Alistair
@ali-fac51.bsky.social
Welcome to my mind ,please excuse the mess.
Family, photography (all photographs my own, apart from reposts), Pratchett, star trek, sci-fi, space, science, starfish and coffee .Lots of other stuff coming soon tbc.
Family, photography (all photographs my own, apart from reposts), Pratchett, star trek, sci-fi, space, science, starfish and coffee .Lots of other stuff coming soon tbc.
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Alistair
@ali-fac51.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Just come over from the dark side and there doesn't seem to be any algorithms telling me what to think or making me angry .I mean ,what am I supposed to do ?think for myself ?form my own opinion ?Please please won't somebody think of the weak minded.
Anyone can overcome adversity. But it takes real strength to complain and then give up.
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Anyone can overcome adversity. But it takes real strength to complain and then give up.
October 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
You know you're getting to a certain age when your partner asks you to take off your readers during sex. Not sure if I ruined the moment.
October 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
You know you're getting to a certain age when your partner asks you to take off your readers during sex. Not sure if I ruined the moment.
broccoli leaf from our allotment.
July 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
broccoli leaf from our allotment.
misty morning in Mottram in Longdale
July 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
misty morning in Mottram in Longdale
Metal structure backlit on Blackpool beach.
July 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Metal structure backlit on Blackpool beach.
Rotunda museum ceiling Scarborough.
July 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Rotunda museum ceiling Scarborough.
Doomstone, a 12th-century stone carving located in the crypt of York Minster in England. Like something out of omen. The carvings are all demons and devils.
July 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Doomstone, a 12th-century stone carving located in the crypt of York Minster in England. Like something out of omen. The carvings are all demons and devils.
Moon halo taken on my phone in my garden.
July 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Moon halo taken on my phone in my garden.
Wooden carving of a lion.
July 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Wooden carving of a lion.
Beautiful vaulted architecture Rochdale town hall.
July 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Beautiful vaulted architecture Rochdale town hall.
Gargoyle Rochdale town hall.
July 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Gargoyle Rochdale town hall.
Hanging art with pastel shadows. Whitworth art gallery Manchester.
July 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Hanging art with pastel shadows. Whitworth art gallery Manchester.
Whitworth art gallery Manchester.
July 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Whitworth art gallery Manchester.
Water drops on a leaf.
July 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Water drops on a leaf.
War memorial Stalybridge.
July 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
War memorial Stalybridge.
Love a good Hollyhock. From my garden.
July 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Love a good Hollyhock. From my garden.
Since my friend gave me a cutting of this plant (Echinops bannaticus) saying bees love it, I've been amazed that as soon as it flowers, it's covered in bees. From the colour and smell, I think it tastes like Parma violets, but I haven't got a proboscis small enough to get a taste! Gutted.
July 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Since my friend gave me a cutting of this plant (Echinops bannaticus) saying bees love it, I've been amazed that as soon as it flowers, it's covered in bees. From the colour and smell, I think it tastes like Parma violets, but I haven't got a proboscis small enough to get a taste! Gutted.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if your house is too hot at the moment, then open all internal doors and open your attic/loft door. Trust me, you will thank me. Oh, and close the attic door before it gets too late because it will get really cold at night.
June 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if your house is too hot at the moment, then open all internal doors and open your attic/loft door. Trust me, you will thank me. Oh, and close the attic door before it gets too late because it will get really cold at night.
RIP to one of the best.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZFa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZFa...
Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay (Audio)
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June 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
RIP to one of the best.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZFa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZFa...
What is the collective noun for reform voters? Is it a shower of t*ats? Or a set of baste*ds? I can never remember.
May 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
What is the collective noun for reform voters? Is it a shower of t*ats? Or a set of baste*ds? I can never remember.
My partner (53) just got ID'd at Asda . . . I'm never going to hear the last of this.
May 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My partner (53) just got ID'd at Asda . . . I'm never going to hear the last of this.
Percy Shaw was driving over the dark moors where I live. When a cat ran in front of him, he saw the reflection in its eyes from his headlights and had the idea for cat's eyes, which are now in roads all over the world. If the cat was facing the other way, he could have invented the pencil sharpener.
May 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Percy Shaw was driving over the dark moors where I live. When a cat ran in front of him, he saw the reflection in its eyes from his headlights and had the idea for cat's eyes, which are now in roads all over the world. If the cat was facing the other way, he could have invented the pencil sharpener.