Petra
@yorkhobbit.bsky.social
Desk-based archaeologist (with some added data science), Steampunk Border Morris musician and fan of beagles.
Avid Archers listener.
Avid Archers listener.
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This took me about 45 seconds.
January 18, 2026 at 8:38 PM
This took me about 45 seconds.
Thank you @colleendoran.bsky.social, @terrypratchett.bsky.social and @dunmanifestin.bsky.social. Sorry about the bad photo.
October 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Thank you @colleendoran.bsky.social, @terrypratchett.bsky.social and @dunmanifestin.bsky.social. Sorry about the bad photo.
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🍁🦊Competition time! To celebrate the coming of autumn, win a cornucopia of delights! A signed copy of my book, Reynard the Fox & accompanying journal, A Fox for All Seasons, Apple & Blackberry chocolate, cinnamon knots, Caramelised biscuit tea & a fine fox companion. Follow, like & repost to win! 🦊🍂
August 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🍁🦊Competition time! To celebrate the coming of autumn, win a cornucopia of delights! A signed copy of my book, Reynard the Fox & accompanying journal, A Fox for All Seasons, Apple & Blackberry chocolate, cinnamon knots, Caramelised biscuit tea & a fine fox companion. Follow, like & repost to win! 🦊🍂
Today would have been my Dad’s 83rd birthday, this is him with my sister, me and Julie the first family beagle.
August 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Today would have been my Dad’s 83rd birthday, this is him with my sister, me and Julie the first family beagle.
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English folk music - the traditional equivalent of Country and Western?
July 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
English folk music - the traditional equivalent of Country and Western?
First day back at work tomorrow after 9 weeks in hospital and 8 weeks convalescing at home. I suspect most of my day will be spent waiting for my password to be reset as I can’t remember what it was and it has well and truly expired anyway.
July 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
First day back at work tomorrow after 9 weeks in hospital and 8 weeks convalescing at home. I suspect most of my day will be spent waiting for my password to be reset as I can’t remember what it was and it has well and truly expired anyway.
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New AHRC Doctoral Focal Award PhDs aimed at candidates based in the Scottish Highlands & Islands to develop in-situ research capacity.
"A Golden Thread: Crafting the Creative Economy from Scotland’s Highlands, Lowlands & Islands’, aims to strengthen Scotland’s craft sector..."
tinyurl.com/tkx7b66z
"A Golden Thread: Crafting the Creative Economy from Scotland’s Highlands, Lowlands & Islands’, aims to strengthen Scotland’s craft sector..."
tinyurl.com/tkx7b66z
The Open University
The OU in Scotland is a core partner in a significant new investment from the AHRC as part of its Doctoral Focal Awards programme.
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July 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
New AHRC Doctoral Focal Award PhDs aimed at candidates based in the Scottish Highlands & Islands to develop in-situ research capacity.
"A Golden Thread: Crafting the Creative Economy from Scotland’s Highlands, Lowlands & Islands’, aims to strengthen Scotland’s craft sector..."
tinyurl.com/tkx7b66z
"A Golden Thread: Crafting the Creative Economy from Scotland’s Highlands, Lowlands & Islands’, aims to strengthen Scotland’s craft sector..."
tinyurl.com/tkx7b66z
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New research report from Historic England on the benefits of local #heritage listing: historicengland.org.uk/research/res...
Local Heritage Lists: The National Perspective | Historic England
Research Report for Local Heritage Lists: The National Perspective
historicengland.org.uk
July 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
New research report from Historic England on the benefits of local #heritage listing: historicengland.org.uk/research/res...
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Wow!
Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
March 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Wow!
Thanks to the drop in temperature this week it was down to 7.7 degrees in the pond today.
March 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Thanks to the drop in temperature this week it was down to 7.7 degrees in the pond today.
8.7 in the water and a beautiful sunny morning at Pool Bridge Farm today.
March 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
8.7 in the water and a beautiful sunny morning at Pool Bridge Farm today.
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60 years ago, a girl called Caroline posed for the illustrations in ‘Levers, Pulleys and Engines’ (1963)
It was important to the editor that boy and girls should be equal participants in the experiments. Caroline was his daughter
International Day of Women In Science
It was important to the editor that boy and girls should be equal participants in the experiments. Caroline was his daughter
International Day of Women In Science
February 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
60 years ago, a girl called Caroline posed for the illustrations in ‘Levers, Pulleys and Engines’ (1963)
It was important to the editor that boy and girls should be equal participants in the experiments. Caroline was his daughter
International Day of Women In Science
It was important to the editor that boy and girls should be equal participants in the experiments. Caroline was his daughter
International Day of Women In Science
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Guerilla advertising seen in the London Metro
March 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Guerilla advertising seen in the London Metro
6.9 degrees in the lake today, celebrating Spring with lemon cake.
March 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
6.9 degrees in the lake today, celebrating Spring with lemon cake.
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For two men who have professed such hostility towards taking the knee, they are surprisingly happy to do it for Putin, in the Oval Office, in full view of the world’s media.
February 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
For two men who have professed such hostility towards taking the knee, they are surprisingly happy to do it for Putin, in the Oval Office, in full view of the world’s media.
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Gardaí are seeking the public's help in tracing the whereabouts of Eamon Tsekiri (24) who has been reported missing from the Sheriff Street Dublin 1 area since Sunday.
Eamon was last seen at around 5:00am on Sunday morning in the Sheriff Street and IFSC areas of Dublin 1.
Eamon was last seen at around 5:00am on Sunday morning in the Sheriff Street and IFSC areas of Dublin 1.
February 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Gardaí are seeking the public's help in tracing the whereabouts of Eamon Tsekiri (24) who has been reported missing from the Sheriff Street Dublin 1 area since Sunday.
Eamon was last seen at around 5:00am on Sunday morning in the Sheriff Street and IFSC areas of Dublin 1.
Eamon was last seen at around 5:00am on Sunday morning in the Sheriff Street and IFSC areas of Dublin 1.
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Hold the phone!! 🤩
We've tipped over 10k followers!! 😃😍🥳
That's all the excuse we need to re-post our Death Star-Hypocaust film, because you can see it too often.
Thanks to everyone for making it such fun getting here. 😘😘
We've tipped over 10k followers!! 😃😍🥳
That's all the excuse we need to re-post our Death Star-Hypocaust film, because you can see it too often.
Thanks to everyone for making it such fun getting here. 😘😘
February 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Hold the phone!! 🤩
We've tipped over 10k followers!! 😃😍🥳
That's all the excuse we need to re-post our Death Star-Hypocaust film, because you can see it too often.
Thanks to everyone for making it such fun getting here. 😘😘
We've tipped over 10k followers!! 😃😍🥳
That's all the excuse we need to re-post our Death Star-Hypocaust film, because you can see it too often.
Thanks to everyone for making it such fun getting here. 😘😘
6.2 degrees this week , swam a little longer. Now celebrating with a piece of excellent coffee cake.
February 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
6.2 degrees this week , swam a little longer. Now celebrating with a piece of excellent coffee cake.
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ESRI is updating their basemaps automatically to incorporate The Gulf of America starting tomorrow 2/20.
Unrelatedly, here's a workflow that you can use to manually edit your vector basemap labels: www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
Unrelatedly, here's a workflow that you can use to manually edit your vector basemap labels: www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
Changing Labels in Esri Vector Basemaps
Esri Vector Basemaps provide the flexibility to make custom changes to map labels on the map by quickly editing the JSON through our VTSE.
www.esri.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
ESRI is updating their basemaps automatically to incorporate The Gulf of America starting tomorrow 2/20.
Unrelatedly, here's a workflow that you can use to manually edit your vector basemap labels: www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
Unrelatedly, here's a workflow that you can use to manually edit your vector basemap labels: www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
The full set of plants I can’t kill. Also vegetarian/vegan carnivorous plants.
February 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The full set of plants I can’t kill. Also vegetarian/vegan carnivorous plants.
At last plants I can’t kill (I don’t do it deliberately)
February 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
At last plants I can’t kill (I don’t do it deliberately)
4.2 degrees in the water calls for tea and cake (ok I have cake every time I come and the cafe is open).
February 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
4.2 degrees in the water calls for tea and cake (ok I have cake every time I come and the cafe is open).
Post sauna and dip tea and cake as it’s my birthday.
February 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Post sauna and dip tea and cake as it’s my birthday.