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Trains, boats and planes. And music. And wildlife, geology, genealogy, astronomy... All the right things, just not necessarily in the right order Flickr: owenthesignal (rail & transport) wildspaces (photography)
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A look back to 2023 - Poppy Hill bloomed entirely self-seeded on a mount of earth dug out for a patio. Nothing in 2024 but we’d saved the seeds. This week, we finally cleared it - good earth round the garden and the remainder, 52 barrow loads, to a skip. Gym membership cancelled! #gardenshour

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More Xs in Portsmouth for #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXs - leading to a Y on the poster for next week’s challenge from @sheena-mck.bsky.social! #photography #portsmouth

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Portsmouth, an eXcellent place for this week’s #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXs #photography #bluesky #portsmouth

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Vampire takes flight

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Times Two, Loch Earn #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXs #photography #scotland #reflection #bluesky #water

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Touring musicians get a nasty surprise on a voyage to the Galapagos Islands

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"Describe a favorite movie in the most misleading way possible." A battery wakes up.

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This is absolutely fantastic! Reading through the whole thread with a smile on a tea break from my own gardening. #gardenshour My daughter had a teddy school. All soft toys - plus her younger sister - were sat in a circle. Everyone was at a different stage in the Ladybird reading scheme 🙂

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Thanks very much to everyone who's already taken part in the #SlowWays #NationalParksTrail challenge! Could you help to walk and check a bit of this epic trail this June? Find out more buildstories.slowways.org/join-the-nat...

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Just came back from a walking holiday in Scotland, to find that the fruit cage (finished in a hurry) has done its job! First bush of JvT redcurrant, under the white hoop, ready for picking. Sorry blackbirds! 😎 👋 #GardensHour #recycling #upcycling

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Still reeling at the news that a new song by Half Man Half Biscuit, “Record Store Day”, contains the line “Oh I do like to re-release my B-sides” #musichall

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Sing us a song, you're the piano man Sing us a song tonight Well, we're all in the mood for a melody And you've got us feelin' alright

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There's a special episode of The Sky at Night tomorrow night, celebrating thee 350th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. I was delighted to be asked to take part in the dinner party and discussion! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Wimborne , England. A quintessential market town, and like most quintessential English market towns, it's usually tainted by far too much car traffic driving around it. Not this weekend though! Wimborne Folk Festival and the streets are HEAVING with people having a good time ☺️

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Live Laugh Lute

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Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Summer is coming and it's peak #Interrail and #Eurail season This means lots of headaches with reservations, timetables and disruptions I have updated my Interrail Tips post: jonworth.eu/interrail-ti... And if you're stuck, ASK! There are dozens of us here who'll happily help! #CrossBorderRail

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Great to find @ellamchawk.bsky.social on Bluesky. Take a moment, with a tea or coffee(?) to enjoy these incredible sets of biscuits on National Biscuit Day

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Northern Appraisal Playbook launched: "...securing investment in the North is often held back by an appraisal process that does not fully capture all the benefits - especially wider economic, social, and environmental impacts. We've developed this playbook to help you overcome these challenges..."

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A small set of photos of a hare, enjoying the sun on the edge of a field in the South Downs National Park. Beautiful animals, I could have stood and watched it for ages. Happy Hare Day!

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The Party’s Over #TalkTalk

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