: All four moorhen chicks on the bank this morning. Will feed themselves but some still prefer to be …
: Sunken garden at Burton Manor this morning.
: Comma butterfly this morning at Ness Gardens.
: From Hoylake last week, post box topper commemorating lifeboats.
: Walked along Hoylake promenade this morning before it got hot.
: Overcast day brightened somewhat by an overflight by geese.
: All four moorhen chicks feeding this morning (three visible here). No swallows, possible …
: Good news! All four of the moorhen chicks out on the bank today despite some of the mallards being …
: New to me: Magpie moth, species used by University of Liverpool zoologist Leonard Doncaster to show …
: No ducks for some reason (later in the day) but moorhens wary nonetheless. Three chicks (one shown …
: Remarkable win by Dan Evans in the US Open. 🎾
: Moorhen chicks sadly down to three, two of which shown here.
: Decided to consolidate my blogs and downgrade from Premium, hopefully to add a little focus. Please …
: View of the walled garden at Royden. Unfortunately closed by the time we got there so this is a peek …
: A lot of fallen leaves in the wake of Storm Lillian but nothing else major I could see this morning. …
: Three of the now four moorhen chicks came onto the bank along with their parents and juvenile …
: Just watched Children of Men. Saw it in the cinema on first release. What a remarkable movie it is. …
: Just finished season 9 of Suits. Yes, I know, better late than never. 📺
: Giving pliability a whirl as it covers an area I’m deficient in at present. Liking it so far …
: Started listening to A History of the World in 10½ Chapters by Julian Barnes. 📚
: Watched The Fall Guy over the past two nights. General feeling was that it improved as it went on. …
: Super low-level flypast by a flock of greylag geese during this morning’s perambulation. Wish …
: Finished The Noise of Time, a fictional biography of Shostakovich by Julian Barnes. Warmed to it …
: Sweetcorn in a local field. Not a crop I recall from my youth or even a decade ago for that matter. …
: Listening to The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes. Not sure about this one.📚
: Not a great photo but I hope you can see two infant moorhens, one at the top, the other at the …
: Good summary of current COVID situation in UK looking forward to winter. Concerning. …
: Finished listening to The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes, an extended and enjoyable riff on …
: An overcast, somewhat rainy day. Contrary to the old adage, there were no ducks in evidence. A few …
: Also, a quick visit to the Williamson Art Gallery to see some new and refreshed exhibitions.
: Lovely day for a walk around Birkenhead Park.
: Given I’m on a Julian Barnes streak, I decided to watch The Sense of an Ending (based on his …
: Lots of Convolvulus flowering. Apparently this pattern is caused by insects attacking the bud. …
: Greenway on this morning’s perambulation.
: Distant view of a maintenance platform out in Liverpool Bay this afternoon.
: New fun music video from local band News from Neptune 🎵📺 www.youtube.com/watch
: Very gentle perambulation this morning. Going to get to 25C today and fairly warm already, albeit …
: Enjoyed England, England by Julian Barnes. A clever conceit well-executed. Currently listening to …
: Fed the ducks this morning. No juveniles this year alas, I think the heron had them. Last year there …
: Have enjoyed not only the athletics but also the medal ceremonies. Liking the national anthems of …
: A different plot twist would have been good for the men’s 400m.
: Super-exciting mens 1500m last night with excellent plot twist at the end.
: So pleased for Keely. Great race, great winner.
: Listening to England, England by Julian Barnes. 📚
: A woman born before her time, singer-songwriter Connie Converse www.bbc.com/news/arti…
: Great first day of track & field athletics at the Olympics with an outstanding 10K at the end.
: From Wednesday, blue plaque on Frankby Hall commemorating one of its most notable residents, Maude …
: Latest update from Christina Pagel on UK Covid-19 levels. …
: TIL that the song Cloudbusting by Kate Bush is about psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich or rather his …
: Saw remainder of Koyaanisqatsi. Remarkable movie if a little wearing at times. I’d forgotten …
: Frankby Hall in the sunshine this morning, part of my perambulation.
: Ducks by the mere this morning. Numbers up by three to 15.
: As someone who lives in the region my thoughts are very much with the people of Southport affected …
: Team GB blown away by the sheer athleticism of USA in women’s rugby.
: Good to see Silo returning in November. Enjoyed the first series. 📺 …
: Amazing gold medal win in the mountain bike by Tom Pidcock after losing 30 sec due to a puncture 🏅
: Watched half of Koyaanisqatsi. Remarkable movie and soundtrack (score by Philip Glass). Saving the …
: Rose bay willow herb adding a dash of colour this morning.
: Watched the Olympics opening ceremony. It took a little while to get going but once night fell the …
: The deep history of Liverpool’s famous Cavern Club. Glen Huntley knocking it out of the park …
: Predictably high body count and doubtless somewhat fanciful but nevertheless I rather enjoyed Guy …
: Put the what3words app on the new phone just in case.
: Dunno about the corn but the ragwort is certainly high. Not much insect life, maybe later. 📷
: Getting a feel for micro.blog. No likes, hashtags, reposts, follow/er counts, limited search. Low …
: I’m indifferent to most of the London Grammar remixes but the Hey Now remix by French duo The …
: And also from yesterday, the archetypal beach view looking towards West Kirby and Hoylake with …
: From yesterday, a favourite view looking down the footpath from the Wirral Way to Heswall Field, …
: And the Olympics start today with men’s soccer and rugby sevens. BBC News - …
: Christina Pagel’s first thoughts on the Hallett Report on UK response to Covid-19, module 1. …
: Fair number of butterflies on the path down to Heswall Field from the Wirral Way, notably Large …
: Delightful walk along the beach at Thurstaston followed by coffee and scone at the visitors centre …
: Some of the #athletics highlights at the forthcoming Olympics. BBC News - Athletics stars, …
: Came across a new non-Linden viewer (well, new to me) still under development but visually rather …
: A slightly overcast day with a very fine mizzle at times. A good perambulation, ducks on the mere …
: The soundtrack of the last week or so has come courtesy of London Grammar. As ever, I’m late …
: My first impression is that the tone on micro.blog is generally more positive and less sarcastic. I …
: Getting back to micro.blog after pulling the plug on my Mastodon instance. History suggests …
: Pleasant walk in Birkenhead Upper Park. Coot busy feeding its young on the lake.
: The last couple of weekends we went to Calderstones Park on the outskirts of Liverpool. It has …
: Not enough on TV+ to keep me hooked at present. I’ve enjoyed much of what I’ve seen and …
: Finished binge-watching the first three seasons of New Amsterdam. The coverage of the pandemic from …
: Liking Kagi’s ability to summarise and query YT videos
: Watching Suspicion on AppleTV+. Nice and twisty, think I’ll stay with it. 📺
: handy tool for converting a web page to markdown urltomarkdown.com
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The Huskisson memorial tablet at Parkside
{{< summary >}}Conjecture on the evolution of the memorial to William Huskisson MP at Parkside …
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The Ducal Carriage
{{< summary >}}Conjecture on a possible seating plan for the ducal carriage on the Opening Day …
: Well, after my gentle criticism of Masters of the Air, this week’s episode moved in exactly …
: Have now created separate blogs for the Auvers and Liverpool & Manchester Railway content. …
: Getting to grips with moving blogs from sites that don’t support export. One good reason to be …
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Manchester and the way back: The Death of Huskisson, Part 3
{{< summary >}}What happened to the trains when they arrived in Manchester and how they got …
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Hulton of Hulton: The Death of Huskisson, Part 2
{{< summary >}}What happened after George Stephenson departed Parkside and some background on …
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Joseph Brandreth: The Death of Huskisson, Part 1
{{< summary >}}What happened to MP William Huskisson and the role of medic Joseph …
: Interactions with Mastodon and the Fediverse OK, so with cross-posting to Mastodon set-up, the default is to cross-post even when the option is …
: Masters of the Air Masters of the Air on AppleTV+ is as visually impressive and vicariously experiential as any …
: Enjoyed Criminal Record on AppleTV+. Leads Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo both excellent. Plot …
: Ah, so date finally announced for release of Napoleon on Apple TV+, namely 1st March. 📽📺
: Today I learned that micro.blog uses emoji instead of hashtags and that Windows will popup a …
: Terraforming again I normally use Kayaker Magic’s product on the Kitely Market for terraforming in OpenSim but …
: Link format for micro.blog This foxed me for a while as I was expecting some kind of unique user-post id. The format of links …
: Thoughts on assets I’m increasingly using low poly assets from Luma Genie to populate my builds. They’re …
: Loving Vincent We were given a DVD for Christmas called Loving Vincent. This chronicles an investigation into the …