Jack Fraser

small hours big time leaning into Monday clear sky over ordinary houses starriest night for a spell colder, going brittle, slightly cosmic

16/11/25 - nocturn

Poulnabrone Dolmen, a distinctive portal tomb under a leaden sky in the Burren. It consists of upright stones supporting an enormous flat capstone

Poulnabrone • The Burren

Situated in the heart of the Burren, Poulnabrone is one of Ireland's earliest dated megalithic tombs.

During excavations, the co-mingled remains of at least 36 individuals were recovered from the tomb chamber, largely dating from c.3800–3200 BC.

#Ireland #SpéirGhorm

I saw someone famous (Arabella Weir? Maybe?) once saying she only butters one side for lunchbox sarnies. And she meant 'only one interior side'. I felt sorry for her kids. #butterisbetter (NB I know butter is not a thing in your house. However 'spread' should still be spread on both interior sides.)

It's a little fella made from concrete. He's sitting on a bench and has three very damaged dogs (?) with him. Whoever painted this ensemble only had access to red paint and white paint. He has patched trousers and a beard. His coat is pink, his boots and hat and trousers and cheeks are red. The biggest dog has red eyebrows, all three dogs have red paws. It's a very grey damp day.

Sorting through some old photos I found this, which I am always as startled to see as I was when we actually saw it.

(On the way to the Dursey Island cable car in Co Cork. I don't know if it's still there. Let's hope not.)

Every time Academia recommend the @jimleary.bsky.social paper about the Marlborough Mound it makes me laugh. This is because a) I read it like eight years ago, the first time they recommended it b) they recommend it approx. five times a month. Are they in the pay of Big (artificial) Mound or what.

The first episode of The Clangers was originally broadcast on this day in 1969.

A fine autumn day. This is a five-stone circle (the stones are not large, maybe knee to waist height) with a stone row adjacent, the large stone in the photo (about 2.5m) is part of the row. The views are stunning, across to Killmakilloge Harbour and Knockatee mountain. There's another circle about 70m away, and the mediæval road from Kenmare to Castletownberehaven can be seen to the north.

#DailyMegalith #StandingStoneSunday

Cashelkeelty East stone circle, nr #Lauragh #CountyKerry #RepublicofIreland (2008)

It's quite a climb up here, through the dark damp woods, but well worth it.

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Congratulations! How lovely! 🍾🥂💐

Ah, congratulations! 💐🍾🥂

I think maybe people eat more (and stronger) dark chocolate now, which is more dangerous for them? (Having said that, our dog used to love to eat the chocolate off the discarded Turkish Delight when my mum got a box of Black Magic for Christmas so who knows.)

Ah, a TT postcard I reckon.

(maybe this gig?) imotorhead.com/tour-history...

Does he want a film camera, or a digital one? I have a Canon dslr, it’s an EOS 1300D, it’s quite old so you can get secondhand ones quite cheaply. I also have a little Sony point and shoot - a Cybershot - which is pretty good. (Mind you, my phone is also old so the camera is only ‘reasonably good’.)

Ooh it was exciting when I went to secondary school and met people from Oakley. Some of them lived in detached houses, such glamour. 😄

(Potter's Walk was part of the original new town centre development, Smiths moved from there to the 'even newer bit' in the 80s.)

All sixteen Doctors from Doctor Who in a flat graphic style against plain coloured backgrounds in a grid. Their numbers are written below them. Oh, and they have no faces or hands, it's just their costumes! Nearly forgot to mention that!

OK. All done. Pedants? I'm not interested, this is MY Doctors.
If you are interested in an A2 print I've decided to knock the price down so that it's £60 plus postage (assuming I get enough interest to make it worth my while)
Let me know here or in DMs if you are interested. Probably print 10.

The history of Bentham Pottery - Bentham Pottery Before Bentham Pottery My mum, Kathy, worked in the tax office in Preston in the 1950s and 60’s. When she was on maternity leave with my brother in 1965, her mum (my Gran) said that she would look aft...

This is just wonderful. Real village newsletter vibes.

the pinky-red 'cave effect' ceiling of the Gorge Cafe in Caversham.

I just did a bit more research, they were called Gorge Cafes I think - the one in Reading is in fact still there. Here's a pic from Trip Advisor showing the fake cave ceiling!

I guess this would be mid-70s early 80s, but I think the Reading one was still there in the 90s.

Scarisdale tree, Isle of Mull #Scotland #IsleofMull #Argyll damianshields.photoshelter.com/p/2026-calendar

Scarisdale tree, Isle of Mull #Scotland #IsleofMull #Argyll damianshields.photoshelter.com/p/2026-calendar

Ooh excellent

bloody hell. be careful!

there used to be one in Reading as well (and maybe elsewhere). I can't remember what they were actually called, I was very little. They had red vinyl banquette seating. The one in Winch was in a little sixties parade, off the high street.

OMG are you from Basingstoke?? You'll remember 'the dark bit where the pens lived' in Smiths when it was on Potters Walk then, maybe.

(Do you remember when Winchester had one of those weird 'cavern' restaurants with the fake cave walls, which I thought was what hell would look like?)

I had to take out all my piercings and destroy a bra for mine (it was a brain one).

Aha! I was sure they had some elements of uniform with a pattern made from the logo, but couldn't quite picture it. (Think I'm seeing orange and brown logo pattern on shirts/blouses actually but that is fairly splendid and gives a real sense of 'the dark bit' of our WH Smiths where the pens lived.)

Excellent.

We spent our whole holiday in wellies, amazing how comfy your actual boots are when you get to wear them! Like walking on clouds of angels.

Two grey mugs on a pine surface. Text reads W4 Art & Design Fair, St Alban's Church, South Parade, W4 5LG. 21 Bov 6-9pm. 22 Nov 10.30am–6pm.

THIRTY FIVE artists and makers under one roof showing their work. Wine, coffee, tea, sofas, jazz and buzz. Join us!

When we went to see Voyage I basically cried all the way through. It packed an extremely multi-layered emotional punch.

Yeah I don't mind too much if there's stuff to hold on to but I get 'the itchy legs of fear' if there isn't. We walked over a bridge in Sneem (Co Kerry) in September that has a grating thing so you can look down at the rocks/river and I was quite 'nope' about that.

Ha ha right? He hasn't posted since he said they were about to go up there so assume he has expired from horror.