Steve
@chompmancobra.bsky.social
Winner: Scotland's Most Best Face (23/24 season)
Icon: a smiling bearded man in a blue vest and white cap, a Mediterranean hillside behind
Banner: a frosty winter scene from up a hill, a low sun shining between low cloud and a layer of mist
Icon: a smiling bearded man in a blue vest and white cap, a Mediterranean hillside behind
Banner: a frosty winter scene from up a hill, a low sun shining between low cloud and a layer of mist
Very atmospheric today, up in the Campsies towards Holehead
December 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Very atmospheric today, up in the Campsies towards Holehead
Important cooking tip: don't leave your jam and honey glaze unattended on a low heat unless you really like cleaning up jammy messes
December 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Important cooking tip: don't leave your jam and honey glaze unattended on a low heat unless you really like cleaning up jammy messes
Here's a view of where the bridge isn't
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Here's a view of where the bridge isn't
It is a beautiful autumn day in West Central Scotland friendos
December 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It is a beautiful autumn day in West Central Scotland friendos
I have made udon in a garlic broth with spinch and chilli garlic ginger gochujang pork. It's got a kick to it!
December 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I have made udon in a garlic broth with spinch and chilli garlic ginger gochujang pork. It's got a kick to it!
Hyper local travel update:
The stepping stones are a no go. Repeat, the stepping stones are a no go.
Also the old railway bridge that was road closed for over a year has been entirely removed, can't go that way. However I've put some sit-mat round the barbed wire which should allow a short cut*
The stepping stones are a no go. Repeat, the stepping stones are a no go.
Also the old railway bridge that was road closed for over a year has been entirely removed, can't go that way. However I've put some sit-mat round the barbed wire which should allow a short cut*
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Hyper local travel update:
The stepping stones are a no go. Repeat, the stepping stones are a no go.
Also the old railway bridge that was road closed for over a year has been entirely removed, can't go that way. However I've put some sit-mat round the barbed wire which should allow a short cut*
The stepping stones are a no go. Repeat, the stepping stones are a no go.
Also the old railway bridge that was road closed for over a year has been entirely removed, can't go that way. However I've put some sit-mat round the barbed wire which should allow a short cut*
"fuck you, I've got mine"
November 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"fuck you, I've got mine"
Took all the keys off my keyboard to give it a nice thorough clean and amazingly did not spend the next week with the keys sitting in their colander looking at me accusingly.
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Took all the keys off my keyboard to give it a nice thorough clean and amazingly did not spend the next week with the keys sitting in their colander looking at me accusingly.
Huh.
They're removing the Bedcow bridge after a year and a half of the road being closed to traffic and open to pedestrians and horses. There's a notice just in front of it to suggest an alternative route, but nothing at the start of the hour and a bit I'd walked to get that far.
They're removing the Bedcow bridge after a year and a half of the road being closed to traffic and open to pedestrians and horses. There's a notice just in front of it to suggest an alternative route, but nothing at the start of the hour and a bit I'd walked to get that far.
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Huh.
They're removing the Bedcow bridge after a year and a half of the road being closed to traffic and open to pedestrians and horses. There's a notice just in front of it to suggest an alternative route, but nothing at the start of the hour and a bit I'd walked to get that far.
They're removing the Bedcow bridge after a year and a half of the road being closed to traffic and open to pedestrians and horses. There's a notice just in front of it to suggest an alternative route, but nothing at the start of the hour and a bit I'd walked to get that far.
It is a beautiful frosty autumn afternoon in West Central Scotland, friendos.
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It is a beautiful frosty autumn afternoon in West Central Scotland, friendos.
Renny Harlin is hit and miss, and frequently miss, but that one was a hit for sure. I loved this description of him from the recent Stellan Skarsgard interview in Vulture:
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Renny Harlin is hit and miss, and frequently miss, but that one was a hit for sure. I loved this description of him from the recent Stellan Skarsgard interview in Vulture:
Just had a pack of these guys. They're really good!
(I'm not sponsored by Golden Wonder, although if there's free crisps going I'm game)
(I'm not sponsored by Golden Wonder, although if there's free crisps going I'm game)
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just had a pack of these guys. They're really good!
(I'm not sponsored by Golden Wonder, although if there's free crisps going I'm game)
(I'm not sponsored by Golden Wonder, although if there's free crisps going I'm game)
Dark red berries and grey green lichen contrasting with the dark green spikes and yellow flowers of, I'm going to say broom
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Dark red berries and grey green lichen contrasting with the dark green spikes and yellow flowers of, I'm going to say broom
A wee chunk of rainbow in front of the fog-filled entrance to the Holy Loch
November 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A wee chunk of rainbow in front of the fog-filled entrance to the Holy Loch
Brocken spectre on Hillside Hill above the Greenock Cut visitor centre. Looking across the moorland towards the Clyde and I think Helensburgh, but it's hard to be sure with the fog
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Brocken spectre on Hillside Hill above the Greenock Cut visitor centre. Looking across the moorland towards the Clyde and I think Helensburgh, but it's hard to be sure with the fog
Ramen with miso broth, black pudding, sliced pork, red and green pepper and onion, garlic, spring onion, chilli oil and gyoza. I just noticed I forgot sesame seeds, I'll add those.
It's good eatin'
It's good eatin'
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Ramen with miso broth, black pudding, sliced pork, red and green pepper and onion, garlic, spring onion, chilli oil and gyoza. I just noticed I forgot sesame seeds, I'll add those.
It's good eatin'
It's good eatin'
And will now be ignored.
There's no "you can fuck these xenophobic changes into your hat and then you can eat it" option for any of these questions, but I did my best.
There's no "you can fuck these xenophobic changes into your hat and then you can eat it" option for any of these questions, but I did my best.
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
And will now be ignored.
There's no "you can fuck these xenophobic changes into your hat and then you can eat it" option for any of these questions, but I did my best.
There's no "you can fuck these xenophobic changes into your hat and then you can eat it" option for any of these questions, but I did my best.
And now the paella, none of them mysterious denizens of the sea will escape me
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
And now the paella, none of them mysterious denizens of the sea will escape me
My one man war on the tasty tasty squid population of the Mediterranean continues. I will eat then all.
November 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My one man war on the tasty tasty squid population of the Mediterranean continues. I will eat then all.
Listening to this while watching a paraglider fly past the hotel, what are the chances?
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Listening to this while watching a paraglider fly past the hotel, what are the chances?
Check this guy out; if anything he's almost too cool
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Check this guy out; if anything he's almost too cool
It was a lovely day
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It was a lovely day