Jeff
@jeffm2018.bsky.social
Just looking in to see what is what. Blues, cats, cakes and photography and stuff. Might have spent 30 years in broadcast. no dm.
Header pic Caban Coch Dam in the Elan Valley in Wales. Water topping the dam is normal when it is full.
Header pic Caban Coch Dam in the Elan Valley in Wales. Water topping the dam is normal when it is full.
Pinned
📌
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Emma Monk is a real force of good, debunking the swamp of poor quality propaganda passed off as journalism. Give her a follow (and a Ko-Fi tip!)
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Emma Monk is a real force of good, debunking the swamp of poor quality propaganda passed off as journalism. Give her a follow (and a Ko-Fi tip!)
Wowsers.
✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
November 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Wowsers.
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Toss and Catch....
2024 was a mast year & the hawthorns at Hassop Station #Derbyshire attracted record numbers of Waxwings
The crest, the black mask, the red & yellow details on the feathers, the tongue!
#BirdOfTheDay #Stunday #BerriesandBeaks #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #Birds #UKbirding #Sheffield
2024 was a mast year & the hawthorns at Hassop Station #Derbyshire attracted record numbers of Waxwings
The crest, the black mask, the red & yellow details on the feathers, the tongue!
#BirdOfTheDay #Stunday #BerriesandBeaks #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #Birds #UKbirding #Sheffield
November 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Toss and Catch....
2024 was a mast year & the hawthorns at Hassop Station #Derbyshire attracted record numbers of Waxwings
The crest, the black mask, the red & yellow details on the feathers, the tongue!
#BirdOfTheDay #Stunday #BerriesandBeaks #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #Birds #UKbirding #Sheffield
2024 was a mast year & the hawthorns at Hassop Station #Derbyshire attracted record numbers of Waxwings
The crest, the black mask, the red & yellow details on the feathers, the tongue!
#BirdOfTheDay #Stunday #BerriesandBeaks #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #Birds #UKbirding #Sheffield
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🪶 #crow #corvid #cawmunity
Pretty much every time I go outside, these two characters swoop in and wait for me to get them a scoop of kibble (I keep an airtight container in my car). They wait on the roof of my car, in the tree next to my car, or on the lawn on the other side of my car.
Pretty much every time I go outside, these two characters swoop in and wait for me to get them a scoop of kibble (I keep an airtight container in my car). They wait on the roof of my car, in the tree next to my car, or on the lawn on the other side of my car.
November 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🪶 #crow #corvid #cawmunity
Pretty much every time I go outside, these two characters swoop in and wait for me to get them a scoop of kibble (I keep an airtight container in my car). They wait on the roof of my car, in the tree next to my car, or on the lawn on the other side of my car.
Pretty much every time I go outside, these two characters swoop in and wait for me to get them a scoop of kibble (I keep an airtight container in my car). They wait on the roof of my car, in the tree next to my car, or on the lawn on the other side of my car.
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Competition Entries have just been emailed 🥳 Thank you to everyone that voted 😘… it was tough, one clear favourite 😎 3 close in 2nd to 4th, and then the dilemma, 3 all very close, sadly the caracara’s missed out.. I went for ‘Syd’ as it’s an unusual photograph..see comment for 5th 📷🦉.. Thank you ☺️💚🪶
November 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Competition Entries have just been emailed 🥳 Thank you to everyone that voted 😘… it was tough, one clear favourite 😎 3 close in 2nd to 4th, and then the dilemma, 3 all very close, sadly the caracara’s missed out.. I went for ‘Syd’ as it’s an unusual photograph..see comment for 5th 📷🦉.. Thank you ☺️💚🪶
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Lucy White's overt racism - she wants Nus Ghsni banned from the Commons (birthplace), and Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood banned from office - may have finally gone too far for TalkTV. The GB News response is disingenuous.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism
Rightwing activist claimed Commons deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani should be barred because she was born in Pakistan
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Lucy White's overt racism - she wants Nus Ghsni banned from the Commons (birthplace), and Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood banned from office - may have finally gone too far for TalkTV. The GB News response is disingenuous.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Gotta love those kitty cat toe beans!!!😻
November 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Gotta love those kitty cat toe beans!!!😻
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From September, but suitable for #Stunday -- American Lady spotted amidst a cornfield nearly ready for harvest
Such an unexpected splash of colour!
#Naturephotography
#Butterflies
Such an unexpected splash of colour!
#Naturephotography
#Butterflies
November 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
From September, but suitable for #Stunday -- American Lady spotted amidst a cornfield nearly ready for harvest
Such an unexpected splash of colour!
#Naturephotography
#Butterflies
Such an unexpected splash of colour!
#Naturephotography
#Butterflies
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A reminder that my Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar starts tomorrow.
🎄
Of course, it may bear a distinct resemblance to my advent last year (and the year before that, and the year before that …)
😊
Artist: PB Hickling
🎄
Of course, it may bear a distinct resemblance to my advent last year (and the year before that, and the year before that …)
😊
Artist: PB Hickling
November 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A reminder that my Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar starts tomorrow.
🎄
Of course, it may bear a distinct resemblance to my advent last year (and the year before that, and the year before that …)
😊
Artist: PB Hickling
🎄
Of course, it may bear a distinct resemblance to my advent last year (and the year before that, and the year before that …)
😊
Artist: PB Hickling
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Last day to sign it if you’ve not already done so.
Can sign from anywhere in the UK.
Na i fascists. No idea what Welsh is for fascists (sorry).
Can sign from anywhere in the UK.
Na i fascists. No idea what Welsh is for fascists (sorry).
My fellow Cymru, please sign.
Na i ffasgyddion yng Nhgymru 🖕🏼
Na i ffasgyddion yng Nhgymru 🖕🏼
Petition: Condemn and investigate far-right group ‘White Vanguard’ in Wales
We call on the Welsh Government to condemn and take action against White Vanguard, whose members have joined weekly demonstrations outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rhoose, which is housing Afghan families who are here legally under a Government resettlement scheme. The group displays antisemitic slogans, performs Nazi salutes, and spreads racist conspiracy theories, threatening community safety and cohesion.
petitions.senedd.wales
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Last day to sign it if you’ve not already done so.
Can sign from anywhere in the UK.
Na i fascists. No idea what Welsh is for fascists (sorry).
Can sign from anywhere in the UK.
Na i fascists. No idea what Welsh is for fascists (sorry).
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A couple more taken during the lock-up round yesterday at our #GatewayAviationSite
Credit #DTEParchive
Credit #DTEParchive
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A couple more taken during the lock-up round yesterday at our #GatewayAviationSite
Credit #DTEParchive
Credit #DTEParchive
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For any out there who might have thought that describing a grape as a berry was a bit of a stretch, (I understand that technically, grapes are berries), here's a Robin tackling Hawthorn berries.
#BirdoftheDay #BerriesandBeaks
#BirdoftheDay #BerriesandBeaks
November 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
For any out there who might have thought that describing a grape as a berry was a bit of a stretch, (I understand that technically, grapes are berries), here's a Robin tackling Hawthorn berries.
#BirdoftheDay #BerriesandBeaks
#BirdoftheDay #BerriesandBeaks
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Wishing you all a wonderful #StAndrewsDay 🏴
This is an appreciation post for my grandfather, who was born in Dunfermline in 1947.
This is him cutting my parents' wedding cake with a saw because the icing was so hard that they couldn't cut it with a knife.
This is an appreciation post for my grandfather, who was born in Dunfermline in 1947.
This is him cutting my parents' wedding cake with a saw because the icing was so hard that they couldn't cut it with a knife.
November 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Wishing you all a wonderful #StAndrewsDay 🏴
This is an appreciation post for my grandfather, who was born in Dunfermline in 1947.
This is him cutting my parents' wedding cake with a saw because the icing was so hard that they couldn't cut it with a knife.
This is an appreciation post for my grandfather, who was born in Dunfermline in 1947.
This is him cutting my parents' wedding cake with a saw because the icing was so hard that they couldn't cut it with a knife.
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Handmade tree ornaments make lovely gifts. These clay church windows are a unique handmade tree ornament that you won't find in the high street. The windows have a lovely, sparkly, snowy ledge.
earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com/listing/4374...
#handmade #churches #smallbusiness #Christmastree #MHHSBD
earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com/listing/4374...
#handmade #churches #smallbusiness #Christmastree #MHHSBD
November 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Handmade tree ornaments make lovely gifts. These clay church windows are a unique handmade tree ornament that you won't find in the high street. The windows have a lovely, sparkly, snowy ledge.
earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com/listing/4374...
#handmade #churches #smallbusiness #Christmastree #MHHSBD
earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com/listing/4374...
#handmade #churches #smallbusiness #Christmastree #MHHSBD
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HAPPY ST ANDREWS DAY 🏴
*ARCHIVE:
spotted by: big_shazza;
dunbar town House; 56.002241,-2.515973;
1239hrs, March 23/3/21
*ARCHIVE:
spotted by: big_shazza;
dunbar town House; 56.002241,-2.515973;
1239hrs, March 23/3/21
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
HAPPY ST ANDREWS DAY 🏴
*ARCHIVE:
spotted by: big_shazza;
dunbar town House; 56.002241,-2.515973;
1239hrs, March 23/3/21
*ARCHIVE:
spotted by: big_shazza;
dunbar town House; 56.002241,-2.515973;
1239hrs, March 23/3/21
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‘Geriatric family dog can’t use the stairs anymore…’
November 30, 2025 at 2:50 AM
‘Geriatric family dog can’t use the stairs anymore…’
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One of the earliest Scottish Met PCs was John Bissett, born in St Andrews. He joined on 28 November 1831 and rose to Sergeant on Lambeth division until sickness forced him to retire on 18 January 1854. He was buried in Battersea in 1872. #StAndrewsDay #SaintAndrewsDay
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
One of the earliest Scottish Met PCs was John Bissett, born in St Andrews. He joined on 28 November 1831 and rose to Sergeant on Lambeth division until sickness forced him to retire on 18 January 1854. He was buried in Battersea in 1872. #StAndrewsDay #SaintAndrewsDay
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I'm sure that will work.
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I'm sure that will work.
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Yellow rain warnings for Wales, southwest England and northwest England have been updated for the period 0000 Monday to 0300 Tuesday
The warning areas have been extended slightly
#WeatherAware
www.metoffice.go.uk
The warning areas have been extended slightly
#WeatherAware
www.metoffice.go.uk
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Yellow rain warnings for Wales, southwest England and northwest England have been updated for the period 0000 Monday to 0300 Tuesday
The warning areas have been extended slightly
#WeatherAware
www.metoffice.go.uk
The warning areas have been extended slightly
#WeatherAware
www.metoffice.go.uk
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1 December 1921 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Sophia Brandel, was born in Rotterdam.
In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
1 December 1921 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Sophia Brandel, was born in Rotterdam.
In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
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Friend's kid is trying to raise funds to attend the World Scout Jamboree
Anyone fancy donating a fiver and helping him on his journey?
Do share 👍
www.gofundme.com/f/abubakr-wo...
Anyone fancy donating a fiver and helping him on his journey?
Do share 👍
www.gofundme.com/f/abubakr-wo...
Donate to Help AbuBakr to get to the World Scout Jamboree 2027, organized by AbuBakr Davies
Hi, I'm AbuBakr and I live in Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK. I'm cur… AbuBakr Davies needs your support for Help AbuBakr to get to the World Scout Jamboree 2027
www.gofundme.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Friend's kid is trying to raise funds to attend the World Scout Jamboree
Anyone fancy donating a fiver and helping him on his journey?
Do share 👍
www.gofundme.com/f/abubakr-wo...
Anyone fancy donating a fiver and helping him on his journey?
Do share 👍
www.gofundme.com/f/abubakr-wo...
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Special report: Who are Reform in Wales?
We dived into the wild world of Reform UK in Cymru…
See below for some helpful memes yn y Gymraeg too! #Wales #ReformUK #Cymraeg
open.substack.com/pub/willhayw...
We dived into the wild world of Reform UK in Cymru…
See below for some helpful memes yn y Gymraeg too! #Wales #ReformUK #Cymraeg
open.substack.com/pub/willhayw...
Special report: Who are Reform in Wales?
We dived into the wild world of Reform UK in Cymru
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Special report: Who are Reform in Wales?
We dived into the wild world of Reform UK in Cymru…
See below for some helpful memes yn y Gymraeg too! #Wales #ReformUK #Cymraeg
open.substack.com/pub/willhayw...
We dived into the wild world of Reform UK in Cymru…
See below for some helpful memes yn y Gymraeg too! #Wales #ReformUK #Cymraeg
open.substack.com/pub/willhayw...
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#WeekVforVowels #AlphabetChallenge
'ICY' 🤍
*Not a Black & White photograph*
Taken on New Year's Eve 2021 this is the hardest hoar frost i've ever seen in Manchester ❄️
#EastCoastKin #StunDay #Ice #Winter #StormHour #Nature #Landscape #Weather #Prestwich #HeatonPark #Frost #Manchester #Photography
'ICY' 🤍
*Not a Black & White photograph*
Taken on New Year's Eve 2021 this is the hardest hoar frost i've ever seen in Manchester ❄️
#EastCoastKin #StunDay #Ice #Winter #StormHour #Nature #Landscape #Weather #Prestwich #HeatonPark #Frost #Manchester #Photography
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
#WeekVforVowels #AlphabetChallenge
'ICY' 🤍
*Not a Black & White photograph*
Taken on New Year's Eve 2021 this is the hardest hoar frost i've ever seen in Manchester ❄️
#EastCoastKin #StunDay #Ice #Winter #StormHour #Nature #Landscape #Weather #Prestwich #HeatonPark #Frost #Manchester #Photography
'ICY' 🤍
*Not a Black & White photograph*
Taken on New Year's Eve 2021 this is the hardest hoar frost i've ever seen in Manchester ❄️
#EastCoastKin #StunDay #Ice #Winter #StormHour #Nature #Landscape #Weather #Prestwich #HeatonPark #Frost #Manchester #Photography