John M 🇬🇧🇺🇦
@john0109.bsky.social
Dad, RAF Veteran and survivor of numerous Leeds United ups and downs. Lover of nature, history, books and making miniatures. 75% English, 15% Welsh, 10% Odds & Ends.
Just looking for things to make me smile...or think...or think and smile.
Just looking for things to make me smile...or think...or think and smile.
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John M 🇬🇧🇺🇦
@john0109.bsky.social
· Oct 15
Today we raise our drinks and declare it to be #d-day -
#delightful #daughters #dependable #dedicated #doting #dads #diversity #disability #DownsSyndrome #despair (sometimes!) #dancing (all the time!) ♥️🤗 😊
#delightful #daughters #dependable #dedicated #doting #dads #diversity #disability #DownsSyndrome #despair (sometimes!) #dancing (all the time!) ♥️🤗 😊
@robertbester1971.bsky.social I just found this on X and thought it would be of interest. Looks like Zara is a fake account. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
@robertbester1971.bsky.social I just found this on X and thought it would be of interest. Looks like Zara is a fake account. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
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I saw it today.
This painting was created by 🇺🇦 17-year-old Sofia Borozenets.
‘Never Again?’
2022
This painting was created by 🇺🇦 17-year-old Sofia Borozenets.
‘Never Again?’
2022
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I saw it today.
This painting was created by 🇺🇦 17-year-old Sofia Borozenets.
‘Never Again?’
2022
This painting was created by 🇺🇦 17-year-old Sofia Borozenets.
‘Never Again?’
2022
School Staff and Year 5 'evacuees' pose for a pre-lunch photo in front of a Junkers Ju52/3M at IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Own photograph - undated but probably c 2014.
#aircraft #WW2 #IWMDuxford #aviation #photography #Junkers
Own photograph - undated but probably c 2014.
#aircraft #WW2 #IWMDuxford #aviation #photography #Junkers
November 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
School Staff and Year 5 'evacuees' pose for a pre-lunch photo in front of a Junkers Ju52/3M at IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Own photograph - undated but probably c 2014.
#aircraft #WW2 #IWMDuxford #aviation #photography #Junkers
Own photograph - undated but probably c 2014.
#aircraft #WW2 #IWMDuxford #aviation #photography #Junkers
Here's something fairly random. An ornate shop sign from Colmar, Alsace, France. I'm sure it tells a story or maybe even more than one story. Any ideas?
(Own photo from 2024) #photography
(Own photo from 2024) #photography
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Here's something fairly random. An ornate shop sign from Colmar, Alsace, France. I'm sure it tells a story or maybe even more than one story. Any ideas?
(Own photo from 2024) #photography
(Own photo from 2024) #photography
Memories of spring tulips in Keukenhof Gardens to brighten up your Friday. Have a great weekend folks.
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Memories of spring tulips in Keukenhof Gardens to brighten up your Friday. Have a great weekend folks.
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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If you're struggling, you *don't* have to tough it out alone. Speak to someone.
If you're worried a friend is struggling, ask how they're feeling. When they say "fine", ask "No, but really.. ?" And then ask again.
www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk
or NHS111 now have mental health specialists 🤗
If you're worried a friend is struggling, ask how they're feeling. When they say "fine", ask "No, but really.. ?" And then ask again.
www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk
or NHS111 now have mental health specialists 🤗
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If you're struggling, you *don't* have to tough it out alone. Speak to someone.
If you're worried a friend is struggling, ask how they're feeling. When they say "fine", ask "No, but really.. ?" And then ask again.
www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk
or NHS111 now have mental health specialists 🤗
If you're worried a friend is struggling, ask how they're feeling. When they say "fine", ask "No, but really.. ?" And then ask again.
www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk
or NHS111 now have mental health specialists 🤗
Sadly the final episode of "Steam Train Diaries" this week. 😢Locomotive 41313 made the epic 300 mile journey, on the back of a lorry, from the Isle of Wight to Grosmont to take part in the #NYMR Steam Gala.
#SteamTrainDiaries #TrainSpotting #SteamTrains #Traingeek
(Pictures from channel4.com)
#SteamTrainDiaries #TrainSpotting #SteamTrains #Traingeek
(Pictures from channel4.com)
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Sadly the final episode of "Steam Train Diaries" this week. 😢Locomotive 41313 made the epic 300 mile journey, on the back of a lorry, from the Isle of Wight to Grosmont to take part in the #NYMR Steam Gala.
#SteamTrainDiaries #TrainSpotting #SteamTrains #Traingeek
(Pictures from channel4.com)
#SteamTrainDiaries #TrainSpotting #SteamTrains #Traingeek
(Pictures from channel4.com)
For anyone who feels in need of a pick-me-up today, I thought I'd share my daughter's wonderful smile. And for those who are curious, she was watching an episode of "Car Share"! 😊
#MentalHealth #wellness #depression #anxiety #stress #ShareASmile #wellbeing #happiness #CarShare #StayStrong
#MentalHealth #wellness #depression #anxiety #stress #ShareASmile #wellbeing #happiness #CarShare #StayStrong
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
For anyone who feels in need of a pick-me-up today, I thought I'd share my daughter's wonderful smile. And for those who are curious, she was watching an episode of "Car Share"! 😊
#MentalHealth #wellness #depression #anxiety #stress #ShareASmile #wellbeing #happiness #CarShare #StayStrong
#MentalHealth #wellness #depression #anxiety #stress #ShareASmile #wellbeing #happiness #CarShare #StayStrong
If any proof was needed that books change lives then it's this little selection that helped to set me off on my first career all those years ago. 📚 #FollowYourDreams
#RAF #aviation #avgeek #aircraft #books #inspiration
#RAF #aviation #avgeek #aircraft #books #inspiration
November 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
If any proof was needed that books change lives then it's this little selection that helped to set me off on my first career all those years ago. 📚 #FollowYourDreams
#RAF #aviation #avgeek #aircraft #books #inspiration
#RAF #aviation #avgeek #aircraft #books #inspiration
To my friends and followers who happen to live on the wrong side of the Pennines, have a very Happy #LancashireDay !
Can I wish all those across the border a very happy Lancashire Day. It marks the day in 1295 when Lancashire first sent representatives to Edward I’s Model Parliament — a moment often taken as the county’s earliest voice in national affairs. It was first celebrated in 1996.
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
To my friends and followers who happen to live on the wrong side of the Pennines, have a very Happy #LancashireDay !
RAF Souvenir Book 1971, featuring a recruiting advert which invited men to send for a booklet entitled "The New Men" and women for one called "Smart Girl"!
Also proudly stating that men could expect to earn £21.35 per week after 12 months, and women £18.55. 😯👎
#RAF #Aviation #avgeek
Also proudly stating that men could expect to earn £21.35 per week after 12 months, and women £18.55. 😯👎
#RAF #Aviation #avgeek
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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@shonamaclean.bsky.social Luckily I'm blessed with ancestors who approve of the use of a can opener! 😂
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
@shonamaclean.bsky.social Luckily I'm blessed with ancestors who approve of the use of a can opener! 😂
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A recording of a recent YVBSG talk by Philip Sands on the history of Woodsome Hall near Huddersfield can now be viewed at youtu.be/2PGeqLuA0jg?.... Philip takes us on a virtual tour of the building which has a complicated and fascinating history and has been dendro-dated to 1462.
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A recording of a recent YVBSG talk by Philip Sands on the history of Woodsome Hall near Huddersfield can now be viewed at youtu.be/2PGeqLuA0jg?.... Philip takes us on a virtual tour of the building which has a complicated and fascinating history and has been dendro-dated to 1462.
@lesleydowner.bsky.social Of course I now realise you are actually in Episode 4 of "Civilisations: Rise and Fall"! Thank you, it's always good to see you on TV. (You can still comment on the rest of the programme! 😊)
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
@lesleydowner.bsky.social Of course I now realise you are actually in Episode 4 of "Civilisations: Rise and Fall"! Thank you, it's always good to see you on TV. (You can still comment on the rest of the programme! 😊)
Can hardly wait to get stuck into BBC TV's "Civilisations: Rise and Fall". I see that all 4 episodes are already available at -
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Civilisations: Rise and Fall
Four mighty civilisations - Rome, Egypt, Japan's Samurai and the Aztecs. Their legends remain - now priceless artefacts reveal what led them to fall into the echoes of history.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Can hardly wait to get stuck into BBC TV's "Civilisations: Rise and Fall". I see that all 4 episodes are already available at -
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
A spot of polish for the old 543 Squadron plaque this morning. "Valiant and Vigilant" with a crane to symbolise long flights and an open padlock for the unlocking of knowledge.
#avgeek #aviation #RAF #543Squadron
#avgeek #aviation #RAF #543Squadron
November 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A spot of polish for the old 543 Squadron plaque this morning. "Valiant and Vigilant" with a crane to symbolise long flights and an open padlock for the unlocking of knowledge.
#avgeek #aviation #RAF #543Squadron
#avgeek #aviation #RAF #543Squadron
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Old friends reunited 🥹
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Old friends reunited 🥹
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BREAKING: #COP30 ends without a deal to transition away from fossil fuels, halt deforestation, or secure a nature package.
Modest steps fall far short of what’s needed after a year above 1.5°C.
The work is more urgent than ever – and it must be delivered.
Modest steps fall far short of what’s needed after a year above 1.5°C.
The work is more urgent than ever – and it must be delivered.
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
BREAKING: #COP30 ends without a deal to transition away from fossil fuels, halt deforestation, or secure a nature package.
Modest steps fall far short of what’s needed after a year above 1.5°C.
The work is more urgent than ever – and it must be delivered.
Modest steps fall far short of what’s needed after a year above 1.5°C.
The work is more urgent than ever – and it must be delivered.
Malcolm Root's depiction of a Scammell Scarab "mechanical horse" at work in the late 1940s. Boys of a certain age will recall that popular toy versions were produced by both Budgie and Matchbox!
(Image taken from "Malcolm Root's Transport Paintings")
#railway #transport #art
(Image taken from "Malcolm Root's Transport Paintings")
#railway #transport #art
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Malcolm Root's depiction of a Scammell Scarab "mechanical horse" at work in the late 1940s. Boys of a certain age will recall that popular toy versions were produced by both Budgie and Matchbox!
(Image taken from "Malcolm Root's Transport Paintings")
#railway #transport #art
(Image taken from "Malcolm Root's Transport Paintings")
#railway #transport #art
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
It's always good to see Eco-Schools Wales taking such a lead on BlueSky. It would be nice to see a bit of activity from England too - come on @eco-schools.bsky.social, fingers out please! @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social
#EcoSchools #EnvironmentalEducation #Sustainability
#EcoSchools #EnvironmentalEducation #Sustainability
We had an incredible time at #YouthCOPCymru in Cardiff! 🌍
We were thrilled to hear from our brilliant guest speakers, including Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies and Future Generations Commissioner Derek Walker, who highlighted just how vital youth voices are in driving climate action.
We were thrilled to hear from our brilliant guest speakers, including Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies and Future Generations Commissioner Derek Walker, who highlighted just how vital youth voices are in driving climate action.
November 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It's always good to see Eco-Schools Wales taking such a lead on BlueSky. It would be nice to see a bit of activity from England too - come on @eco-schools.bsky.social, fingers out please! @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social
#EcoSchools #EnvironmentalEducation #Sustainability
#EcoSchools #EnvironmentalEducation #Sustainability