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ben-st-one-ley1.bsky.social
@ben-st-one-ley1.bsky.social
Cycling, history, Oilers hockey and stuff. Embalm me in Leffe. Trying to not rely on the other place.

Winchester UK 🇬🇧 but have lived Germany and Canada in the past. Hence my follows
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Lochinver area, in remote Sutherland, in the north west Highlands of Scotland
#lochinver #scotland #highlands #landscapes #photography #remote
December 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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7 years ago today. Weather a bit different!
December 10, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Cold damp and gritty on the South Downs this morning. But beautiful.
December 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Cold and still by Loch an Loin.
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
@stevewilts.bsky.social Hi Steve. Welcome to the dark side. 😂
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
A very warm but colourful ride today. New cafe stop, Nosh in 4 Marks. Nice coffee and cake. 8.5/10
November 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Hampshire putting on a fine display today in the sunshine 🌞.
August 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My gravel bike decided to convert into a single speed bike 6 miles from home. 😂🫣
July 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Gravel ride across the New Forest to make coffee.
June 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Metric Century gravel ride. Some of Test Way, South Downs Way and King Alfred’s way. Breezy but beautiful out.
June 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Absolutely lovely gravel bike commute home from work today over Cheesefoot head on the South Downs
June 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Newt Pond, Eric Ravilious, 1932. Depicting a scene at Great Bardfield in #Essex. After being sold to a private collection at some years ago, the artwork is now on loan to the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne. #Ravilious
April 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Bike test after travel day. To the Muur
March 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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"Air Brakes"

It is amazing to watch the way in which owls can control their flight with such precision.

#wildlife #birds #owls
March 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
March 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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#OnThisDay 24 Feb 1797, the invasion/battle of Fishguard ended.

It'd consisted of La Légion Noire ("The Black Legion") est 1,300 soldiers inc French regulars, along with former prisoners.

It is notable for being the last invasion of mainland Britain & the Yeomanry/milita role
February 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
February 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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When your lack of previous sheepdog experience is cruelly exposed on your first day at work.
February 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Ernest Frederick Heywood landed in Normandy with the 12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Bn at 00:50 on D-Day. He was wounded in battle and brought back to Southampton where he died in hospital on 14 June 1944, eight days after D-Day. He was laid to rest in Hollybrook Cemetery.
February 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Extremely brave, to jump into enemy territory. R.I.P. (#OTD in 1945, SOE agents Violette Szabó, Cecily Lefort, Denise Bloch were killed by firing squad in concentration camp Ravensbrück. SOE agent Lilian Rolfe was gassed. #WW2 #HISTORY)
February 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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The Ravilious Rivers and Ponds Greetings Card Collection features River Thames at Hammersmith, Cuckmere Haven, and Newt Pond. These three watercolours bring to life three very different aquatic environments.
#ericravilious
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January 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Downs in Winter, Eric Ravilious, 1935. A classic view of the Southdowns in East #Sussex. The original artwork is in the collection of the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne. #Ravilious
January 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM