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Ian Mason | @thedimpause

Moonlit view over Lindos on our way to our final evening meal in Rhodes at Agostinos Restaurant.

A moonlit coastal village scene at night, featuring illuminated white buildings and a rocky hillside. The sea shimmers under the moonlight, and a car's headlights create light trails along a narrow road.

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Herding goats ๐Ÿ

A woman in a purple dress walks down a rural asphalt road towards a group of goats. The landscape is dry and rocky, with hills and sparse vegetation under a clear blue sky.

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Finished reading: The Fury by Alex Michaelides ๐Ÿ“š

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Currently reading: The Fury by Alex Michaelides ๐Ÿ“š

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Retsina and Hive on the beach ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐Ÿท

Two people playing a board game with hexagonal tiles featuring insect designs on a blue and white striped beach towel. One person is pouring white wine into plastic cups, and there are sunglasses and sneakers nearby.

๐Ÿท Photography ๐Ÿท Games ๐Ÿท Wine

๐ŸŽต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm:

Paul Heaton (13 plays)
The Smile (10)
Field Music (5)
The Knights, Eric Jacobsen & Avi Avital (4)
The Cure (2)

๐Ÿท Music

On this day 28 years ago, at roughly the time Iโ€™m posting this, my wife and I were dancing to Neil Youngโ€™s Harvest Moon as the first dance at our wedding ๐Ÿ’’โค๏ธ

Finished reading: Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton ๐Ÿ“š

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๐Ÿˆ #Caturday poolside attack ๐Ÿ˜

A white cat is sitting on a poolside lounge chair, nibbling on someone's toes. Two pairs of legs are visible, with one person wearing orange shorts. Another person is walking in the background near the pool. Lounge chairs are arranged around the pool.

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Letterboxd besties ๐ŸŽฅ ๐Ÿ”—

Zero people share 4 or 3 of my favourite films.

A surprising number share 2 of them.

thedimpause on Letterboxd

HT @tvaziri@mastodon.social

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Sailing into the olive grove

A small, weathered boat with a canopy is surrounded by overgrown grass and trees. An orange and pink cloth is draped over the front. A dirt path runs alongside, and the background features hills and a colorful sunset sky. Various scattered items

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Record breaking ๐Ÿ

Some runs being scored and records set in the Pakistan ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ v ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England 1st Test ๐Ÿ

Englandโ€™s first innings score of 823-7 dec. is their 3rd highest of all time, the 4th highest in Test cricket history.

They become the first team to post a total of 800-plus this century.

Root, with a career best 262, passes Alastair Cook to become Englandโ€™s leading Test run scorer.

Root and Brook break the record for England’s highest ever partnership with a partnership of 454.

Brookโ€™s score of 317 is โ€ฆ

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Quite a warm walk up to the Acropolis of Lindos this afternoon ๐Ÿ›๏ธ

A couple is standing next to a stone wall overlooking a scenic coastal view. The woman is holding a round bag and wearing a patterned top and shorts, while the man is wearing a cap, sunglasses, and a striped shirt. Ancient ruins with tall stone columns and a partially standing wall under a clear blue sky. A person stands next to a small tree amidst rocky terrain. Ancient Greek ruins with tall columns and stone steps under a clear blue sky. Two people are sitting on the steps, and a few figures are visible on a higher level in the background.

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A Fix ๐Ÿบ

A man with glasses sits at a table on a balcony, enjoying a drink. The view overlooks a scenic bay with boats and a distant hillside. The setting is sunny and framed by a tree and railing.

๐Ÿท Photography ๐Ÿท Beer

Pool morning ๐ŸŒž

Outdoor swimming pool with clear blue water, surrounded by sunbeds and closed umbrellas. Palm trees and rocky hills are in the background under a clear blue sky.

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