Gond
@gondorod.bsky.social
Retired engineer specialising in jet engines and rockets. Now watching the world make the same mistakes we did years ago
Sunrise this morning over Robin Hoods Bay
December 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Sunrise this morning over Robin Hoods Bay
Sunset over Robin Hoods Bay this evening
December 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Sunset over Robin Hoods Bay this evening
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Pastel Promise, Dunstanburgh
Mixed media
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25% of all original sales to @newcastlefoodbank.org
Mixed media
www.mickoxley.com/product/orig...
25% of all original sales to @newcastlefoodbank.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Pastel Promise, Dunstanburgh
Mixed media
www.mickoxley.com/product/orig...
25% of all original sales to @newcastlefoodbank.org
Mixed media
www.mickoxley.com/product/orig...
25% of all original sales to @newcastlefoodbank.org
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New Light
Acrylic
Acrylic
December 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
New Light
Acrylic
Acrylic
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Night Surge
Watercolour
www.mickoxley.com/product/orig...
25% of all original sales to @newcastlefoodbank.org
Watercolour
www.mickoxley.com/product/orig...
25% of all original sales to @newcastlefoodbank.org
December 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Night Surge
Watercolour
www.mickoxley.com/product/orig...
25% of all original sales to @newcastlefoodbank.org
Watercolour
www.mickoxley.com/product/orig...
25% of all original sales to @newcastlefoodbank.org
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EARTH-DIRECTED SOLAR FLARE AND CME: Both NOAA and SOHO coronagraphs have detected a full halo storm cloud heading directly for Earth. NASA simulations of the CME suggest an arrival on Dec. 9th. Earth is the yellow dot in this forecast model spaceweather.com/images2025/0...
December 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
EARTH-DIRECTED SOLAR FLARE AND CME: Both NOAA and SOHO coronagraphs have detected a full halo storm cloud heading directly for Earth. NASA simulations of the CME suggest an arrival on Dec. 9th. Earth is the yellow dot in this forecast model spaceweather.com/images2025/0...
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God bless Father Stephen Jasoma.
Dedham Priest pissing off all the right people by removing Jesus from the church's nativity scene and putting up an ICE WAS HERE sign in His place.
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
‘ICE was here’: Dedham church sparks outrage over nativity scene with political message
A Dedham church is causing controversy over another political statement in their Nativity scene this holiday season.
www.boston25news.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
God bless Father Stephen Jasoma.
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It looked rather nice this afternoon.
November 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It looked rather nice this afternoon.
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All of you know Trump is the US president who surrendered in Afghanistan, right? Made a deal in 2020 cutting out the Afghan govt, let thousands of Taliban fighters out of jail in exchange for nothing.
I know the "everything in 2020 was Biden's fault, not Trump's" rule, I just don't agree with it.
I know the "everything in 2020 was Biden's fault, not Trump's" rule, I just don't agree with it.
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
All of you know Trump is the US president who surrendered in Afghanistan, right? Made a deal in 2020 cutting out the Afghan govt, let thousands of Taliban fighters out of jail in exchange for nothing.
I know the "everything in 2020 was Biden's fault, not Trump's" rule, I just don't agree with it.
I know the "everything in 2020 was Biden's fault, not Trump's" rule, I just don't agree with it.
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Enter the First Bull contest! Friends of the Elephant Seal holds a contest every year, to guess when the first bull will arrive for the breeding season. mailchi.mp/elephantseal.org/firstbull2025. The winner gets an FES baseball cap, and praise from FES members and elephant seal admirers.
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Enter the First Bull contest! Friends of the Elephant Seal holds a contest every year, to guess when the first bull will arrive for the breeding season. mailchi.mp/elephantseal.org/firstbull2025. The winner gets an FES baseball cap, and praise from FES members and elephant seal admirers.
First snow of the season
November 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
First snow of the season
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November 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Got an writer's proof of my daughter, Megan's book ( @meganeaves.com . It's a great read, about our relationship with the dark, and about her journey through darkness and light. It'll be out soon, so look for it and grab a copy. You won't regret it.
November 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Got an writer's proof of my daughter, Megan's book ( @meganeaves.com . It's a great read, about our relationship with the dark, and about her journey through darkness and light. It'll be out soon, so look for it and grab a copy. You won't regret it.
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African penguins being adorable at Boulder Beach, SA. 🐧
October 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
African penguins being adorable at Boulder Beach, SA. 🐧
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November 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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The UK is investigating whether ~700 of its Chinese-made Yutong electric buses can be remotely deactivated; Norway found that Yutong can render buses inoperable (Financial Times)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The UK is investigating whether ~700 of its Chinese-made Yutong electric buses can be remotely deactivated; Norway found that Yutong can render buses inoperable (Financial Times)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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November 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Watch this - there are A LOT of them!
Many thanks to our sisters in Illinois!
Many thanks to our sisters in Illinois!
Happening now in Broadview—outside Chicago:
A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.
“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.
A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.
“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Watch this - there are A LOT of them!
Many thanks to our sisters in Illinois!
Many thanks to our sisters in Illinois!
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Orion above the fog ✨✨✨✨
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Orion above the fog ✨✨✨✨
Full moon over bonfire party last night. Sadly a bit cloudy
November 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Full moon over bonfire party last night. Sadly a bit cloudy
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November 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Tonight, the Waxing Gibbous Moon continues to appear close to Saturn. Three days from Full. 🔭 🧪
November 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Tonight, the Waxing Gibbous Moon continues to appear close to Saturn. Three days from Full. 🔭 🧪
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Niki Bowers, contemporary UK printmaker based in Norfolk #WomensArt
November 1, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Niki Bowers, contemporary UK printmaker based in Norfolk #WomensArt
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'The Dusk Hour' by contemporary photographer Natalia Drepina #WomensArt
November 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
'The Dusk Hour' by contemporary photographer Natalia Drepina #WomensArt