John Gilbey
@johngilbey.bsky.social
Science and SF writer, Photographer, Guardian Country Diary, SciFoo, TEDx, Geek-without-Porfolio, LaunchPadAstro, Professional survivor, FBCS, FRSA, Grandfather...
Before the sealed bag, the salt came in a twist of blue paper...
I guess I'm really old...
I guess I'm really old...
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Before the sealed bag, the salt came in a twist of blue paper...
I guess I'm really old...
I guess I'm really old...
"The Wizened Millennials" would make an excellent name for a band...
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"The Wizened Millennials" would make an excellent name for a band...
In the old days, there would have been an 0800 number to phone... With a real live human at the other end...
November 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
In the old days, there would have been an 0800 number to phone... With a real live human at the other end...
P.G. Wodehouse had a favourite village called Loose Chippings....
November 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
P.G. Wodehouse had a favourite village called Loose Chippings....
Ah... But which edition...? :-)
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Ah... But which edition...? :-)
Nice! And, as you say, shiny!
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Nice! And, as you say, shiny!
I reckon that has a lot of old magic entrained within it...
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I reckon that has a lot of old magic entrained within it...
Rightly so!
Too many similar ones look fine, and are yummy if the gills are pinky grey - but hugely toxic if they're a greyish pink...
Or vice versa...
Too many similar ones look fine, and are yummy if the gills are pinky grey - but hugely toxic if they're a greyish pink...
Or vice versa...
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Rightly so!
Too many similar ones look fine, and are yummy if the gills are pinky grey - but hugely toxic if they're a greyish pink...
Or vice versa...
Too many similar ones look fine, and are yummy if the gills are pinky grey - but hugely toxic if they're a greyish pink...
Or vice versa...
Indeed. It is particularly pleasant this morning in Aber, after the tempest of yesterday...
November 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Indeed. It is particularly pleasant this morning in Aber, after the tempest of yesterday...
You'll be fine, H - just don't get off the train at Five Ways...
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
You'll be fine, H - just don't get off the train at Five Ways...
Sadly, my impression is that the former is intended to give the impression of added macho grunt...
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Sadly, my impression is that the former is intended to give the impression of added macho grunt...
A Munsell chart mug...?
Just the thing for an old soil scientist...
Just the thing for an old soil scientist...
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A Munsell chart mug...?
Just the thing for an old soil scientist...
Just the thing for an old soil scientist...
Smart move...
Fairly rough weather here in Aber too...
Fairly rough weather here in Aber too...
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Smart move...
Fairly rough weather here in Aber too...
Fairly rough weather here in Aber too...
Here is an image from rural Wales this time last year...
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Here is an image from rural Wales this time last year...
I've never made it to the coast at Pompeii - usually too busy trying to fit in a side trip to Herculaneum... :-)
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I've never made it to the coast at Pompeii - usually too busy trying to fit in a side trip to Herculaneum... :-)
That first image is epic...
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
That first image is epic...
If you could arrange clear skies for west Wales tonight, I'd be very grateful!
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If you could arrange clear skies for west Wales tonight, I'd be very grateful!
Or he's a hydrologist, maybe...
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Or he's a hydrologist, maybe...
Mais oui! Ca c'est formidable!
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Mais oui! Ca c'est formidable!