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ChrisP
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Retired Cornish-born Spanish>English translator in the Basque Country. Puns, posts about language, music & photos, mostly of birds. Se habla castellano.
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I bought a first aid kit today.

I thought I'd treat myself ...
January 4, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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January 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Looking upstream along the Nervión estuary towards Bilbao this morning.
January 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I set off t walk upstream along the estuary in bright sunshine this morning but when I looked behind me & saw what was coming in from the sea I decided to cut my walk short. I got home 10 min before the rain.
January 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
A wood pigeon in Leioa, northern Spain this morning. #birds
January 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Very little in the way of birds on th mud flats by the river this morning, but I did spot a couple of very cute little common sandpipers. #birds
January 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary BRUTALLY: The total number of cups of tea made.
January 4, 2026 at 6:55 AM
The Kinks - Celluloid Heroes
From the OGWT in 1977. What a song.

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January 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Bert Jansch & Albert Lee - If I Were A Carpenter
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IF I WERE A CARPENTER - Bert Jansch and Albert Lee
YouTube video by Jon Riley
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#HealthyEatingInASongOrMovie When Harry Made Salad
January 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
That cryptic crossword lightbulb moment when you realise “great help” is an anagram of “telegraph”.
a man in a plaid shirt is making a funny face in front of a picture of a man .
ALT: a man in a plaid shirt is making a funny face in front of a picture of a man .
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January 3, 2026 at 9:36 AM
#BirdOfTheDay #caughtinmotion A spotted flycatcher taking off.
January 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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A common gull approaching V1 on the runway… #BirdOfTheDay #caughtinmotion
January 3, 2026 at 7:54 AM
#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary LUCRETIA: An animal that lives in a toilet.
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Blaze Foley - Clay Pigeons

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Blaze Foley - Clay Pigeons, rare Live
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January 2, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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LUCINDA WILLIAMS

'Drunken Angel'
LUCINDA WILLIAMS- Drunken Angel (1998)
YouTube video by TheEZ010
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January 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Morning All !

I spotted this Kestrel being chased by a Crow this morning while out walking Netty... the Kestrel eventually had something to say about the situation.... 🤪

#Birds #UKBirds #EastAnglia #Photography #EastCoastKin
January 2, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Mark Knopfler has written the music for an ad for diet chocolates: Lo-cal Heroes.
#LunchPun
January 2, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Big Mama Thornton with Buddy Guy - Ball & Chain.

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Buddy Guy and Big Mama Thornton • “Ball And Chain” • 1970 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
YouTube video by ReelinInTheYears66
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January 2, 2026 at 9:48 AM
#ASongOrMovieForSpeedOfThings Sex In The Velocity
January 2, 2026 at 9:38 AM
#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary ALLOYED: Permitted in Northern Ireland.
January 2, 2026 at 6:57 AM
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It would have been Bernard Cribbins' 97th birthday today.
My class made a video to go with his 'Right, Said Fred' and I gave him a copy.
He asked for the names of every child involved.
A couple.of weeks later, the school received a box of goodies and handwritten notes for every child.
A legend.
December 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
2 shots of the same lesser egret taken 5 minutes apart. #birds
January 1, 2026 at 12:06 PM