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Mary Oz
@maryoz.bsky.social
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I'm an avid Slow Ways walker.
I like train travel, astronomy, canals, maps, graphs, prog rock and a bit of jazz, beer, remnants of the past, countryside furniture...
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When you plant crocuses and life gives you mushrooms.
A photo of two terracotta plant pots on a wall both with green fronds of crocuses but lots and lots of small mushrooms sprouting out and no flowers.
February 14, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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In the middle of my @slowwaysuk.bsky.social walk along the Manchester, Bury and Bolton #UKCanals I took a small detour to see the famous Meccano Bridge and the derelict Prestolee Locks and Aqueduct. ♥️
@myfavouritebench.bsky.social #bench
Bench made out of 10x scale Meccano (red and green) and beyond is the little but real bridge, also Meccano. Between them is the top lock of six, behind a wooden fence. Looking up the top lock to the Meccano Bridge. The lock is full of overgrown grass and other plants. There are six locks here in two staircases of three. A view from the side of the aqueduct as ot crosses the River Orwell. It's made of grey-brown stone with four brick lined arches. A wide angle view looking across the central bridge of three crossing the River Irwell side by side. From left to right, aqueduct, inaccessible utility bridge, narrow stone pack bridge.
February 14, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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A @slowwaysuk.bsky.social walk along the Manchester, Bury and Bolton Canal from Bury to Radcliffe to Little Lever to Bolton. The first half was really lovely. Well restored towpath although not navigable yet.
#UKCanals
Looking along the towpath to a little bridge over the water and reeds of the canal. Looking along the cobbled towpath. Pondweed filled canal on the right, red brick wall on the left. Also a stone milepost. More cobbled towpath, and very overgrown reed filled canal, but still holding water. Sand coloured towpath, pondweed covered canal, and at the side is the historic Mount Sion Steam Crane.
February 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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My new app, SoloTime, is now available on the App Store!
Easily track your time on projects, create and send invoices in seconds, build quotes, record your expenses and more...
#b2b #indiedev #buildinpublic
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An image of a MacBook, iPad and iPhone against the background of a coffee shop. At the top of the screen is the SoloTime app icon (a white clock face on a light blue background) and the words "For freelancers, contractors and small businesses". The app is running on all 3 devices - on the Mac it's showing the list if invoices and their respective status', on the iPad it shows the detail of an invoice along with a preview of it and on the iPhone it shows the lists of clients and projects.
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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#FungiFriday
A tree stump absolutely covered with turkey tail fungus.
February 13, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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The Night of Flight Free Adventure will wow you with travel stories from local adventures to round-world odysseys. Come and be inspired!

£30 for the full LIVE experience in London
£16 to watch online

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Image of someone walking towards the sunset with their hands in the air. Text says, big adventures don't mean big carbon. Flight Free UK presents the Night of Flight Free Adventure. Thursday 19th March, London and online
February 12, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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#ThrowbackThursday
Is this from the days of the GPO telephone network, I'm not sure?
In Radcliffe north #Manchester.
A small building with a red side panel. At the top of this it says Telephones in nostalgically familiar red block capitals.
February 12, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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Caption this for #ThickTrunkThursday
February 12, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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#ThrowbackThursday #FromTheArchives

This month marks 10 years since the death of Tom Hunter, a ScotWays life member, who came up with the original idea of the West Highland Way and was the author to the book ‘A Guide to the West Highland Way’, first published in 1979.
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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Last night, I got properly "doored" for the first time. A car in the road to my right paused, and the rear left passenger threw open his door without looking, right into my path. I ended up on the floor, badly winded but ok.

If you don't know what the "Dutch reach" is, NOW is the time to learn.
Illustration of the Dutch Reach. You should reach across with your non-door-side hand to open a car door, because it forces you to look behind you.
February 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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#WindowsOnWednesday at Bolton Station. The whole station at platform level is rather lovely in its own way.
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The arched waiting room window has two main vertical rectangular panels saying "Ladies 3rd class waiting room". Viewed from inside so the writing is reversed. Surrounded by brown and cream tiles, the arched window has two main vertical rectangular panels saying "Ladies 3rd class waiting room". Viewed from the platform.
February 11, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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#ThickTrunkTuesday
Silver birch tree with a field behind it.
February 10, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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#PubSign on a long gone pub in #Preston next to the River Ribble.
The corner of a building with a corner door bricked up and whitewashed. A very worn sign says Riverside, and features a picture of Penworthham Old Bridge crossing the River Ribble.
February 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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Greenhouse #perspective
February 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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#Snowdrops at Bank Hall near Tarleton in #Lancashire
#SignsOfSpring
#MondayMotivation
A view through tall tree trunks across the snowdrop covered ground.
February 9, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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The original Tarleton to Leyland @slowwaysuk.bsky.social route was SatNavForCars so I followed @hikinghistorian.bsky.social 's alternative and it was excellent! Full of interest and much less road walking.
Crossing the busy A59 using the towpath of the Rufford branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. You'd hardly know there was a steady stream of cars as you go under the pretty bridge. A church in pretty Bretherton village with an unusual steeple with a huge high open arch that you can see right through. A potholed puddle filled farm track passing the high walls of a prison. Further along the farm track we pass lots of derelict military buildings.
February 9, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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An island in the clouds

#photography #Stunday #island #clouds #seasmoke #reflection
#FebruArty2026 #float #SensoryArt #bridges
Photo of a small island surrounded by low clouds and sea smoke, reflected in the still sea, where two ducks swim in front of the island. On the right an old suspension bridge leading to the island is barely visible in the mist. City hills in the distance can barely be seen through the mist and clouds.
February 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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Let’s be open and transparent here. Starmer needs to resign due to someone else associating with Epstein and not being mentioned in the Epstein files. Donald and Nigel have clearly been vindicated by their association with Epstein and many mentions in the Epstein files.
February 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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There was a lot of concern about HS2 knackering 0.003% of our ancient woodlands but now HS2 has been binned off and won’t go near Leeds (pffft) let’s put a dent in the real threats to our ancient woodland and mangle a bunch of invasive species with machetes and fire then probably cider.
February 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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Is flying really cheaper?

We're discussing this with @simoncalder.bsky.social on his Travel Podcast today 🎧 shows.acast.com/green-list-t...

and we'll be exploring the topic more in our online event on Thursday. Tickets free and available now! 👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
Poster for 'is flying really cheaper' event.
February 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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Protective #ThickTrunkTuesday
A metal footbridge over a stream, in the woods, with a metal gate at one end. A tree alongside the gate curves over and crosses above the bridge as though wrapping it to protect it.
February 3, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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Aqueducts are pretty amazing, but maybe don't give it too much thought if crossing the 126ft high Pontcysyllte Aqueduct! It's also 100ft long, completed in 1805. #inlandwaterways #ukcanals #acqueduct
February 3, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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Some #moon inspiration for #Moonday #Lundi. The River Lune at Lunecaster/ #Lancaster. The image shows the castle and the priory, seen beyond Greyhound Bridge which is now a road bridge, but was originally a rail bridge. The former railway concerned, now forms an excellent walking/ cycling track.
View along the river to the things mentioned in the post. Also the spikes of the Millennium footbridge. Blue sky, shingle base of the tidal river exposed.
February 2, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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February 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM