Susan Shaped
@susanshaped.bsky.social
Northern. Generalised wandering, nature, botany, birds. May also bang on about Castlefield Corridor without warning.
Feels a little bit more like it's autumn out there again. Blackbirds bathing in puddles, robins shouting at me. Lovely to see daylight in the week.
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Feels a little bit more like it's autumn out there again. Blackbirds bathing in puddles, robins shouting at me. Lovely to see daylight in the week.
This is interesting - I saw the Walk Highlands post yesterday about bots replying on their threads. Which is a shame, as I would generally consider people posting on WH as having a reasonable idea of what they're doing.
I was looking into whether LLMs are just killing hikers for a potential article, but there's not enough data on it and I didn't want to contribute to the misinfosphere
Suffice to say, we need to go back to the '90s approach to internet safety: Do not trust strangers on the internet... 🧵
Suffice to say, we need to go back to the '90s approach to internet safety: Do not trust strangers on the internet... 🧵
This is a heads-up about fake AI accounts which have proliferated across social media.
The screenshot is from a genuine thread asking for advice on a mountain route; there are plenty of useful, real human replies.
The attempted reply (we stopped it) looks very real - but it is from an AI bot.
The screenshot is from a genuine thread asking for advice on a mountain route; there are plenty of useful, real human replies.
The attempted reply (we stopped it) looks very real - but it is from an AI bot.
December 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This is interesting - I saw the Walk Highlands post yesterday about bots replying on their threads. Which is a shame, as I would generally consider people posting on WH as having a reasonable idea of what they're doing.
Heading down the hill after a hard day's navigating.* Good light. 💚
*It was proper tough, I broke a Silva compass. 😁
*It was proper tough, I broke a Silva compass. 😁
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Heading down the hill after a hard day's navigating.* Good light. 💚
*It was proper tough, I broke a Silva compass. 😁
*It was proper tough, I broke a Silva compass. 😁
Helping out a friend who is training for her Hill and Moorland Leader award, so I've spent most of the day hanging around in a featureless bog. Quite a nice featureless bog, though.
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Helping out a friend who is training for her Hill and Moorland Leader award, so I've spent most of the day hanging around in a featureless bog. Quite a nice featureless bog, though.
Today's Facebook memories: learning winter "skills" in the Cairngorms. 😁 It's a wonder I'm still here, you know.
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Today's Facebook memories: learning winter "skills" in the Cairngorms. 😁 It's a wonder I'm still here, you know.
Good morning. From me, a chunky woodpidge and a fine collection of twittering house sparrows. Beautiful day for sittting at a laptop. 😁
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Good morning. From me, a chunky woodpidge and a fine collection of twittering house sparrows. Beautiful day for sittting at a laptop. 😁
Back up the hill with the Monday Night Headtorch Club. Bit of a brisk northerly, nearly got frostbite taking this picture. Always happy to suffer for my art. 🎨😁
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Back up the hill with the Monday Night Headtorch Club. Bit of a brisk northerly, nearly got frostbite taking this picture. Always happy to suffer for my art. 🎨😁
Another chilly lunchtime walk. Remembered my hat today though. 😁
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Another chilly lunchtime walk. Remembered my hat today though. 😁
Observations from lunchtime walk: there's snow on the tops of the West Pennines. 💙 Also, should've put a woolly hat on. 🥶
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Observations from lunchtime walk: there's snow on the tops of the West Pennines. 💙 Also, should've put a woolly hat on. 🥶
Morning! Up at the crack of dawn to set up a new laptop. Day one of new job. Fingers crossed it's less mad than the last one. And that the sunshine is a good omen. ☀️
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Morning! Up at the crack of dawn to set up a new laptop. Day one of new job. Fingers crossed it's less mad than the last one. And that the sunshine is a good omen. ☀️
38 sleeps till HOLIDAYS! 😁
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
38 sleeps till HOLIDAYS! 😁
When the path waymarkers are slightly unnerving...
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
When the path waymarkers are slightly unnerving...
Terribly difficult Spot the Toad Challenge. 😁🐸
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Terribly difficult Spot the Toad Challenge. 😁🐸
Tonight's Monday Night Head Torch Club put the head torches to good use, artfully lighting funghi.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Tonight's Monday Night Head Torch Club put the head torches to good use, artfully lighting funghi.
Went on a jolly to sunny Barrow-in-Furness.* Was bloody lovely. Saw seals, all the world's waders. And a weasel. And a good sunset. 100% recommend.
*Walney Island, technically.
*Walney Island, technically.
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Went on a jolly to sunny Barrow-in-Furness.* Was bloody lovely. Saw seals, all the world's waders. And a weasel. And a good sunset. 100% recommend.
*Walney Island, technically.
*Walney Island, technically.
Eventually, it happened. 😂
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November 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Eventually, it happened. 😂
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And a lovely crop of jelly ear. Such fabulous names. 💙 #fungifriends
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
And a lovely crop of jelly ear. Such fabulous names. 💙 #fungifriends
Some absolutely stunning turkey tail funghi in the woods today. 💚 #FungiFriends
November 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Some absolutely stunning turkey tail funghi in the woods today. 💚 #FungiFriends
The most marvellous piece of art I've seen in a museum this year. 😁 The cheese picture from Wallace and Gromit's living room. In the Harris at Preston as part of their Nick Park exhibition.
November 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The most marvellous piece of art I've seen in a museum this year. 😁 The cheese picture from Wallace and Gromit's living room. In the Harris at Preston as part of their Nick Park exhibition.
Luke Jerram's Gaia at Blackburn Cathedral. So much blue. 💙
November 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Luke Jerram's Gaia at Blackburn Cathedral. So much blue. 💙
And on a slightly more macro (blurry macro) level, JELLY FUNGHI! 💛 A smidge of yellow brain on a soggy log in the woods at Roddlesworth. #FungiFriends
November 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
And on a slightly more macro (blurry macro) level, JELLY FUNGHI! 💛 A smidge of yellow brain on a soggy log in the woods at Roddlesworth. #FungiFriends
Heading home from a good day out on the moors. Biiiig sky. 💚
November 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Heading home from a good day out on the moors. Biiiig sky. 💚
Headgear at Lancashire Mining Museum, looming about impressively in the moonlight tonight.
November 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Headgear at Lancashire Mining Museum, looming about impressively in the moonlight tonight.
Been to look at Organised Fire. Even though it's a symbol of historic oppression of Catholics. 😁 Current earworm: "as the flames rose to her Roman nose, and her walkman started to melt. " 🎵
November 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Been to look at Organised Fire. Even though it's a symbol of historic oppression of Catholics. 😁 Current earworm: "as the flames rose to her Roman nose, and her walkman started to melt. " 🎵
If you see this, quote with a vampire that is not Dracula
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If you see this, quote with a vampire that is not Dracula