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Not so much blue sky today, but I do believe I spotted some Asperitas this morning over North Swindon 😀. I remember when these cloud types were first proposed by the @cloudappsoc.bsky.social and then officially recognised in 2017. Such a beautiful sight 😍

Corgis have an extremely low center of gravity and the density of a dead star.

PERFECT for skateboarding! 😇

Ooh, a 22-degree halo! What a treat on a sunny morning in Swindon 😎 @cloudappsoc.bsky.social

New project alert! 📢 Can you help us count Birds in Greenspaces? 🐦🌳 Sign up ➡️ www.bto.org/greenspa... #Ornithology #UKBirding

This pilot survey is for people who enjoy watching birds, whether experienced birders or new to nature! It’s flexible too so you can take part anywhere in the UK. 📝

Really enjoyed 'The Great North Road' by Steve Silk. I felt transported, enjoyed learning about the towns along the route and almost felt like I was riding along, but without any effort. Great work @stevesilk66.bsky.social - I'm looking forward to the next tour 😀

How brilliant - now I can view the Bayeux Tapestry in high-res from the comfort of my home. I love seeing all those historic repairs in all their glory 😍

Haha, there's a first! Three lots of double-three 😆 🎯 #LoveTheDarts

Cycling in a #WinterWonderland!

For today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar , we're dipping into the Cyclists' Touring Club archives for this photo of Cheshire District Association members "enjoying" a break in the snow

More cycling tour diaries & photos are online at wdc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Another conservation project is successfully completed and this parrot is winging its way home. It was a complex but fun challenge to piece together the sherds of polyresin and discretely hide the scars. A very satisfying end result 👌 💕 🦜

#LoveConservation #RepairDontDespair

Me from a different era, you say?

How about the early 1800s - oh okay, circa 2002 😀👌

Great to see things taking off over here! I haven't posted for ages, so here's some pics of me at work, rest and play (not in that order though 😊)

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#ObjectsConservator
#Mandolinista
#LoveCeramics

Another satisfying conservation treatment complete - looking good after surface cleaning, washing, tear repairs and pressing 😊 👌 📜

#ArchivesConservation

Washing dirty book cushion covers in the morning, removing old sticky self-adhesive tape in the afternoon 😊. That's the joy of #ArchiveConservation 📜

Be gone rusty paperclip! Gently does it 😊👌

#ArchivesConservation 📜

A Bluesky quick primer 🧵 for recent arrivals:
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Something vaguely blue from the archive where I work. These blue and green patterns are a result of glass disease on a glass plate negative circa 1930. If left untreated the emulsion can peel away from the glass. This one was stabilised and is back in the archive now.

#ArchivesConservation

Six years ago I first saw this architectural plan while working on a short project at Historic England and noted that it needed conservation. Happily, I'm now back and working in the conservation team, and today finished conserving the very same plan 😊👌

#ArchivesConservation