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Ian Ford
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Doing things in classrooms with computers a few days a week. Old fashioned, but in a good way. Digging, walking, cooking, cricket, coding, geographising, not necessarily in that order
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Station one of (hopefully) six today
The canopy of Berlin Hbf at about 05:20 on 30 July. The sun is just thinking about rising properly.
July 30, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Ooh, The Patch is back. Random postcode, always good for a listen. Did Polly Weston get here yet?

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - The Patch
One producer, one randomly generated postcode, and the search for an unheard story.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Cricket is a game of beautiful views. I maintain that this is one of the best on the county circuit. Shame about the tips of the pylons in the distance though
View of a cricket ground- the St Lawrence ground in Canterbury from the upper floor of the Woolley stand. A game is in progress. Two scoreboards show the score, one s modern LCD screen the other a traditional hand operated beast that’s overlooked the ground for nearly a century. One of the Glamorgan batters almost has his own century.
May 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Hottest day of the year you say?
A cricket match at the St Lawrence ground in Canterbury. A Middlesex batsman faces up to a ball swinging around off a greenish pitch. The sky is blue, it’s hot and all is good with the world for a few hours. Especially with Kent taking wickets A view of the St Lawrence cricket ground at Canterbury. The trees may still be bare, but the sky is blue and it’s hot enough to eat ice cream. A Middlesex batsman faces up to a swinging ball, slip fielders waiting for a chance that never came. This time.
April 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Lovely morning by the sea. And look at that storm beach…
A shingle beach, sea wall and odd building with a blue sky and the North Sea breaking on the beach. Looking south from Aldeburgh in Suffolk
March 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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I am fascinated by alternative centering on maps, and this one captures my imagination: "the world according to fish", showing the rivers, lakes and oceans, with ocean floor elevations.

The world aquatic.
A version of a projection map of the globe titled "The world according to fish", using Elastic II projection. It's a blue blob of various shades of blue with land being white and featureless.
August 15, 2024 at 1:21 AM
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Excellent work here
dankaszeta.bsky.social Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · Feb 6
The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
Screenshot from "Letter from our correspondent" in "Papua New Guinea Courier"
February 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Somewhere there’s an Assistant Headteacher in an academy trust thinking about how they can make their lineups more dynamic
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
Exercising for 30 minutes improves memory, study suggests
Research shows walk or cycle improves cognitive performance for day ahead – and day after
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:03 AM
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Wandering in Diss and came across this place. Normal for Norfolk
Government service scrap yard with Terminator style artwork sculpture. Also features anti-aircraft guns, bombs, missiles, and an anti-tank gun - all presumably decommissioned. And other general scrap. The gates of a government surplus scrap yard in Diss with various signs. Including “No parking, no clamps, no tickets, but we do have a large forklift” and “Military firing range”
December 1, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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Why am I only finding out about this as I’m about to no longer work in Gorleston?
drdan.bsky.social Dr Dan O’Brien @drdan.bsky.social · Nov 24
The rabbit funeral procession from the Gorleston Psalter. The rabbits have a processional cross and a series of wax tapers to light the way. The rabbit priest sprinkles holy water on the coffin. Two dogs carry the bier. 14th cent. Add 49622 @britishlibrary.bsky.social #skystorians #medieval
A funeral procession performed by rabbits. The rabbits carry bells, a cross and wax tapers before the coffin which is carried by two dogs. A lone rabbit sits on the coffin blowing a trumpet. The rabbit priest stands before the coffin in full vestments and sprinkles the coffin with holy water.
November 24, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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A bit of website maintenance today

And I've discovered the power of BBedit's multi-file search and replace function. Massive time saver

That's all. I know it's geeky. I don't care 😀
November 22, 2024 at 9:31 AM
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What? There’s now a snow and ice warning covering the east coast. Why would you get my hopes up weather people?
Screenshot from met office app showing a yellow weather warning for snow and ice covering much of East Anglia and the east coast of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
November 19, 2024 at 12:21 PM