Simon Bond
@simonbond.bsky.social
a bit of wildlife, a bit of art, same old shit really
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Birthday beats for Tom Waits.
From my linocut series #alphabetofmusicians where I taught myself reduction printing over the course of a year. Huge thanks to Derek Ridgers - one of the greatest portrait photographers of his generation - who kindly let me adapt his photo for the linocut illustration.
From my linocut series #alphabetofmusicians where I taught myself reduction printing over the course of a year. Huge thanks to Derek Ridgers - one of the greatest portrait photographers of his generation - who kindly let me adapt his photo for the linocut illustration.
December 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Birthday beats for Tom Waits.
From my linocut series #alphabetofmusicians where I taught myself reduction printing over the course of a year. Huge thanks to Derek Ridgers - one of the greatest portrait photographers of his generation - who kindly let me adapt his photo for the linocut illustration.
From my linocut series #alphabetofmusicians where I taught myself reduction printing over the course of a year. Huge thanks to Derek Ridgers - one of the greatest portrait photographers of his generation - who kindly let me adapt his photo for the linocut illustration.
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I’m on my nonsense again. This week’s Six Things:
– snowballs in art
– fictional maps
– Victorian teenagers
– dithering
– forest sounds
– Chronoodle
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
– snowballs in art
– fictional maps
– Victorian teenagers
– dithering
– forest sounds
– Chronoodle
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
Six Things, Volume 138
Snowballs | Fictional Maps | Victorian Teenagers | Dithering | Forests | Chronoodle
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I’m on my nonsense again. This week’s Six Things:
– snowballs in art
– fictional maps
– Victorian teenagers
– dithering
– forest sounds
– Chronoodle
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
– snowballs in art
– fictional maps
– Victorian teenagers
– dithering
– forest sounds
– Chronoodle
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
@markthomasinfo.bsky.social thanks for a lovely evening 😊
December 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
@markthomasinfo.bsky.social thanks for a lovely evening 😊
@robinince.bsky.social hi Robin, I want to send you a small book of short stories I really like, and hope that you might too. Is there a correspondence address you’re ok for me to send it to?
Best wishes
Best wishes
December 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@robinince.bsky.social hi Robin, I want to send you a small book of short stories I really like, and hope that you might too. Is there a correspondence address you’re ok for me to send it to?
Best wishes
Best wishes
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If everyone passionate about nature and a liveable future bought into this, we might gain some time in the race to avoid catastrophic change.
It’s challenging but without it we’re in a much worse position.
Why not at least give it a go next year? You might be surprised.
#lowcarbonbirding
It’s challenging but without it we’re in a much worse position.
Why not at least give it a go next year? You might be surprised.
#lowcarbonbirding
Two tonnes to thrive… packed with useful info
#lowcarbonbirding
#lowcarbonliving
www.tudelft.nl/sustainabili...
#lowcarbonbirding
#lowcarbonliving
www.tudelft.nl/sustainabili...
2t2t
We all have just 2 tons of CO₂ to spend per year to stay within safe climate limits. Discover your personal carbon budget and learn how to thrive within it — fairly, creatively, and collectively.
www.tudelft.nl
December 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
If everyone passionate about nature and a liveable future bought into this, we might gain some time in the race to avoid catastrophic change.
It’s challenging but without it we’re in a much worse position.
Why not at least give it a go next year? You might be surprised.
#lowcarbonbirding
It’s challenging but without it we’re in a much worse position.
Why not at least give it a go next year? You might be surprised.
#lowcarbonbirding
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December 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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East of Lowestoft. Easton Bavents was once the most easterly parish in England. However, over the centuries, the promontory it stood on was eroded by the sea. EB is still losing land today: up to 5m a year in fact. 😯
#Suffolk
#Suffolk
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
East of Lowestoft. Easton Bavents was once the most easterly parish in England. However, over the centuries, the promontory it stood on was eroded by the sea. EB is still losing land today: up to 5m a year in fact. 😯
#Suffolk
#Suffolk
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‘No Nazis in Bradford’ 1972 by Don McCullin.
August 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
‘No Nazis in Bradford’ 1972 by Don McCullin.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Lincoln has just got itself two new civic mascots @lewisherbert.bsky.social - does Carina know?
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Lincoln has just got itself two new civic mascots @lewisherbert.bsky.social - does Carina know?
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Reform UK, vote Nigel Farage if you think
The Minimum Wage is too high.
The richest 4% earning £100,000+ pay too much tax.
The State Pension needs to be means tested.
We should get rid of the NHS.
The retirement age is too low.
If you hate yourself, vote Farage.
The Minimum Wage is too high.
The richest 4% earning £100,000+ pay too much tax.
The State Pension needs to be means tested.
We should get rid of the NHS.
The retirement age is too low.
If you hate yourself, vote Farage.
November 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Reform UK, vote Nigel Farage if you think
The Minimum Wage is too high.
The richest 4% earning £100,000+ pay too much tax.
The State Pension needs to be means tested.
We should get rid of the NHS.
The retirement age is too low.
If you hate yourself, vote Farage.
The Minimum Wage is too high.
The richest 4% earning £100,000+ pay too much tax.
The State Pension needs to be means tested.
We should get rid of the NHS.
The retirement age is too low.
If you hate yourself, vote Farage.
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Yeah because Reform totally wants to fund these things...
Oh wait actually they don't even want to fund it for the mother.
Oh wait actually they don't even want to fund it for the mother.
November 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Yeah because Reform totally wants to fund these things...
Oh wait actually they don't even want to fund it for the mother.
Oh wait actually they don't even want to fund it for the mother.
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Hilarious, 'Alpha' male Andrew Tate getting battered in one round.
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Hilarious, 'Alpha' male Andrew Tate getting battered in one round.
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In the 35 years Daniel Hannan has been a member of the Conservative Party, they have been in government as the result of that problem electorate a total of 21 years.
November 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
In the 35 years Daniel Hannan has been a member of the Conservative Party, they have been in government as the result of that problem electorate a total of 21 years.
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Homes, a railway line and a busy A-road could be flooded on Sunday morning, the Environment Agency (EA) has warned along the rivers Yare and Waveney...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Norfolk and Suffolk flood warnings issued by Environment Agency
The Environment Agency says it is due to tide locking, when high tides restrict river drainage to the sea.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Homes, a railway line and a busy A-road could be flooded on Sunday morning, the Environment Agency (EA) has warned along the rivers Yare and Waveney...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It's nice to be reminded by Caerphilly that the majority of people in the UK know what shitbags Reform and Nigel Farage are.
If you will never be voting for this scumbag, lets send a message.
If you will never be voting for this scumbag, lets send a message.
October 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It's nice to be reminded by Caerphilly that the majority of people in the UK know what shitbags Reform and Nigel Farage are.
If you will never be voting for this scumbag, lets send a message.
If you will never be voting for this scumbag, lets send a message.
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Reform’s plans for the NHS: what would a French healthcare model look like?
Farage shares plans to restructure the NHS based on the French healthcare system
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
Farage shares plans to restructure the NHS based on the French healthcare system
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
Reform’s plans for the NHS: what would a French healthcare model look like?
Farage shares plans to restructure the NHS based on the French healthcare system
northeastbylines.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Reform’s plans for the NHS: what would a French healthcare model look like?
Farage shares plans to restructure the NHS based on the French healthcare system
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
Farage shares plans to restructure the NHS based on the French healthcare system
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
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Another look at how rivers in our region are being managed, in this case the River Waveney.
Here, a project is managing trees that have fallen into the water.
Wood can help restore natural processes and aid wildlife recovery.
By Katie Utting
Here, a project is managing trees that have fallen into the water.
Wood can help restore natural processes and aid wildlife recovery.
By Katie Utting
Leave the trees; wood is a big benefit to our rivers
The River Waveney Trust is leading the way in helping trees to support a healthy river ecosystem on the Suffolk/Norfolk border
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Another look at how rivers in our region are being managed, in this case the River Waveney.
Here, a project is managing trees that have fallen into the water.
Wood can help restore natural processes and aid wildlife recovery.
By Katie Utting
Here, a project is managing trees that have fallen into the water.
Wood can help restore natural processes and aid wildlife recovery.
By Katie Utting
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We’ve been saying this on the east Norfolk coast for a few years now. The declines in the last 3-4 years have been precipitous. Cliff-edge stuff. Numbers are abysmal.
A catastrophic decline. Yet all the talk is of “restoring” nature. 🤣
#ukbirding
A catastrophic decline. Yet all the talk is of “restoring” nature. 🤣
#ukbirding
A 7% decline in English birds in just 5 years is astonishing
The web of life is unravelling fast
The web of life is unravelling fast
Wild bird numbers continue to fall in UK with some species in ‘dramatic freefall’
Species index fell by 4% between 2019 and 2024 – although data shows woodland populations beginning to stabilise
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We’ve been saying this on the east Norfolk coast for a few years now. The declines in the last 3-4 years have been precipitous. Cliff-edge stuff. Numbers are abysmal.
A catastrophic decline. Yet all the talk is of “restoring” nature. 🤣
#ukbirding
A catastrophic decline. Yet all the talk is of “restoring” nature. 🤣
#ukbirding
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The Norfolk Broads: home to a quarter of England’s threatened species. Also home to some of its dirtiest rivers. More than 90% of them are in failing health, a new study has found. Read more here ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @owensennitt.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @owensennitt.bsky.social
Norfolk Broads rivers drowning in sewage, new report warns
A new report reveals the Norfolk Broads has some of the worst sewage-hit rivers in Britain
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Norfolk Broads: home to a quarter of England’s threatened species. Also home to some of its dirtiest rivers. More than 90% of them are in failing health, a new study has found. Read more here ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @owensennitt.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @owensennitt.bsky.social
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The decline in insects is global and a climate-led process that has been happening for several decades.
The only actions that will slow it, stop it and then reverse it are huge-scale reductions in carbon emissions and widespread changes in agricultural practices.
The decline in insects is global and a climate-led process that has been happening for several decades.
The only actions that will slow it, stop it and then reverse it are huge-scale reductions in carbon emissions and widespread changes in agricultural practices.
The UK's leading insect-conservation charities have issued a united declaration on insect declines, calling for urgent, co-ordinated action:
Leading wildlife charities urge action to halt UK insect declines
The UK's leading insect-conservation charities have issued a united declaration on UK insect declines, calling for urgent, co-ordinated action to address the steep and ongoing losses of insects. The declaration, proposed by Buglife, Butterfly Conservation and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, and supported by more than 50 signatories, urges governments, land managers, businesses and the public to take immediate steps to reverse declines in insect abundance, diversity and distribution.
bit.ly
September 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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The decline in insects is global and a climate-led process that has been happening for several decades.
The only actions that will slow it, stop it and then reverse it are huge-scale reductions in carbon emissions and widespread changes in agricultural practices.
The decline in insects is global and a climate-led process that has been happening for several decades.
The only actions that will slow it, stop it and then reverse it are huge-scale reductions in carbon emissions and widespread changes in agricultural practices.
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Every Saturday in a small market town, writes Jacob Ecclestone, ordinary people gather quietly to acknowledge Gaza’s devastation.
Their quiet presence speaks louder than words.
Their quiet presence speaks louder than words.
Weekly vigil spotlights horrific events in Gaza
In a Norfolk marketplace, a quiet weekly vigil bears witness to Gaza’s devastation, defying political indifference
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Every Saturday in a small market town, writes Jacob Ecclestone, ordinary people gather quietly to acknowledge Gaza’s devastation.
Their quiet presence speaks louder than words.
Their quiet presence speaks louder than words.
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I am not touring as crazily as first half of the year but still stupidly - up to Newcastle, then Gryffe Valley festival in Scotland then sleeper for 9am talk in Watford, then Hitchin, Morecambe, Glasgow - a good week
Robinince.com for tickets
Robinince.com for tickets
Robin Ince | Comedian | Writer | Broadcaster
Robinince.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I am not touring as crazily as first half of the year but still stupidly - up to Newcastle, then Gryffe Valley festival in Scotland then sleeper for 9am talk in Watford, then Hitchin, Morecambe, Glasgow - a good week
Robinince.com for tickets
Robinince.com for tickets
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Here’s 10 questions MPs might ask about the royal family - if only they were allowed to www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/monarc...
The 10 questions MPs should ask about the royal family—if they were allowed
Politicians are rightly happy to wade in on all the important issues of the day. But there’s one glaring exception
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Here’s 10 questions MPs might ask about the royal family - if only they were allowed to www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/monarc...
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The poorest councils have lost 35% of their spending power. The richest? Just 15%.
Great Yarmouth, Peterborough, Lowestoft were among the worst-hit.
Austerity hit hardest where need was greatest.
New figures on council debt expose a broken system.
Great Yarmouth, Peterborough, Lowestoft were among the worst-hit.
Austerity hit hardest where need was greatest.
New figures on council debt expose a broken system.
Local council debts in the East: a continuing challenge
Local councils provide services that we all feel, but new figures on council debt show a failing system
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The poorest councils have lost 35% of their spending power. The richest? Just 15%.
Great Yarmouth, Peterborough, Lowestoft were among the worst-hit.
Austerity hit hardest where need was greatest.
New figures on council debt expose a broken system.
Great Yarmouth, Peterborough, Lowestoft were among the worst-hit.
Austerity hit hardest where need was greatest.
New figures on council debt expose a broken system.