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Ian Mason | @thedimpause

Glamorgan declared for 620. Sam Northeast not out on 335, setting a new record run-score for a single innings at Lord’s. Also the highest Championship score ever recorded in April. Brilliant! πŸ‘ 🏏

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Double century at Lord’s for Sam Northeast, Glamorgan captain, in his first innings of the season πŸ‘πŸ

Close up of cricket player with game scoreboard graphic below showing 200 runs scored

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windy β€” day 06 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge πŸ“Έ

Dare Valley Country Park, above Tarren y Bwllfa, January 2021

A wind farm with multiple wind turbines in a grassy field under a clear blue sky.

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My brother has made the news! πŸ‘πŸ”—:

‘Once in a lifetime’ comet spotted from Derbyshire garage roof - BBC News

🏷 Photography 🏷 Links 🏷 CompTechSci 🏷 Nature

It’s the start of the County Cricket season today 🏏

A number of rain delays but Middlesex v Glamorgan is going ahead and the livestream from Lord’s on YouTube is superb quality.

Every ball of every game in the Championship is also live on BBC Local Radio.

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serene β€” day 05 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge πŸ“Έ

Cardiff Bay, October 2013

Silhouette of a statue by a waterfront at sunset, with street lights, buildings in the background, and a vividly colored sky.

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foliage β€” day 04 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge πŸ“Έ

Willow

A lush, green weeping willow tree with delicate branches under a bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds.

🏷 Photography 🏷 Garden

Finished reading: Turning Over the Pebbles by Mike Brearley πŸ“š

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Just been watching Sunil Narine opening the batting for KKR in the IPL. A brilliant 85 off 39 balls, including seven 4s and seven 6s. His highest score in T20 cricket 🏏

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card β€” day 03 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge πŸ“Έ

I appreciated the recent Mother’s Day card my wife received from our son πŸ˜„

Greeting card featuring a photo of woman resting her chin on her hand, with text that reads: Mum was tired of being teased for her inability to use technology by the same people she'd taught how to use a toilet

πŸ“– Read more

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flowers β€” day 02 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge πŸ“Έ

Garden primroses and heather 🌱

A variety of wildflowers with raindrops on their leaves and petals; prominent are pink primroses in the foreground amidst green foliage.

🏷 Photography 🏷 Garden

toy β€” day 01 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge πŸ“Έ

TOY at the Green Man Festival 2014 🎡

Rock band on a stage in a festival tent under red lighting, audience in foreground

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🎡 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm:

Peter Doherty & FrΓ©dΓ©ric Lo (29 plays)
Elbow (25)
McCreesh, Gabrieli, Magdalena KoΕΎenΓ‘, Mark Padmore (20)
pregoblin (13)
Anastasia Kobekina & Kammerorchester Basel (12)

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Finished reading: Outline by Rachel Cusk πŸ“š

🏷 Books

View from the bedroom window. Woke up to a little unexpected snow this morning ❄️

A snowy garden with a winding driveway amongst trees and bushes, a dusting of snow on the ground and rooftops, under a partly cloudy sky.

🏷 Photography 🏷 Garden 🏷 Weather
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