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Ian Mason | @thedimpause

First sighting of a jay (Garrulus glandarius) feeding in the garden this winter.

A bird with brown and blue feathers stands on grass and fallen leaves.

🏷 Photography 🏷 Nature | πŸ“†

🎡 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Kim Deal (22 plays), The Smile (15), Michael Kiwanuka (11), Cheryl Studer, Myung-Whun Chung, Paris Opera Orchestra & PlÑcido Domingo (5), PlÑcido Domingo, Myung-Whun Chung, Paris Opera Orchestra & Sergei Leiferkus (5)

🏷 Music | πŸ“†

Emergency lighting evening. Will be attempting Trivial Pursuit by candlelight accompanied by cheese and wine πŸŽ²πŸ§€πŸ·πŸ˜€

Candlelit lounge with a game and wine on a coffee table

🏷 Photography 🏷 Wine 🏷 Coffee | πŸ“†

Power out since 2pm due to the high winds. National Grid say it’s expected to be restored by midday tomorrow πŸ˜”

🏷 Weather | πŸ“†

Storm Darragh πŸ’¨

Tree down in garden

A misty backyard features a moss-covered roof, several trees, one fallen and a white house with a sloped roof in the background.

Gate not happy 😒

A metal gate is leaning against an uprooted tree near a house, surrounded by greenery and wet ground.

Just missed greenhouse and shed

A large tree has fallen over a grassy area, surrounded by other trees and a house in the background.

🏷 Photography 🏷 Weather | πŸ“†
1971 Matra 530 LX

Originally posted on Glass

🏷 Photography 🏷 Glass Photo | πŸ“†
1954 Pegaso Z-102

Originally posted on Glass

🏷 Photography 🏷 Glass Photo | πŸ“†

Between bouts of heavy rain and wind I managed about 10 miles of morning walks this week πŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈ

Dare Valley Country Park on Wednesday - grey, misty and murky

A serene lake landscape features calm water, overcast skies, and trees lining the shore.

and Aberdare Park today (Friday) - clear and cold

A serene park scene features empty benches on a grassy field with trees silhouetted against a sunrise sky. A grassy field containing a stone circle with standing stones is set against a backdrop of hills and trees. A flock of geese has is on the ground amongst the stones.

🏷 Photography 🏷 Walking 🏷 Weather | πŸ“†
Misty morning walk in Dare Valley Country Park πŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈ

Originally posted on Glass

🏷 Photography 🏷 Walking 🏷 Glass Photo | πŸ“†

🎡 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Foals (15 plays), Stornoway (14), Yannis & The Yaw (12), Jackson Browne (8), David Bowie (1)

🏷 Music | πŸ“†
The Hunt, 2020 - β˜…β˜…

Watched on Saturday November 30, 2024.

🏷 FilmTV | πŸ“†

Apologies for lots of duplicate posts in the last half hour - an automated service I was using went wild. Luckily I was awake early enough to notice. Service hopefully now disconnected from my accounts and duplicates removed. πŸ˜”

🏷 CompTechSci | πŸ“†

β™« Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale & Robert Shaw (54) Robert Tear, Philip Ledger (23) FurtwΓ€ngler, VPO (19) Marillion (17) FurtwΓ€ngler, BPO (13). 181 Scrobbles with Lastfm via @lfm_blue

🏷 Music | πŸ“†
Deadpool & Wolverine, 2024 - β˜…β˜…β˜…Β½

Watched on Saturday November 23, 2024.

🏷 FilmTV | πŸ“†
Deadpool 2, 2018 - β˜…β˜…β˜…

Watched on Friday November 22, 2024.

🏷 FilmTV | πŸ“†
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