Richard
@chock-lab-dad.bsky.social
Dad to Narcissa (Cissy), the chocolate lab. A bit grumpy and forgetful.
Good with computers and baking cookies / flapjacks.
Also forgetful.
Good with computers and baking cookies / flapjacks.
Also forgetful.
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Puzzle #976
🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
those purples again.
I usually have no idea and only guessed two when I realised the greens.
Odd that after almost getting yellows, it’s the blues I got first.
#Connections
Puzzle #976
🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
those purples again.
I usually have no idea and only guessed two when I realised the greens.
Odd that after almost getting yellows, it’s the blues I got first.
#Connections
February 11, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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Puzzle #976
🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
those purples again.
I usually have no idea and only guessed two when I realised the greens.
Odd that after almost getting yellows, it’s the blues I got first.
#Connections
Puzzle #976
🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
those purples again.
I usually have no idea and only guessed two when I realised the greens.
Odd that after almost getting yellows, it’s the blues I got first.
#Connections
February 11, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Puzzle #974
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Purples are last again. Got blue & yellow fairly quickly but took a 6 hour break to finish.
I put it down to watching ‘Death In Paradise’.
Sara Martins is gorgeous.
#Connections
Puzzle #974
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Purples are last again. Got blue & yellow fairly quickly but took a 6 hour break to finish.
I put it down to watching ‘Death In Paradise’.
Sara Martins is gorgeous.
#Connections
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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Puzzle #974
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Purples are last again. Got blue & yellow fairly quickly but took a 6 hour break to finish.
I put it down to watching ‘Death In Paradise’.
Sara Martins is gorgeous.
#Connections
Puzzle #974
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Purples are last again. Got blue & yellow fairly quickly but took a 6 hour break to finish.
I put it down to watching ‘Death In Paradise’.
Sara Martins is gorgeous.
#Connections
February 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Puzzle #973
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟦🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
The greens made sense but it took a while to get the yellows.
The purples were obvious, after limiting the options - default blues.
#Connections
Puzzle #973
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟦🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
The greens made sense but it took a while to get the yellows.
The purples were obvious, after limiting the options - default blues.
#Connections
February 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Puzzle #973
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟦🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
The greens made sense but it took a while to get the yellows.
The purples were obvious, after limiting the options - default blues.
#Connections
Puzzle #973
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟦🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
The greens made sense but it took a while to get the yellows.
The purples were obvious, after limiting the options - default blues.
#Connections
Wordle 1,695 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Hoped to sail away on a four but the tide was against me.
Staying under the duvet ‘til dawn.
#Wordle
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Hoped to sail away on a four but the tide was against me.
Staying under the duvet ‘til dawn.
#Wordle
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Wordle 1,695 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Hoped to sail away on a four but the tide was against me.
Staying under the duvet ‘til dawn.
#Wordle
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Hoped to sail away on a four but the tide was against me.
Staying under the duvet ‘til dawn.
#Wordle
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Puzzle #972
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
I’m disappointed with this.
It took no effort to complete.
#Connections
Puzzle #972
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
I’m disappointed with this.
It took no effort to complete.
#Connections
February 7, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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Puzzle #972
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
I’m disappointed with this.
It took no effort to complete.
#Connections
Puzzle #972
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
I’m disappointed with this.
It took no effort to complete.
#Connections
Wordle 1,694 3/6
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I almost went for the earlier letter. That would have matched my outlook.
No need to shout about it but I have a three.
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I almost went for the earlier letter. That would have matched my outlook.
No need to shout about it but I have a three.
February 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Wordle 1,694 3/6
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I almost went for the earlier letter. That would have matched my outlook.
No need to shout about it but I have a three.
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I almost went for the earlier letter. That would have matched my outlook.
No need to shout about it but I have a three.
I was out walking my dog in Stalybridge Country Park and saw these two Blue Commemorative Plaques.
#Millbrook #Stalybridge
#Nikon #D850 #24-120mm
ISO 100 1/200sec f/5.6 at 24mm cropped from original jpeg
#Millbrook #Stalybridge
#Nikon #D850 #24-120mm
ISO 100 1/200sec f/5.6 at 24mm cropped from original jpeg
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I was out walking my dog in Stalybridge Country Park and saw these two Blue Commemorative Plaques.
#Millbrook #Stalybridge
#Nikon #D850 #24-120mm
ISO 100 1/200sec f/5.6 at 24mm cropped from original jpeg
#Millbrook #Stalybridge
#Nikon #D850 #24-120mm
ISO 100 1/200sec f/5.6 at 24mm cropped from original jpeg
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Puzzle #968
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
I don’t see either hash or hole in those groups, however blues fell out and yellows too.
Greens just hit me when the rest made no coherent relationship.
#Connections
Puzzle #968
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
I don’t see either hash or hole in those groups, however blues fell out and yellows too.
Greens just hit me when the rest made no coherent relationship.
#Connections
February 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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Puzzle #968
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
I don’t see either hash or hole in those groups, however blues fell out and yellows too.
Greens just hit me when the rest made no coherent relationship.
#Connections
Puzzle #968
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
I don’t see either hash or hole in those groups, however blues fell out and yellows too.
Greens just hit me when the rest made no coherent relationship.
#Connections
Connections
Puzzle #967
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
I finally understand both the blues and purples.
Yay for me.
#Connections
Puzzle #967
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
I finally understand both the blues and purples.
Yay for me.
#Connections
February 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Puzzle #967
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
I finally understand both the blues and purples.
Yay for me.
#Connections
Puzzle #967
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
I finally understand both the blues and purples.
Yay for me.
#Connections
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Puzzle #966
🟩🟦🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
I really don’t get the blue connection.
A minute’s thought got me the purples.
After a false start the greens, then yellows, made sense.
#Connections
Puzzle #966
🟩🟦🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
I really don’t get the blue connection.
A minute’s thought got me the purples.
After a false start the greens, then yellows, made sense.
#Connections
February 1, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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Puzzle #966
🟩🟦🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
I really don’t get the blue connection.
A minute’s thought got me the purples.
After a false start the greens, then yellows, made sense.
#Connections
Puzzle #966
🟩🟦🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
I really don’t get the blue connection.
A minute’s thought got me the purples.
After a false start the greens, then yellows, made sense.
#Connections
Connections
Puzzle #963
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
The greens are everything I want in my house.
Purples fell out once I’d got the surfaces done.
Stupid blues.
#Connections
Puzzle #963
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
The greens are everything I want in my house.
Purples fell out once I’d got the surfaces done.
Stupid blues.
#Connections
January 29, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Connections
Puzzle #963
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
The greens are everything I want in my house.
Purples fell out once I’d got the surfaces done.
Stupid blues.
#Connections
Puzzle #963
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
The greens are everything I want in my house.
Purples fell out once I’d got the surfaces done.
Stupid blues.
#Connections
January 29, 2026 at 4:26 PM
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Puzzle #959
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
A long time between the yellows and greens before the rest and the rest did me some good.
I immediately recognised the purples.
I use the Italian so the blues came in last.
#Connections
Puzzle #959
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
A long time between the yellows and greens before the rest and the rest did me some good.
I immediately recognised the purples.
I use the Italian so the blues came in last.
#Connections
January 25, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Puzzle #959
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
A long time between the yellows and greens before the rest and the rest did me some good.
I immediately recognised the purples.
I use the Italian so the blues came in last.
#Connections
Puzzle #959
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
A long time between the yellows and greens before the rest and the rest did me some good.
I immediately recognised the purples.
I use the Italian so the blues came in last.
#Connections
January 25, 2026 at 1:22 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
On the flip side, I have no Robbie Williams albums but many Beatles ones.
#Robbie_Williams
#Beatles
On the flip side, I have no Robbie Williams albums but many Beatles ones.
#Robbie_Williams
#Beatles
Robbie Williams breaks The Beatles' chart record with his 16th number one album Britpop
The star's latest album, Britpop, debuts at number one, giving Williams his 16th solo UK chart-topper.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 5:40 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
On the flip side, I have no Robbie Williams albums but many Beatles ones.
#Robbie_Williams
#Beatles
On the flip side, I have no Robbie Williams albums but many Beatles ones.
#Robbie_Williams
#Beatles
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Puzzle #956
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Purples make no sense at all, even after the connection is revealed.
That’s why it took so long to get the yellows.
#Connections
Puzzle #956
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Purples make no sense at all, even after the connection is revealed.
That’s why it took so long to get the yellows.
#Connections
January 22, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Puzzle #956
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Purples make no sense at all, even after the connection is revealed.
That’s why it took so long to get the yellows.
#Connections
Puzzle #956
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Purples make no sense at all, even after the connection is revealed.
That’s why it took so long to get the yellows.
#Connections