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Richard Johnson
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Amateur photographer and music fan. Based in North Yorkshire, UK. Has travelled approximately 46 billion kilometres round and round a star.

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After many attempts, I've finally logged into my Arturia account and started downloading the update. Pigments is my favourite softsynth, so I suspect I'll have fun with this. From the slow download speed, it seems it's popular with everyone else too.
December 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Printed out a new bowl on my 3d printer to put my keys in. This led me to sort out the keys I've got and there's two pairs of mystery keys. I've absolutely no idea what they unlock.

Still, I'll keep them. Just in case.
A photo of a 3D printed bowl. It is dark green with hexagonal shaped holes round the sides, making the sides look like a mesh. The rim of the bowl is dark brown and the bowl is full of miscellaneous keys and a Swiss army knife.
December 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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This is my favourite Christmas song from recent years. It's a lovely song.

Good enough for you this Christmas by Warm Digits.
youtu.be/P2geIVxu6SQ?...
Good Enough For You This Christmas
YouTube video by Warm Digits - Topic
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December 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
achillesthe2nd.bsky.social Achilles Micawber @achillesthe2nd.bsky.social · 12d
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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I’m beginning to suspect this match may not go to 5 days. #thecricket
December 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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I got an alert about potential aurora, so I went out with my camera but nothing doing. No sign of them, and the nearly full moon would probably obscure them anyway. Here’s the moon over the Stray in Harrogate instead. #photography
A photograph showing trees on the edge of parkland at night. Car headlights streak past on the road beyond the trees. Two people walk along a path below the bright moon.
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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I’ve just finished reading When There Are Wolves again by E.J. Swift. I loved it. A vision of a possible future where we manage to change course and possibly build a better world. Lovely evocative writing. I’d like to visit the Somerset marshes in the book.
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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A fallen maple leaf. #photography #autumn
A photograph of a yellow leaf from a maple tree lying on the grass where it fell from the tree. The edge of the photograph is blurred, whereas the centre is in focus, an effect created by the Lensbaby Sweet 50 lens optic that I used.
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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A tiny mushroom. #photography
A photograph of a small mushroom sprouting from amongst the grass and leaf fall.
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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The trees suggest we’re pretty much in winter now. #photography
A photograph looking up at the dark and bare branches of trees. The trees are on either side of the image, receding into the distance. The tangled branches meet in the middle and descend into blur on the outer edges of the photo. The blur was crested by the Lensbaby Sweet 50 lens that I used.
November 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Streetlight in an autumnal scene. #photography
A photo taken at dusk showing a lit streetlight surrounded by trees. The ground is covered in autumn leaf fall.
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Sarah Gigante rides 190km on Zwift in mammoth four-and-a-half-hour session during recovery from broken femur https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/more-of-a-slog-than-i-initially-expected-sarah-gigante-will-have-to-stick-to-riding-indoors-for-a-while-yet-as-she-recovers-from-broken-femur/
Sarah Gigante rides 190km on Zwift in mammoth four-and-a-half-hour session during recovery from broken femur
'Don't think, just do' says Australian who returned to indoor training in October
www.cyclingnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Autumn. #photography
A photograph of a beech tree in full autumn colours of red, orange and yellow leaves.
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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I’m listening to Swift, Safe & Comfortable by @warringtonruncorn.com while travelling by train. Perfect listening.
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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MONO, on stage tonight in Leeds. They were incredible. Such an amazing sound and looked so cool on stage. #livemusic #photography
A black and white photo of Yoda playing guitar in the band MONO.
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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At the gig, waiting for MONO to take the stage. #livemusic
A blue lit empty stage.
November 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Gideon Coe doing Slow Sunday on 6music is just the best radio. There is no finer listening.
October 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Andromeda galaxy. This was a single 40s exposure so the disc is quite faint, but the two satellite galaxies can be seen. #astrophotography
A photograph of the Andromeda galaxy against a starry sky. The centre of the galaxy can be seen as a fuzzy glow, the disc around it is faint but can just about be seen. Above the galaxy is a smaller fuzzy glow which is another galaxy. Just below is an even smaller fuzzy glow, which is another galaxy.
October 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Another clear night, so I managed to get some photos of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) in the skies over Harrogate. It was low in the north west, just above the tree tops, just before 8pm. Interesting to see some structure in the tail and a definite greenish glow around the comet. #astrophotography #comet
A photograph of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) showing a long tail against a starry background. The ball of the comet has a hint of green around the edges and the tail has brighter streak in the centre pointing up from the comet.
October 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Autumn colours in Montpellier, Harrogate. #photography
A photograph showing a tall oak tree with leaves that are turning red and yellow with their autumn colours. In the distance can be seen a church on a hill. A line of shop fronts to the right are leading down a hill and a man stands at the foot of the photo waiting.
October 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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I've just got back home from seeing Frankenstein at the cinema. I loved it. Beautiful set design and I was entirely engrossed in the film, carried along with the plot and almost sorry to see it end. It's the best telling of the novel's plot that I've seen. Definitely one to see in the cinema.
October 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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At last a clear night! I was finally able to get some photos of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) this evening in the skies over Harrogate. #photography #astrophotography #comet
A photograph showing a comet in the sky just above the tree tops. A photograph of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) against a starry background.
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Anyway, here’s a photograph of a conker.
📷 Bronica SQ-A
🎞️ Kodak Gold 200
#photography #BelieveInFilm
A photograph of a conker in its shell, lying where it fell on the grass.
October 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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This is an appalling proposal from the Tories. As I understand it, this means that if, for example, someone on ILR wanted to give something back and become a foster parent, as soon as the child arrived and became their dependent, the Tories would deport that person for the sin of doing a good deed.
jdportes.bsky.social Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · Oct 22
Via @sundersays.bsky.social the Conservatives' draft legislation - absolutely clear that it applies to (and is intended to apply to) legal permanent residents claiming state pension (on the basis of their contributions) or child benefit for British kids.

publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
Revocation of Indefinite Leave to Remain in certain circumstances Indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom is revoked with respect to a person (“P”) if any of the following conditions apply. Condition 1 is that P is defined as a “foreign criminal” under section 32 of the UK Borders Act 2007. Condition 2 is that P was granted indefinite leave to remain after the coming into force of this Act, but would not be eligible for indefinite leave under the requirements of section 2. Condition 3 is that P, or any dependents of P, have been in receipt of any form of “social protection” (including housing) from the UK Government or 5 10 15 20 25 30 353 Immigration and Visas Bill Part 3—VISAS a local authority, where “social protection” is defined according to the Treasury’s Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses, subject to any further definition by immigration rules. (5) (6) (7) (8) 4 5 (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) Condition 4 is that P’s annual income has fallen below £38,700 for six months or more in aggregate during the relevant qualification period, or subsequent to receiving indefinite leave to remain.
October 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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My sharply honed detective skills are leading me to suspect there may have been a wedding at this church. #photography
A photograph looking along a path at ground level. The grass border is choked with a great many small paper hearts in pink and white. Confetti left behind by a wedding.
October 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM