Big Dave
@livehistory03.bsky.social
Eco-grad.
A bit left-wing, increasingly anarchist.
With a chronic need for adventures.
Human rights, democracy, history, hiking, food, beer, friends and family.
And Genesis.
Leics ex-pat in Yarkshire, UK.
Trying to stay out of A&E.
A bit left-wing, increasingly anarchist.
With a chronic need for adventures.
Human rights, democracy, history, hiking, food, beer, friends and family.
And Genesis.
Leics ex-pat in Yarkshire, UK.
Trying to stay out of A&E.
Pinned
Big Dave
@livehistory03.bsky.social
· Mar 29
My life feels like the 2022 Rugby Premiership final.
Every time I get ahead, Sarries go and equalise, and I have to start again.
Every time I get ahead, Sarries go and equalise, and I have to start again.
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No luck seeing the eastern black redstart at Filey between 9-11.30am, of course it turned up when I arrived home! But it’s always a win sketching watercolour outside. Filey bay looking south this morning. Cold compared to recently in a fresh southerly breeze.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
No luck seeing the eastern black redstart at Filey between 9-11.30am, of course it turned up when I arrived home! But it’s always a win sketching watercolour outside. Filey bay looking south this morning. Cold compared to recently in a fresh southerly breeze.
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Stille Nacht 2025 at De Garre. Merry Christmas! 🎄 🍻 🇧🇪
December 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Stille Nacht 2025 at De Garre. Merry Christmas! 🎄 🍻 🇧🇪
Apparently, Wee Donnie Fartpants and his blackshirts have decided anyone applying for an ESTA will now have their social media history checked for the past 5 years.
So, that means no more visits, then.
Oh well, continental Europe is closer and has better food anyway.
So, that means no more visits, then.
Oh well, continental Europe is closer and has better food anyway.
December 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Apparently, Wee Donnie Fartpants and his blackshirts have decided anyone applying for an ESTA will now have their social media history checked for the past 5 years.
So, that means no more visits, then.
Oh well, continental Europe is closer and has better food anyway.
So, that means no more visits, then.
Oh well, continental Europe is closer and has better food anyway.
Is a hunk of mature cheddar sensible just before bed?
Am about to find out.
Am about to find out.
December 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Is a hunk of mature cheddar sensible just before bed?
Am about to find out.
Am about to find out.
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Hot wings
Ural Owl
Photo by Leonardo Zeferino
Ural Owl
Photo by Leonardo Zeferino
December 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hot wings
Ural Owl
Photo by Leonardo Zeferino
Ural Owl
Photo by Leonardo Zeferino
Am officially in denial about how long this knee is going to take to heal.
Because six separate injuries in one year is ridiculously far-fetched and people just don't do that sort of thing.
There. Feels better already.
Because six separate injuries in one year is ridiculously far-fetched and people just don't do that sort of thing.
There. Feels better already.
December 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Am officially in denial about how long this knee is going to take to heal.
Because six separate injuries in one year is ridiculously far-fetched and people just don't do that sort of thing.
There. Feels better already.
Because six separate injuries in one year is ridiculously far-fetched and people just don't do that sort of thing.
There. Feels better already.
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🏺 Top tip for British Museum visitors: go across the court, up rotunda stairs, cross bridge into upper floor, head past crowds aiming for Egypt and Mesopotamia, and go straight to Rooms 50 and 51 where the most stunning array of glories from later prehistory await you!
December 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🏺 Top tip for British Museum visitors: go across the court, up rotunda stairs, cross bridge into upper floor, head past crowds aiming for Egypt and Mesopotamia, and go straight to Rooms 50 and 51 where the most stunning array of glories from later prehistory await you!
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More recording this week for my next album with Jonas!
December 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
More recording this week for my next album with Jonas!
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There's 25% off everything until midnight tonight (GMT), with delivery well in time for Christmas.
Just saying.
Just saying.
Hello! I run two little online shops:
- one for WW2 anoraks, selling mugs and stickers with tank insignia on them: uktankmarkings.redbubble.com
- one for LGBTQ+ nerdy people, selling mugs and stickers with gaming-themed pride flags on them: growsler.redbubble.com
- one for WW2 anoraks, selling mugs and stickers with tank insignia on them: uktankmarkings.redbubble.com
- one for LGBTQ+ nerdy people, selling mugs and stickers with gaming-themed pride flags on them: growsler.redbubble.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
There's 25% off everything until midnight tonight (GMT), with delivery well in time for Christmas.
Just saying.
Just saying.
Time to get up... 😑🙁😖🥱
December 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Time to get up... 😑🙁😖🥱
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Greetings!
I have created a new map concentrating on brewery information, and where to try and find their beers. Initially London only I will, over time, add other places on to it.
All feedback welcome!
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
I have created a new map concentrating on brewery information, and where to try and find their beers. Initially London only I will, over time, add other places on to it.
All feedback welcome!
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
Breweries & Outlets - Google My Maps
Brewery Only - No on-site drinking
Brewery & Taproom - Brewery with on-site taproom
Taproom - Brewery main outlet away from the Brewery
Brewpub - Brewery with beers only usually available in the one v...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Greetings!
I have created a new map concentrating on brewery information, and where to try and find their beers. Initially London only I will, over time, add other places on to it.
All feedback welcome!
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
I have created a new map concentrating on brewery information, and where to try and find their beers. Initially London only I will, over time, add other places on to it.
All feedback welcome!
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
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The Army of the Potomac suffered a decisive defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862. Shortly afterward, a New York soldier who survived the fight unscathed wrote about his experiences in a detailed letter to his parents. Read it here: tinyurl.com/ydzvw2ed
A Zouave at Fredericksburg
Experience the Battle of Fredericksburg through the eyes of a soldier in the 5th New York Infantry (Duryea's Zouaves).
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December 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The Army of the Potomac suffered a decisive defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862. Shortly afterward, a New York soldier who survived the fight unscathed wrote about his experiences in a detailed letter to his parents. Read it here: tinyurl.com/ydzvw2ed
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a still moment on the river, for you
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #womensartbluesky #photography #photographersonbluesky #oregoncoast #river #pines #clouds #oregon
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #womensartbluesky #photography #photographersonbluesky #oregoncoast #river #pines #clouds #oregon
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
a still moment on the river, for you
🤍🕊️
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #womensartbluesky #photography #photographersonbluesky #oregoncoast #river #pines #clouds #oregon
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #womensartbluesky #photography #photographersonbluesky #oregoncoast #river #pines #clouds #oregon
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December 7, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Get those Christmas orders in, folks. Redbubble shipping isn't always the fastest!
Hello! I run two little online shops:
- one for WW2 anoraks, selling mugs and stickers with tank insignia on them: uktankmarkings.redbubble.com
- one for LGBTQ+ nerdy people, selling mugs and stickers with gaming-themed pride flags on them: growsler.redbubble.com
- one for WW2 anoraks, selling mugs and stickers with tank insignia on them: uktankmarkings.redbubble.com
- one for LGBTQ+ nerdy people, selling mugs and stickers with gaming-themed pride flags on them: growsler.redbubble.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Get those Christmas orders in, folks. Redbubble shipping isn't always the fastest!
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
Been out for lunch at Billy Bob's, Skipton.
Ladies have gone to Leeds, and I have some quiet time.
Ladies have gone to Leeds, and I have some quiet time.
December 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Been out for lunch at Billy Bob's, Skipton.
Ladies have gone to Leeds, and I have some quiet time.
Ladies have gone to Leeds, and I have some quiet time.
December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I would complain about my injured knee reintroducing enforced inactivity.
But considering how 2025 has gone so far this year, it might sound like an exaggeration.
The doc wants to see me next month to discuss "why I keep injuring myself".
😶
But considering how 2025 has gone so far this year, it might sound like an exaggeration.
The doc wants to see me next month to discuss "why I keep injuring myself".
😶
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I would complain about my injured knee reintroducing enforced inactivity.
But considering how 2025 has gone so far this year, it might sound like an exaggeration.
The doc wants to see me next month to discuss "why I keep injuring myself".
😶
But considering how 2025 has gone so far this year, it might sound like an exaggeration.
The doc wants to see me next month to discuss "why I keep injuring myself".
😶
How much longer is trump "president" for?
I'd like to visit some more American Civil War sites and museums.
I'd like to visit some more American Civil War sites and museums.
December 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
How much longer is trump "president" for?
I'd like to visit some more American Civil War sites and museums.
I'd like to visit some more American Civil War sites and museums.
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Militiamen in street cafe, Plaça Catalunya? Barcelona 1936. By Juan Guzmán (born Hans Gutmann in Cologne). Guzmán, who fought in the International Brigades, took some 1300 photos of the war, many of them brilliant, including the famous image of Marina Ginestà brandishing a rifle. Archivo EFE
December 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Militiamen in street cafe, Plaça Catalunya? Barcelona 1936. By Juan Guzmán (born Hans Gutmann in Cologne). Guzmán, who fought in the International Brigades, took some 1300 photos of the war, many of them brilliant, including the famous image of Marina Ginestà brandishing a rifle. Archivo EFE
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#TBT That time I wrote an article about the anthropomorphic menhirs on Corsica. I do love standing stones, particularly “family groups”.
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
#TBT That time I wrote an article about the anthropomorphic menhirs on Corsica. I do love standing stones, particularly “family groups”.
Top geezers
December 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Top geezers
Turns out that, this year, I have been mostly listening to XTC.
Thank you Spotify.
Never thought of analysing this.
Thank you Spotify.
Never thought of analysing this.
December 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Turns out that, this year, I have been mostly listening to XTC.
Thank you Spotify.
Never thought of analysing this.
Thank you Spotify.
Never thought of analysing this.