Rob Read
@robkread.bsky.social
Gardener and beekeeper at Flourish Walled Garden, St Catherine’s, Balby. RHS Level 3 qualified (Askham Bryan in 2023-24)
Police say they have several leads
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Police say they have several leads
Oh I have slipped the surly bonds of earth …
Put out my hand, and touched the face of Cod.
Put out my hand, and touched the face of Cod.
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Oh I have slipped the surly bonds of earth …
Put out my hand, and touched the face of Cod.
Put out my hand, and touched the face of Cod.
We performed Dido and Aeneas with Doncaster Choral in 2023 - greatly enhanced by having a theorbo player in the supporting ensemble
November 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM
We performed Dido and Aeneas with Doncaster Choral in 2023 - greatly enhanced by having a theorbo player in the supporting ensemble
We had a weird sixth sense to watch the last 15 minutes: extraordinary stuff! Mr Ferguson was right
November 19, 2025 at 6:44 AM
We had a weird sixth sense to watch the last 15 minutes: extraordinary stuff! Mr Ferguson was right
Indeed - still frost free here so far … but on its way
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Indeed - still frost free here so far … but on its way
Nice stripes! I think you were after @tom-roper.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Nice stripes! I think you were after @tom-roper.bsky.social
A Private Function is a pretty high bar - this is more of a choral Brassed Off I think. Nice to imagine you jolted awake by bits of the chorus singing :)
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A Private Function is a pretty high bar - this is more of a choral Brassed Off I think. Nice to imagine you jolted awake by bits of the chorus singing :)
Agree on Saltaire. I sing in a choral society in Doncaster so it kept my attention :)
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Agree on Saltaire. I sing in a choral society in Doncaster so it kept my attention :)
Is that Simon Russell Beale keeping warm in a DryRobe?
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Is that Simon Russell Beale keeping warm in a DryRobe?
Agreed - and this is my current view as we work on planting a Gleditsia ‘Sunburst’
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Agreed - and this is my current view as we work on planting a Gleditsia ‘Sunburst’
In the grounds of St Catherine’s House & Walled Garden, Doncaster, as I went to work last week
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
In the grounds of St Catherine’s House & Walled Garden, Doncaster, as I went to work last week
But they were spot on with the image they used to illustrate it
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 AM
But they were spot on with the image they used to illustrate it
Two weeks ago the official line was “of course he can’t stop being called ‘Prince’ since he’s son of a monarch”. As if this wasn’t a man-made thing that can be made and unmade. They’ll find a way to remove him from the line of succession too in due course.
November 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Two weeks ago the official line was “of course he can’t stop being called ‘Prince’ since he’s son of a monarch”. As if this wasn’t a man-made thing that can be made and unmade. They’ll find a way to remove him from the line of succession too in due course.
Also writing by Morwenna Banks who wrote on Slow Horses.
November 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Also writing by Morwenna Banks who wrote on Slow Horses.
That’s yer Echium vulgare mate (Viper’s Bugloss). Commonly found on dry chalkland landscapes like what you’re on
October 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
That’s yer Echium vulgare mate (Viper’s Bugloss). Commonly found on dry chalkland landscapes like what you’re on
I shall be telling this with despair
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two legs submerged in a desert, and I —
I took the one less levelled,
And that has made all the difference.
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two legs submerged in a desert, and I —
I took the one less levelled,
And that has made all the difference.
October 30, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I shall be telling this with despair
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two legs submerged in a desert, and I —
I took the one less levelled,
And that has made all the difference.
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two legs submerged in a desert, and I —
I took the one less levelled,
And that has made all the difference.