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Trainee Bristolian
Thoroughly retired
All photos posted (except reposts) are mine, all mine
Left Xitter (@StrumstrumStrum)
Hedging my bets with Mastodon (@[email protected])
More of me @ www.strum.co.uk
My profile picture is me, over 70 years ago.
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Publow bridge, over the River Chew
#photography #Publow #Chew #Somerset
Stone bridge over a small river.
December 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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#ASongOrMovieForAChristmasCarol
Good Holly Miss Ivy
Little Richard
December 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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#ASongOrMovieForAChristmasCarol
When Shepherds Closely Watched Trains
poster for Czech movie.
December 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Bull Pitch, Dursley, Glos
#photography #BullPitch #Dursley #Gloucestershire
A terrace of mock-tudor homes.
December 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Szechenyi Lanchid bridge, across the Danube, at Budapest. St. Stephen's Basilica beyond
#photography #SzechenyiLanchid #bridge #Danube #Budapest #StStephen's #Basilica
A bridge across a broad river, with ecclesiastical buildings beyond.
December 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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The Swan, Swineford, South Gloucestershire
#photography #swan #pub #Glos
A country pub.
December 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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The Round House, Stanton Drew, North Somerset
#photography #StantonDrew #RoundHouse
Quirky thatched, whitewashed dwelling - with a pair of stags at the top.
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Sunset over South Bristol (this evening)
#photography #sunset #Bristol
Sunset
December 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Lichen art.
#photography #lichen #stone
Lichen on stone.
December 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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'Tis the season...
#photography #holly #berries
A branch of holly, with lots of berries.
December 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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#LightSnacksInASongOrMovie
The Falafel Guy
poster for 'The Fall Guy'
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Yves St Laurent's garden, Marrakech (Jardin Majorelle)
#photography #garden #fountain #tiles #Marrakech #Morocco
Fountain - a circle within a square. Blue tiles within red tiles.
December 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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#WorldCitiesInMoviesOrSongs
Cocaine Berlin
poster for 'Cocaine Bear'
December 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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River Chew, where it debouches into River Avon. Near Keynsham.
#photography #Chew #Avon #Portavon #Keynshaw
An arch of a bridge, over a river, surrounded by greenery.
December 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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It's taking over the world! One tower at a time.
#photography #moss #towers
An array of moss towers.
December 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Le Perdúne (penitents) processing in Taranto, Puglia.
#photography #Taranto #LePerdúne #Puglia
A boy stares at the camera, in front of a procession of robed walkers.
December 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Sometimes, at sunset, it's best to look the other way.
Sunset versus Totterdown.
#photography #sunset #Totterdown #sky
A sky tinged with the red of a sunset.
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Canonbury Road, Berkeley, Gloucestershire
#photography #Berkeley #house #Gloucestershire
Attractive Victorian house, with roses around the door.
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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I have written to my MP about this. I urge others to do the same. (Alt text can be cut'n'pasted.)
Why do HMG continue to contribute to the cesspit that is X (ex-Twitter)? Its algorithms skew right-ward & hate-ward. Its owner (Elon Musk) is openly hostile towards British law and practise, and is quite prepared to use his platform to attack them. Also, a substantial proportion of X postings come from bots - many from Russian propaganda operations, others from Iran, North Korea and hostile corporate . I fear that Ministers and MPs are gaining a false impression of the British; we really aren't that angry, that intolerant, that hateful. They may also be getting a false idea of the reach of their own postings - which are buried by the algorithms, unseen by constituents. It's not as if there are no alternatives. Neither Bluesky nor Mastodon have algorithms to be tweaked or corrupted. Both of these platforms offer the ability for HMG to self-verify their accounts, via their websites. In the case of Mastodon, HMG could run their very own instance, reataining comnplete control and security for their postings. It would be relative childsplay to start by mirroring HMG's existing X postings on Bluesky and/or Mastodon - with a view to transitioning away from that poisonous platform. Government's social media policy review is long overdue. I urge this goverment to use its considerable weight more judiciously.
December 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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All Saints, Wraxall, North Somerset
#photography #AllSaints #Wraxhall #Somerset #RoodScreen #Chancel
Church interior, facing rood screen & altar.
December 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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A path to...somewhere
#photography #path
A stone-lined path.
December 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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#YorkshireInSongsOrFilms
Before I Wakefield
poster for 'Before I Wake'
December 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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#YorkshireInSongsOrFilms
The Mad Hattercliffe
poster for 'The Mad Hatter'
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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#ASongOrMovieForKeepingWarm
Quilts
poster for 'Quills'
December 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Cleft for him. This is reputed to be the cave the hymnist sheltered from a sudden storm in, inspiring his writing of 'Rock of Ages'. Not sure why he didn't write 'Who Sent That Bloody Storm?'
In Burrington Combe.
#photography #RockOfAges #hymn #BurringtonCombe #Somerset
A roadside cave.
December 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM