I this for a walk today, along with the old Oak block, simply to take a picture in the sunshine... Australian Goldfield Burr hollow pot with large Ebony stopper... 5 3/8" tall, 3 1/2" Dia
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I this for a walk today, along with the old Oak block, simply to take a picture in the sunshine... Australian Goldfield Burr hollow pot with large Ebony stopper... 5 3/8" tall, 3 1/2" Dia
I've been battling with this sodding painting for months. What ever possessed me to decide to paint a sunny barley field? Not at all happy with it but thought I'd share to show I've been painting & what an effing tortuous process it can be. Might be destined for the bin 24x24 inches Oil on MDF
There's a late 19th century English School feel to it, but with a wide angle lens early 21st century composition. And in Arthur Negus' words: "they're always worth more as a pair"!
I like it, a lot. The angle and the focus are fabulous. The movement pulls you in. Don't bin it. Leave it somewhere obvious in your house, and give it to the next visitor who stops to admire it.
Indifferent Landscapes. Devoid of features and with low cloud, northern Dartmoor can be a befuddling place. Never quite sure where you are. These posts, marking the edge of "live firing" areas used by the military, can be a Godsend. Follow them and you will get somewhere.... #Landscape #Indifferent
I have legitimate concerns about these “legitimate concerns”.
You posted "stop the boats" without even using the quotation marks the headline writers chose to use. By initially choosing to frame it like this, rather than as 'immigration controls', you are repeating the attack line from Farage, which can only help him.
I recently visited the Lowry in Manchester and was surprised by how enjoyable his work is, IRL, despite its familiarity. Some of his paintings of the sea were new to me, which was an added bonus.
You're welcome (sometimes I get completely frustrated with them, and realise I've done something daft!).
Which URL are you on when you try to log in? Are you on wordpress.com, or on your site?
I have a few wp sites, but not an expert. Are you trying to log in via the admin on your website (is the URL of the page that says you have no sites the same as your website?), or via another portal?
Or: what do blood types actually mean?
Remember, whenever you hear that “speed wasn’t a factor” in a deadly crash, what they mean is that the car involved wasn’t technically speeding. At least “not by much.” It presumes that the speed limit wasn’t too high to begin with. When it comes to death from collisions, SPEED IS ALWAYS a factor.
These are fabulous.
UK solar power output is breaking records this year, and has now exceeded the total generated in 2024 🌞 www.ft.com/content/9e49...
I read this book, which is ostensibly about a series of curious houses Tom rented in curious neighborhoods near hills, whilst on holiday in a curious rented house in a curious neighborhood near a hill. Fabulous read for anyone curious, even if you're not renting and are currently hill-less, *****.
Bridget Riley, Tate Britain
I love Bridget Riley's work, but I do wonder whether it will translate so well to a generation that hasn't grown up being told to move further away from the CRT telly...?
Absolutely any war can always be ended "almost instantly" if you want - for this it is enough to simply capitulate. In fact, Trump directly accuses Ukraine of not capitulating.
Tom's writing is joyously chaotic in a way that, I strongly suspect, takes great care to achieve. Some lovely short pieces here, which reminded me to pick up the next one, after finishing Ring the Hill on holiday...
Big news for dashcam/helmetcam users: Judge Affirms Legality Of Public-Submitted Road Crime Footage In Landmark Ruling www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
Make hay... #my400 (Even 9:00am was hot. If you're taking your dogs out, please take care of them, especially feet on hot tracks.)
Quick phone snap of the moon last night. Didn't notice white how nicely it turned out.
Yep. @richardmortimer.bsky.social does a lot of pics that look like Rothkos, which he refers to as Rothnos. Formerly the NotRothkos.
Outstanding view. Gotta love a bit of haar. Almost a #Rothno.
I'm entirely comfortable with my sexuality. (There's a common theme around all of the doodles that makes people think they're cool, it's the Poodle. Just get a poodle from a good, registered, breeder and be done with it.)
"Why the hell are you going to the arse* end of Scotland in August?" (*Or more appropriately "bell".)
Surely the exhibitory joyriders of Bluesky can get the word count up a bit. Fascinating to see the unseen words.
Or even Joy Division. Idiot.
Not a New Order album cover.
Guess who left the green filter on the Kaleinar.
As a child with a slight speech impediment, my primary school teachers assumed that the grandparents we visited during the holidays were Polish.
They really are a magnet for them, aren't they. By coincidence, we spotted these on ours this afternoon!
We're jammin'...
Detectorists.
I’m delighted that the very fabulous Galerie L’Oeil du Prince, Biarritz will be showing an exclusive selection of my original artwork from 6th August. Je suis ravie d’annoncer que la magnifique Galerie L’Oeil du Prince, Biarritz présentera une sélection exclusive de mes œuvres à partir du 6 août!
Don't you just love the common language that divides us!?!
Obviously it's another dialect word for a cob, barm, muffin, batch, bun or teacake. I hope this clarifies things for you.
Motherfucking wind farms…
This weekend one of our trainee team members, Sip, starts a world first to raise money for the team and @combatstress.bsky.social. sipextremeoutdoors.com/enduro3
Mamiya Press for sale #believeinfilm 6x9 back(needs new light seal) 100mm f3.5 lens and hood, 150mm f5.6 lens and hood, camera body with grip. Comes with case. £120 delivered UK.
There are a few suggested film developers made from plants (for one, see: artcollection.salford.ac.uk/2023/11/08/s... ) and anthotype processes could be used for contact printing from large format for showing purposes. Would love to see an allotment collection show of the results!
It's the Hodder River in Lancashire. It really is rather peaceful most of the time, if changeable when the weather turns. It has been known to cut the village off when it has a bad day!
Lads, where'd we leave the truck? #ForestofBowland
Evenin'. #my400
Once again, if you are pointing to a mob and arguing that their violence is a justification for doing what you want, it’s your mob and your violence.
Periodic update to the Monthly Climate Dashboard www.jkclimate.fr/MonthlyDashb... Feedback always welcome. A few things (4) to note 🧵
What size are Chantenay carrots meant to be again? Boot for scale. #my400
Sorry for the string of videos, but this is amazing and makes me wonder if this is what life could be like if we all just logged off the internet. IG risolve
My book is out in two weeks. This is the essay I’ve waited longest to share. It’s about body, desire, shame, strength and what happens when you stop letting the world shape you, and start shaping the world instead. kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/what-i-bui... #Scotland #Writing #Books #Essay
It's been a busy month, but here's some flaars for the #my400 brigade:
*IMPORTANT* Please read & share, it could save you or a loved one from a lifetime of chronic system-wide illness. 🙏❤️ Today I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease.😔 I was bitten by 4 ticks 30 days ago & had a red rash come up around one of the bites, that soon started spreading... *Continued below
You may not believe, but insurance companies do, and have already started pricing house, farm and business insurance accordingly, as well as increasing exemptions for flooding. Look at what happens to Lincolnshire when sea level starts to rise... www.floodmap.net?ct=GB
Add in a meeting, where you want to be well informed, and able to look up what you need to know, very rapidly (possibly at 70mph) you reach information overload. Professional drivers know their job is complex and demanding, not to be interrupted. If you're driving for work, be a professional.
But even these menus cause problems. There is a real movement away from touch screens, and towards old fashioned knobs and buttons. The dangers of having to navigate the menus on touchscreen whilst driving, when all they want to do is change the radio station and turn the AC down, are obvious.
Thankfully, the law does mean that you can be prosecuted for checking texts, emails or socials. So far, in car services such as Carplay and Android Auto have not made it possible to view anything other than the most basic menus and GPS.
When the mobile phone ban came in, the carve out for hands free was provided after pressure from businesses. It has since been found that it is just as dangerous to take a hands free call as one where you're holding the phone to your ear.
What if your company provides you with this in-car technology. Will you be able to refuse to take meetings whilst driving? Would you feel comfortable refusing to? Will there always be one team member who'll use it, in order to show they're more 'motivated'?
I have seen the collapse in drivers' anticipation when taking hands free calls, this is an awful development. Driving is a complex procedure, reliant on timely reactions and clear communication with potentially hundreds of other road users during a journey. This could be catastrophic.
I never knew this, thank you.
I know there have been a couple of experiments with new thatch houses, but I'm pretty certain there's none with cob. Lots with straw bails being tested though, which require the older style bailing equipment and who knows what will come back into use...?!
Ah, thatching does make sense. Ted Hughes' old farm down there has a couple of barns made with 'mud' and straw. I'm guessing it's still needed to repair roofs and walls alike.
I'm now wondering where, in 2025, still does this? And why? It's beautiful, and I'm glad it still happens somewhere.
I agree with Stig. A ****A+++ camera may have fungus ('few fine threads'), whereas an A* from another seller may be mint. Most are very well described though, but check other items they sell - if none mention fungus, that's a warning, if a couple do, but not the listing you want, you're probably ok.
Failing that there's a good group on Facebook, Film Camera Repair Directory and Resources, who have loads of grumpy people on and will insult anyone who can't strip down a Leica shutter, but they know what they're doing and, after a few grumbles, will point you in the right direction!
I'm guessing it's probably not battery and gummed up seals, but Pentax mechanisms had an issue with things not completing the cycle - I've had a couple of SVs and Spotmatics that did this - opening the bottom you can push a lever to finish the cycle. There are 'tube vids for this.
Not just children. #PSA
Thank you.
For those of us late to this and cooking tea, could you explain what the "75% figure" is?
Bee. #my400
All these things happened to me in London today. I paid 3 shillings to the coachman to convey me to London - a distance of a mere 30 miles or so, e’en though twas a Saturday. /1
This needs another axis: 'knows what is loaded (or in storage) - no clue/lucky dip.
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...
What's your sign?
In East Sussex
More than half #ShittyCameraChallenge & #CrappyCommieCameraParty merch profits go to The Trevor Project, and we don't plan on changing that for anyone. Donating directly to The Trevor Project is obviously more helpful than us peddling mech, so please give directly if you can.
NEW: Car bonnets are becoming a half-centimetre higher every year, driving road safety fears. This #carspreading trend where supersized SUVs crowd out space in towns and cities is also leading to cars that are more dangerous in a crash. 🧵
Today, the Government launches plans to fast-track driverless vehicle trials in the UK. One of the companies involved says London presents a big challenge: “It has seven times more jaywalkers than San Francisco.” Except… it doesn't. 🧵
This is what the CCCP is all about - fantastic! If it helps, not all Kievs are this bad - I've had 3 (2, 4, 4am) that all worked really well after a bit of a clean. Soviet grease is usually the problem though...
I've had to put a hold on it for various reasons, but for several years my side-hustle was thefletcher.co.uk.
Length is not a huge issue, but you need 7" minimum of sturdy area - you lose the fluffy bit at the narrow end and you'll need nearly an inch width from the quill at the wide end before it goes scruffy again.
Or medieval archery fletchers, who use them for fletching warbow arrows. If you bundle them in sixes of the same wing, I'm sure they'd sell well on eBay. I have no workshop at the moment or I'd take as many as you could collect.
We should all take more photos of everyday street scenes. There are a million pictures of landmarks and cathedrals, but 25 years from now a photo of your local High Street or pub will be infinitely more nostalgic.
I can hear the Telly Savalas voiceover that should go with this photo! youtu.be/ag1A7TaDEU0
Public Service Announcement: when it rains for the first time in a while, roads can be more slippery than expected. Brake *before* the bends, not on them. Wait until straight to accelerate.
Some welcome news. #Dartmoor www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Worth reading the whole thread. Looks to be something amiss in the state of ecological AI.
Moving here from Devon a couple of years ago, the one thing we thought we'd miss were the hedgerows in May. We're coping with the loss reasonably well! (We have proper hills which help soften the blow, beyond this dry stone walled beauty.)
I've looked at their site before, and they have a good reputation. This time we were on a pretty strict budget though!
Bought a laptop for the youngest. They wanted a Thinkpad (for the nerdcoolth value). £95 off of the 'bay and £50 for a bigger nvme. Was a bit concerned about the condition it would be in, but it looks new, and the charger was still in its wrapper. Reduce, re-use. Equivalent new would be £300+.
We've all been loving the conclave drama, but one of my favourite bits of Catholic Lore is how they ended up locking a load of Cardinals in a room for days until they've picked a Pope. People say it's to prevent external lobbying and to help them hear the holy spirit but that's not the whole story.
Off to the opening today in Honiton of a photographic exhibition by the late great James Ravilious. It's running May 2025 to 28 June 2025 with an opening talk by his wife. #Ravilious #Photography #DocumentaryPhotography #Honiton #Devon #UK #rural #countryside www.thelmahulbert.com/exhibitions/...
Pick up a Kiev60 and a Zorki 1 and be done with it. Spend the £4600 change on a roll of prepaid slide film and snacks.
Now if all the 20 million BlueSky users will re post this post it would be utterly marvellous. The counter is ready to start, so off you all go! Handmade prints available here> littleramstudio.etsy.com *sits with expectations of lots of noughts next to post* #art
I will never tire of seeing this performance appear in my feed.
For some reason our comfortable, rural area have voted for the party who would kill UK farming and steal people's independence in order to give it to urban millionaires and foreign business, while telling us to hate people who do us no harm. So disappointing.
“If all SUVs were replaced with passenger cars, the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed in car crashes would decrease by an estimated 17% in the USA and by 8% in Europe. The number of child pedestrians and cyclists killed in car crashes would decrease by 27% in the USA and by 14% in Europe.”
Excellent, only 20 years later than they should have.
