Some Bloke in a Hat
@someblokeinahat.bsky.social
Friend to El-ahrairah. Lover of The Old Stones and dirty engines. Para is my Normal. England (North). Hedgehog rescuer and nature advocate. Model maker. Dog nut. Wandering fool.
'What is, is what must be.'
Sometimes sweary.
'What is, is what must be.'
Sometimes sweary.
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"What counts as ‘waste’ comes to be decided by reference to wealth creation and preservation. This is what Locke was doing when he justified the European annexation of Indigenous territories on the grounds that they were not being used ‘productively’: the land was, in other words, being wasted."
‘Around a quarter of all clothing manufactured is never sold, and the rates of return within the refund window can be as high as 50 per cent. Most of this unwanted stock is buried or burned.’
@brettchristophers.bsky.social on why we can’t get rid of our waste.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@brettchristophers.bsky.social on why we can’t get rid of our waste.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Brett Christophers · Assume the worst: Where our waste goes
Just as Big Oil has repeatedly failed to deliver on pledges to begin decarbonising, so too the promises of plastics...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
"What counts as ‘waste’ comes to be decided by reference to wealth creation and preservation. This is what Locke was doing when he justified the European annexation of Indigenous territories on the grounds that they were not being used ‘productively’: the land was, in other words, being wasted."
Only a week to go until the boiler men arrive. It'll be horrible, but at least we'll be warm.
November 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Only a week to go until the boiler men arrive. It'll be horrible, but at least we'll be warm.
I need to go upstairs and shut some curtains and doors because I'm sitting in a draught. But there's a dog on my knee...
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I need to go upstairs and shut some curtains and doors because I'm sitting in a draught. But there's a dog on my knee...
I need to go upstairs and shit some curtains and doors because I'm sitting here in a draft. But there's a dog on my knee...
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I need to go upstairs and shit some curtains and doors because I'm sitting here in a draft. But there's a dog on my knee...
Ghosts of Halloween past.
November 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Ghosts of Halloween past.
'Bunch o' wankers'.
November 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
'Bunch o' wankers'.
This is Arlo. It's not much of a photo, but once hedgehogs unroll they're off on their toes and it's only a small table.
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is Arlo. It's not much of a photo, but once hedgehogs unroll they're off on their toes and it's only a small table.
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It looks as if this oak is for the chop. Long before, maybe centuries before, its time. JRR Tolkien knew this tree, probably quite well. It was vigorous, reaching its prime, until the actions of speculators, likely just negligent, rather than deliberate, in this case, irretrievably damaged it.
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It looks as if this oak is for the chop. Long before, maybe centuries before, its time. JRR Tolkien knew this tree, probably quite well. It was vigorous, reaching its prime, until the actions of speculators, likely just negligent, rather than deliberate, in this case, irretrievably damaged it.
10:1 on I'll forget about this.
A promotional short film detailing the benefits of rail travel in Britain.
🚄 DISCOVER BRITAIN BY TRAIN (1978) 6pm Narrated by #BrianRedhead on #TPTV
🚄 DISCOVER BRITAIN BY TRAIN (1978) 6pm Narrated by #BrianRedhead on #TPTV
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
10:1 on I'll forget about this.
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Mrs Hat, a musical snob of the first order, has forbidden me from such entertainments, but nonetheless has dragged me to Cliff Richards* three times.
*I know
*I know
LOVE Pet Shop Boys so much. Have seen them three times live , always incredible. 😍😍😍
40 YEARS AGO - On this day in 1985, a new entry at No.40 was... West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3j2... #Music #80s #Eighties
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Mrs Hat, a musical snob of the first order, has forbidden me from such entertainments, but nonetheless has dragged me to Cliff Richards* three times.
*I know
*I know
November 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Someone on here did a #BorleyRectory #AdventCalendar and I can't remember who they were, dagnabbit.
November 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Someone on here did a #BorleyRectory #AdventCalendar and I can't remember who they were, dagnabbit.
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Suzie MacKenzie, printmaker working primarily in collagraph, her work describes the landscape of the north-eastern Highlands of Scotland #ReframingWomenPrintmakers #Winter
November 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Suzie MacKenzie, printmaker working primarily in collagraph, her work describes the landscape of the north-eastern Highlands of Scotland #ReframingWomenPrintmakers #Winter
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Menacing clouds with mares’ tails reaching down to an ominous, clearly-defined dark grey bar across the sea yesterday morning. The shower, when it reached me, was an intense downpour of water, ice and noise.
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Menacing clouds with mares’ tails reaching down to an ominous, clearly-defined dark grey bar across the sea yesterday morning. The shower, when it reached me, was an intense downpour of water, ice and noise.
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Photograph of a carved stone font at Llanwenog, Cardiganshire by John Piper
December 30, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Photograph of a carved stone font at Llanwenog, Cardiganshire by John Piper
Just hoping Mara dog doesn't come bounding up in the wee small hours to check we haven't disappeared again. 🙄
November 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Just hoping Mara dog doesn't come bounding up in the wee small hours to check we haven't disappeared again. 🙄
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I'm bloody cold, the windows are covered in condensation, I've a sore mouth and a headache, I'm going to bed too late (again).
Might move to Spain.
Might move to Spain.
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I'm bloody cold, the windows are covered in condensation, I've a sore mouth and a headache, I'm going to bed too late (again).
Might move to Spain.
Might move to Spain.
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Hard to believe that this species once roamed the tundra, the desert and the jungle, felling mighty beasts with intelligence, teamwork and guile. Now it has to look at me like this in the desperate hope of some cheese.
Mind you. She did get the cheese.
#DogsOfBluesky
Mind you. She did get the cheese.
#DogsOfBluesky
November 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Hard to believe that this species once roamed the tundra, the desert and the jungle, felling mighty beasts with intelligence, teamwork and guile. Now it has to look at me like this in the desperate hope of some cheese.
Mind you. She did get the cheese.
#DogsOfBluesky
Mind you. She did get the cheese.
#DogsOfBluesky
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November 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
There's quite a lot of things to annoy you in this modern world of ours.
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
There's quite a lot of things to annoy you in this modern world of ours.