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AlexBrightsmith
@alexbrightsmith.bsky.social
Serving the gods of true & fair presentation dutifully by day. Writing beautiful untruths by night.
Some of us can't even bring ourselves to look
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The weather outside is tragic
November 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
With scientific hidden partition? Really? This is why I hate shopping.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Was at a family thing & was glommed onto by a 10yo with a camera (literally tied to his wrist for safekeeping) who wanted someone to pose for him by this pond / needed to gull an adult into supervising him so that he could go closer to it.
Glad I fell for it since it made a lovely #SundayPixMirror
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Wellington also loves books. She may think she's safe from Campion up there.

(Aptly enough for #SundayPixBooks, Campion's litter mates are Wimsey and Maigret.)
November 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
It's funny how sometimes you set everything up right with your 'real' camera and get something meh, and sometimes you snap a quick phone pic rather than type up a list and the light just loves you
#SundayPixBooks
November 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Campion still lubs Wellington. Everyone else is still mystified (especially Wellington).
November 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Happy Birthday Wombat

#SundayPixWombat
#Glint
October 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Technically Monday, but since I'm in denial about that, some #SundayPixLeaves
October 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
And, apparently on this day eight years ago, taking some roses to drop off at Granny's grave, in passing. They were not roses that travelled well, but they just about made it.
#SundayPixRailway
September 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I forgot to post this for infrastructure a couple of weeks back, so it can be #SundayPixRailway even though Galton Bridge station is the least interesting part of it.
September 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I was thinking I hadn't been near a #SundayPixRailway in ages, but then, there's this (though only the track's dedication to maintaining a steady elevation in the face of local conditions makes this obvious - it's slightly sinuous and surprisingly narrow)
September 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Vaguely wondering how Tanner, big sprawly boy though he is, was managing to take up so much space ...
September 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
From the Oratory to Bishop Asbury's Cottage via my employer's AGM. That was quite a day. The cottage was closed, mind, because the 45 minute bus trip somehow took an hour longer than scheduled.
September 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This, on the other hand, has universally been considered forlorn
September 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Opinions from people I have shown this to so far are extremely divided on whether this is a good/pleasing/horrifying/attractive thing to do with a tree stump
September 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Anyway, Bromwich Hall. It's a lovely hour or so. Nice signage (not patronising, not too much), nice context, lovely lovely willow tree to stand under.
September 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It's also been a tenement and a pub, which are also represented
September 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I did not know that there is a (partially) thirteenth century manor in West Bromwich. There is and it's lovely.
September 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Almost by chance I discovered that it is National Heritage Week the same week that I had booked off with no plans. This was not a propitious beginning to my first outing (but things got better)
September 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Shane though it is that there are so few visitors, it's rather nice to sit here peacefully and watch the light change. (More detailed explanations may be forthcoming later)
September 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I did not come to a thirteenth century manor for this kind of personal attack
September 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
TIL ... it's very important not to let the devil sit in your spoons
September 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Today in deranged survey questions...
September 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
In summary, I should get out more, and I know appallingly little about my area, and if I ramble at you about it I may eventually resolve both these issues. Meanwhile, here are some nice rocks and a pretty sky.
September 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM