Dr Rob
@robheighton.bsky.social
he/him • Doctor of Physics • Worldbuilder & Conlanger • Fan of Fantasy • Whovian • Amateur Enthusiast of Linguistics, Archaeology, Classics, and many other things
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Dr Rob
@robheighton.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Folks with any reach on Bluesky, please consider reposting so I can find friends old and new:
I'm Rob; I like fantasy books, maths and physics, ancient stuff and mythology, linguistics and music, British wildlife, and a whole bunch of other stuff. And I might occasionally mention Doctor Who
I'm Rob; I like fantasy books, maths and physics, ancient stuff and mythology, linguistics and music, British wildlife, and a whole bunch of other stuff. And I might occasionally mention Doctor Who
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Old Oak Tree, Valerie Greeley.
November 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Old Oak Tree, Valerie Greeley.
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The beautiful cover art for a tourist booklet, Tynedale and the Roman Wall, produced by British Railways (the Railway Executive N.E. Region) in 1950.
It lies on a copy of the 1964 edition of the OS map of Hadrian’s Wall.
#RomanFortThursday
It lies on a copy of the 1964 edition of the OS map of Hadrian’s Wall.
#RomanFortThursday
November 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The beautiful cover art for a tourist booklet, Tynedale and the Roman Wall, produced by British Railways (the Railway Executive N.E. Region) in 1950.
It lies on a copy of the 1964 edition of the OS map of Hadrian’s Wall.
#RomanFortThursday
It lies on a copy of the 1964 edition of the OS map of Hadrian’s Wall.
#RomanFortThursday
The existence of Poland and La La Land implies the existence of Dipsyland and Tinky Winky Land
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The existence of Poland and La La Land implies the existence of Dipsyland and Tinky Winky Land
Happy Thanksgiving to my US pals 🦃🍂
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my US pals 🦃🍂
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Solar eclipse
BL Yates Thompson 31; Matfré Ermengau of Béziers, Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version); 14th century; Spain, E.; f.53r
BL Yates Thompson 31; Matfré Ermengau of Béziers, Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version); 14th century; Spain, E.; f.53r
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Solar eclipse
BL Yates Thompson 31; Matfré Ermengau of Béziers, Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version); 14th century; Spain, E.; f.53r
BL Yates Thompson 31; Matfré Ermengau of Béziers, Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version); 14th century; Spain, E.; f.53r
Me too, Emily. Me too
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Me too, Emily. Me too
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Frozen Dawn. It is raining today so one from sunrise yesterday morning.
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Frozen Dawn. It is raining today so one from sunrise yesterday morning.
Today I have learnt that PAINSTAKING breaks down etymologically as PAINS-TAKING, and not PAIN-STAKING as I think I've always subconsciously assumed
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Today I have learnt that PAINSTAKING breaks down etymologically as PAINS-TAKING, and not PAIN-STAKING as I think I've always subconsciously assumed
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November 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Forgot again. The answer is always poetry
Bewildering that, somehow, I still haven't internalised quite how effectively I can treat the pain of feeling unheard about something by writing a poem. Works every time. I can stew on something for two years and then at some point I write a poem and just like that it feels like "There. It is said."
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Forgot again. The answer is always poetry
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Goodnight from Morton Parish Council, where the vote to ban making promotional images of the village’s infamous Wyrm has ended in rancour and harsh curses. Goodnight from Tabitha Mantel, sure she can hear Faery clocks chiming the ninth of the hour. Goodnight from Hookland.
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Goodnight from Morton Parish Council, where the vote to ban making promotional images of the village’s infamous Wyrm has ended in rancour and harsh curses. Goodnight from Tabitha Mantel, sure she can hear Faery clocks chiming the ninth of the hour. Goodnight from Hookland.
The story of this evening, ft. iPlayer
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The story of this evening, ft. iPlayer
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Waves breaking over rocks on the Lake Huron shoreline at sunrise for the #SensoryArt theme #water.
#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #photography #longexposure #motionblur
#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #photography #longexposure #motionblur
November 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Waves breaking over rocks on the Lake Huron shoreline at sunrise for the #SensoryArt theme #water.
#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #photography #longexposure #motionblur
#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #photography #longexposure #motionblur
Finished The Two Towers on my reread of LotR, and I'd forgotten (or perhaps never quite grasped when I read it fairly young) how intensely Samwise grieves for Frodo when he thinks his master has died, particularly by comparison with the same moment in the films. He dissociates and blacks out!
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Finished The Two Towers on my reread of LotR, and I'd forgotten (or perhaps never quite grasped when I read it fairly young) how intensely Samwise grieves for Frodo when he thinks his master has died, particularly by comparison with the same moment in the films. He dissociates and blacks out!
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Hello Saturday.
🖼️Olivia Beaumont
🖼️Olivia Beaumont
November 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Hello Saturday.
🖼️Olivia Beaumont
🖼️Olivia Beaumont
Superb
William the Conquerer's oldest son was Robert Curthose, meaning "short trousers", which means…
WHOOOO LIVES IN A CASTLE IN THE 11TH CENTURY?
PRINCEBOB SHORTPANTS!
MEDIEVAL AND NORMAN AND ROYAL IS HE
PRINCEBOB SHORTPANTS!
WHOOOO LIVES IN A CASTLE IN THE 11TH CENTURY?
PRINCEBOB SHORTPANTS!
MEDIEVAL AND NORMAN AND ROYAL IS HE
PRINCEBOB SHORTPANTS!
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Superb
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Trees Georg was an outlier and should not have been counted
Across all the planets in the milky way the average number of trees per planet is at least 30
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Trees Georg was an outlier and should not have been counted
Now imagine 30–50 of them, and feral
Gone hog-wild - 15th century, Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.358 f. 2r
November 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Now imagine 30–50 of them, and feral
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November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Sorry, but "Homo Aqua" for the Sea Devils does sound silly. "Homo Reptilia" for the Silurians was already a bit nonsensical given a basic grasp of taxonomy, but even aside from that, "Homo Aqua" is painfully clunky and breaks versimilitude on various different levels #DoctorWho #WhoSky
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Sorry, but "Homo Aqua" for the Sea Devils does sound silly. "Homo Reptilia" for the Silurians was already a bit nonsensical given a basic grasp of taxonomy, but even aside from that, "Homo Aqua" is painfully clunky and breaks versimilitude on various different levels #DoctorWho #WhoSky
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The rosy-fingered dawn of Homeric fame
Tranquility at dawn. This morning at the base of Glastonbury Tor about 40 minutes before sunrise.
November 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The rosy-fingered dawn of Homeric fame
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Whirl Pool occasioned by many Tides meeting but not so Dangerous as is Reported
George Eunson (1795) 'A chart of the islands of Orkney... with the coast of Scotland'
maps.nls.uk/view/74401125
George Eunson (1795) 'A chart of the islands of Orkney... with the coast of Scotland'
maps.nls.uk/view/74401125
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Whirl Pool occasioned by many Tides meeting but not so Dangerous as is Reported
George Eunson (1795) 'A chart of the islands of Orkney... with the coast of Scotland'
maps.nls.uk/view/74401125
George Eunson (1795) 'A chart of the islands of Orkney... with the coast of Scotland'
maps.nls.uk/view/74401125
Pleasantly reminiscent of the autumnal leaves we were clearing in the garden the other day
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Pleasantly reminiscent of the autumnal leaves we were clearing in the garden the other day
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Happy international men’s day to all the lads, the fellas, the boys
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Happy international men’s day to all the lads, the fellas, the boys