Iain Burke
@iainburke.bsky.social
Retired valetudinarian - unexpectedly proved to be correct for the latter characteristic.
Furthest I've been (with my feet on land at least).
N: Svalbard (specifically Smeerenburg)
E: Tasmania
S: Antarctic Peninsula (Paradise Harbour)
W: Chicago.
N: Svalbard (specifically Smeerenburg)
E: Tasmania
S: Antarctic Peninsula (Paradise Harbour)
W: Chicago.
Furthest I've been:
N: Loten, Norway
E: Chișinău, Moldova
S: Vero Beach, USA
W: Tampa, USA
(I feel wrong admitting I've been to the USA)
N: Loten, Norway
E: Chișinău, Moldova
S: Vero Beach, USA
W: Tampa, USA
(I feel wrong admitting I've been to the USA)
Furthest I've been:
N: Tallinn, Estonia
E: Beijing, China
S: Cartagena, Colombia
W: Vancouver, Canada
N: Tallinn, Estonia
E: Beijing, China
S: Cartagena, Colombia
W: Vancouver, Canada
August 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Furthest I've been (with my feet on land at least).
N: Svalbard (specifically Smeerenburg)
E: Tasmania
S: Antarctic Peninsula (Paradise Harbour)
W: Chicago.
N: Svalbard (specifically Smeerenburg)
E: Tasmania
S: Antarctic Peninsula (Paradise Harbour)
W: Chicago.
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We'll be hearing from the Prime Minister of the Heard and McDonald Islands shortly on their tariff retaliation plan
April 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
We'll be hearing from the Prime Minister of the Heard and McDonald Islands shortly on their tariff retaliation plan
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Boycott what you can of American goods. Now.
February 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Boycott what you can of American goods. Now.
If you see this post, post or quote repost a ‘bridge’
from your photography or artwork…
Two for the price of one. Dent Head viaduct on the Settle & Carlisle line with a 17th century pack horse bridge below it.
from your photography or artwork…
Two for the price of one. Dent Head viaduct on the Settle & Carlisle line with a 17th century pack horse bridge below it.
February 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
If you see this post, post or quote repost a ‘bridge’
from your photography or artwork…
Two for the price of one. Dent Head viaduct on the Settle & Carlisle line with a 17th century pack horse bridge below it.
from your photography or artwork…
Two for the price of one. Dent Head viaduct on the Settle & Carlisle line with a 17th century pack horse bridge below it.
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Why are Guardian and Observer journalists going on strike for four days in December over the deal to offload the Observer onto a failing digital startup? Five reasons here. Please repost 🙏
November 22, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Why are Guardian and Observer journalists going on strike for four days in December over the deal to offload the Observer onto a failing digital startup? Five reasons here. Please repost 🙏
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A month since the Cumbria Wildlife Trust announced their bid to buy and ecologically revive Skiddaw Forest. They're 91% of the way there, but donations have slowed.
Chip in if you can to help get them over the line. And please share this post.
Chip in if you can to help get them over the line. And please share this post.
Help secure Skiddaw Forest - an extraordinary opportunity for nature | Cumbria Wildlife Trust
The purchase of Skiddaw Forest (including Skiddaw summit) presents an unparalleled opportunity for nature and Cumbrian Wildlife. With your help, this world renowned wilderness can be protected for nat...
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk
October 5, 2024 at 9:14 AM
A month since the Cumbria Wildlife Trust announced their bid to buy and ecologically revive Skiddaw Forest. They're 91% of the way there, but donations have slowed.
Chip in if you can to help get them over the line. And please share this post.
Chip in if you can to help get them over the line. And please share this post.
Especially if there's a festival & they've got some of the cheesemakers there. I was a bit surprised that most of them were quite young with small children.
Another shout out for the Courtyard Dairy, their Festivals of Cheese etc.
If you’re anywhere near the A65 and Settle, give them a try.
If you’re anywhere near the A65 and Settle, give them a try.
September 1, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Especially if there's a festival & they've got some of the cheesemakers there. I was a bit surprised that most of them were quite young with small children.
And todsy's jaunt, given that we've just had two successice days of sunny weather, was on the old main road from Settle to Long Preston. This is the view from near Hunter Bark looking over to the "main" road to Airton with Attermire Scar in the distance.
August 31, 2024 at 5:57 PM
And todsy's jaunt, given that we've just had two successice days of sunny weather, was on the old main road from Settle to Long Preston. This is the view from near Hunter Bark looking over to the "main" road to Airton with Attermire Scar in the distance.
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Okay I think you are ready for this BlueSky. Let's talk cheese history.
More specifically, Yorkshire Dales cheeses, and how WW2 and rationing almost wiped out cheesemaking in northern Britain.
This is the story of the near-death of the world of one of the world's great cheeses: Wensleydale. /1 🧵
More specifically, Yorkshire Dales cheeses, and how WW2 and rationing almost wiped out cheesemaking in northern Britain.
This is the story of the near-death of the world of one of the world's great cheeses: Wensleydale. /1 🧵
a cartoon character in a suit and tie is pointing at the camera and saying cheese .
Alt: animated gif: wallace from wallace and gromit being very excited about cheese.
media.tenor.com
August 31, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Okay I think you are ready for this BlueSky. Let's talk cheese history.
More specifically, Yorkshire Dales cheeses, and how WW2 and rationing almost wiped out cheesemaking in northern Britain.
This is the story of the near-death of the world of one of the world's great cheeses: Wensleydale. /1 🧵
More specifically, Yorkshire Dales cheeses, and how WW2 and rationing almost wiped out cheesemaking in northern Britain.
This is the story of the near-death of the world of one of the world's great cheeses: Wensleydale. /1 🧵
Hmm, don't seem to have posted here for a while, so here's a photo of the River Skirfare in Littondale. Yes, there's no water flowing, but that's not because it's dry - the river's goes underground when the flow drops.
August 30, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Hmm, don't seem to have posted here for a while, so here's a photo of the River Skirfare in Littondale. Yes, there's no water flowing, but that's not because it's dry - the river's goes underground when the flow drops.
Ribblehead today - the viaduct & Whernside with a light dusting of snow behind.
December 1, 2023 at 5:58 PM
Ribblehead today - the viaduct & Whernside with a light dusting of snow behind.
Just back from a trip to Skipton. Used the ticket office & bkught tickets for Leeds for tomorrow. One card transaction rather than 4! Also asked if tickets for Settle could be used for Giggleswick - they can - & got a Dales railcard form. A ticket machine couldn't have done much of this.
October 18, 2023 at 1:13 PM
Just back from a trip to Skipton. Used the ticket office & bkught tickets for Leeds for tomorrow. One card transaction rather than 4! Also asked if tickets for Settle could be used for Giggleswick - they can - & got a Dales railcard form. A ticket machine couldn't have done much of this.
Well this is exciting, isn't it! Bluesky seems to be Twitter as it should have become.
October 17, 2023 at 7:24 PM
Well this is exciting, isn't it! Bluesky seems to be Twitter as it should have become.