John M 🇬🇧🇺🇦
@john0109.bsky.social
Dad, RAF Veteran and survivor of numerous Leeds United ups and downs. Lover of nature, history, books and making miniatures. 75% English, 15% Welsh, 10% Odds & Ends.
Just looking for things to make me smile...or think...or think and smile.
Just looking for things to make me smile...or think...or think and smile.
I don't remember posting a picture of the Nursery, so here goes. Was there ever a more spoiled child?
#miniatures #dollshouse #dollhouse #nursery #dolls
#miniatures #dollshouse #dollhouse #nursery #dolls
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I don't remember posting a picture of the Nursery, so here goes. Was there ever a more spoiled child?
#miniatures #dollshouse #dollhouse #nursery #dolls
#miniatures #dollshouse #dollhouse #nursery #dolls
@shonamaclean.bsky.social I have read a lot of books this year but I'm pleased to say that "Crucible of Secrets" has gone straight to Number 1 in my Top 10. Sadly that comes with no kudos whatsoever and certainly no financial reward. I just thought you ought to know. 🥂 👍
November 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
@shonamaclean.bsky.social I have read a lot of books this year but I'm pleased to say that "Crucible of Secrets" has gone straight to Number 1 in my Top 10. Sadly that comes with no kudos whatsoever and certainly no financial reward. I just thought you ought to know. 🥂 👍
What a delight it was to spend so many years as a Primary School #EcoSchools coordinator and, after I retired, a #GreenFlag assessor. I really miss creating displays that encouraged children's participation in practical #EnvironmentalEducation.
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What a delight it was to spend so many years as a Primary School #EcoSchools coordinator and, after I retired, a #GreenFlag assessor. I really miss creating displays that encouraged children's participation in practical #EnvironmentalEducation.
Just having a tidy up of some old #EcoSchools stuff and came across this little gem from over 10 years ago. Not sure where it originated but the message is more relevant than ever. 🌳🌍👍
#EnvironmentalEducation #trees #nature #conservation #wildlife #ClimateChange
#EnvironmentalEducation #trees #nature #conservation #wildlife #ClimateChange
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Just having a tidy up of some old #EcoSchools stuff and came across this little gem from over 10 years ago. Not sure where it originated but the message is more relevant than ever. 🌳🌍👍
#EnvironmentalEducation #trees #nature #conservation #wildlife #ClimateChange
#EnvironmentalEducation #trees #nature #conservation #wildlife #ClimateChange
And you'll get no help from Google!! 🤣
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
And you'll get no help from Google!! 🤣
He that diggeth socking great holes in my plant pots will become but dead meat. 🥩 Thou hast been warned! 😠 🪦
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
He that diggeth socking great holes in my plant pots will become but dead meat. 🥩 Thou hast been warned! 😠 🪦
That's the bird table cleaned and stocked ready for the cold snap to come. Magpie was exploring within 2 minutes of me leaving. Now awaiting the arrival of the pesky squirrels and all the neighbourhood cats! 🐦
#birds #birdwatching #wildlife #nature
#birds #birdwatching #wildlife #nature
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
That's the bird table cleaned and stocked ready for the cold snap to come. Magpie was exploring within 2 minutes of me leaving. Now awaiting the arrival of the pesky squirrels and all the neighbourhood cats! 🐦
#birds #birdwatching #wildlife #nature
#birds #birdwatching #wildlife #nature
Where else could you learn about snakes and reptiles, railway track that 'floats' over a bog, the traditional methods for making oiler pads, and (best of all) 'Tornado'? Has to be Episode 2 of "Steam Train Diaries" of course! TV at its best! 👍
#NYMR #SteamTrainDiaries
#NYMR #SteamTrainDiaries
November 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Where else could you learn about snakes and reptiles, railway track that 'floats' over a bog, the traditional methods for making oiler pads, and (best of all) 'Tornado'? Has to be Episode 2 of "Steam Train Diaries" of course! TV at its best! 👍
#NYMR #SteamTrainDiaries
#NYMR #SteamTrainDiaries
Band of Brothers, Episode 7 "The Breaking Point" - probably the best episode of them all but, without doubt, the toughest watch.
The final scene with Easy Company resting in the Convent after the gruelling attack on Foy is just so poignant. 🥹 #BandOfBrothers
The final scene with Easy Company resting in the Convent after the gruelling attack on Foy is just so poignant. 🥹 #BandOfBrothers
November 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Band of Brothers, Episode 7 "The Breaking Point" - probably the best episode of them all but, without doubt, the toughest watch.
The final scene with Easy Company resting in the Convent after the gruelling attack on Foy is just so poignant. 🥹 #BandOfBrothers
The final scene with Easy Company resting in the Convent after the gruelling attack on Foy is just so poignant. 🥹 #BandOfBrothers
Only one word needed really: Concentration ♥️
#art #painting #therapy #relaxation #concentration #mentalhealth 👩🎨
#art #painting #therapy #relaxation #concentration #mentalhealth 👩🎨
November 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Only one word needed really: Concentration ♥️
#art #painting #therapy #relaxation #concentration #mentalhealth 👩🎨
#art #painting #therapy #relaxation #concentration #mentalhealth 👩🎨
@primaryteachermary.bsky.social And you've also reminded me that you're never too young to learn to read for pleasure! 😊📚 #HappinessIsBookShaped
November 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
@primaryteachermary.bsky.social And you've also reminded me that you're never too young to learn to read for pleasure! 😊📚 #HappinessIsBookShaped
Well done! Makaton was absolutely vital for us when our daughter was little as she had very limited speech when she started at Nursery. I can still recite some of Dave Benson Phillips' nursery rhymes, with all the actions!👍
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Well done! Makaton was absolutely vital for us when our daughter was little as she had very limited speech when she started at Nursery. I can still recite some of Dave Benson Phillips' nursery rhymes, with all the actions!👍
Food shopping for the coming weekend done and it's wet and miserable outside. So what better than to revisit a classic 1965 edition of 'Aircraft of the World'? Cost me the princely sum of 95 shillings (£4.75 in modern parlance) back in the day! #aircraft #avgeek #aviation
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
And underneath all that rain, my friends, is the whole of southern UK. In short, 'tis wet today! ☔😩
(Image from @netweather.tv)
(Image from @netweather.tv)
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
And underneath all that rain, my friends, is the whole of southern UK. In short, 'tis wet today! ☔😩
(Image from @netweather.tv)
(Image from @netweather.tv)
Feeling a little shell-shocked this morning after a gruelling re-watch of 'Bastogne', Episode 6 of Band of Brothers, yesterday evening. Trouble is I also know what's coming up in Episode 7. 😟 #BandOfBrothers
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Feeling a little shell-shocked this morning after a gruelling re-watch of 'Bastogne', Episode 6 of Band of Brothers, yesterday evening. Trouble is I also know what's coming up in Episode 7. 😟 #BandOfBrothers
You must never, ever think of eating cake as a bad habit. Just consider that you are supporting all those involved in the baked goods industry (as well as dentistry, cardiology, and ultimately undertakery!) #EatMoreCake 😋
November 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
You must never, ever think of eating cake as a bad habit. Just consider that you are supporting all those involved in the baked goods industry (as well as dentistry, cardiology, and ultimately undertakery!) #EatMoreCake 😋
In #Remembrance Week it's good to look back and think about all those I was lucky to serve with - team mates, friends and Open University study buddies! Even the 'Rodneys' who should have known better but were intent on photobombing the occasion.
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
In #Remembrance Week it's good to look back and think about all those I was lucky to serve with - team mates, friends and Open University study buddies! Even the 'Rodneys' who should have known better but were intent on photobombing the occasion.
Re-watching Band of Brothers it's hard to believe that it is 24 years since it first aired on TV. Still as impactful and poignant after the umpteenth viewing. #BandOfBrothers #Remembrance
November 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Re-watching Band of Brothers it's hard to believe that it is 24 years since it first aired on TV. Still as impactful and poignant after the umpteenth viewing. #BandOfBrothers #Remembrance
Anyone else use these little fellas in seminars and the like? You could stick one on each eyelid and have a nice nap while still looking awake. Still useful at home on occasions. 😴👀
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Anyone else use these little fellas in seminars and the like? You could stick one on each eyelid and have a nice nap while still looking awake. Still useful at home on occasions. 😴👀
Gerald poses in front of a Churchill 'Crocodile' tank while his nephew takes a photo.
#Remembrance #LestWeForget
#miniatures #military #AFV #Modelling #WW2
#Remembrance #LestWeForget
#miniatures #military #AFV #Modelling #WW2
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Gerald poses in front of a Churchill 'Crocodile' tank while his nephew takes a photo.
#Remembrance #LestWeForget
#miniatures #military #AFV #Modelling #WW2
#Remembrance #LestWeForget
#miniatures #military #AFV #Modelling #WW2
Anyone who has ever done any kind of miniature modelling will appreciate what these chaps are up to! 😊
(The Carpet Monster - new figures from Modelu in the "Models for Heroes" range)
#miniatures
(The Carpet Monster - new figures from Modelu in the "Models for Heroes" range)
#miniatures
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Anyone who has ever done any kind of miniature modelling will appreciate what these chaps are up to! 😊
(The Carpet Monster - new figures from Modelu in the "Models for Heroes" range)
#miniatures
(The Carpet Monster - new figures from Modelu in the "Models for Heroes" range)
#miniatures
Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery (own photos from 2017). Remembering those of all nationalities who fought together to liberate the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇵🇱🇳🇱 #Remembrance #LestWeForget 2/2
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery (own photos from 2017). Remembering those of all nationalities who fought together to liberate the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇵🇱🇳🇱 #Remembrance #LestWeForget 2/2