Gary Ismay

Macro photo of the centre of a dahlia flower. The middle is deep burgundy and there are bright orange stamens and the petals are crimson fading to bright orange

Have a close up of a dahlia to brighten your timeline.
#bloomscrolling #flowers #gardening

I added this feature ages ago for circular routes. I’ve been meaning to get it working for a to b and custom routes, but have been sidetracked with other, mostly outdoor, stuff. Need to get my head back into it 🗺️📍🧭

In my case there is usually a similar heart rate chart to go with it 😬

Photo of a hand holding a mug of coffee in a Levens Hall mug in front of some gravel and a plant. Behind is some red cedar cladding

Afternoon coffee from the new bench ☕️
Going to do a tip trip later to get rid of the last load of dug up soil before starting on the next phase of the garden work…🪏
#alfresco #coffee #garden

Down by the river

The trail in the woods

The wall

Farnley church

Absolutely gorgeous 11 miles of slow #trailrunning on my Wednesday off. Lots of ramblers about and a bit of storm damage but overall, perfect day for a slow gazelle!
#trailrun

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Photo of an antique metal two seater garden bench on some sandy coloured gravel. In the foreground is a pot of pink chrysanthemum

The bench arrived this evening. Just in time for the good weather forecast next week 👍

a cartoon dog says squirrel to a man Alt: a cartoon dog says squirrel to a man (it’s the dog from the Pixar animation UP)

Crazy. I wish I could get unspeakably large bonuses for not paying attention at work.

Photo of the front of an anthracite coloured garden office with a trench door. To the left of the step are three potted plants of different types and sizes and there is a smaller potted plant to the right, all sat on sandy coloured gravel

The area around my coding shed is starting to look a bit more interesting. Added a mexican orange blossom behind the dahlias and a pot of chrysanths. Will be adding more wildness soon 🌿
#coding #shedlife #gardening #flowers

What if we created a trail system connecting all our #NationalParks #NationalLandscapes #NationalParkCities #NationalTrails #NationalScenicAreas?

Here's a go using @slowwaysuk.bsky.social routes. And Eddie Jones + team have already started walking a version of it!

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*stay

Screenshot if bbc news article showing the headline “How to stay safe during a storm and what to do in a power cut” the photo underneath shows someone walking across a road in the pouring rain. There is a bus beyond heading their way.

This article on BBC news on how to stage safe during a storm shows someone walking in front of a bus while looking at their phone 🤔🤨

Photo showing a sandy coloured gravel area with stepping stones towards a small raised border with new plants and trellis. It’s all between a wood side of a shed on the left and a garage wall on the right

Finished off our gravelly Mediterranean area at the side of the garden office as although windy it stopped raining and is actually quite warm out. Awaiting delivery of a bench to go against the wall then that’s that bit done and can start putting some pots and stuff in.
#gardening #diy #pimmsoclock

The Renewable Illusion: Why Fossil Fuels Keep Winning Global renewables hit records in 2024, but fossil fuel use still rises. Here’s why solar’s surge isn’t enough—and what the latest energy data really shows.

1. This is something I've been saying for 25 years, but it's hard to get many people to listen. What counts is not the new energy sources you add, but the old ones you retire. Unfortunately it's politically easier to build renewables than to shutter fossil fuels.🧵
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Finished laying the last two slabs today, although they were only half the size of the others so a lot easier. Filled around the ones I laid yesterday with gravel, added soil and compost to the new raised border and put the plants in. Will finish tomorrow, Storm Floris permitting!
#gardening #diy

As described in the post! Moss covered stone walls either side.

Cobbled car-free lane with railing on one side between #HebdenBridge and Heptonstall included in one or two @slowwaysuk.bsky.social routes. Difficult to show how steep it is! #Cat curled around a metal railing post. #Cats #Yorkshire

Greggs down by the river

Last coffee of the day down by the river.

Trails through the woods

Well, that was a tough but enjoyable 7 mile trail run. There were a lot of people about, necessitating a lot of route changes, which is quite mentally tiring but still adds up to a nice run in the sun 🍹😎

Growing slowly but heading in the right direction 👍

Good to see a couple of new people on the high score table. The more the merrier, joining the fight against the hordes…. 👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾
#gaming #gamedev #indiegamedev

An old mill and its reflection in a mill pond. Cow parsley flowers in the foreground. Photo is portrait oriented to include the tall chimney and its reflection. Dull sky, sadly.

#SilentSunday Gibson's Mill, #HebdenBridge #Yorkshire #Reflections

Right, just finished laying some slabs which I’ll surround with gravel tomorrow. Annoyingly the last one has a hairline crack exactly down the middle, but it’s bedded on hardcore and mortar so hopefully it’ll be ok.
Grrrr. Done in now, so pizza beckons 🍕🪏🪴
#gardening #diy

Image shown the hike maker icon and name on top of a map that had a number of iPhones arranged on it showing various screens for the app

Fancy a walk🚶‍♂️but don’t know where? 🧭 Hike Maker can generate a random circular route at the distance or steps 🥾 you choose that starts and finishes where you are 📍
#hike #walk #outdoors #trails #fitness

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a swamp with a house in the background and a few trees Alt: a swamp with a house in the background and a few trees. An alien tripod from war of the worlds stomps down next to Tom cruises character. There is lots of dark red weeds over the ground

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Roasting coffee gives me great pleasure. Anybody wants samples sent?

Close up photo of a dahlia red petals and bright orange stamens

Close up photo of a bright yellow flower - a rudbekia

Morning!
#Bloomscrolling #flowers #gardening

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Fried eggs, chips, beans and beer and wine with eclectic choice of music

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