Barry R
@geospacedman.bsky.social
@[email protected] is my preferred work-related social media, this here is mostly personal and cultural stuff. Don't follow expecting maps.
Am definitely writing to Fatface to make them produce these "Otter Space" PJs in adult sizes.
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Am definitely writing to Fatface to make them produce these "Otter Space" PJs in adult sizes.
I like to take an autumn sequence of this Lancaster campus tree...
November 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I like to take an autumn sequence of this Lancaster campus tree...
Where in Lancaster town centre can I get some decent LED lamps now that Wilko's is closed? (Pic is the guts of a failed LED lamp showing an exploded yellow LED chip)
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Where in Lancaster town centre can I get some decent LED lamps now that Wilko's is closed? (Pic is the guts of a failed LED lamp showing an exploded yellow LED chip)
I made a map of that...
November 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I made a map of that...
Deciding how to oil/varnish this mirror. From top left, down, "Dark Oak", "Red Mahogany", Danish Oil (very pale), on the cross-piece "Tawny Koate" then antique pine on the RHS. I have lots of old leftover woodstains for some reason.
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Deciding how to oil/varnish this mirror. From top left, down, "Dark Oak", "Red Mahogany", Danish Oil (very pale), on the cross-piece "Tawny Koate" then antique pine on the RHS. I have lots of old leftover woodstains for some reason.
Hmm I knew the illuminated path in the park reminded me of something...
November 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hmm I knew the illuminated path in the park reminded me of something...
Yeah I'm pretty sure Silly Mid On shouldn't be there, Guardian Cricket Quiz...
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Yeah I'm pretty sure Silly Mid On shouldn't be there, Guardian Cricket Quiz...
I'd like to convert this to Open/TrueType...
November 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I'd like to convert this to Open/TrueType...
Took a few pictures in the deserted corridors that used to house the University's Law School. The place has been empty for weeks yet the signs still proudly show off our teaching quality rankings to nobody. Anyone care about the electricity bill?
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Took a few pictures in the deserted corridors that used to house the University's Law School. The place has been empty for weeks yet the signs still proudly show off our teaching quality rankings to nobody. Anyone care about the electricity bill?
Tidying up, found loads of old band stuff from 30 years ago. Poster must 1996 given the day of the week.
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Tidying up, found loads of old band stuff from 30 years ago. Poster must 1996 given the day of the week.
The Music Room had a series of animations showing the passing of the seasons projected on it.
November 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The Music Room had a series of animations showing the passing of the seasons projected on it.
Selection of Light Up Lancaster pictures. First two are projections onto a water spray over the canal, second two are colour-changing LED mycelium and mushrooms round the base of a tree.
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Selection of Light Up Lancaster pictures. First two are projections onto a water spray over the canal, second two are colour-changing LED mycelium and mushrooms round the base of a tree.
This is an internal quadrangle, no vehicle access, yet people need to be told how to walk in a straight line? I suspect this is "H&S gone mad" because of the slight gully on left, maybe someone twisted their ankle in it, or walked into a column on the right or down the steps onto the grass...
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is an internal quadrangle, no vehicle access, yet people need to be told how to walk in a straight line? I suspect this is "H&S gone mad" because of the slight gully on left, maybe someone twisted their ankle in it, or walked into a column on the right or down the steps onto the grass...
Uh oh, the Dalek invasion has started. I'll be hiding behind the sofa.
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Uh oh, the Dalek invasion has started. I'll be hiding behind the sofa.
I spotted this rare surviving Access sign in Birmingham. Just hanging on (may have fallen since Google Maps pic taken or knocked down by flaggers)
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I spotted this rare surviving Access sign in Birmingham. Just hanging on (may have fallen since Google Maps pic taken or knocked down by flaggers)
1971... I don't know if we ever got the full set...
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
1971... I don't know if we ever got the full set...
I might as well get these guys down from the loft and flick a table tennis ball around...
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I might as well get these guys down from the loft and flick a table tennis ball around...
Irresponsibly posting my location on social media. (Looking backwards)
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Irresponsibly posting my location on social media. (Looking backwards)
Wonderful things...
October 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Wonderful things...
Found some ancient artefacts, long abandoned in a storeroom, I feel like Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings
October 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Found some ancient artefacts, long abandoned in a storeroom, I feel like Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings
I heard a rumour that a Starlink satellite re-entered and crashed into an Amazon Data Centre.
October 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I heard a rumour that a Starlink satellite re-entered and crashed into an Amazon Data Centre.
Caught one! I try and catch one every year.
October 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Caught one! I try and catch one every year.
Everything paved with gold today.
October 18, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Everything paved with gold today.