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Allan Pringle
@allanpringle.bsky.social
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'He's right behind me, isn't he?'
Geodesist, metrologist, trigonometrist.
Flumpet impresario, biscuiteer, misanthropic bear.
AI sceptic.
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oldenoughtosay.com ❄️mari-lwyd odent❄️ @oldenoughtosay.com · Apr 23
regular reminder that we can trace features of autism through folklore back to like, the prehistoric era. the fuck do you think ‘changelings’ were
April 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
That's a trig pillar you wouldn't be too put out about being assigned.
Well, on a day like that at least...
drtobydriver.bsky.social Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · Apr 24
Bore da / good morning! A welcome cuppa at the deserted summit of Cader Idris (893m) in #Eryri/#Snowdonia national park, with an incredible cloud inversion - a first for me ☀️☀️
A trig point and mountain summit in the sun, with clouds below
April 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Reposted by Allan Pringle
pottedhistory.bsky.social
🏺Progress so far: I generally say that the Romans were all about speed and efficiency but it's taken me hours to decorate this replica Gaulish Gladiator cup. It will be finished with a green glaze. expand to see the full image! #Roman Archaeology
April 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
Feast your eyes on this unit...
themerl.bsky.social The Museum of English Rural Life @themerl.bsky.social · Apr 24
My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.
An Exmoor Horn ram posed by a tent. This ram was owned by S.J. Rudd, of South View, North Melton, Devon.
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
He's on his way...

Merry Christmas.
rosemarymosco.com Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · Dec 24
Happy Christmas Eve. Every year I inflict this upon you, one of my least popular comics ever. Enjoy!
A 6-panel comic. In panel 1, two people talk against a snowy backdrop. In panel 1, the first person says "Did you know that if you rearrange the letters in SANTA, you get something sinister?" and the other says, "Yes: A ANTS." In panel 2, the first person says "Wait, no, that's-" The second says, "How do you think Santa finds his way to all those homes at night? Pheromone trails!" In panel 3, we're down in an ant nest. "Once the night is over, Santa returns to the North Pole, mates with the Queen Claus, and dies." There's a festive ant nest with an ant-bodied Mr and Ms Claus looking at each other lovingly. Panel 4, "The Queen begins laying eggs that will hatch into next year’s workers." The Queen lays eggs, and the workers are ant larvae with elf heads. Panel 5, "Next December, she will produce fertile Queens and Santas and the cycle will begin anew." The Queen lays eggs with both Santa and Ms Claus heads. In panel 6, we return to the two people talking, and the second person says "Of course, one queen must best the rest in combat, and the workers can't interfe-" "Stop." "But I haven't told you about the Santa-mimic spiders!"
December 24, 2024 at 9:42 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
They twanged Tessa... 😱
romanpalace.bsky.social Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · Dec 17
Remember Tessa, our cuddly googly-eyed tessera?

Will she #TWANG further than a stone pine cone?

There's only one way to find out.
December 18, 2024 at 12:06 AM
allanpringle.bsky.social
Today in "you couldn't make it up" news, with a sprinkling of "we're tired if listening to experts"...
brosandprose.bsky.social Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · Nov 16
NYC is on fire because Eric Adams took a hatchet to the Parks Department budget, firing 51 forestry specialists who remove the dead trees and invasive species most likely to ignite during dry periods.
Eric Adams's Budget Cuts Have Set Up New York City's Parks to Burn
By cutting the exact people meant to keep the city's parks free from fallen, dead trees and keep the forests healthy, the mayor has set up a tinderbox that's already igniting.
hellgatenyc.com
November 17, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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lakesstiles.bsky.social
Inversion PHWOOAARR
bpackingbongos.bsky.social James Boulter @bpackingbongos.bsky.social · Nov 15
Watching the morning mist melt away.
November 15, 2024 at 9:53 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
Is it weird that I was already following a lot of these weirdos? 🤔

Great starter. Thanks for sharing, Maria.
mjpcuervo.bsky.social Maria J Pérez Cuervo @mjpcuervo.bsky.social · Nov 15
A starter pack for my fellow weirdos (WIP)
go.bsky.app/2q1gJva
November 15, 2024 at 8:50 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
Wee bit frosty this morning...
Sunrise muted by frosted condensation on window through which picture was taken.
November 15, 2024 at 6:01 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
When they say "it's new"...
romanpalace.bsky.social Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · Nov 15
Well, this is new....
November 15, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Reposted by Allan Pringle
ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social
Do you think Ariel ate the scallops whose shells she wears as a bra or that they’re still in there and that’s how they’re suctioned to her boobs?

Boss: I meant any questions about the presentation.
November 13, 2024 at 11:52 AM
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northumberart.bsky.social
I used to get a steady stream of customers to my online shop via Twitter / X. So perhaps deleting my account just before Christmas wasn't the most rational of acts!?

But I just couldn't take the negativity. Anyone here want to browse my shop? crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com #Art #prints #cards
Crown Studio Gallery
Acclaimed landscape painter Lynda Taylor works from her Northumbria painting studio at Crown Studio Gallery Rothbury.
crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com
November 9, 2024 at 2:24 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
There's a rumor that durotriges has arrived... 🤔
durotrigesdig.bsky.social Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · Nov 12
Hello world 👋

Here's some Iron Age ramparty goodness from one of our favourite Iron Age earthworks

Flowers Barrow hillfort sitting atop the UNESCO Jurassic Coast in Dorset

📷 © Jo + Sue Crane 2016

Happy #HillfortsWednesday!
November 13, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Reposted by Allan Pringle
martinifrenzy.bsky.social
Right you miserable lot. Who wants to see something adorable?
I’m going to take you on a tour of my dolls house.
November 6, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Reposted by Allan Pringle
northumberart.bsky.social
It's that time of year when my ceramic birds fly South.... and East, West and North! They're great letterbox gifts- packaged to fit neatly though any UK letterbox. crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com
October 29, 2023 at 1:13 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
Remembering that time you woke up in a field Sunday morning surrounded by the entire curious, and somewhat judgy, flock...
barnabyedwards.bsky.social Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · Oct 28
Today is Hug A Sheep Day!

To celebrate, here’s my drawing of a particularly inquisitive ovine I encountered. To take a closer look - or purchase the original artwork - click below!

#HugASheepDay

barnabyedwards.co.uk/shop/art-nat...
October 28, 2023 at 4:36 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
Finding myself increasingy jealous of people with leaves. #StormBabet
paulaflucas.bsky.social Paula ⚪️ @paulaflucas.bsky.social · Oct 25
10 minutes.
Not doing great keeping up with Octobers #10minutesfromhome since Mums fall, but managed this today.
Autumn golden leaves amongst trees next to a wall.
October 25, 2023 at 10:10 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
Puddock hoal!
Never knew they had a proper name...
drsueoosthuizen.bsky.social Dr Sue Oosthuizen @drsueoosthuizen.bsky.social · Oct 20
9. the surface was (before ploughing) interrupted by ponds, small and large, each surrounded by a low bank. They are called pingos. Like this one still surviving in Norfolk, they are remnants in the landscape of the ice age. (Photo freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/wp-content/upl…)
October 20, 2023 at 10:33 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
The second post in this thread changes everything...

*Never again cutting 2.5m strips to cut into squares** and WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME THIS BEFORE?!?

**#TooMuchStress
benitaskinner.bsky.social Benita Skinner @benitaskinner.bsky.social · Oct 19
I was able to press & cut fabric into squares, for my next patchwork tutorial. 👏😍

I like to cut ‘chunks’ of fabric, large enough to cut the squares I need – but saves me from pressing too much fabric.
1/2

I 🖤🩷 Patchwork!

#quilting #sewing #patchwork #tutorials #reusable #repurposed
Patches of fabric.
October 19, 2023 at 10:22 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
Can you ever have too many gates?
Cattle loading station comprised mainly of gates.
October 8, 2023 at 4:03 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
Coffee pals. #StreetLife
2 women in deep discussion whilst drinking coffee by the side of the street.
October 6, 2023 at 9:55 PM
allanpringle.bsky.social
I'll wait for next week's range, if that's OK.
Discarded bathroom suite and bags of rubbish in front of a store sign reading "New ranges in store every week".
October 6, 2023 at 9:44 AM
allanpringle.bsky.social
As some know, just back from holiday week. Perfect opportunity to run the Powershot through its paces for #ShittyCameraChallenge. Admit, was feeling a little concerned that I was being a little unfair - it had provided some top quality images in the past.
Oh. Nostalgic positivity it is then...
View over the river to the mountains beyond.
October 6, 2023 at 9:06 AM