@brad-r.bsky.social
Too many words, too few pictures.
(And too little talent!)
Thrilled by the artistry and beauty of images -- principally #landscapephotography -- shared by the Bluesky community of photographers, and so grateful to be able to appreciate and enjoy them.
(And too little talent!)
Thrilled by the artistry and beauty of images -- principally #landscapephotography -- shared by the Bluesky community of photographers, and so grateful to be able to appreciate and enjoy them.
(I imagine its blue light suddenly flashing, and it beetling off along the pavement, at speed.)
June 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
(I imagine its blue light suddenly flashing, and it beetling off along the pavement, at speed.)
*looks at more joyful maintenance hole photos*
What a splendid thing to do to make Mondays better.
Thank you, Richard!
What a splendid thing to do to make Mondays better.
Thank you, Richard!
June 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
*looks at more joyful maintenance hole photos*
What a splendid thing to do to make Mondays better.
Thank you, Richard!
What a splendid thing to do to make Mondays better.
Thank you, Richard!
Such a pile up of semi-orderly, semi-chaotic activity -- it ends up with almost a natural smoothness, the sharp corners of individual human intent and action crashed together so much that they are rather rounded off.
June 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Such a pile up of semi-orderly, semi-chaotic activity -- it ends up with almost a natural smoothness, the sharp corners of individual human intent and action crashed together so much that they are rather rounded off.
The more you look the more you see. Got a tale or two to tell, that one.
June 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The more you look the more you see. Got a tale or two to tell, that one.
There's good news, too: the resurgence of the Co-op, or other competitive local/convenience shop.
May 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
There's good news, too: the resurgence of the Co-op, or other competitive local/convenience shop.
I don't understand, and I don't know what to say, about decline in town centres, across the country.
Was this an inevitable downside, a known & Faustian quid pro quo, of globalization? of internet shopping that bypasses council rates?
Or was this change unforeseen, mismanaged, misgoverned?
*sigh*
Was this an inevitable downside, a known & Faustian quid pro quo, of globalization? of internet shopping that bypasses council rates?
Or was this change unforeseen, mismanaged, misgoverned?
*sigh*
May 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I don't understand, and I don't know what to say, about decline in town centres, across the country.
Was this an inevitable downside, a known & Faustian quid pro quo, of globalization? of internet shopping that bypasses council rates?
Or was this change unforeseen, mismanaged, misgoverned?
*sigh*
Was this an inevitable downside, a known & Faustian quid pro quo, of globalization? of internet shopping that bypasses council rates?
Or was this change unforeseen, mismanaged, misgoverned?
*sigh*
"Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks, and the setting sun with the last light of Durin’s Day will shine upon the man-hole.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
... if I'm remembering it right? ;-)
A portent, in any case.
... if I'm remembering it right? ;-)
A portent, in any case.
May 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks, and the setting sun with the last light of Durin’s Day will shine upon the man-hole.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
... if I'm remembering it right? ;-)
A portent, in any case.
... if I'm remembering it right? ;-)
A portent, in any case.
Just beautiful photographs, Dave! Perfect.
Dreamy, with cubs out there amongst the dandelions -- kindergarteny :-)
Are these guys in the UK?
Dreamy, with cubs out there amongst the dandelions -- kindergarteny :-)
Are these guys in the UK?
May 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Just beautiful photographs, Dave! Perfect.
Dreamy, with cubs out there amongst the dandelions -- kindergarteny :-)
Are these guys in the UK?
Dreamy, with cubs out there amongst the dandelions -- kindergarteny :-)
Are these guys in the UK?
Such a peculiar beauty in this...
And a very very human portrait, ... just with the humans absent.
Straight through-line from archaeology to still-life?
And a very very human portrait, ... just with the humans absent.
Straight through-line from archaeology to still-life?
March 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Such a peculiar beauty in this...
And a very very human portrait, ... just with the humans absent.
Straight through-line from archaeology to still-life?
And a very very human portrait, ... just with the humans absent.
Straight through-line from archaeology to still-life?
Great portrait, and the writing is a perfect vignette too. 👏
February 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Great portrait, and the writing is a perfect vignette too. 👏
Beautiful --
thanks for sharing.
thanks for sharing.
February 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Beautiful --
thanks for sharing.
thanks for sharing.
👋 hello!
A good feeling when you get a portrait / self-portrait that makes you think... yeah, that's the one 👍
(...eek: I guess by implication this means I have, much more often than not, been kinda shocked to be presented with the reality of my appearance! 😆)
A good feeling when you get a portrait / self-portrait that makes you think... yeah, that's the one 👍
(...eek: I guess by implication this means I have, much more often than not, been kinda shocked to be presented with the reality of my appearance! 😆)
February 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
👋 hello!
A good feeling when you get a portrait / self-portrait that makes you think... yeah, that's the one 👍
(...eek: I guess by implication this means I have, much more often than not, been kinda shocked to be presented with the reality of my appearance! 😆)
A good feeling when you get a portrait / self-portrait that makes you think... yeah, that's the one 👍
(...eek: I guess by implication this means I have, much more often than not, been kinda shocked to be presented with the reality of my appearance! 😆)
Mies van der Rohe would approve
February 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Mies van der Rohe would approve
*grabs jawbone*
...
"The physicists think it could be some kind of a... communication portal, sir."
:-)
...
"The physicists think it could be some kind of a... communication portal, sir."
:-)
February 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
*grabs jawbone*
...
"The physicists think it could be some kind of a... communication portal, sir."
:-)
...
"The physicists think it could be some kind of a... communication portal, sir."
:-)
Looking more closely, the tree-like ('dendritic') pattern around each centre looks like it could be a drainage effect: like rivers merging as they head down to the sea -- but incredibly symmetrical, because the ice they are cutting through is so uniform and featureless.
February 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Looking more closely, the tree-like ('dendritic') pattern around each centre looks like it could be a drainage effect: like rivers merging as they head down to the sea -- but incredibly symmetrical, because the ice they are cutting through is so uniform and featureless.