place I have not been in Cambodia. We found a nice hotel. There’s this stuff to do. And more. Now it’s finding the places again […]

Chinese state #surveillance and the question of how similar is Palantir "Chinese surveillance leaves foreigners nowhere to hide" https://p.dw.com/p/5E7Oj

This, I believe, is a Box Tree Caterpillar. Cydalima perspectalis. I noticed that the Box shrub, next to my back door, was looking tatty and had white webby stuff on it. I looked closer and saw this caterpillar, then another one.... and another one. I have […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

Oops! We've discovered a freezer malfunction. Our small freezer has got a LOT of ice in it and seems to have forced the door slightly open leading to some of the food defrosting. (At least that's what seems to have happened - it was definitely closed properly when we went on holiday). I don't […]

Apart from that (previous post) it was a good allotment session. Strimming and more strimming of the grass paths, and the scrubby orchard area. (I'd rather leave it, but the committee get grumpy if it's not vaguely tamed) Brought home the first of the season's radishes and strawberries […]