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Last Year’s Man

@lastyearsman.bsky.social

Former engineer (EE & Comp Sci). Semiretired technical writer, occasional screenwriter. Liberal Socialist, Pagan Humanist, Agnostic Atheist. A gentle giant, a wiser wolf… Enjoy books, film, music, art, nature. Living with MS & PTSD.

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The Horn…

02.03.2026 00:19 — 👍 29    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

One of my all-time favourite albums…

01.03.2026 20:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If tracking protection is a consideration, DuckDuckGo or Brave are a better choice. I use Ecosia on occasion, but for the most part I prefer DuckDuckGo.

01.03.2026 19:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ecosia is a decent browser, and I like the fact that they plant a tree for every search. Its privacy protections are far better than Google’s Chrome, for example, but be aware that they do track your searches and they do share your IP address with advertisers.

01.03.2026 19:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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A few wispy moonlit clouds lent an ethereal quality to nighttime photography in Arches National Park.

#archesnationalpark #nightphotography #halftheparkisafterdark

01.03.2026 04:06 — 👍 255    🔁 29    💬 4    📌 0
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I can almost picture the silhouettes of giraffes in this one.
From Ebba gorge, Somerset.
#sunset #tree #silhouette #red #orange #fire #photography #ThrowbackThursday

26.02.2026 23:16 — 👍 151    🔁 15    💬 3    📌 0
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Until the children return...

#photography #photo #beach #sunset #nature
#dawn #sunrise #sky #landscape #seascape

01.03.2026 00:54 — 👍 102    🔁 10    💬 3    📌 1
my early morning winter walks to the beach, will end soon, the lighter mornings, , mean more time spent in the fields and woods.

my early morning winter walks to the beach, will end soon, the lighter mornings, , mean more time spent in the fields and woods.

Not the most productive morning on the beach, but at the end of the day, it doesn't even matter.
#EastCoastKin
#AyrBeach

28.02.2026 21:04 — 👍 440    🔁 29    💬 12    📌 0
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… end of winter …

28.02.2026 08:06 — 👍 48    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
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Distant light...

#photography #photo #beach #sunset #nature
#dawn #sunrise #sky #landscape #seascape

25.02.2026 13:25 — 👍 88    🔁 15    💬 1    📌 3

Perhaps now he’ll finally get that Nobel Peace Prize he’s been coveting…

28.02.2026 17:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

'War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.'
— George Orwell, 𝟣𝟫𝟪𝟦, c. 1949
— Donald Trump, c. 2026

28.02.2026 16:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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empty vessel
echoes of once
chaotic good
and bad avatars hung
manifestations scratching
at the doors untouched
reality is broken in two
and the red waters flow

#micropoetry #poetry #writerslife

28.02.2026 13:04 — 👍 44    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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On a cold winter's morning at Canada's majestic Niagara falls, the rising sun was hidden behind a cloud bank, but when it finally did break through, it lit the mist and thundering waters in beautiful light!

#photography #landscapephotography #naturephotography #bluesky #sunrise #nature #landscape

28.02.2026 14:01 — 👍 558    🔁 64    💬 16    📌 3
Pine trees covered in snow at Grand Teton National Park.

Pine trees covered in snow at Grand Teton National Park.

Snow-covered trees at Grand Teton National Park. November, 2018.

📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 100 mm – 1/150″ – f/11 – ISO 320
🏷️ #NationalParks #Photography

27.02.2026 17:11 — 👍 23    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A black and white photograph of the Washington state ferry approaching the Edmonds dock, with a cloudy overcast sky and rocks in the foreground

A black and white photograph of the Washington state ferry approaching the Edmonds dock, with a cloudy overcast sky and rocks in the foreground

The Washington State ferry approaching the Edmonds terminal

#Edmonds #PNW #BNW #ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono #Mono #PugetSound @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov #FerriesOnFriday #Photography #Scape

27.02.2026 15:22 — 👍 44    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1
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Always thank you for your presence and kindness. You are very welcome and thank you very much for your wonderful presence😘🫶♥️
For you. Palau Saverdera Wetlands. Girona. Catalonia.

26.02.2026 16:48 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Une peupleraie inondée où les troncs élancés se prolongent dans leurs reflets, brouillant la perception et rendant indistincte la limite entre l’eau et la terre.

Une peupleraie inondée où les troncs élancés se prolongent dans leurs reflets, brouillant la perception et rendant indistincte la limite entre l’eau et la terre.

Le monde à l’envers

26.02.2026 21:45 — 👍 23    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks again, Pipa, that is so beautiful! I especially like the mountain range in the background. I was born and raised in a mountainous region, and I’ve always found myself drawn to places with mountains. I guess that I view them as being sheltering—in a way, almost protective. 🫶🏼

26.02.2026 22:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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The Baiyang waterfall is one of many in Taroko Gorge. The marble gorge is one of only three in the world. It's a national park in Hualien, Taiwan.

#landscapephotography #landscape #naturephotography #nature #waterfalls #taiwan #asia #eastcoastkin #photography

26.02.2026 13:30 — 👍 374    🔁 57    💬 13    📌 1

Thank you, Pipa…
I always look forward to seeing your wonderful photographs.

26.02.2026 16:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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#photography #nature #flowers #nikon #85mm

25.02.2026 17:24 — 👍 70    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
Wrought iron gate and railings at night

Wrought iron gate and railings at night

Lasletts Almshouses, Worcester UK 19/2/2026
#Thursgate

26.02.2026 11:39 — 👍 206    🔁 16    💬 2    📌 2
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Going back into the archives to show you that the northern lights don't just show up in the winter. Here's a shot taken over Lake of the Woods in July of 2022. It was a really strong solar storm that day!

#northernlights #ontario #canada

25.02.2026 15:47 — 👍 507    🔁 36    💬 7    📌 1

Version 1.117.0.1317 has introduced a bug with iOS badge notifications. The badge counter will not reset, and refreshing the notifications, refreshing the feed, force-closing the app, or rebooting the device does not correct the issue.
iPhone 16, iOS version 26.3

26.02.2026 12:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Devil’s Bunker

#photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #landscape #westcoast #california #pacificocean #canon

25.02.2026 15:55 — 👍 45    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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The beauty of 'Las Lagunas de Gallocanta'. They are characterized by being salt water and are very far from the sea. Teruel. Aragón.🫠

26.02.2026 06:54 — 👍 44    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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🦋 Good Morning Everyone 🦋
~~~ Happy Wednesday ~~~

#Photography
#Northumberland 🇬🇧
#Nature
#Castles
#Sunrise
#TheGoldenHour

BAMBROUGH CASTLE
🧡 AT SUNRISE 🧡

25.02.2026 12:53 — 👍 214    🔁 47    💬 19    📌 0
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South Coast. #iceland #exploreiceland #nature #photography #travel

26.02.2026 05:01 — 👍 38    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Telling the survivor of sexual violence that they must forgive in order to heal is simply another form of victim-blaming.

26.02.2026 09:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0