Contractual obligation cat pics for January.
Regular visitor Tom displays injuries after a longish life street brawling with other males – a scarred nose and a permanently damaged ear. Rather partial to roast chicken.
Cassie and BB share Cassie's bed near a heat source. BB gave up a minute later.
Regular visitor Tom displays injuries after a longish life street brawling with other males – a scarred nose and a permanently damaged ear. Rather partial to roast chicken.
Cassie and BB share Cassie's bed near a heat source. BB gave up a minute later.
January 24, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Contractual obligation cat pics for January.
Regular visitor Tom displays injuries after a longish life street brawling with other males – a scarred nose and a permanently damaged ear. Rather partial to roast chicken.
Cassie and BB share Cassie's bed near a heat source. BB gave up a minute later.
Regular visitor Tom displays injuries after a longish life street brawling with other males – a scarred nose and a permanently damaged ear. Rather partial to roast chicken.
Cassie and BB share Cassie's bed near a heat source. BB gave up a minute later.
Watching the top 5 dogs of the week is a regular pleasure but this time they were especially wonderful.
See, cats AND dogs – we play both kinds of music!
See, cats AND dogs – we play both kinds of music!
January 16, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Watching the top 5 dogs of the week is a regular pleasure but this time they were especially wonderful.
See, cats AND dogs – we play both kinds of music!
See, cats AND dogs – we play both kinds of music!
Aaaaaand, I'm outa here!
Until tomorrow. 🙂
Until tomorrow. 🙂
This is Rufus. He cleverly escaped the shelter to run home after being picked up by animal control as a presumed stray. 14/10 a hound Houdini (IG: huntington_cw_animalshelter)
January 15, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Aaaaaand, I'm outa here!
Until tomorrow. 🙂
Until tomorrow. 🙂
Perfect.
@maggiemcneill.bsky.social
@maggiemcneill.bsky.social
You know him as Alan Davies joint sharer on “QI,” or the buddy on “Black Book,” but Bill Bailey is also an accomplished pianist.
Bill Bailey
“The Doctor Who theme reimagined as Belgian jazz”
Bill Bailey
“The Doctor Who theme reimagined as Belgian jazz”
Bill Bailey - The Doctor Who theme reimagined as Belgian jazz
YouTube video by Royal Ballet and Opera
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Perfect.
@maggiemcneill.bsky.social
@maggiemcneill.bsky.social
Totally agree with the 'thrilling' part.
Always a pleasure to encounter a fox here.
Always a pleasure to encounter a fox here.
Sir David Attenborough meets wild foxes in London
The broadcaster and naturalist's new programme, Wild London, celebrates the wildlife of his home city.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Totally agree with the 'thrilling' part.
Always a pleasure to encounter a fox here.
Always a pleasure to encounter a fox here.
Last job of 2025: replace the volume pot on #1 son's pointy Jackson guitar – 4pm 31.12.25.
First job of 2026: stand-in feeder of a dozen or so street cats in a sharp frost – 6am 01.01.2026.
I hope that everyone else has had a fulfilling New Year's Day?
First job of 2026: stand-in feeder of a dozen or so street cats in a sharp frost – 6am 01.01.2026.
I hope that everyone else has had a fulfilling New Year's Day?
January 1, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Last job of 2025: replace the volume pot on #1 son's pointy Jackson guitar – 4pm 31.12.25.
First job of 2026: stand-in feeder of a dozen or so street cats in a sharp frost – 6am 01.01.2026.
I hope that everyone else has had a fulfilling New Year's Day?
First job of 2026: stand-in feeder of a dozen or so street cats in a sharp frost – 6am 01.01.2026.
I hope that everyone else has had a fulfilling New Year's Day?
1973.
It's been a sometimes wild ride since then.
It's been a sometimes wild ride since then.
Jeez, that was me at 19 years old!
I'll try to find a photo.
Bingo! Alas no sabre.
The moustachioed me doesn't seem to be on the laptop.
I'll try to find a photo.
Bingo! Alas no sabre.
The moustachioed me doesn't seem to be on the laptop.
December 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
1973.
It's been a sometimes wild ride since then.
It's been a sometimes wild ride since then.
The truth is right here.
Quote of the Week: “[Public libraries]...exist so that no one—not a church, not a politician, not a board—gets to decide who deserves access to the truth.” - Keri Lambert archive.is/EGDlH
December 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The truth is right here.
"Choo lookin' at, bub?"
If anyone was going to be taking wobbly steps at Christmas I'd rather hoped it was going to be me.
I've still got time.
If anyone was going to be taking wobbly steps at Christmas I'd rather hoped it was going to be me.
I've still got time.
White rhino calf born at Cotswold Wildlife Park takes first steps
The moments after Mo's birth were captured on camera by the team at Cotswold Wildlife Park.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"Choo lookin' at, bub?"
If anyone was going to be taking wobbly steps at Christmas I'd rather hoped it was going to be me.
I've still got time.
If anyone was going to be taking wobbly steps at Christmas I'd rather hoped it was going to be me.
I've still got time.
Happy thread, especially for those of us with a backyard wildlife park.
OMG. For those who know about my backyard squirrel pals, something amazing just happened. Sammy, the squirrel who stands up on my kitchen window sill & waves at me to get me to give her peanuts just did that but also CALLED OUT to me!!
I heard a weird squeaky hinge sound,
I heard a weird squeaky hinge sound,
December 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Happy thread, especially for those of us with a backyard wildlife park.
I have to say, this is not how I foresaw my Friday starting at all.
Discovering a new band, or more accurately a collaboration, and having my brain melted at the same time.
But I like it.
Discovering a new band, or more accurately a collaboration, and having my brain melted at the same time.
But I like it.
I’ve only heard of them from their collab with Teitur last year. Very atmospheric
Angankári by Teitur and Girls in Airports
YouTube video by ArloandBetty
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I have to say, this is not how I foresaw my Friday starting at all.
Discovering a new band, or more accurately a collaboration, and having my brain melted at the same time.
But I like it.
Discovering a new band, or more accurately a collaboration, and having my brain melted at the same time.
But I like it.
Enjoying the Anthology series much more than I'd expected to at the moment. A Guardian review said it would remind you why you fell in love with them in the first place and that's certainly been the case for me.
Love them I do.
Love them I do.
The Beatles - Blackpool Night Out 1965 (Complete)
YouTube video by TAKRL
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Enjoying the Anthology series much more than I'd expected to at the moment. A Guardian review said it would remind you why you fell in love with them in the first place and that's certainly been the case for me.
Love them I do.
Love them I do.
Contractually obliged cat pic for December.
Cassie snoozes peacefully on the bed waiting for Spring.
Cassie snoozes peacefully on the bed waiting for Spring.
December 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Contractually obliged cat pic for December.
Cassie snoozes peacefully on the bed waiting for Spring.
Cassie snoozes peacefully on the bed waiting for Spring.
Wrinkly old Wystan seemed to know a thing or two about Tyrants.
(Actually in 1939, and being only 22 then, he was probably still smooth young Wystan. Not the Auden I recognise though.)
Poem spotted yesterday on the Jubilee Line.
(Actually in 1939, and being only 22 then, he was probably still smooth young Wystan. Not the Auden I recognise though.)
Poem spotted yesterday on the Jubilee Line.
December 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Wrinkly old Wystan seemed to know a thing or two about Tyrants.
(Actually in 1939, and being only 22 then, he was probably still smooth young Wystan. Not the Auden I recognise though.)
Poem spotted yesterday on the Jubilee Line.
(Actually in 1939, and being only 22 then, he was probably still smooth young Wystan. Not the Auden I recognise though.)
Poem spotted yesterday on the Jubilee Line.
A sad loss indeed.
Played his music thousands of times in a band over a tenure of 23 years.
Not complex, just effective. ❤️
Played his music thousands of times in a band over a tenure of 23 years.
Not complex, just effective. ❤️
Sad news to wake up to 😕 Met and interviewed him and Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn when they were touring with the Blues Brothers Band. Lovely guy, absolute gentleman
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Steve Cropper, guitarist of Booker T and the MGs, dies aged 84
The musician was known for his work on hits including Green Onions and Otis Redding’s The Dock of the Bay.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
A sad loss indeed.
Played his music thousands of times in a band over a tenure of 23 years.
Not complex, just effective. ❤️
Played his music thousands of times in a band over a tenure of 23 years.
Not complex, just effective. ❤️
"My kind of razzmatazz
And it has all that jazz
And each time I leave, Chicago is
Tuggin' my sleeve, Chicago is
The Wrigley Building, Chicago is
The Union Stockyard, Chicago is
One town that won't let you down
It's my kind of town!"
And it has all that jazz
And each time I leave, Chicago is
Tuggin' my sleeve, Chicago is
The Wrigley Building, Chicago is
The Union Stockyard, Chicago is
One town that won't let you down
It's my kind of town!"
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
"My kind of razzmatazz
And it has all that jazz
And each time I leave, Chicago is
Tuggin' my sleeve, Chicago is
The Wrigley Building, Chicago is
The Union Stockyard, Chicago is
One town that won't let you down
It's my kind of town!"
And it has all that jazz
And each time I leave, Chicago is
Tuggin' my sleeve, Chicago is
The Wrigley Building, Chicago is
The Union Stockyard, Chicago is
One town that won't let you down
It's my kind of town!"
Rustle a packet of anything whatsoever and you'll have Stanley's complete and undivided attention.
His focus is admirable.
His focus is admirable.
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Rustle a packet of anything whatsoever and you'll have Stanley's complete and undivided attention.
His focus is admirable.
His focus is admirable.
Anyone here edited videos using CapCut and wouldn't mind answering some basic questions?
I chose it for it's supposed user friendliness but (frustratingly) found it far less intuitive than the Windows Movie Maker that served me well 12-15 years ago. No longer an option.
Help!
I chose it for it's supposed user friendliness but (frustratingly) found it far less intuitive than the Windows Movie Maker that served me well 12-15 years ago. No longer an option.
Help!
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Anyone here edited videos using CapCut and wouldn't mind answering some basic questions?
I chose it for it's supposed user friendliness but (frustratingly) found it far less intuitive than the Windows Movie Maker that served me well 12-15 years ago. No longer an option.
Help!
I chose it for it's supposed user friendliness but (frustratingly) found it far less intuitive than the Windows Movie Maker that served me well 12-15 years ago. No longer an option.
Help!
The clearest explanation for the current upheaval at the BBC that I've so far found.
Thanks @jimallthetime.bsky.social. Good job, sir.
Thanks @jimallthetime.bsky.social. Good job, sir.
WTF is happening with the BBC?
It's a coup. And it's appalling
jimallthetime.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The clearest explanation for the current upheaval at the BBC that I've so far found.
Thanks @jimallthetime.bsky.social. Good job, sir.
Thanks @jimallthetime.bsky.social. Good job, sir.
It's been a while since I inflicted a cat photo on Bluesky so here we go.
Sleeping Stanley at 10am this morning, reaches for the stars in his slumbers.
Sleeping Stanley at 10am this morning, reaches for the stars in his slumbers.
November 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It's been a while since I inflicted a cat photo on Bluesky so here we go.
Sleeping Stanley at 10am this morning, reaches for the stars in his slumbers.
Sleeping Stanley at 10am this morning, reaches for the stars in his slumbers.
We rocked, we rolled. We eased, we teased we pleased.
A North London rainy Saturday night in November.
A North London rainy Saturday night in November.
November 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
We rocked, we rolled. We eased, we teased we pleased.
A North London rainy Saturday night in November.
A North London rainy Saturday night in November.
I'm sure it's come up in conversation, now that I mention it.
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I'm sure it's come up in conversation, now that I mention it.
Happy 123rd birthday today to Battersea-born Elsa Lanchester.
I've never worked out how she could have married that guy Frank while wearing stilts while all the time she was married to that Charles Laughton guy?
Hollywood, huh?
I've never worked out how she could have married that guy Frank while wearing stilts while all the time she was married to that Charles Laughton guy?
Hollywood, huh?
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Happy 123rd birthday today to Battersea-born Elsa Lanchester.
I've never worked out how she could have married that guy Frank while wearing stilts while all the time she was married to that Charles Laughton guy?
Hollywood, huh?
I've never worked out how she could have married that guy Frank while wearing stilts while all the time she was married to that Charles Laughton guy?
Hollywood, huh?
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Only one organ? Call advertising standards immediately!
Just did the YT search thing and found this little marvel. My band has been trying to figure out a way to cover this song without horns for years. Won't they be surprised!
Just did the YT search thing and found this little marvel. My band has been trying to figure out a way to cover this song without horns for years. Won't they be surprised!
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Move On Up (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Only one organ? Call advertising standards immediately!
Just did the YT search thing and found this little marvel. My band has been trying to figure out a way to cover this song without horns for years. Won't they be surprised!
Just did the YT search thing and found this little marvel. My band has been trying to figure out a way to cover this song without horns for years. Won't they be surprised!
Celia farts and a nation rejoices as one! 🌬️
Celebrity Traitors: Celia's nervous fart cuts through the tension
Celia Imrie farts during a Celebrity Traitors challenge briefing - and says it's down to nerves.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Celia farts and a nation rejoices as one! 🌬️