Alison Foster
@alisonfoster.bsky.social
Zooarchaeologist based in Worcestershire. Malvern Buzzards Running Club. Cats (well, just the one cat). Power metal
What's it like inside your head?
What, right now? I'm wrangling sheep metrics and frankly could do with a bit more cooperation from them.
What, right now? I'm wrangling sheep metrics and frankly could do with a bit more cooperation from them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
What's it like inside your head?
What, right now? I'm wrangling sheep metrics and frankly could do with a bit more cooperation from them.
What, right now? I'm wrangling sheep metrics and frankly could do with a bit more cooperation from them.
Hilly 5k this morning. Quite hard work, so I took a welcome breather to say hi to a new chicken at the end of our road - Araucana, I think. They lay blue eggs. #RunningPunks #chicken
November 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Hilly 5k this morning. Quite hard work, so I took a welcome breather to say hi to a new chicken at the end of our road - Araucana, I think. They lay blue eggs. #RunningPunks #chicken
We like to remember the cats today too. Daughter's husband is from Central America - every year he makes a little ofrenda for Charlie cat.
November 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We like to remember the cats today too. Daughter's husband is from Central America - every year he makes a little ofrenda for Charlie cat.
Put this on family chat but only the over 50s got it
October 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Put this on family chat but only the over 50s got it
I have a blanket exactly the same as that! Well, I did. It's Sophie's office blanket now, and yes, it must be kneaded before she settles down.
October 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I have a blanket exactly the same as that! Well, I did. It's Sophie's office blanket now, and yes, it must be kneaded before she settles down.
Street cat, Dubrovnik bus station. Clearly in kitten, or perhaps already nursing. I know the downsides of urban feral cat colonies but it still gladdens my heart to see people looking out for them (in this case, a lady who produced sardines from a surprisingly smart handbag). #Caturday #tabby
October 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I've got an assemblage with a lot of large cod to record today and, as always, when I bring out my modern cod skull for comparison I find it easy to imagine it's a dragon skull, found on a beach of Earthsea or some other classic fantasy land.
October 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I've got an assemblage with a lot of large cod to record today and, as always, when I bring out my modern cod skull for comparison I find it easy to imagine it's a dragon skull, found on a beach of Earthsea or some other classic fantasy land.
Weekend Oxfam bookshop find.
October 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Weekend Oxfam bookshop find.
Ticked the #treesnottees box when I entered Worcester City 10k - they've just sent me a photo of my tree! Little (very little) birch sapling. Thanks, @treesnottees.bsky.social Good luck, little tree ❤️
October 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Ticked the #treesnottees box when I entered Worcester City 10k - they've just sent me a photo of my tree! Little (very little) birch sapling. Thanks, @treesnottees.bsky.social Good luck, little tree ❤️
Sophie adding a little feline elegance to the decor #TuxedoCats #CatsofBluesky
September 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Sophie adding a little feline elegance to the decor #TuxedoCats #CatsofBluesky
It's been really heartening to see how well the house martins have done locally this year. Over the last few days there have been gatherings of literally dozens, perhaps even hundreds of them sometimes, hunting above the trees by my house, zooming over the rooftops and so close to the windows!
September 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It's been really heartening to see how well the house martins have done locally this year. Over the last few days there have been gatherings of literally dozens, perhaps even hundreds of them sometimes, hunting above the trees by my house, zooming over the rooftops and so close to the windows!
My neighbour has given me a tiny oak tree - barely big enough to be called a sapling. It has variegated leaves so I think it's a white-leaved oak. Heard of them before but never seen one.
September 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
My neighbour has given me a tiny oak tree - barely big enough to be called a sapling. It has variegated leaves so I think it's a white-leaved oak. Heard of them before but never seen one.
I'm all for people waving haddocks
August 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm all for people waving haddocks
Watching Grimsby v Man Utd. Hope The Mariners can hold on for the second half.
August 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Watching Grimsby v Man Utd. Hope The Mariners can hold on for the second half.
Milestone run this morning - my first 10 km since the heart bypass. Lovely trails on the lower paths of the Malvern Hills. Obligatory photo of Narnia-style gas lamp (if you know Malvern, you know!) #runningpunks #malvern #trailrunning
📸 Sim Foreman
📸 Sim Foreman
August 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Milestone run this morning - my first 10 km since the heart bypass. Lovely trails on the lower paths of the Malvern Hills. Obligatory photo of Narnia-style gas lamp (if you know Malvern, you know!) #runningpunks #malvern #trailrunning
📸 Sim Foreman
📸 Sim Foreman
Wandered past the Theatre of Small Convenience in Malvern this afternoon and was delighted to find the door open! A quick look inside - it's amazing! Looking forward to seeing it open again after the restoration work.
The smallest theatre in the world, in a converted Victorian gents toilet. Seats 12
The smallest theatre in the world, in a converted Victorian gents toilet. Seats 12
August 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Wandered past the Theatre of Small Convenience in Malvern this afternoon and was delighted to find the door open! A quick look inside - it's amazing! Looking forward to seeing it open again after the restoration work.
The smallest theatre in the world, in a converted Victorian gents toilet. Seats 12
The smallest theatre in the world, in a converted Victorian gents toilet. Seats 12
Cat's in a funny mood.
August 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Cat's in a funny mood.
Buying books again.
Feasting, fowling and feathers, by Michael Shrubb.
A history of the exploitation of wild birds, which will help interpret some interesting sea bird bones from medieval Edinburgh.
Feasting, fowling and feathers, by Michael Shrubb.
A history of the exploitation of wild birds, which will help interpret some interesting sea bird bones from medieval Edinburgh.
August 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Buying books again.
Feasting, fowling and feathers, by Michael Shrubb.
A history of the exploitation of wild birds, which will help interpret some interesting sea bird bones from medieval Edinburgh.
Feasting, fowling and feathers, by Michael Shrubb.
A history of the exploitation of wild birds, which will help interpret some interesting sea bird bones from medieval Edinburgh.
What me? On the kitchen counter? #CatsofBluesky
July 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What me? On the kitchen counter? #CatsofBluesky
Perfect end to the weekend. Pint of Butty Bach at the Red Lion, Cradley, listening to the very excellent @mollygonemad.bsky.social and wishing I'd got Monday off.
July 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Perfect end to the weekend. Pint of Butty Bach at the Red Lion, Cradley, listening to the very excellent @mollygonemad.bsky.social and wishing I'd got Monday off.
Another cardboard box which is now claimed by Sophie and can't go to recycling. She only likes them if they're tipped over on one side.
June 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Another cardboard box which is now claimed by Sophie and can't go to recycling. She only likes them if they're tipped over on one side.
The cinnabar moth caterpillars have now eaten the ragwort outside my house down to the stalks so of course I feel obliged to collect them all up and move them down the road to new plants. Good luck little guys
June 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The cinnabar moth caterpillars have now eaten the ragwort outside my house down to the stalks so of course I feel obliged to collect them all up and move them down the road to new plants. Good luck little guys
Some of my stuff. I'd probably need to provide a list of people to invite.
June 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Some of my stuff. I'd probably need to provide a list of people to invite.