Phill Cook
@drphillc.bsky.social
Elder statesman of underachievement; brand ambassador for laziness; case study in evolutionary dead ends.
Someone once told me I "sound like a fucking Wurzel". This pleased me.
Someone once told me I "sound like a fucking Wurzel". This pleased me.
I've done the hard yards so you don't have to: It's in the Sun the Daily Mail, the Sun, GBNews, ... (not yet checked the Express).
I now need to go and rest my eyes.
I now need to go and rest my eyes.
November 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I've done the hard yards so you don't have to: It's in the Sun the Daily Mail, the Sun, GBNews, ... (not yet checked the Express).
I now need to go and rest my eyes.
I now need to go and rest my eyes.
Just taken the dog for a walk and the consequences of this look devastating. If the oak mentioned is the obvious one, it's dead.
If this was
Arson: Wankers.
Yet another stolen motorbike abandoned and torched: Wankers.
Global warming: Nature's telling us.
www.instagram.com/p/DN037Dj2C8P/
If this was
Arson: Wankers.
Yet another stolen motorbike abandoned and torched: Wankers.
Global warming: Nature's telling us.
www.instagram.com/p/DN037Dj2C8P/
September 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Just taken the dog for a walk and the consequences of this look devastating. If the oak mentioned is the obvious one, it's dead.
If this was
Arson: Wankers.
Yet another stolen motorbike abandoned and torched: Wankers.
Global warming: Nature's telling us.
www.instagram.com/p/DN037Dj2C8P/
If this was
Arson: Wankers.
Yet another stolen motorbike abandoned and torched: Wankers.
Global warming: Nature's telling us.
www.instagram.com/p/DN037Dj2C8P/
W&G is good but surelu dino wins the day?
August 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
W&G is good but surelu dino wins the day?
In case anyone is thinking "I wonder what that path looks like from the other end?"
Don't worry, I've got your back.
Don't worry, I've got your back.
July 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
In case anyone is thinking "I wonder what that path looks like from the other end?"
Don't worry, I've got your back.
Don't worry, I've got your back.
I do love a path mown through long grass.
I just do.
I just do.
July 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I do love a path mown through long grass.
I just do.
I just do.
No flies in our greenhouse.
June 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
No flies in our greenhouse.
Our mulberry tree is small (anout 3 metres tall). It is, however, covered in fruit this year.
My luck is in. Everyone else in my household hates mulberries. Not me. I've never yet managed to top out my mulberry gluttony.
My luck is in. Everyone else in my household hates mulberries. Not me. I've never yet managed to top out my mulberry gluttony.
June 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Our mulberry tree is small (anout 3 metres tall). It is, however, covered in fruit this year.
My luck is in. Everyone else in my household hates mulberries. Not me. I've never yet managed to top out my mulberry gluttony.
My luck is in. Everyone else in my household hates mulberries. Not me. I've never yet managed to top out my mulberry gluttony.
If I have a skill to pass on to my son, it's stone skimming - careful selection of the right stone, the explosive whip of arm and wrist as you spin it flat across the sea.
My youth was comfortably double figures but now flab replaces strength. 7 or 8 will do. My son hit 5 - he'll best me by autumn.
My youth was comfortably double figures but now flab replaces strength. 7 or 8 will do. My son hit 5 - he'll best me by autumn.
June 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
If I have a skill to pass on to my son, it's stone skimming - careful selection of the right stone, the explosive whip of arm and wrist as you spin it flat across the sea.
My youth was comfortably double figures but now flab replaces strength. 7 or 8 will do. My son hit 5 - he'll best me by autumn.
My youth was comfortably double figures but now flab replaces strength. 7 or 8 will do. My son hit 5 - he'll best me by autumn.
Itoh Peony 'Bartzella' reporting for duty.
May 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Itoh Peony 'Bartzella' reporting for duty.
By now the tree peonies have done their thing and the tulips and forget-me-nots are beginning to fade.
But, for me, the garden year never truly begins until the big copper beech breaks bud.
And, we're off ...
But, for me, the garden year never truly begins until the big copper beech breaks bud.
And, we're off ...
April 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
By now the tree peonies have done their thing and the tulips and forget-me-nots are beginning to fade.
But, for me, the garden year never truly begins until the big copper beech breaks bud.
And, we're off ...
But, for me, the garden year never truly begins until the big copper beech breaks bud.
And, we're off ...
If anyone wants to see some photos of tulips - here are some photos of tulips.
April 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
If anyone wants to see some photos of tulips - here are some photos of tulips.
It's been a dry spring, so much so that the underground rainwater tanks are only half full - even with only modest watering of the borders in the greenouses.
10,000 litres will be nowhere near enough for summer and falling back on tap water is a big no-no. I'm praying for rain. Lots of rain.
10,000 litres will be nowhere near enough for summer and falling back on tap water is a big no-no. I'm praying for rain. Lots of rain.
March 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It's been a dry spring, so much so that the underground rainwater tanks are only half full - even with only modest watering of the borders in the greenouses.
10,000 litres will be nowhere near enough for summer and falling back on tap water is a big no-no. I'm praying for rain. Lots of rain.
10,000 litres will be nowhere near enough for summer and falling back on tap water is a big no-no. I'm praying for rain. Lots of rain.
It's a bit springtime-y.
March 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It's a bit springtime-y.
It's ok everyone, panic over. Found the dog.
January 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It's ok everyone, panic over. Found the dog.
I'm no photographer but I do love the woods on a bright crisp January day.
Next question: Where did my dog go?
Next question: Where did my dog go?
January 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I'm no photographer but I do love the woods on a bright crisp January day.
Next question: Where did my dog go?
Next question: Where did my dog go?
Dog enjoying a walk in the frost (it's -1 here).
After 3 years of owning her, sunny = yes, snowy = yes, cold = yes.
Rainy = I'll stay in.
After 3 years of owning her, sunny = yes, snowy = yes, cold = yes.
Rainy = I'll stay in.
January 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Dog enjoying a walk in the frost (it's -1 here).
After 3 years of owning her, sunny = yes, snowy = yes, cold = yes.
Rainy = I'll stay in.
After 3 years of owning her, sunny = yes, snowy = yes, cold = yes.
Rainy = I'll stay in.
For all those saying how January is just dull and grey, this was the sky a day or so ago:
January 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
For all those saying how January is just dull and grey, this was the sky a day or so ago:
My primary age son's science experiment is complete.
The pond is *just about* frozen enough to support a jar of sugar.
The pond is *just about* frozen enough to support a jar of sugar.
January 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
My primary age son's science experiment is complete.
The pond is *just about* frozen enough to support a jar of sugar.
The pond is *just about* frozen enough to support a jar of sugar.
My brain is incapable of being on the NY subway without the theme tune going on a continuous loop.
December 25, 2024 at 2:18 PM
My brain is incapable of being on the NY subway without the theme tune going on a continuous loop.
The other thing you may be referring to is that, in addition to the ingredients list, food labels must show a list of nutrients if above a threshold (I think this is your 15%). These are two different labelling requirements.
The pictures show the two from a UK can of Heinz tomato soup.
The pictures show the two from a UK can of Heinz tomato soup.
December 20, 2024 at 5:38 PM
The other thing you may be referring to is that, in addition to the ingredients list, food labels must show a list of nutrients if above a threshold (I think this is your 15%). These are two different labelling requirements.
The pictures show the two from a UK can of Heinz tomato soup.
The pictures show the two from a UK can of Heinz tomato soup.
Out local bakery does an excellent Friday lunch. I could not recommend them more highly.
But, parsnip, the most vile of all things that are passed off as food, has snuck in today.
Today I will have to be brave.
But, parsnip, the most vile of all things that are passed off as food, has snuck in today.
Today I will have to be brave.
December 20, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Out local bakery does an excellent Friday lunch. I could not recommend them more highly.
But, parsnip, the most vile of all things that are passed off as food, has snuck in today.
Today I will have to be brave.
But, parsnip, the most vile of all things that are passed off as food, has snuck in today.
Today I will have to be brave.
Christmas is primarily about ritual and tradition.
Like so many households, one of our first of the year is a game called "Try not to lose your shit while unravelling the tree lights", maximally fun if it was you that threw then carelessly back in the box last year.
Anyway, job done.
Like so many households, one of our first of the year is a game called "Try not to lose your shit while unravelling the tree lights", maximally fun if it was you that threw then carelessly back in the box last year.
Anyway, job done.
December 8, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Christmas is primarily about ritual and tradition.
Like so many households, one of our first of the year is a game called "Try not to lose your shit while unravelling the tree lights", maximally fun if it was you that threw then carelessly back in the box last year.
Anyway, job done.
Like so many households, one of our first of the year is a game called "Try not to lose your shit while unravelling the tree lights", maximally fun if it was you that threw then carelessly back in the box last year.
Anyway, job done.