Nigel
@nigel0061.bsky.social
Retired molecular biologist living on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, UK. Likes: nature, books, photography, archaeology.
I see your smooth pebble - I raise you my rugged flint beach hagstone pebble :-)
October 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I see your smooth pebble - I raise you my rugged flint beach hagstone pebble :-)
The mythical Brexit benefits .....
October 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The mythical Brexit benefits .....
Sad news about the passing of Jane Goodall. My favourite story is about her and the cartoonist Gary Larson. He published this cartoon which her Institute objected to whilst she was away. On her return she said she loved it, and she and Larson became good friends. screenrant.com/far-side-con...
October 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Sad news about the passing of Jane Goodall. My favourite story is about her and the cartoonist Gary Larson. He published this cartoon which her Institute objected to whilst she was away. On her return she said she loved it, and she and Larson became good friends. screenrant.com/far-side-con...
I can't be the only Brit whose first thought when I saw the statue of Trump and Epstein in the US was "this looks like a statue of Morecambe and Wise!"
September 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I can't be the only Brit whose first thought when I saw the statue of Trump and Epstein in the US was "this looks like a statue of Morecambe and Wise!"
I'm in the UK and my first thought when I saw this was "this looks like a statue of Morecambe and Wise!" (famous and much-loved British comic double act, working most successfully in television).
September 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I'm in the UK and my first thought when I saw this was "this looks like a statue of Morecambe and Wise!" (famous and much-loved British comic double act, working most successfully in television).
sunrise a few days ago from my bedroom window ....
September 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
sunrise a few days ago from my bedroom window ....
If you're passing through Yelverton soon: I have just seen this in the charity shop (map and Archers tea-towel).
September 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
If you're passing through Yelverton soon: I have just seen this in the charity shop (map and Archers tea-towel).
Great photos as always! I think it is another good year for hawthorn berries.
September 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Great photos as always! I think it is another good year for hawthorn berries.
Spotted 2 female #goosander near the dam of the Burrator reservoir, west #Dartmoor this morning - possibly the first time I've seen this species. #birding
September 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Spotted 2 female #goosander near the dam of the Burrator reservoir, west #Dartmoor this morning - possibly the first time I've seen this species. #birding
Rather accurate sadly :-(
September 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Rather accurate sadly :-(
Stolen from another website :-)
I was telling friends last night that I might be forced to change my name by deed-poll at this rate :-(
I was telling friends last night that I might be forced to change my name by deed-poll at this rate :-(
August 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Stolen from another website :-)
I was telling friends last night that I might be forced to change my name by deed-poll at this rate :-(
I was telling friends last night that I might be forced to change my name by deed-poll at this rate :-(
Looks like you have your wish :-)
[3:05 pm radar]
[3:05 pm radar]
August 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Looks like you have your wish :-)
[3:05 pm radar]
[3:05 pm radar]
Great! The articles says prey availability won't be a problem. But I think I've spotted something that will be a problem sadly :-(
August 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Great! The articles says prey availability won't be a problem. But I think I've spotted something that will be a problem sadly :-(
A photo of the Sun going down on Friday photobombed by a passing heron :-)
August 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
A photo of the Sun going down on Friday photobombed by a passing heron :-)
Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) over my house on the edge of #Dartmoor this morning. I never tire of watching them circling on the thermals.
August 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) over my house on the edge of #Dartmoor this morning. I never tire of watching them circling on the thermals.
Sun-warmed bridge granite underhand; River Walkham flowing gently to the sea from the heights of Dartmoor.
July 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Sun-warmed bridge granite underhand; River Walkham flowing gently to the sea from the heights of Dartmoor.
For the first time ever I saw a roadkill mole today whilst walking around the Burrator :-( [data not shown, as we scientists say]
Then a mile later I saw what looked like another one. Curious.
Lots of butterfiles though :-)
Then a mile later I saw what looked like another one. Curious.
Lots of butterfiles though :-)
July 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
For the first time ever I saw a roadkill mole today whilst walking around the Burrator :-( [data not shown, as we scientists say]
Then a mile later I saw what looked like another one. Curious.
Lots of butterfiles though :-)
Then a mile later I saw what looked like another one. Curious.
Lots of butterfiles though :-)
I can do messy garden :-)
June 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I can do messy garden :-)
I visited Lyme Regis last month. When I saw her statue my first thought was "Why is she holding a Cornish pasty?" !
May 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I visited Lyme Regis last month. When I saw her statue my first thought was "Why is she holding a Cornish pasty?" !
A beautiful day on #Dartmoor for walking - gloriously blue skies and not too hot although the sun is strong. The bluebells around here seem to have been rather subdued this year (maybe the dry weather?)
May 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A beautiful day on #Dartmoor for walking - gloriously blue skies and not too hot although the sun is strong. The bluebells around here seem to have been rather subdued this year (maybe the dry weather?)
Today at the Burrator reservoir :-) Big change in the weather since my last walk there last Thursday.
April 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today at the Burrator reservoir :-) Big change in the weather since my last walk there last Thursday.
Springy nature? Here are some kangaroos - springy enough ? ;-)
March 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Springy nature? Here are some kangaroos - springy enough ? ;-)
Just bought a new tablecloth - I'm rather perplexed as how to wash it according one of the instructions!
March 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Just bought a new tablecloth - I'm rather perplexed as how to wash it according one of the instructions!