Tom Kitching
@tom-kitching.bsky.social
Fiddle player, author, tarboater.
Salford rugby league fan, very average chess player, grower of vegetables.
Gigs, shop, more info at,
http://www.tomkitching.co.uk
Salford rugby league fan, very average chess player, grower of vegetables.
Gigs, shop, more info at,
http://www.tomkitching.co.uk
I managed to film a dragonfly breathing.
August 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I managed to film a dragonfly breathing.
Newly emerged (teneral) male common darter by my pond this morning. Wings silvery as they are soft and need the sun to harden. The colour will quickly change to red over the next day or so.
July 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Newly emerged (teneral) male common darter by my pond this morning. Wings silvery as they are soft and need the sun to harden. The colour will quickly change to red over the next day or so.
Four spot chaser on Chat moss, I think my best dragonfly photo so far.
July 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Four spot chaser on Chat moss, I think my best dragonfly photo so far.
A vividly coloured migrant hawker
July 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A vividly coloured migrant hawker
Four spot chaser, body darkened with age, on the Somerset levels today.
July 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Four spot chaser, body darkened with age, on the Somerset levels today.
A scarce chaser, photographed today on the fens northwest of Wisbech. First time I have ever seen this insect.
July 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A scarce chaser, photographed today on the fens northwest of Wisbech. First time I have ever seen this insect.
Witch marks at Halsway Manor, Somerset
June 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Witch marks at Halsway Manor, Somerset
Not feeling well so fire up the popular marsupial themed food delivery app. I don’t *think* this is where I am.
June 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Not feeling well so fire up the popular marsupial themed food delivery app. I don’t *think* this is where I am.
My father photographed this four spot chaser by the pond my sister and I dug two winters ago.
May 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My father photographed this four spot chaser by the pond my sister and I dug two winters ago.
New dragonflies emerging from my pond
May 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
New dragonflies emerging from my pond
An abandoned teddy bear in Leicestershire yesterday
May 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
An abandoned teddy bear in Leicestershire yesterday
I had a lovely night performing with Paul Hutchinson in Loughborough.
May 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I had a lovely night performing with Paul Hutchinson in Loughborough.
I’ve not tried to promote anything on Bluesky yet, so here goes. These are my upcoming tour dates. It’s my show about the waterways of England. Take a look, maybe give us a share!
Here’s a bit of it,
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_dfq...
Tickets + info,
www.tomkitching.co.uk/upcoming-gigs/
Here’s a bit of it,
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_dfq...
Tickets + info,
www.tomkitching.co.uk/upcoming-gigs/
April 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I’ve not tried to promote anything on Bluesky yet, so here goes. These are my upcoming tour dates. It’s my show about the waterways of England. Take a look, maybe give us a share!
Here’s a bit of it,
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_dfq...
Tickets + info,
www.tomkitching.co.uk/upcoming-gigs/
Here’s a bit of it,
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_dfq...
Tickets + info,
www.tomkitching.co.uk/upcoming-gigs/
Motivational poster on the wall of a B&B in Broadstairs
April 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Motivational poster on the wall of a B&B in Broadstairs
From within an ancient oak in deepest Cheshire
April 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
From within an ancient oak in deepest Cheshire
I was lucky enough to see a long eared owl hunting this evening.
April 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I was lucky enough to see a long eared owl hunting this evening.
The leafy Cheshire village of Bickerton. Fucking slackers for over 42 years.
April 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The leafy Cheshire village of Bickerton. Fucking slackers for over 42 years.
I’m going to rebuild this old Cheshire Souling horse
March 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I’m going to rebuild this old Cheshire Souling horse
Absolutely obsessed with the Whale in the coat of arms of the Basque village of Ondarroa.
March 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Absolutely obsessed with the Whale in the coat of arms of the Basque village of Ondarroa.
I visited The Marton Oak, England’s largest tree by circumference at 44ft. The middle has entirely rotted away, leaving three separate trunks connected by the roots. It’s estimated to be 1200-1400 years old. It’s in someone’s back garden so you have to ask permission to meet it.
March 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I visited The Marton Oak, England’s largest tree by circumference at 44ft. The middle has entirely rotted away, leaving three separate trunks connected by the roots. It’s estimated to be 1200-1400 years old. It’s in someone’s back garden so you have to ask permission to meet it.
HM Bateman cartoon
February 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
HM Bateman cartoon