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charism8

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Maths-y, science-y, geeky. Often at a tangent. Think life is better when we are kinder.

Mostly #nature #birds #photography #ukpol #science #books

I try to avoid commenting on non-UK politics as I assume there will be locals, better informed, to whom I should be listening instead.

No boosts without alt-text -sorry!

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NINETEEN EU countries demand the right to introduce Rwanda-style deportation schemes amid signs the UK's new law is already having a deterrent effect

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13416067/EU-Rwanda-deportation-UK-law-deterrent-migrants-Channel.html

charism8,
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@EverMama8_
UK comedian and campaigner Mark Thomas once described the Daily Mail as 'not so much a newspaper, as spite spat onto dead trees'
I would urge treating anything it says with the greatest of suspicion

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#SilentSunday

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bonk #caturday

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Looking down at Cave Dale from Perveril Castle

charism8,
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Peveril castle from Cave Dale

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Castleton church at sunset. Lovely quiet walk through the village with lots of birdsong

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Spending the weekend in Castleton in . Went for a wander yesterday and met this happy lamb!

ianRobinson, to random
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I so want micropayments for Marina Hyde and Zoe Williams at The Guardian. Possibly Jay Rayner too.

I don’t want to subscribe to The Guardian in general anymore.

charism8,
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@ianRobinson
Add John Crace and George Monbiot - I'm with you all the way!

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Had a peaceful walk in Keele woods today to check out the bluebells (which were lovely).
Had more luck with the flowers than birds, apart from this chaffinch who decided she wanted to show off her mohican :)
#birds #birdPhotography

Similar view of the female chaffinch but the feathers on her head are raised giving her a punk look
Carpet of bluebells, taken from underneath a conifer so the branches with needles on are hanging down in front.

charism8, to random
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#SilentSunday

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Siblings (still) make the best pillows! #caturday

charism8,
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@anathema_device
Ooh- poor you! When I adopted them, I made sure they were in a pen together. I learnt from a friend who had been assured by Cat Protection that her two 'got on well' as they were next door to each other... she had Upstairs Cat and Downstairs Cat for many years. It was very stressful!

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Siblings make the best pillows! #caturday

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"Solving the housing crisis does not need to involve an ecologically unforgivable project of mass-scale housebuilding...to involve asphalting green belts... or wasting government money on quixotic home-ownership schemes. We simply need to relearn the wisdom of the last century: to acknowledge that landlordism is the enemy of affordability, and to ensure that the housing economy is not defined by the staggering rental yields that our unregulated market can produce"
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/19/end-of-landlords-surprisingly-simple-solution-to-uk-housing-crisis

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Today I complete the Fairfield horseshoe with a friend. Would never have been brave enough to do it on my own as there was snow on the tops!
Knackered but very proud.
https://www.walklakes.co.uk/walk_42.html

Selfie. I'm wearing a fleece hat, scarf and warm coat. Behind me is all snow with my friend and her dog in the distance

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Up in Ambleside this week. Been so lucky with the weather! #holidays #LakeDistrict

Stepping stones across a broad stream. On the other side is a grassy field with a few bushes. The sky is clear blue

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#SilentSunday

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Chilling after a stressful day. 6 week follow up blood test after radioactive hyperthyroid treatment. #WhiskersWednesday

ianRobinson, to random
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Do you say, “fill a form in”?

Or “fill a form out”?

I almost used both in a text message I just sent to someone.

charism8,
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@ianRobinson
I have a memory, from a Peter Whimsey novel I think, that in the 1930s one would fill up a questionnaire

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#SilentSunday

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Today I have hoovered the house, changed the bed and washed my hair.
I wash my hair about once a week, change the bed every 2-3 weeks and manage to hoover every mumblety-mumble weeks (months). So this is a glorious conjunction!

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Genie didn't like it when Trouble had to go away to be made radioactive. She thinks the best place to deal with the world is from behind her big brother. #caturday

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Spent the weekend in Arnside. It was so peaceful on Sunday morning, just before the sun rose

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Taken on my walk home from work today. I love twilight!
#sunset

Overlooking a muddy stream at the back of a housing estate. Steam is reflecting sunset colours while the surroundings are dark

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Have some nearly- open snowdrops to celebrate . Half way to the equinox!

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