michael
@parallelmotion.bsky.social
architect
less is more...more or less
less is more...more or less
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Special view of London (from the bell tower of St Mary Le Bow)
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Special view of London (from the bell tower of St Mary Le Bow)
Absolutely, integration is a two-way transaction, too often the onus is solely put on migrants...''why don't they integrate more!''...the host country has to want and encourage migrants to integrate and not put up barriers preventing them doing so.
The Government inherited an asylum system in meltdown, and had managed to at least get cases being processed again while ending the madness of the Rwanda plan. But the policies being announced today undermine all of that, making it harder for refugees to integrate and contribute to their communities
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Absolutely, integration is a two-way transaction, too often the onus is solely put on migrants...''why don't they integrate more!''...the host country has to want and encourage migrants to integrate and not put up barriers preventing them doing so.
An interesting aspect of platforms like this is watching in real time rarely used words suddenly become 'on trend'.
This week's offering - solipsism/solipsistic - aka selfish.
This week's offering - solipsism/solipsistic - aka selfish.
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
An interesting aspect of platforms like this is watching in real time rarely used words suddenly become 'on trend'.
This week's offering - solipsism/solipsistic - aka selfish.
This week's offering - solipsism/solipsistic - aka selfish.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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We will remember them, today and every day.
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
We will remember them, today and every day.
In the absence of the UK Government & Prime Minister not having an official #bluesky account...
Elon Musk is deliberately using his platform to poison our politics and divide our country.
It's time for the government to wake up to the threat he poses to our democracy.
It's time for the government to wake up to the threat he poses to our democracy.
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In the absence of the UK Government & Prime Minister not having an official #bluesky account...
Currently experiencing level 2! 😊
Grounds of Dulwich Picture Gallery...
Grounds of Dulwich Picture Gallery...
November 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Currently experiencing level 2! 😊
Grounds of Dulwich Picture Gallery...
Grounds of Dulwich Picture Gallery...
The distinctive shedding bark of the London Plane Tree...
November 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The distinctive shedding bark of the London Plane Tree...
Lovely Autumnal morning after a very wet and windy Halloween.
Always feel this church spire has a European vibe,
Saint John The Evangelist Parish Church, East Dulwich.
Always feel this church spire has a European vibe,
Saint John The Evangelist Parish Church, East Dulwich.
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Lovely Autumnal morning after a very wet and windy Halloween.
Always feel this church spire has a European vibe,
Saint John The Evangelist Parish Church, East Dulwich.
Always feel this church spire has a European vibe,
Saint John The Evangelist Parish Church, East Dulwich.
Big shout out to the one woman Northern Powerhouse that is @gailmyerscough.co.uk 🐝
Was recently gifted this framed ''Man on the Clapham Omnibus'' print she designed for the @billablehour.bsky.social charity.
Buy her work, it's original, fab, and will put a smile on your face 😊
Was recently gifted this framed ''Man on the Clapham Omnibus'' print she designed for the @billablehour.bsky.social charity.
Buy her work, it's original, fab, and will put a smile on your face 😊
October 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Big shout out to the one woman Northern Powerhouse that is @gailmyerscough.co.uk 🐝
Was recently gifted this framed ''Man on the Clapham Omnibus'' print she designed for the @billablehour.bsky.social charity.
Buy her work, it's original, fab, and will put a smile on your face 😊
Was recently gifted this framed ''Man on the Clapham Omnibus'' print she designed for the @billablehour.bsky.social charity.
Buy her work, it's original, fab, and will put a smile on your face 😊
Bread & Butter Pudding straight out of the oven.
Would be rude not to...
Would be rude not to...
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Bread & Butter Pudding straight out of the oven.
Would be rude not to...
Would be rude not to...
Tate Modern, Turbine Hall - Herzog & de Meuron...
October 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Tate Modern, Turbine Hall - Herzog & de Meuron...
Concrete spiral staircase, Tate Modern, Blavatnik Building - Herzog & de Meuron...
October 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Concrete spiral staircase, Tate Modern, Blavatnik Building - Herzog & de Meuron...
Even on a damp, grey Sunday, St. Paul's looks magnificent...
September 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Even on a damp, grey Sunday, St. Paul's looks magnificent...
Westminster skyline from Royal Festival Hall terrace...
September 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Westminster skyline from Royal Festival Hall terrace...
September 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Cont...I'm hoping to sell the property, so with the new fence finished now just a case of 'dressing' the space so it looks like an established seating area surrounded by plants...another trip to the garden centre beckons!...Ends 😇
September 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Cont...I'm hoping to sell the property, so with the new fence finished now just a case of 'dressing' the space so it looks like an established seating area surrounded by plants...another trip to the garden centre beckons!...Ends 😇
Cont...With all 3 rails fitted I then fixed a gravel board to the bottom rail which the vertical boards sit on.
Concrete posts weren't plumb (10mm out) so fixed 1st vertical board flush with post & gradually 'lost' the 10mm over the next 5 boards, so the 6th board was perfectly vertical...tbc
Concrete posts weren't plumb (10mm out) so fixed 1st vertical board flush with post & gradually 'lost' the 10mm over the next 5 boards, so the 6th board was perfectly vertical...tbc
September 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Cont...With all 3 rails fitted I then fixed a gravel board to the bottom rail which the vertical boards sit on.
Concrete posts weren't plumb (10mm out) so fixed 1st vertical board flush with post & gradually 'lost' the 10mm over the next 5 boards, so the 6th board was perfectly vertical...tbc
Concrete posts weren't plumb (10mm out) so fixed 1st vertical board flush with post & gradually 'lost' the 10mm over the next 5 boards, so the 6th board was perfectly vertical...tbc
Cont...Having cut tenons at each end it soon became apparent it wouldn't slot into the posts!
Solution: increase tenon at one end by the same length of the other tenon e.g. 50/50mm > 50/100mm, slot long end in first which then allows shorter end to slot in & finally refit timber offcuts...tbc
Solution: increase tenon at one end by the same length of the other tenon e.g. 50/50mm > 50/100mm, slot long end in first which then allows shorter end to slot in & finally refit timber offcuts...tbc
September 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Cont...Having cut tenons at each end it soon became apparent it wouldn't slot into the posts!
Solution: increase tenon at one end by the same length of the other tenon e.g. 50/50mm > 50/100mm, slot long end in first which then allows shorter end to slot in & finally refit timber offcuts...tbc
Solution: increase tenon at one end by the same length of the other tenon e.g. 50/50mm > 50/100mm, slot long end in first which then allows shorter end to slot in & finally refit timber offcuts...tbc
Cont...There were originally 2 timber horizontal rails, but as the concrete posts had a 3rd mortice/slot, I decided to go for 3 for added strength/stability.
Making new tenon joints was tricky but came out well, with double the support length of previous, but the trickiest part was yet to come...tbc
Making new tenon joints was tricky but came out well, with double the support length of previous, but the trickiest part was yet to come...tbc
September 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Cont...There were originally 2 timber horizontal rails, but as the concrete posts had a 3rd mortice/slot, I decided to go for 3 for added strength/stability.
Making new tenon joints was tricky but came out well, with double the support length of previous, but the trickiest part was yet to come...tbc
Making new tenon joints was tricky but came out well, with double the support length of previous, but the trickiest part was yet to come...tbc
Decided over the weekend I must get around to replacing this beaten-up fence before winter sets in.
It's a close-boarded fence, with verticals nailed to horizontals which in turn slot into concrete posts.
Existing tenon joints had either sheared off or were barely supporting the rails...tbc
It's a close-boarded fence, with verticals nailed to horizontals which in turn slot into concrete posts.
Existing tenon joints had either sheared off or were barely supporting the rails...tbc
September 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Decided over the weekend I must get around to replacing this beaten-up fence before winter sets in.
It's a close-boarded fence, with verticals nailed to horizontals which in turn slot into concrete posts.
Existing tenon joints had either sheared off or were barely supporting the rails...tbc
It's a close-boarded fence, with verticals nailed to horizontals which in turn slot into concrete posts.
Existing tenon joints had either sheared off or were barely supporting the rails...tbc
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This is both obvious and sad - and also correct in the statement that instead of genuflecting to the rise of extremists and racists we need to reactivate the lessons learned by previous generations and stand firm, fight back
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I thought I was growing up in a racially tolerant Britain. I now realise I was wrong | Rohan Sathyamoorthy
I’ve experienced more racism in the past year than the rest of my life put together – the only answer is for young people to stand up to the far right, says writer Rohan Sathyamoorthy
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is both obvious and sad - and also correct in the statement that instead of genuflecting to the rise of extremists and racists we need to reactivate the lessons learned by previous generations and stand firm, fight back
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Perfect accompaniment for what promises to be a summery weekend...
Many cocktails (including some of my faves) are variants on a theme: a spirit, something fruity, citric, sweet, maybe fizz. This is one such - a fruity cobbler. Very fruity in fact
September 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Perfect accompaniment for what promises to be a summery weekend...
Intended this to be a photo of Sedum - Autumn Joy - which are now in full bloom, but couldn't help notice the striking shadows and someone waiting for their supper! 🕷️
#GardenersWorld
#GardenersWorld
September 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Intended this to be a photo of Sedum - Autumn Joy - which are now in full bloom, but couldn't help notice the striking shadows and someone waiting for their supper! 🕷️
#GardenersWorld
#GardenersWorld