Being Doris

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

Two young humans (9?) are unicycling and skateboarding down a quiet tree-lined street. Matching each other's pace, arms out for balance.
"WHOAAAING!" at their wobbles. (1)

In the north east of Scotland swimwear is often call ‘dookers’. To dook is to duck into water. See also dooking for apples at Hallowe’en.

🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A very tubby, woolly white dog (Poodle cross sheep?) is lying in a busy thoroughfare with her tummy on show.
People SHALL NOT PASS until they've paid tummy tax.
Pats and laughter ensue.
Doggy smiles and squirms of happiness in return. (1)

BREAKING: Peter Mandelson resigns from Labour to avoid causing "further embarrassment" to party as result of Epstein links.

🧵Spotted at a Kai* Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A cheerful man (30s?) resting on crutches, holds his arms out to an approaching group of people and roars: "Kia ora whānau!* So good to see you!"
He's asked what happened to his foot and looking abashed he laughs, saying: "My bike bit me eh." (1)

British response to the film about Melania Trump: If they were screening it for free at the bottom of my garden I'd shut the curtains.

🧵Spotted in a Supermarket in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A small human (3?) runs into the bakery section and starts jumping up and down
Mum asks: "What are you after Bub? What's up?"
Small Human gives Mum a heartfelt look before roaring. "I NEED THE BIG BUNS MUM! They are SO good!" (1)

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

Seen in Los Angeles

(Credit: Zurita Carpio)

🧵Spotted on a Morning Beach Walk in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A man (60s?) is rubbing sunscreen on his fidgeting partner's back as they stand next to their car.
Huffing she says: "Can you hurry up?"
He grins: "Shaddup and relax will ya? We've got nowhere to be but here." (1)

🧵Spotted On Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A woman (60s?) is waiting to cross the road with three small humans (3 to 7?)
Gran tells everyone to: "hold hands and ONE TWO THREE SKIP!" as the little man goes green.
Chaotic skipping and breathless giggles as they cross to the other side. (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A woman (20s?) in a sunny yellow gingham dress is standing in a sunbeam outside a cafe. Holding a tiny new human to her chest and gently rocking side to side. Looking down at Tiny New Human with a soft smile. This is love. (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A woman (70s?) wearing head-to-toe leopard print workout gear is walk-dancing down the street. Waving to friends who call out a hello and doing a little twirl on the spot when someone yells: "Look at you go!" (1)

Night night sweet dreamies

The most underrated act of kindness is letting people be
Let them mispronounce a word, talk too much about a show they love,
or get excited about something
you don’t understand
Everyone’s got something that lights them up
Let them shine

Donald Trump on the left smiling and holding a rat in his right hand. A cat sitting on a red velvet cushion on the left, staring at the camera.

OK, gotta be the best one. 😂
I actually laughed out loud at this one. 🏆

All the abuse by cis men in the world and somehow people have become obsessed with dehumanising the trans community instead - have seen anti trans activists celebrate Trump too, a convicted sexual abuser and Epstein island loyalty card holder

🧵Spotted While in Golden Bay in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A woman (60s?), with silver hair in a gloriously chaotic bun is walking down the street singing George Michael's "Freedom! '90". Grinning as a passing stranger (40s?) joins in the chorus with her. (1)

🧵Spotted Recently at the Beach in Aotearoa New Zealand:

Two teens (13 & 16?) and Nan are roaring "One! Two! Three! GO!" before all doing handstands. Legs flailing to stay straight in the air, heads underwater.
Teens come up first.
Nan wins!
A triumphant grin as she splashes them playfully. (1)

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers - Why you should listen to The Archers in 2026 We asked real-life fans why 2026 should be the year you start listening to The Archers.

I see names I know on here. :) #TheArchers

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...

I love a bit of you and sunshine on this snowy Scottish night .

Move aside 2024’s #DuvetKnowItsChristmas the 2025 version is here.

(I participated a couple of days before today - but am desperately hoping this doesn’t count against me too much!!)

Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025

You spectacularly generous people have raised £13k so far. We have a beyond-excited three year old likely to wake us at 5am, so it’s an early night here. I’ll have to catch up with the pix in the morning ♥️ #DuvetKnowItsChristmas

www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...

This is my favourite hash tag of the year. #DuvetKnowItsChristmas

🧵Spotted Recently While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A young human (9?) is walking through a shopping arcade at Mum's side.
Suddenly she realizes that all the floor tiles are an imaginary hopscotch grid! (Yay!)
She hops ahead, roaring back over her shoulder for Mum to copy.
(Mum does.) (1)

Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people

Fabulous!

Ohhh I had thought that too. How cool