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amiablehuman.bsky.social
Michael R
@amiablehuman.bsky.social
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Variously described as a 'life wrecking bastard and Wigan git' and a 'serene and holy old bumbarrel' happy for you to decide which is more accurate

Product Manager professionally. Introverted show off socially.

He/Him
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Scariest thing I've seen this Halloween
A picture of a bag of Gingerbread flavour Doritos
October 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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As seen in an emergency department in the north of England. Either I'm hallucinating or reality is leaking again. @criticalrole.bsky.social can you please check your story wards. #CriticalRole
Photo of a white board listing the staff fulfilling various nursing roles in an emergency department. The Nurse in Charge is listed as Jester
September 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
amiablehuman.bsky.social
Reflections of a Stork
A White Stork photographed standing in a pool. The bird is large and mostly white with a long orange bill and black fringes to its wings. The bird takes up the top half of the frame surrounded by foliage the bottom half of the picture is the reflection of the bird in the water of the pool
July 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
amiablehuman.bsky.social
😁 Not sure this comparison works outside the 40 plus year old UK demographic so here is some photo evidence
Black and white head and shoulders photo of Windsor Davis in It Ain't Half Hot Mum. He is dressed in army uniform including a beret and has a very full mustache waxed into sharp points at either end
July 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
amiablehuman.bsky.social
It might just be the way the C4 commentator is pronouncing this name as "Devine Wrench" but I can only hope that normative determinism means he is destined to get clean away with a blatant professional foul, pulling back the opposition striker, when defending a 1-0 lead late in a World Cup Final
Screen capture of the page header from the squad listing page for Dutch under 21 footballer Devyne Rensch who plays for Roma. There is a headshot at the top left showing a young man with dark curly hair and a beard
June 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
amiablehuman.bsky.social
Let sleeping owls lie

(Scops Owl - Kalloni #Lesvos)

#birding
Photo of a eurasian Scops Owl in a tree. The owls is small and surrounded by twigs, it's feathers are various shades of brown as camouflage it has pointy ears and is looking at the noisy camera operator through one half open eye
May 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Scotland you never disappoint 😍

#birds #UKbirding
Portrait orientation photo, in the centre of which is a road sign that says "Passing Place", a fence runs across the bottom of the picture and on one of the fence posts sits a Short Eared Owl. The bird is brown and cream with a light face and yellow eyes. The background is short grass and low moorland plants
March 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Preening Pintail @rspb.bsky.social Leighton Moss from a couple of weeks ago
Photo of a Pintail duck, the bird has a mostly brown head with the rest of it's plumage being different black and white patterns. It has longer tail feathers. The duck is stood on a bank made of broken twigs and mud in the background is open water
March 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Apart from the fact you've not met this old lady and don't know the amount of disturbance she can cause I actually really like this theory. Thanks 👍
A small old grumpy grey/brown tortoiseshell cat sitting on the floorboards next to my desk chair looking up at me
February 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
amiablehuman.bsky.social
Turns out the above is going to be the first in a short series...

Now searching for a software engineer who is 'Dignified in conduct or appearance'?
Image clipped from a job advert the job title is "Distinguished Engineer - Cloud Platforms and Integrations"
January 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Followed your excellent lead and read the below this afternoon. It was both short and delightful
A photo of a hardback copy of 'A pslam for the wild-built' by Becky Chambers lying on a blue duvet cover
December 27, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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How was your morning?
A photo of Causeway House near Hexham, England. The house is a small thatched building built from stone with a red door. It occupies the left hand of the picture to the right you can see the sun rising over the rolling countryside
December 23, 2024 at 12:25 PM
amiablehuman.bsky.social
As a card carrying carnivore I just at this and it was delicious.

I don't think either Herbivore or the Mulberry Leaf are here yet but I heartily recommend either should you come across them
Photo of a menu card that reads as follows... HERBIVORE THE MULLBERRY LEAF, BOLLINGTON 17|11|24 MENU carrot, miso & tahini soy marinated onions | nori flatbread black olive doughnut lemon mayo | rosemary salt celeriac tagliatelle broccoli cream miso walnut butter dulse roast crown prince squash date & black garlic | kale | gochujang | maple seeds damson & thyme granita apple & green tea peanut butter biscotto chocolate & olive oil ganache miso caramel
November 17, 2024 at 10:50 PM
amiablehuman.bsky.social
Manchester Piccadilly sunrise #EarlyStart
Sunrise as seen from platform 14 at Manchester Piccadilly Station. The platform canopy cuts across the top of the image framing the picture along with a modern tower block to the right. The sun is rising over a squat Victorian brick building in the centre of the frame, the sky shading from orange to blue a few light clouds are seen in shadow
October 23, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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Thought this might amuse @ephemerawoman.bsky.social and maybe others. As seen on an unnamed Civil Service job advert...

Who actually wants an "enigmatic" leader? 🤣
Screen capture of a website with the identity filed off. Black text on a white background reading "Do you want to lead on some of the biggest digital transformation in the UK currently? Are you an inspiring, engaging and enigmatic leader?"
September 29, 2024 at 5:44 PM
amiablehuman.bsky.social
That feeling when you go to the nature reserve to see the nature but the rarest thing you see is when you are just arriving back home...

#birds
A White Throated Dipper. It a small plump mostly brown bird with a bright white breast. It's stood on a rock in a stream which is classic dipper activity
September 26, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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Costa Rica, any bit of it but most particularly Tirimbina Nature Reserve

(Yes that is maybe kinda colonialist but you did say unacceptable)
Photo taken from the bridge at the Tirimbina Nature Reserve in Costa Rica. A river flows wide and shallow through the centre of the shot with dense jungle on either side. The sky is a pale blue with a few clouds as sunset approaches
September 20, 2024 at 6:05 PM
amiablehuman.bsky.social
This is truly a cursed timeline
A 20+ year old photograph of Damon Alburn hugging Noel Gallagher with the headline "Blur vs Oasis battle to be retold in new West End play"
September 9, 2024 at 8:42 PM
amiablehuman.bsky.social
What is your current social media strategy?
A printed sign which reads "Thank you for not touching the walrus or sitting on the iceberg"
August 26, 2024 at 8:48 PM
amiablehuman.bsky.social
Drop a ship not from Star Wars or Star Trek.
Graphic of the ship Red Dwarf from the UK TV series. It's big red and ugly with a funnel contraption on the front a squat cylindrical body, badly painted and patched with large engines to the rear
July 11, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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Hello world!
A small lizard peaking up a crack between two pieces of stone. You can see his head and front legs rest on the edge. He is grey green
March 28, 2024 at 4:16 PM
amiablehuman.bsky.social
This Berthelot's Pipit on the other hand absolute poser!
This Berthelot's Pipit is standing on a rock it has grey/brown upper part with white under parts and a speckled breast
March 24, 2024 at 8:02 PM
amiablehuman.bsky.social
The Firecrests in Maderia are an absolute mood...
A Maderian Firecrest perched on branch looking at the camera the bird has green upperparts, whitish underparts with a black eye stripe and a mohawk crest that is orange A Maderian Firecrest perched on branch in profile the bird has green upperparts, whitish underparts with a black eye stripe and a mohawk crest that is orange
March 24, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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Well better late than never I suppose...

Twitchy is a small tubby tortie, 18 years old much grumpier than this photo makes her look.

Miri is small skinny mostly black 2 year old whose energy reserves have yet to be fully expended

#ProofOfCat
Twitchy is a small tubby tortie, she gazes up at the camera like butter wouldn't melt. She is sitting neatly on a colourful patterned rug Miri is small skinny mostly black cat with a small white patch showing on her chest. She's looking slightly off camera at something interesting but is also sat neatly on a different colourful rug.
January 25, 2024 at 5:41 PM
amiablehuman.bsky.social
Result of a Letterpress printing course yesterday. Fun morning spent messing around at The Smallprint Company in Derby

smallprintcompany.com

Quote from Jerry Holkins of @penny-arcade.com fame
An A3 poster printed with the quote "There is no doubt a Lesson in all this but I refuse to learn it"
January 14, 2024 at 1:20 PM