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Ian Mason | @thedimpause

Went for a walk because it’s raining in Rawalpindi and the cricket hasn’t started. Photographing with Hipstamatic again ๐Ÿ“ธ ๐Ÿ˜„

A rustic wooden fence stands in front of a small stream and rocky area surrounded by dense, leafless vegetation.A brick labeled TANYBRYN ABERDRE is partially submerged in a rocky, water-filled environment.A rusted, cylindrical metal object lies on wet, rocky ground surrounded by clear water.A serene lake surrounded by bare trees reflects a cloudy sky, with a distant hill and power lines visible in the background.A wheelbarrow sits on a muddy hill overlooking a landscape with leafless trees and a cloudy sky.A muddy path meanders through a leafless forest area, with a fallen fence lying across it under a cloudy sky.A scenic view of a valley with green fields and hills under a cloudy sky, illuminated by sunlight breaking through.A solitary tree stands on a distant hill under a blue sky, reflected in the calm waters below.

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๐Ÿ“† | ๐Ÿท Photography ๐Ÿท Cricket

๐ŸŽฅ Asteroid City (2023) โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…

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This package from Finland worried me slightly ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ’ฟ๐ŸŽต

Auto-generated description: A wrinkled paper package features a radioactive symbol, several Finnish addresses, a cartoon snake, and text in Finnish alongside contact details for a business.

According to Google Translate the text by the snake means: REMEMBER, NEVER BE FOOLED!

๐Ÿ“† | ๐Ÿท Photography ๐Ÿท Music

๐ŸŽต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Callas, Picchi, Stignani, Vaghi, Sutherland (44 plays), Manic Street Preachers (26), Kim Deal (11), The Doors (10), Bill ‘Ravi’ Harris & The Prophets (6)

๐Ÿ“† | ๐Ÿท Music

Todayโ€™s breakfast bowl

Auto-generated description: A bowl on a wooden table contains hash browns, a sausage, scrambled eggs, and cherry tomatoes.
๐Ÿ“† | ๐Ÿท Photography ๐Ÿท Food

England giving Australia some catching practice ๐Ÿ˜ž ๐Ÿ

๐Ÿ“† | ๐Ÿท Cricket

Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ v ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England ๐Ÿ, Wales ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ v ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland ๐Ÿ‰, England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ v ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland ๐Ÿ‰, Aston Villa v Chelsea โšฝ๏ธ. Choices, choices, choices โ€ฆ

๐Ÿ“† | ๐Ÿท Cricket ๐Ÿท Rugby ๐Ÿท Football

ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 starts today with Pakistan ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ v ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand in Karachi.

Then it’s a feast of daily ODI matches for a couple of weeks, with Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ v ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England to look forward to on Saturday ๐Ÿ

๐Ÿ“† | ๐Ÿท Cricket
Maria by Callas, 2017 - โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…

Fascinating sequence of archive footage - including performances, interviews and home movies. No commentary, but very interesting to watch.

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Rebel Moon โ€“ Part Two: The Scargiver, 2024 - โ˜…โ˜…ยฝ

Less enjoyable and less interesting than Part One.

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Bridget Jones's Baby, 2016 - โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…

Watched on Sunday February 16, 2025.

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๐ŸŽต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Bรถhm, Prague National Theatre Orchestra, Fischer-Dieskau, Nilsson (31 plays), Victor de Sabata, Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan, Callas, di Stefano, Gobbi (30), The Kinks (24), Blacksmith Tales (21), Kendrick Lamar (21)

๐Ÿ“† | ๐Ÿท Music ๐Ÿท Theatre

Currently reading: Zen and the Art of Murder by Oliver Bottini ๐Ÿ“š

๐Ÿ“† | ๐Ÿท Books
Rebel Moon โ€“ Part One: A Child of Fire, 2023 - โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…ยฝ

Despite reading a number of very bad reviews of this film I quite enjoyed it as a sci-fi/fantasy spectacle. I intend to watch the next part.

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Yesterday I cooked the recipe for slow cooked Sifnos Chickpeas shared by Jeremy Cherfas @jeremycherfas. Definitely worth the long cooking time. It was delicious served with freekeh, rocket and some aioli.

A kitchen countertop displays a wooden cutting board with onions, a green pot filled with chickpeas, a wooden mortar and pestle, knives in a block, and a toaster.A green pot filled with sliced onions is placed on a kitchen counter.A green pot contains cooked slices of onions that appear to be caramelized.A bowl of grains topped with chickpeas, caramelized onions, arugula, and a dollop of sour cream is placed next to pots containing cooked grains and a dish with more caramelized onions.
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