Graham Jones
@oldmanrambling.bsky.social
Retired journalist from Liverpool, married for 57 years to Janet, now living in Surrey. Left-wing jazz fan and Humanist. No fascists, god botherers or anti-LGBTQ. No DMs. I won’t reply and may block. No requests for cash. Supports 🇵🇸🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈⚧️
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Graham Jones
@oldmanrambling.bsky.social
· Aug 10
#InsectsOfBluesky
If you build it they will come. OK, I didn’t so much build this bee hotel as buy it from John Lewis and stuck it up on a post near our Sunflowers, Cosmos and other insect-friendly flowers and waited … Today my patience was rewarded.
If you build it they will come. OK, I didn’t so much build this bee hotel as buy it from John Lewis and stuck it up on a post near our Sunflowers, Cosmos and other insect-friendly flowers and waited … Today my patience was rewarded.
Last week I thought I had posted my last #SixOnSaturday for the year before I dipped into the archive for old photos from warmer days in the garden but here is (another) last hurrah. We have had frosts and deluge this week and there isn’t much left but here it is. #Gardening *details in alt text
November 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Last week I thought I had posted my last #SixOnSaturday for the year before I dipped into the archive for old photos from warmer days in the garden but here is (another) last hurrah. We have had frosts and deluge this week and there isn’t much left but here it is. #Gardening *details in alt text
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Labour’s Budget: another cruel and devastating attack on disabled people
By Linda Burnip Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) are issuing an urgent warning to all disabled people, their families, and carers following the announcement of Labour’s latest attacks against us in the Autumn Budget…
By Linda Burnip Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) are issuing an urgent warning to all disabled people, their families, and carers following the announcement of Labour’s latest attacks against us in the Autumn Budget…
Labour’s Budget: another cruel and devastating attack on disabled people
By Linda Burnip Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) are issuing an urgent warning to all disabled people, their families, and carers following the announcement of Labour’s latest attacks against us in the Autumn Budget proposals. We condemn this Budget as a brutal and cynical attack that prioritises cost-cutting over the lives and well-being of disabled people . The Government claims these changes will help people into work and ‘rebalance’ the welfare system.
labourhub.org.uk
November 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Labour’s Budget: another cruel and devastating attack on disabled people
By Linda Burnip Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) are issuing an urgent warning to all disabled people, their families, and carers following the announcement of Labour’s latest attacks against us in the Autumn Budget…
By Linda Burnip Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) are issuing an urgent warning to all disabled people, their families, and carers following the announcement of Labour’s latest attacks against us in the Autumn Budget…
This last few days I have been planting the tulips that flower in Spring to bring hope to our house. Their warming glow is the official symbol of Parkinson’s. Pictures like this help in the cold months ahead.
#BlueSkyArtShow #warmth
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited
#MobilePhotography
#BlueSkyArtShow #warmth
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited
#MobilePhotography
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This last few days I have been planting the tulips that flower in Spring to bring hope to our house. Their warming glow is the official symbol of Parkinson’s. Pictures like this help in the cold months ahead.
#BlueSkyArtShow #warmth
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited
#MobilePhotography
#BlueSkyArtShow #warmth
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited
#MobilePhotography
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Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
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Are you ready for #BlueBrewBooks?
Sundays during
#BlueBrew Coffee Hours:
6:30-10:30 EST
Share a book or a pile.
•A Favorite Book,
•A New Book
•A Recommendation,
•What You’re Reading, or
•To Be Read (TBR)!
Please don’t forget to use the hashtag #BlueBrewBooks
Have fun!
#BookSky #EastCoastKin
Sundays during
#BlueBrew Coffee Hours:
6:30-10:30 EST
Share a book or a pile.
•A Favorite Book,
•A New Book
•A Recommendation,
•What You’re Reading, or
•To Be Read (TBR)!
Please don’t forget to use the hashtag #BlueBrewBooks
Have fun!
#BookSky #EastCoastKin
a stack of books with one titled palace curiosities on top
Alt: a stack of books and a cup of coffee near a window showing rain outdoors
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Are you ready for #BlueBrewBooks?
Sundays during
#BlueBrew Coffee Hours:
6:30-10:30 EST
Share a book or a pile.
•A Favorite Book,
•A New Book
•A Recommendation,
•What You’re Reading, or
•To Be Read (TBR)!
Please don’t forget to use the hashtag #BlueBrewBooks
Have fun!
#BookSky #EastCoastKin
Sundays during
#BlueBrew Coffee Hours:
6:30-10:30 EST
Share a book or a pile.
•A Favorite Book,
•A New Book
•A Recommendation,
•What You’re Reading, or
•To Be Read (TBR)!
Please don’t forget to use the hashtag #BlueBrewBooks
Have fun!
#BookSky #EastCoastKin
#Sunset
#EnglishCountryside
#Kent
We took a small trip across the border into Kent to do a quick supermarket shop this afternoon and coming home through the country lanes as the sky cleared and the sun was setting after a day of constant rain I had to stop and get out of the car to gawp at this.
#EnglishCountryside
#Kent
We took a small trip across the border into Kent to do a quick supermarket shop this afternoon and coming home through the country lanes as the sky cleared and the sun was setting after a day of constant rain I had to stop and get out of the car to gawp at this.
November 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
#Sunset
#EnglishCountryside
#Kent
We took a small trip across the border into Kent to do a quick supermarket shop this afternoon and coming home through the country lanes as the sky cleared and the sun was setting after a day of constant rain I had to stop and get out of the car to gawp at this.
#EnglishCountryside
#Kent
We took a small trip across the border into Kent to do a quick supermarket shop this afternoon and coming home through the country lanes as the sky cleared and the sun was setting after a day of constant rain I had to stop and get out of the car to gawp at this.
It is so very wet today but I braved the rain to use my new macro lens on the moss growing on our Acer Griseum tree. I shall count this for #AlphabetChsllenge #WeekVforVowels and #ColorADay #GreenSat #MacroPhotography #EastCoastKin
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It is so very wet today but I braved the rain to use my new macro lens on the moss growing on our Acer Griseum tree. I shall count this for #AlphabetChsllenge #WeekVforVowels and #ColorADay #GreenSat #MacroPhotography #EastCoastKin
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Ploughing at the gleaning - Rowland Hilder
Whilst American born, his parents were from Kent. His father decided to return to fight for King and Country in WW1, & Rowland became famous for his landscapes in the County & especially in the Darenth Valley & the Weald
Whilst American born, his parents were from Kent. His father decided to return to fight for King and Country in WW1, & Rowland became famous for his landscapes in the County & especially in the Darenth Valley & the Weald
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Ploughing at the gleaning - Rowland Hilder
Whilst American born, his parents were from Kent. His father decided to return to fight for King and Country in WW1, & Rowland became famous for his landscapes in the County & especially in the Darenth Valley & the Weald
Whilst American born, his parents were from Kent. His father decided to return to fight for King and Country in WW1, & Rowland became famous for his landscapes in the County & especially in the Darenth Valley & the Weald
He may be a #HolidayRobin but he seems to have found something else while ferreting around our front garden this week. Can those be Daffodils pushing through the soil by our little friend. Maybe Spring is around the corner.
#Birds #EnglishGardening #Naturephotography #EastCoastKin
#Birds #EnglishGardening #Naturephotography #EastCoastKin
November 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
He may be a #HolidayRobin but he seems to have found something else while ferreting around our front garden this week. Can those be Daffodils pushing through the soil by our little friend. Maybe Spring is around the corner.
#Birds #EnglishGardening #Naturephotography #EastCoastKin
#Birds #EnglishGardening #Naturephotography #EastCoastKin
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"The trouble started when American MPs arrived and tried to force U.S. segregation rules inside the British pub. They attempted to remove & arrest the Black soldiers, which shocked the locals. People in the pub openly stood by the Black troops, telling the MPs that everyone there was welcome."
November 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
"The trouble started when American MPs arrived and tried to force U.S. segregation rules inside the British pub. They attempted to remove & arrest the Black soldiers, which shocked the locals. People in the pub openly stood by the Black troops, telling the MPs that everyone there was welcome."
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Isn't it refreshing when someone actually does nuance and detail?
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Isn't it refreshing when someone actually does nuance and detail?
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
#ColorADay #GreenSat
A frosted leaf in our garden, where temperatures have fluctuated from minus zero to plus 13°C this week with bright sun followed by days of rain. English weather is odd. Nature is uplifting.
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #Naturephotography
A frosted leaf in our garden, where temperatures have fluctuated from minus zero to plus 13°C this week with bright sun followed by days of rain. English weather is odd. Nature is uplifting.
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #Naturephotography
November 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#ColorADay #GreenSat
A frosted leaf in our garden, where temperatures have fluctuated from minus zero to plus 13°C this week with bright sun followed by days of rain. English weather is odd. Nature is uplifting.
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #Naturephotography
A frosted leaf in our garden, where temperatures have fluctuated from minus zero to plus 13°C this week with bright sun followed by days of rain. English weather is odd. Nature is uplifting.
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #Naturephotography
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Would this have happened to a white resident? Asking for the First Nations.
November 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Would this have happened to a white resident? Asking for the First Nations.
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Day 1247 of my Nature Photo Challenge and here's the grumpy neighbour at the next picnic table across from us
This one is titled "Bad hair and attitude day" 🤗 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
This one is titled "Bad hair and attitude day" 🤗 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Day 1247 of my Nature Photo Challenge and here's the grumpy neighbour at the next picnic table across from us
This one is titled "Bad hair and attitude day" 🤗 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
This one is titled "Bad hair and attitude day" 🤗 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
#FlyDay #InsectsOfBluesky
You have to look quite carefully to see the two tiny subjects of this photo, hovering above a branch of our fig tree earlier this month. Two insects that are long gone by now.
#ColorADay #BWFri
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky
You have to look quite carefully to see the two tiny subjects of this photo, hovering above a branch of our fig tree earlier this month. Two insects that are long gone by now.
#ColorADay #BWFri
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky
November 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
#FlyDay #InsectsOfBluesky
You have to look quite carefully to see the two tiny subjects of this photo, hovering above a branch of our fig tree earlier this month. Two insects that are long gone by now.
#ColorADay #BWFri
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky
You have to look quite carefully to see the two tiny subjects of this photo, hovering above a branch of our fig tree earlier this month. Two insects that are long gone by now.
#ColorADay #BWFri
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky
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#FlyDay #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels
#macro #MacroPhotography #photography
From the archive obvs
Friday fairy wings - I feel like I should start a # 😂
Oval-ornate object orbiting over opulent orchid 😉
#macro #MacroPhotography #photography
From the archive obvs
Friday fairy wings - I feel like I should start a # 😂
Oval-ornate object orbiting over opulent orchid 😉
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
#FlyDay #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels
#macro #MacroPhotography #photography
From the archive obvs
Friday fairy wings - I feel like I should start a # 😂
Oval-ornate object orbiting over opulent orchid 😉
#macro #MacroPhotography #photography
From the archive obvs
Friday fairy wings - I feel like I should start a # 😂
Oval-ornate object orbiting over opulent orchid 😉
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How we start today in our home. Happy Thanksgiving!
#Music #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylSky #VinylCommunity #VinylCollectors #VinylRecords #NowPlaying #NowSpinning
#Music #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylSky #VinylCommunity #VinylCollectors #VinylRecords #NowPlaying #NowSpinning
November 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
How we start today in our home. Happy Thanksgiving!
#Music #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylSky #VinylCommunity #VinylCollectors #VinylRecords #NowPlaying #NowSpinning
#Music #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylSky #VinylCommunity #VinylCollectors #VinylRecords #NowPlaying #NowSpinning
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FINAL REVEAL: A brand new Benin bronze plaque, titled "Looting of the Oba's Palace in 1897".
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
FINAL REVEAL: A brand new Benin bronze plaque, titled "Looting of the Oba's Palace in 1897".
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
#ColorADay
#BWFri
#NationalTreeWeek
Our favourite English Oak tree in the middle of a meadow only a few yards from our home. This picture was taken in summer when it was in full leaf, providing shade for three horses. Now it is almost bare.
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited
#Mono
#BWFri
#NationalTreeWeek
Our favourite English Oak tree in the middle of a meadow only a few yards from our home. This picture was taken in summer when it was in full leaf, providing shade for three horses. Now it is almost bare.
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited
#Mono
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
#ColorADay
#BWFri
#NationalTreeWeek
Our favourite English Oak tree in the middle of a meadow only a few yards from our home. This picture was taken in summer when it was in full leaf, providing shade for three horses. Now it is almost bare.
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited
#Mono
#BWFri
#NationalTreeWeek
Our favourite English Oak tree in the middle of a meadow only a few yards from our home. This picture was taken in summer when it was in full leaf, providing shade for three horses. Now it is almost bare.
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited
#Mono
For #NationalTteeWeek something a little different. When I say little, I mean small. We bought these coasters years ago from a wood turning shop, in Wales, I think, but memory plays tricks. Beech and Alder on an Oak table. I just wish I could recall the artist.
#Wood #Art
#Wood #Art
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
For #NationalTteeWeek something a little different. When I say little, I mean small. We bought these coasters years ago from a wood turning shop, in Wales, I think, but memory plays tricks. Beech and Alder on an Oak table. I just wish I could recall the artist.
#Wood #Art
#Wood #Art
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#NationalTreeWeek VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove works with landowners, communities+vols to install 150 den boxes in 6 Monitoring Hubs as safe places for pine martens to rest, overwinter+raise young. The boxes are monitored to see how populations are recovering in these areas. #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
#NationalTreeWeek VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove works with landowners, communities+vols to install 150 den boxes in 6 Monitoring Hubs as safe places for pine martens to rest, overwinter+raise young. The boxes are monitored to see how populations are recovering in these areas. #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
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For #Nationaltreeweek here’s my favourite oak. A few leaves still clinging on a frosty morning . Photo from yesterday’s walk.
#oak #trees #Devon
#oak #trees #Devon
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
For #Nationaltreeweek here’s my favourite oak. A few leaves still clinging on a frosty morning . Photo from yesterday’s walk.
#oak #trees #Devon
#oak #trees #Devon
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Municipal trees lead a sad sort of life - branches over-pruned, roots constrained by concrete, the iron guards used as handy rubbish bins and, lest we forget, peed on endlessly by passing dogs. Still, nothing says
#NationalTreeWeek like a London park with a few spindly trees thrown in…
#linocut
#NationalTreeWeek like a London park with a few spindly trees thrown in…
#linocut
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Municipal trees lead a sad sort of life - branches over-pruned, roots constrained by concrete, the iron guards used as handy rubbish bins and, lest we forget, peed on endlessly by passing dogs. Still, nothing says
#NationalTreeWeek like a London park with a few spindly trees thrown in…
#linocut
#NationalTreeWeek like a London park with a few spindly trees thrown in…
#linocut
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels
American Beautyberry aka Callicarpa with raindrop reflecting a little upside down tree over the garden fence.
#PurpleFriday
#EastCoastKin
#MacroPhotography
American Beautyberry aka Callicarpa with raindrop reflecting a little upside down tree over the garden fence.
#PurpleFriday
#EastCoastKin
#MacroPhotography
November 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels
American Beautyberry aka Callicarpa with raindrop reflecting a little upside down tree over the garden fence.
#PurpleFriday
#EastCoastKin
#MacroPhotography
American Beautyberry aka Callicarpa with raindrop reflecting a little upside down tree over the garden fence.
#PurpleFriday
#EastCoastKin
#MacroPhotography
Here’s today’s #HolidayRobin enjoying a rest on one of our plant pots in the front garden. It’s hard work Robining during the holiday season. So many cards to pose for.
#Birds #EnglishGardening #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography
#Birds #EnglishGardening #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Here’s today’s #HolidayRobin enjoying a rest on one of our plant pots in the front garden. It’s hard work Robining during the holiday season. So many cards to pose for.
#Birds #EnglishGardening #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography
#Birds #EnglishGardening #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography