Justin Walsh

The photograph shows Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor looking appalled, terrified and drunk.

Great royal portraits of the 21st century. Photo by Phil Noble.

Snow in north and east with difficult driving conditions - RÚV.is RÚV.is

#Snow in north and east #Iceland with difficult #driving conditions

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Which city is shown in the photo? Takk.

The contrast with springtime is striking because the lake was almost flooded then (the jetty was submerged and the water was creeping around the dam wall corners). This level is okay, but any rain at all would make things better.

The photo shows a small lake, surrounded by dry grass and a bare sandy shore. The water level is significantly lower than in the other photo.

The photo shows a small lake, surrounded by green grass. The water level is significantly higher than in the other photo, with the jetty submerged.

The level of my little lake, now and in October ‘25. It’s been a dry, hot summer.

Premium literature-ish spy novels, selected by @alexpreston.bsky.social at @fivebooks.com. Note for @sulli864.bsky.social: another recommendation for ‘Kolymsky Heights’.

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The Three Lives of William Conrad: More Than Just the ‘Heavy’ Film noir lovers know William Conrad from his hard-edged and menacing roles in vintage black-and-white films. Most people know him from 1970s and 1980s TV cop shows like “Cannon” and “Jake and the …

Here's my latest for @crimereads.bsky.social and it's about William Conrad, veteran film heavy, TV series lead, narrator of loco, wonderful cartoons and, most surprisingly, director of offbeat 1960s thrillers.

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What a team! Danger is their business.

What kind of dogs do you keep? Poppy (kelpie-jack russell) dispatched a couple of rabbits when she was a kid. She was fast enough to chase foxes and bush rats in the open but they disappeared in cover. She’ll still make a show of going after them, but her heart isn’t in it.

That line is also used in the Tom Hanks movie ‘That Thing You Do!’ (1996).

If the fox doesn’t cut the rabbit numbers, it will be up to me to do it. So I’ve been trying the think of a g*n as just another land care tool. Watching videos of culling done the right way has helped me get a bit more comfortable with it. However, this is a bad time to be getting into g*ns in NSW.

The photo shows a small fox silhouetted in late-afternoon sunshine in a farm garden.

I have a fox lurking around here and I would be glad if it culled some bunnies, but it seems to have no clue about stealthy hunting.

'Sickening': Courtney's doctor did seven surgeries that experts say she never needed Pathology from Courtney's seven surgeries with Dr Simon Gordon repeatedly showed no signs of endometriosis. The surgeries left her medically infertile.

BREAKING from me #4Corners: Why did top gynaecologist Simon Gordon perform 7 surgeries for "severe" #endometriosis on Courtney Paton, when pathology results repeatedly showed no signs of endometriosis? Why did he remove Courtney's ovaries & uterus by time she was 25? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

AUSTRALIAN CRIME FICTION – FEBRUARY 2026: REVIEWS AND PREVIEWS Some short reviews and a quick look at a forthcoming new release by Australian crime maestro, Sarah Bailey. What The Bones Know by Kirstyn McDermott (HQ, 24 February 2026) Kirstyn McDermott’s…

Australian crime gets off to a strong start in 2026 with some good new February releases and a promising new book by the stellar Sarah Bailey in April @fearofemeralds.bsky.social @fionathehardy.bsky.social Louise Jordan
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Last fortnight on AustCrime again included a lot of new / upcoming releases and acquisitions, and some reminders of reviews - #Fiction and #NonFiction

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Alarmingly dumb reporting on @9news.bsky.social TV news this evening. 1. Trump administration ‘has repealed a scientific finding’. Rejected, maybe, but not repealed. 2. It’s time to ‘stock up on stamps’ before the price goes up. That’s not how the post works.

The K’gari-set one looks like fun.

‘the new Bridgewater Bridge’ – sounds a bit like Bridgey McBridgeface.

Congrats on the drizzle. A small win.

Photo of Nina Persson

Photo of the Nomads

Swedish 🇸🇪 music dream: Nina Persson was my girlfriend and we went to see the Nomads. 💙💛

Photograph of the setting sun behind a gum tree, with a small lake in the foreground.

Sunset yesterday.

‘Chisholm [the magistrate] - who sat down to read the entire book [surely an obvious and basic step en route to deciding the case] - found the female protagonist was implied to be a child despite repeated references to her being 18’ – i.e. she believed the implicit than the explicit.

Sydney author guilty of child abuse after book, Daddy’s Little Toy, depicted adult role-playing as toddler Christian charity executive, Lauren Mastrosa, pen name Tori Woods, found to have written novel that ‘sexually objectifies children’

I’m astonished that this prosecution succeeded. I thought it would be tossed out on day 1.

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Soul Man in his Soul Kitchen

A big dose of chlorine helped for a while, but I think the system needs modern filters.

Better here, by comparison. Mid-30s again, with westerly wind, ‘Shower or two’ forecast but it won’t happen. Fruit trees fading, flower beds torched. We got 30 minutes of light drizzle last weekend. Garden tanks low, bore pump broken, house tank at 50% (and stinky).

You are the Soul Man.

Indian food in Norway and it looks great.

This international restaurant-spotting bot is a good follow.

I did, too . . . but this one has proved worth it for Wordle Bot and the big crossword, which is hard work and good fun.

I saw a Games subscription offer for about $2 and grabbed it – the Bot is the best part. I’ve learned a few things from its reviews.