Paul B 〓〓
@whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social
Beer, cricket, books, photography and the odd loosely coherent rant...
Fixed the BBC's video of Trump's "award".
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Fixed the BBC's video of Trump's "award".
How it started/How it ends...
December 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
How it started/How it ends...
"And the moon was a ghostly galleon, tossed upon the cloudy seas..."
December 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"And the moon was a ghostly galleon, tossed upon the cloudy seas..."
I never left.
Pretty sure it's your round, btw!
Pretty sure it's your round, btw!
December 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I never left.
Pretty sure it's your round, btw!
Pretty sure it's your round, btw!
Solent 30/11/25
📷 Own Picture
📷 Own Picture
November 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Solent 30/11/25
📷 Own Picture
📷 Own Picture
Are you sure that is not Zeus? (Clash of the Titans, 1981)
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Are you sure that is not Zeus? (Clash of the Titans, 1981)
Oh, and this, of course...
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Oh, and this, of course...
Just me and the open fire, here!
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Just me and the open fire, here!
Been watching Clive James: Postcard from Rome on BBC4. They don't make TV like this anymore, sadly.
November 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Been watching Clive James: Postcard from Rome on BBC4. They don't make TV like this anymore, sadly.
"Roxxxxxxxxxxxxxxanne!"
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"Roxxxxxxxxxxxxxxanne!"
The answer might be in here...
November 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The answer might be in here...
A Black Series Kyle Katarn figure? Yes please!
(And they'd better do a Jan Ors figure to go with it!)
(And they'd better do a Jan Ors figure to go with it!)
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A Black Series Kyle Katarn figure? Yes please!
(And they'd better do a Jan Ors figure to go with it!)
(And they'd better do a Jan Ors figure to go with it!)
Must be somewhere near Chichester...
Misty Cross (06/11/25)
Misty Cross (06/11/25)
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Must be somewhere near Chichester...
Misty Cross (06/11/25)
Misty Cross (06/11/25)
If you see this, post a #StaaaarrrTrek
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
If you see this, post a #StaaaarrrTrek
Looks like we can add "sexing up" to the charges against the Beeb!
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Looks like we can add "sexing up" to the charges against the Beeb!
After a fraught afternoon's travel, I'm in one of my favourite pubs, with one of my favourite beers (The Hole in the Wall, Southsea, and Urban Island Mosaic). Been far too long since I was last here...
November 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
After a fraught afternoon's travel, I'm in one of my favourite pubs, with one of my favourite beers (The Hole in the Wall, Southsea, and Urban Island Mosaic). Been far too long since I was last here...
"Have similar implications?" Don't know what I was drinking last night!
Leaves on the line can cause problems as well, such as at Salisbury in 2021.
Leaves on the line can cause problems as well, such as at Salisbury in 2021.
November 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"Have similar implications?" Don't know what I was drinking last night!
Leaves on the line can cause problems as well, such as at Salisbury in 2021.
Leaves on the line can cause problems as well, such as at Salisbury in 2021.
A film you've seen more than 7 times with a GIF
November 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A film you've seen more than 7 times with a GIF
Having finally finished the book at the weekend, I watched the BBC version of Smiley's People, starring Alec Guinness, over the last two nights. Never seen it before, and was surprised just how close they stuck to the book. They don't make TV like that anymore... Guinness was terrific!
October 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Having finally finished the book at the weekend, I watched the BBC version of Smiley's People, starring Alec Guinness, over the last two nights. Never seen it before, and was surprised just how close they stuck to the book. They don't make TV like that anymore... Guinness was terrific!
Now wondering whether The Doctor visited Roman Cirencester...
October 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Now wondering whether The Doctor visited Roman Cirencester...
Curator Rob agrees!
October 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Curator Rob agrees!