Brian Moore
@briantrumpet.bsky.social
Musician, cyclist, takes lots of photos, sometimes gets political. When I'm not in Devon, I'm in France in my little bit of paradise. https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois/
Must admit I quite like having my house down at 500m where, if it does snow, it's rarely serious, and if it does they clear the roads before sunrise, but I can see and get to the snow in the surrounding mountains easily. (Photo Feb 2018)
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Must admit I quite like having my house down at 500m where, if it does snow, it's rarely serious, and if it does they clear the roads before sunrise, but I can see and get to the snow in the surrounding mountains easily. (Photo Feb 2018)
A lovely day to go into Exeter a longer way round to catch the late afternoon sun...
#photography #cycling #devon #ribblecycles
#photography #cycling #devon #ribblecycles
November 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A lovely day to go into Exeter a longer way round to catch the late afternoon sun...
#photography #cycling #devon #ribblecycles
#photography #cycling #devon #ribblecycles
A short morning bike bimble to Greendale Farm Shop to meet a friend for a breakfast bap, and to buy some locally-sourced meat to put in the freezer... their Toulouse-style sausages are the best sausages I've had outside of France 😋
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A short morning bike bimble to Greendale Farm Shop to meet a friend for a breakfast bap, and to buy some locally-sourced meat to put in the freezer... their Toulouse-style sausages are the best sausages I've had outside of France 😋
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Sunny Exmouth was my cyclo-destination yesterday... proper pretty! Obviously I had to refuel while I was there...
#cycling #photography #ribblecycles #devon #exmouth
#cycling #photography #ribblecycles #devon #exmouth
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Sunny Exmouth was my cyclo-destination yesterday... proper pretty! Obviously I had to refuel while I was there...
#cycling #photography #ribblecycles #devon #exmouth
#cycling #photography #ribblecycles #devon #exmouth
Surprised to see there's more at Font d'Urle at 1400m right now... maybe that's the lot that's heading your way.
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Surprised to see there's more at Font d'Urle at 1400m right now... maybe that's the lot that's heading your way.
And this sense of 'bereave'
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
And this sense of 'bereave'
It's always fun to check the Oxford English Dictionary...
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It's always fun to check the Oxford English Dictionary...
The morning Topsham stroll... sunny, but with a strong cold northerly wind, it's not a day to dawdle!
#topsham #devon #photography
#topsham #devon #photography
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The morning Topsham stroll... sunny, but with a strong cold northerly wind, it's not a day to dawdle!
#topsham #devon #photography
#topsham #devon #photography
I'm still in FB purdah, so here are some photos from my cool but sunny ride to Dawlish Warren this morning... a very good Chelsea bun and decent steak and ale pasty from Ryders Bakery 😋😃
#devon #cycling #photography #pasty #dawlish
#devon #cycling #photography #pasty #dawlish
November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I'm still in FB purdah, so here are some photos from my cool but sunny ride to Dawlish Warren this morning... a very good Chelsea bun and decent steak and ale pasty from Ryders Bakery 😋😃
#devon #cycling #photography #pasty #dawlish
#devon #cycling #photography #pasty #dawlish
As I'm still in a locked-out-of-Facebook hinterland, here are some photos I took of the absolutely extraordinary winner of BBC Young Musician of the Year, Ryan Wang, playing Rach 2 Piano Concerto with Devon Philharmonic yesterday evening. Deserved standing ovation.
#ryanwang #bbcyoungmusician
#ryanwang #bbcyoungmusician
November 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As I'm still in a locked-out-of-Facebook hinterland, here are some photos I took of the absolutely extraordinary winner of BBC Young Musician of the Year, Ryan Wang, playing Rach 2 Piano Concerto with Devon Philharmonic yesterday evening. Deserved standing ovation.
#ryanwang #bbcyoungmusician
#ryanwang #bbcyoungmusician
WTAF? I've just had my FB account suspended for some unspecified infraction. The only 'appeal' was to send a selfie, and if that fails, there's no further appeal, and the loss of everything from 18 years of FB: tens of thousands of photos, nearly 1000 friends, 5800 followers on the French Page.
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
WTAF? I've just had my FB account suspended for some unspecified infraction. The only 'appeal' was to send a selfie, and if that fails, there's no further appeal, and the loss of everything from 18 years of FB: tens of thousands of photos, nearly 1000 friends, 5800 followers on the French Page.
A lovely Teign Valley walk along the river and then back along the Hunters Path near Castle Drogo... not a lot of colour left, but my friend Andy, his faithful hound Tripp and I enjoyed November warmth and splendid views.
#photography #devon #teignvalley #dartmoor
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#photography #devon #teignvalley #dartmoor
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November 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A lovely Teign Valley walk along the river and then back along the Hunters Path near Castle Drogo... not a lot of colour left, but my friend Andy, his faithful hound Tripp and I enjoyed November warmth and splendid views.
#photography #devon #teignvalley #dartmoor
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#photography #devon #teignvalley #dartmoor
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An absolutely stonking night last night with the Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra at the Music For Youth Schools Prom. Suffice to say that our young musicians did Devon proud!
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#bigband #youthmusic #devonmusiceducationhub #devon #dyjo #mfyproms2025
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#bigband #youthmusic #devonmusiceducationhub #devon #dyjo #mfyproms2025
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
An absolutely stonking night last night with the Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra at the Music For Youth Schools Prom. Suffice to say that our young musicians did Devon proud!
www.facebook.com/OfficialDYJO...
#bigband #youthmusic #devonmusiceducationhub #devon #dyjo #mfyproms2025
www.facebook.com/OfficialDYJO...
#bigband #youthmusic #devonmusiceducationhub #devon #dyjo #mfyproms2025
It was a Budleigh pasty kinda day... would have been rude to not to, with the weather being clement enough for shorts in November!
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
It was a Budleigh pasty kinda day... would have been rude to not to, with the weather being clement enough for shorts in November!
Musical musings: I've got my orchestral F trumpet out ready for a play-through of Mahler's 2nd Symphony later this month. It was made by Dotzauer for me in the late 1990s, and is a lovely thing to play, if challenging! I once did the Mahler on it, in a complete concert performance.
#mahler #trumpet
#mahler #trumpet
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Nice day for a cooked breakfast ride to the Ruby Red Café at Exe Valley Farm Shop at Thorverton. I'll save you the photo of the delicious breakfast, on the basis that you know what one looks like.
First time the two Ribble bikes have been out together.
#photography #devon #cycling #ribblecycles
First time the two Ribble bikes have been out together.
#photography #devon #cycling #ribblecycles
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Nice day for a cooked breakfast ride to the Ruby Red Café at Exe Valley Farm Shop at Thorverton. I'll save you the photo of the delicious breakfast, on the basis that you know what one looks like.
First time the two Ribble bikes have been out together.
#photography #devon #cycling #ribblecycles
First time the two Ribble bikes have been out together.
#photography #devon #cycling #ribblecycles
Just asked Copilot... so if that's the case, Enedis should know.
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Just asked Copilot... so if that's the case, Enedis should know.
Just in case you'd like to correct it, there's a tiny typo in that post, Jon - 'axel' for 'axle'.
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Just in case you'd like to correct it, there's a tiny typo in that post, Jon - 'axel' for 'axle'.
A better day today: weather less grey and damp, and no puncture on my way via Turf Lock to Dawlish Warren for a pasty.
And it's still mild enough that I've not had to turn any heating on at home. Expect a profits warning from Octopus Energy.
#cycling #photography #ribblegravel #devon #dawlish
And it's still mild enough that I've not had to turn any heating on at home. Expect a profits warning from Octopus Energy.
#cycling #photography #ribblegravel #devon #dawlish
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A better day today: weather less grey and damp, and no puncture on my way via Turf Lock to Dawlish Warren for a pasty.
And it's still mild enough that I've not had to turn any heating on at home. Expect a profits warning from Octopus Energy.
#cycling #photography #ribblegravel #devon #dawlish
And it's still mild enough that I've not had to turn any heating on at home. Expect a profits warning from Octopus Energy.
#cycling #photography #ribblegravel #devon #dawlish
The puncture fairy visited today. As did rain. Again. Ho hum.
But it's still better to be on a bike.
But it's still better to be on a bike.
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The puncture fairy visited today. As did rain. Again. Ho hum.
But it's still better to be on a bike.
But it's still better to be on a bike.
Haha. Must be something in the air.
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Haha. Must be something in the air.
Will the exododus be declared extinct in NYC? Or is it only the largest one that's going to be ignited?
November 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Will the exododus be declared extinct in NYC? Or is it only the largest one that's going to be ignited?
Didn't even know it could be an adverb. (There is 'aloofly' too, but that's a later invention.) I think the standard usage is "rather aloof".
November 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Didn't even know it could be an adverb. (There is 'aloofly' too, but that's a later invention.) I think the standard usage is "rather aloof".