Chris Ryde
@1home.bsky.social
18 years Farm Worker, 30 years Countryside Management.
An accidental misanthrope.
An accidental misanthrope.
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February 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Happy Birthday to Charles Darwin! 🎉
Thank you for creating the field of evolutionary biology.
Thank you for creating the field of evolutionary biology.
February 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Happy Birthday to Charles Darwin! 🎉
Thank you for creating the field of evolutionary biology.
Thank you for creating the field of evolutionary biology.
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For #MushroomMonday #fungifriends I’m still seeing plenty of winter #fungi in the woods at work, at least something is enjoying the rain! White Brain, Yellow Brain, Black Witches Butter, Turkey Tail, fresh Velvet Shanks & beautiful vibrant Scarlet Elfcups are always a joy to see! ❤️
February 9, 2026 at 8:56 AM
For #MushroomMonday #fungifriends I’m still seeing plenty of winter #fungi in the woods at work, at least something is enjoying the rain! White Brain, Yellow Brain, Black Witches Butter, Turkey Tail, fresh Velvet Shanks & beautiful vibrant Scarlet Elfcups are always a joy to see! ❤️
Winter Stalk Ball - Tulostoma brumale last January at the head of Landguard beach
February 9, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Winter Stalk Ball - Tulostoma brumale last January at the head of Landguard beach
My wife on Lowestoft beach, in the first year of our marriage 2012. Still seems like yesterday.
February 9, 2026 at 7:44 PM
My wife on Lowestoft beach, in the first year of our marriage 2012. Still seems like yesterday.
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The herons that come into our garden are now building nests in the local park.
February 8, 2026 at 11:53 AM
The herons that come into our garden are now building nests in the local park.
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Gorse still looking glorious for #wildflowerhour plus a couple of new things blooming in Warrington this week, top left, naturalised Cornelian Cherry starting to open, bottom left Alder Catkins & top right, not only is Elder shooting but the flower buds are well on the way too!
February 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Gorse still looking glorious for #wildflowerhour plus a couple of new things blooming in Warrington this week, top left, naturalised Cornelian Cherry starting to open, bottom left Alder Catkins & top right, not only is Elder shooting but the flower buds are well on the way too!
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I came across this today, a quite distinctive mushroom, with an elegant shape, sheltered in scrubby grassland.
I think it may be The Goblet, Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis.
#fungifriends
I think it may be The Goblet, Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis.
#fungifriends
February 5, 2026 at 2:53 AM
I came across this today, a quite distinctive mushroom, with an elegant shape, sheltered in scrubby grassland.
I think it may be The Goblet, Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis.
#fungifriends
I think it may be The Goblet, Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis.
#fungifriends
February 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
With one fledged Ringed Plover over the last 6 years on that breeding site, it will need all the luck that it can get. Conversely, the management strategy could drop conserving breeding Carrion Crow and start actively conserving Ringed Plovers by removing the Crows.
February 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
With one fledged Ringed Plover over the last 6 years on that breeding site, it will need all the luck that it can get. Conversely, the management strategy could drop conserving breeding Carrion Crow and start actively conserving Ringed Plovers by removing the Crows.
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Dinner of roasted white and purple sweets potatoes, carrots, peppers, mushrooms, chickpeas and halloumi. With a tzatziki and tomato relish.
#hobbybaker #homemade #foodie #Whatscooking #vegetarian 🍽️🍜💚
#hobbybaker #homemade #foodie #Whatscooking #vegetarian 🍽️🍜💚
February 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Dinner of roasted white and purple sweets potatoes, carrots, peppers, mushrooms, chickpeas and halloumi. With a tzatziki and tomato relish.
#hobbybaker #homemade #foodie #Whatscooking #vegetarian 🍽️🍜💚
#hobbybaker #homemade #foodie #Whatscooking #vegetarian 🍽️🍜💚
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Our walk today at North Cove.
January 31, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Our walk today at North Cove.
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Every job has its responsibilities, some bigger than others.
Picture this: you're driving a custom built 36-wheeled truck with 142 tonnes of solid rocket fuel, aka explosive rocket propellant, as cargo.
How would you feel? 😰
Picture this: you're driving a custom built 36-wheeled truck with 142 tonnes of solid rocket fuel, aka explosive rocket propellant, as cargo.
How would you feel? 😰
January 29, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Every job has its responsibilities, some bigger than others.
Picture this: you're driving a custom built 36-wheeled truck with 142 tonnes of solid rocket fuel, aka explosive rocket propellant, as cargo.
How would you feel? 😰
Picture this: you're driving a custom built 36-wheeled truck with 142 tonnes of solid rocket fuel, aka explosive rocket propellant, as cargo.
How would you feel? 😰
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40 yrs ago today, the #Challenger space shuttle exploded about 1 min after takeoff.
I remember our 5th grade class joined another class to watch the news about the explosion on a TV that one of the teachers wheeled in.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yibN...
I remember our 5th grade class joined another class to watch the news about the explosion on a TV that one of the teachers wheeled in.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yibN...
Archival: Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster | NBC Nightly News
YouTube video by NBC News
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January 28, 2026 at 6:33 PM
40 yrs ago today, the #Challenger space shuttle exploded about 1 min after takeoff.
I remember our 5th grade class joined another class to watch the news about the explosion on a TV that one of the teachers wheeled in.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yibN...
I remember our 5th grade class joined another class to watch the news about the explosion on a TV that one of the teachers wheeled in.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yibN...
This time last year @AspectForestry clear felled 2ha for long overdue heathland restoration at Sutton Heath, and made a fine job of it to. Will @EastSuffolk fulfil their moral obligation and have a further 2ha felled to bring the site into favourable condition?
January 29, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This time last year @AspectForestry clear felled 2ha for long overdue heathland restoration at Sutton Heath, and made a fine job of it to. Will @EastSuffolk fulfil their moral obligation and have a further 2ha felled to bring the site into favourable condition?
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Not to agitate my North American friends, but it's currently 7°C (45°F) here in Reykjavík and hasn't snowed all month. I haven't worn my big winter coat in a week.
Our local mountain, Esjan, basically has no snow. Pic from earlier this month; less snow now!
#iceland #climate
#aurora #northernlights
Our local mountain, Esjan, basically has no snow. Pic from earlier this month; less snow now!
#iceland #climate
#aurora #northernlights
January 27, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Not to agitate my North American friends, but it's currently 7°C (45°F) here in Reykjavík and hasn't snowed all month. I haven't worn my big winter coat in a week.
Our local mountain, Esjan, basically has no snow. Pic from earlier this month; less snow now!
#iceland #climate
#aurora #northernlights
Our local mountain, Esjan, basically has no snow. Pic from earlier this month; less snow now!
#iceland #climate
#aurora #northernlights
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Kind of wild that one of NASA's biggest human spaceflight mission in years COULD be happening next week, but we're still waiting to know what's up. www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...
NASA Moves Steps Closer to Artemis II Fueling Test Ahead of Launch - NASA
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue to prepare the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, Orion spacecraft, and ground infrastructure in
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January 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Kind of wild that one of NASA's biggest human spaceflight mission in years COULD be happening next week, but we're still waiting to know what's up. www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...
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🦈 #shark
#Thailand is releasing captive-bred
Indo-Pacific #leopardsharks near #MaitonIsland "revive a species that has sharply declined in the wild due to overfishing and habitat loss."
Click through to watch a video from Reuters about this
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
#Thailand is releasing captive-bred
Indo-Pacific #leopardsharks near #MaitonIsland "revive a species that has sharply declined in the wild due to overfishing and habitat loss."
Click through to watch a video from Reuters about this
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
Thailand releases bred leopard sharks to boost wild population
Thailand has begun its first effort to "rewild" Indo-Pacific leopard sharks, releasing aquarium‑bred pups off the southern Maiton Island in a bid to revive a species that has sharply declined in the w...
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January 26, 2026 at 1:09 PM
🦈 #shark
#Thailand is releasing captive-bred
Indo-Pacific #leopardsharks near #MaitonIsland "revive a species that has sharply declined in the wild due to overfishing and habitat loss."
Click through to watch a video from Reuters about this
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
#Thailand is releasing captive-bred
Indo-Pacific #leopardsharks near #MaitonIsland "revive a species that has sharply declined in the wild due to overfishing and habitat loss."
Click through to watch a video from Reuters about this
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
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Our walk this morning at SWT Worlingham Marshes. Highlight: Male Hen Harrier.
January 25, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Our walk this morning at SWT Worlingham Marshes. Highlight: Male Hen Harrier.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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A beacon of light, the launch pad for the first Ariane 6 with four boosters awaits.
January 24, 2026 at 8:22 AM
A beacon of light, the launch pad for the first Ariane 6 with four boosters awaits.
Dear Donald,
sometimes it's climate change rather than climate warming, either way, the USA will be as vulnerable as any other country. Your Golden Dome and any other kind of dome will offer no protection at all. Really sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
sometimes it's climate change rather than climate warming, either way, the USA will be as vulnerable as any other country. Your Golden Dome and any other kind of dome will offer no protection at all. Really sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
January 24, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Dear Donald,
sometimes it's climate change rather than climate warming, either way, the USA will be as vulnerable as any other country. Your Golden Dome and any other kind of dome will offer no protection at all. Really sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
sometimes it's climate change rather than climate warming, either way, the USA will be as vulnerable as any other country. Your Golden Dome and any other kind of dome will offer no protection at all. Really sorry to be the bearer of bad news.