Oliver Turnbull
@oliverturnbull.bsky.social
Prof of Neuropsychology (especially emotions). Herder of cats (mainly academic). Sometime painter, garden labourer, stargazer, and new speaker of Welsh/Cymraeg.
Today, Welsh weather (and the Atlantic Ocean) is making ‘half a palm tree’ day in my garden…
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Today, Welsh weather (and the Atlantic Ocean) is making ‘half a palm tree’ day in my garden…
Tonight my house has decided to audition for an episode of Stranger Things…
December 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Tonight my house has decided to audition for an episode of Stranger Things…
Dear Duolingo, I thought that North Wales was doing just fine with one parsnip gallery. But I’m impressed to see that you’ve opened a new one!
September 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Dear Duolingo, I thought that North Wales was doing just fine with one parsnip gallery. But I’m impressed to see that you’ve opened a new one!
To our international friends struggling in the heat. This is what summer is meant to be… According to British weather, and British historical costume drama. Which is: 15 to 20c, partly cloudy, a light breeze, and drizzle every now and then. Jane Austen would (I am sure) approve of this message.
June 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
To our international friends struggling in the heat. This is what summer is meant to be… According to British weather, and British historical costume drama. Which is: 15 to 20c, partly cloudy, a light breeze, and drizzle every now and then. Jane Austen would (I am sure) approve of this message.
Crux (the Southern Cross, almost horizontal in this photo) is part of some of the best parts of the Milky Way. And gosh, the southern tip of Africa (away from Cape Town) really does get some amazingly clear dark skies.
April 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Crux (the Southern Cross, almost horizontal in this photo) is part of some of the best parts of the Milky Way. And gosh, the southern tip of Africa (away from Cape Town) really does get some amazingly clear dark skies.
The skies look different from the bottom of Africa. Here’s Canis Major (if you can find the big dog), with the ever-impressive Sirius. All at an angle that I’m not used to seeing in the northern hemisphere!
April 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The skies look different from the bottom of Africa. Here’s Canis Major (if you can find the big dog), with the ever-impressive Sirius. All at an angle that I’m not used to seeing in the northern hemisphere!
Apparently, this is my Valentine’s Day photograph! 🤣
February 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Apparently, this is my Valentine’s Day photograph! 🤣
Very excited to see that Amazon has recommended my own book to me.
I look forward to reading it!
I look forward to reading it!
February 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Very excited to see that Amazon has recommended my own book to me.
I look forward to reading it!
I look forward to reading it!
@bangoruniversity.bsky.social had a wonderful evening hosting a lecture on sustainability by @mikebernerslee.bsky.social Thank you, Mike!
Also: Prof Gareth Roberts as the best manifestation of a portrait that I have ever seen…
Also: Prof Gareth Roberts as the best manifestation of a portrait that I have ever seen…
January 30, 2025 at 7:28 AM
@bangoruniversity.bsky.social had a wonderful evening hosting a lecture on sustainability by @mikebernerslee.bsky.social Thank you, Mike!
Also: Prof Gareth Roberts as the best manifestation of a portrait that I have ever seen…
Also: Prof Gareth Roberts as the best manifestation of a portrait that I have ever seen…
I can imagine worse views from your front door in the morning when you leave for work…
January 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I can imagine worse views from your front door in the morning when you leave for work…
How do you play chess when all the squares are white?
January 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
How do you play chess when all the squares are white?
Does Bluesky have any users of Welsh/Cymraeg @duolingo? If so, one of Duo’s many parsnip-themed phrases of wisdom!
January 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Does Bluesky have any users of Welsh/Cymraeg @duolingo? If so, one of Duo’s many parsnip-themed phrases of wisdom!
My portrait skills are a work in progress. But sometimes I manage a half-decent eye…
January 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My portrait skills are a work in progress. But sometimes I manage a half-decent eye…
This Christmas break, I have mostly been building a chess board with my son…
December 30, 2024 at 9:55 AM
This Christmas break, I have mostly been building a chess board with my son…
So well deserved. And it was wonderful to see you again!
December 19, 2024 at 5:19 PM
So well deserved. And it was wonderful to see you again!
We are about to have a solstice… when sol (as in the Latin for sun and solar) will sistere (or stand still).
Or in Welsh, a heuldro. When haul (the sun, from the Greek helios, as in heliocentric) is going to tro (or turn, as in rotate).
Important astronomy, and four language word origins…
Or in Welsh, a heuldro. When haul (the sun, from the Greek helios, as in heliocentric) is going to tro (or turn, as in rotate).
Important astronomy, and four language word origins…
December 18, 2024 at 10:15 PM
We are about to have a solstice… when sol (as in the Latin for sun and solar) will sistere (or stand still).
Or in Welsh, a heuldro. When haul (the sun, from the Greek helios, as in heliocentric) is going to tro (or turn, as in rotate).
Important astronomy, and four language word origins…
Or in Welsh, a heuldro. When haul (the sun, from the Greek helios, as in heliocentric) is going to tro (or turn, as in rotate).
Important astronomy, and four language word origins…
These days, I am mostly trying to save what is left of my trees from blowing away in a gale.
December 8, 2024 at 3:15 PM
These days, I am mostly trying to save what is left of my trees from blowing away in a gale.
Three red baubles, some festive stuff, and a reindeer in a green tree…
December 8, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Three red baubles, some festive stuff, and a reindeer in a green tree…
This evening, I have mostly been painting mist and stuff…
December 3, 2024 at 10:32 PM
This evening, I have mostly been painting mist and stuff…
There is something about the fractured landscape of the middle cranial fossa that would look appealing even if you didn’t know the anatomy of the base of skull…
December 1, 2024 at 12:20 PM
There is something about the fractured landscape of the middle cranial fossa that would look appealing even if you didn’t know the anatomy of the base of skull…
Sometimes the basal ganglia are better presented as pebbles…
November 30, 2024 at 6:58 AM
Sometimes the basal ganglia are better presented as pebbles…