Pat G
@patgsx.bsky.social
Passionate about real communication/engagement; local public/third sectors; public relations, arts; books; storytelling; theatre, Essex Book Festival, Headgate Theatre, Purple; ending polio; wider world; environment . . . .
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Flying duck caught in Swiss speed trap believed to be repeat offender
Flying duck caught in Swiss speed trap believed to be repeat offender
Image shows mallard snapped at 52km/h in same 30km/h zone as a duck on the same day seven years ago
A radar image of a speed offender caught in central Switzerland last month has revealed that the culprit was not only a duck but probably a repeat offender, local authorities have said.
Police in the town of Köniz, near the capital, Bern, were astounded when they went through radar images snapped on 13 April to discover that a mallard was among those caught in the speed trap, the municipality said on its Facebook page at the weekend. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Flying duck caught in Swiss speed trap believed to be repeat offender
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🏃♂️🏃🏃♀️Sunday 18 May 10m & 2m #BaddowRaces
Proceeds from Races support charities #childsoceast and #FarleighHospice
Also an opportunity for all runners to support own charity
Enter before 31 March for Early Bird rates
baddowraces.co.uk
#EssexAArunning #rotary #races #charites #10mile #2m #essex
Proceeds from Races support charities #childsoceast and #FarleighHospice
Also an opportunity for all runners to support own charity
Enter before 31 March for Early Bird rates
baddowraces.co.uk
#EssexAArunning #rotary #races #charites #10mile #2m #essex
March 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🏃♂️🏃🏃♀️Sunday 18 May 10m & 2m #BaddowRaces
Proceeds from Races support charities #childsoceast and #FarleighHospice
Also an opportunity for all runners to support own charity
Enter before 31 March for Early Bird rates
baddowraces.co.uk
#EssexAArunning #rotary #races #charites #10mile #2m #essex
Proceeds from Races support charities #childsoceast and #FarleighHospice
Also an opportunity for all runners to support own charity
Enter before 31 March for Early Bird rates
baddowraces.co.uk
#EssexAArunning #rotary #races #charites #10mile #2m #essex
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Wait for cute hummingbirds enjoying an oceanfront meal. ❤️
We’re open 11-5 daily ❤️🌊🐦⬛
#saltyraven #saltyravencannonbeach #oregoncoast #oregonartist #tillamook #oregon #tillamookcoast #humminbird #hummingbirds #oceanfront #oceanview
We’re open 11-5 daily ❤️🌊🐦⬛
#saltyraven #saltyravencannonbeach #oregoncoast #oregonartist #tillamook #oregon #tillamookcoast #humminbird #hummingbirds #oceanfront #oceanview
March 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Wait for cute hummingbirds enjoying an oceanfront meal. ❤️
We’re open 11-5 daily ❤️🌊🐦⬛
#saltyraven #saltyravencannonbeach #oregoncoast #oregonartist #tillamook #oregon #tillamookcoast #humminbird #hummingbirds #oceanfront #oceanview
We’re open 11-5 daily ❤️🌊🐦⬛
#saltyraven #saltyravencannonbeach #oregoncoast #oregonartist #tillamook #oregon #tillamookcoast #humminbird #hummingbirds #oceanfront #oceanview
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In these terrible times we are going through, I wanted to share this beautiful crocus defiantly growing between cobblestones in our garden with you.
Take care! Stay strong!
Take care! Stay strong!
March 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In these terrible times we are going through, I wanted to share this beautiful crocus defiantly growing between cobblestones in our garden with you.
Take care! Stay strong!
Take care! Stay strong!
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Silver winter light in the northern corries of the Cairngorms yesterday. And look at that fabulous expanse of pine forest lapping the feet of the big hills. Pulls my heart northwards…
(Images by my parents, who were up in Coire an Lochan)
(Images by my parents, who were up in Coire an Lochan)
March 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Silver winter light in the northern corries of the Cairngorms yesterday. And look at that fabulous expanse of pine forest lapping the feet of the big hills. Pulls my heart northwards…
(Images by my parents, who were up in Coire an Lochan)
(Images by my parents, who were up in Coire an Lochan)
So good to see blue sky! ☀️🤗
February 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
So good to see blue sky! ☀️🤗
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February 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
(Photo @justinng.bsky.social - 2022)
(Photo @justinng.bsky.social - 2022)
February 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
(Photo @justinng.bsky.social - 2022)
(Photo @justinng.bsky.social - 2022)
LIttle signs of hope . . .
February 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
LIttle signs of hope . . .
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Stained glass by Frank Lloyd Wright
February 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Stained glass by Frank Lloyd Wright
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This is happening, right now.
The great "arribada" (arrival) of mother Olive Ridley sea turtles on the Odisha coast, where they dig sand-nests & lay their eggs, driven by ancient instinct.
Heart-lifting, magnificent, moving: part of a geography of hope.
🎞️ by Bivash Pandav via my friend Yuvan Aves.
The great "arribada" (arrival) of mother Olive Ridley sea turtles on the Odisha coast, where they dig sand-nests & lay their eggs, driven by ancient instinct.
Heart-lifting, magnificent, moving: part of a geography of hope.
🎞️ by Bivash Pandav via my friend Yuvan Aves.
February 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is happening, right now.
The great "arribada" (arrival) of mother Olive Ridley sea turtles on the Odisha coast, where they dig sand-nests & lay their eggs, driven by ancient instinct.
Heart-lifting, magnificent, moving: part of a geography of hope.
🎞️ by Bivash Pandav via my friend Yuvan Aves.
The great "arribada" (arrival) of mother Olive Ridley sea turtles on the Odisha coast, where they dig sand-nests & lay their eggs, driven by ancient instinct.
Heart-lifting, magnificent, moving: part of a geography of hope.
🎞️ by Bivash Pandav via my friend Yuvan Aves.
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If you’re looking for something to keep your little ones entertained this Half Term then Chelmsford For You have got you covered.
Book Week is back for the first Half Term of 2025, helping your little ones create their very own fairytale adventure.
www.chelmsfordforyou.co.uk/chelmsfordbo...
Book Week is back for the first Half Term of 2025, helping your little ones create their very own fairytale adventure.
www.chelmsfordforyou.co.uk/chelmsfordbo...
February 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
If you’re looking for something to keep your little ones entertained this Half Term then Chelmsford For You have got you covered.
Book Week is back for the first Half Term of 2025, helping your little ones create their very own fairytale adventure.
www.chelmsfordforyou.co.uk/chelmsfordbo...
Book Week is back for the first Half Term of 2025, helping your little ones create their very own fairytale adventure.
www.chelmsfordforyou.co.uk/chelmsfordbo...
⭐Climate Action Youth Summit part of #ManifestoForEssex a multi-form creative platform run by @essexbookfest.bsky.social for young people to express ideas about climate action + eco-creative workshops 👍
#HeadgateTheatre #Colchester #Essex #Youth #ClimateAction
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
#HeadgateTheatre #Colchester #Essex #Youth #ClimateAction
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
⭐Climate Action Youth Summit part of #ManifestoForEssex a multi-form creative platform run by @essexbookfest.bsky.social for young people to express ideas about climate action + eco-creative workshops 👍
#HeadgateTheatre #Colchester #Essex #Youth #ClimateAction
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
#HeadgateTheatre #Colchester #Essex #Youth #ClimateAction
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
🍃Just over a week until Manifesto For Essex Climate Action Youth Summit 2025 Sat 25 Jan 🍃
So looking forward to it
@essexbookfest.bsky.social
essexbookfestival.org.uk/event/manife...
#HeadgateTheatre #Colchester #Essex #ClimateAction #YouthSummit #ManfestoForEssex @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
So looking forward to it
@essexbookfest.bsky.social
essexbookfestival.org.uk/event/manife...
#HeadgateTheatre #Colchester #Essex #ClimateAction #YouthSummit #ManfestoForEssex @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
Events - Essex Book Festival
Aimed primarily at 13-25 year olds, this is your chance to engage in thought-provoking discussions, participate in interactive creative workshops and connect with like-minded individuals who share you...
essexbookfestival.org.uk
January 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🍃Just over a week until Manifesto For Essex Climate Action Youth Summit 2025 Sat 25 Jan 🍃
So looking forward to it
@essexbookfest.bsky.social
essexbookfestival.org.uk/event/manife...
#HeadgateTheatre #Colchester #Essex #ClimateAction #YouthSummit #ManfestoForEssex @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
So looking forward to it
@essexbookfest.bsky.social
essexbookfestival.org.uk/event/manife...
#HeadgateTheatre #Colchester #Essex #ClimateAction #YouthSummit #ManfestoForEssex @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
Frosty morning - but still a blue sky. 💙
January 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Frosty morning - but still a blue sky. 💙
Wonderful light at sunset on Christmas Eve - 💙blue and 🧡pink sky 😍
#bluesky #pinksky #christmaseve #essex #delight
#bluesky #pinksky #christmaseve #essex #delight
December 24, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Wonderful light at sunset on Christmas Eve - 💙blue and 🧡pink sky 😍
#bluesky #pinksky #christmaseve #essex #delight
#bluesky #pinksky #christmaseve #essex #delight
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 13/20
December 19, 2024 at 6:02 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 13/20
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Humpback whale makes record journey of more than 13,000km from South America to Africa
Humpback whale makes record journey of more than 13,000km from South America to Africa
Research done with the help of citizen science shows male humpback completed almost twice the typical migration distance
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A humpback whale has journeyed more than 13,000km from South…
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Humpback whale makes record journey of more than 13,000km from South America to Africa
Something completely different - for us - but most enjoyable.
#TheMediævalBæbes #ChelmsfordCathedral. Apart from freezing outside before being allowed into the Cathedral - the performance was well worth attending - professional, versatile, harmonious and lovely to see at this time of year.
#TheMediævalBæbes #ChelmsfordCathedral. Apart from freezing outside before being allowed into the Cathedral - the performance was well worth attending - professional, versatile, harmonious and lovely to see at this time of year.
December 11, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Something completely different - for us - but most enjoyable.
#TheMediævalBæbes #ChelmsfordCathedral. Apart from freezing outside before being allowed into the Cathedral - the performance was well worth attending - professional, versatile, harmonious and lovely to see at this time of year.
#TheMediævalBæbes #ChelmsfordCathedral. Apart from freezing outside before being allowed into the Cathedral - the performance was well worth attending - professional, versatile, harmonious and lovely to see at this time of year.
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Almost 300 members of the Cambridge-based British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are spending Christmas at five research stations in Antarctica and on board the vessel, the Harwich-based RRS Sir David Attenborough.
Preparing for Christmas in the wilds of Antarctica
A few hundred people get ready for Christmas in the snowy continent thousands of miles from home.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Almost 300 members of the Cambridge-based British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are spending Christmas at five research stations in Antarctica and on board the vessel, the Harwich-based RRS Sir David Attenborough.
Lovely book noticed in #Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery shop -example of what @essexbookfest.bsky.social might feature related to #manifestoforessex ?
@redlionbooks.bsky.social @lhsteel.bsky.social @ponydish.bsky.social
@redlionbooks.bsky.social @lhsteel.bsky.social @ponydish.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Lovely book noticed in #Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery shop -example of what @essexbookfest.bsky.social might feature related to #manifestoforessex ?
@redlionbooks.bsky.social @lhsteel.bsky.social @ponydish.bsky.social
@redlionbooks.bsky.social @lhsteel.bsky.social @ponydish.bsky.social
So good to catch #GraysonPerry’s The Vanity of Small Differences at #Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery: six tapestries depicting 'class journey' made by young Tim Rakewell inspired by William Hogarth's A Rake's Progress
So much detail in every tapestry
Bonus meet up with @lhsteel.bsky.social ☺️
So much detail in every tapestry
Bonus meet up with @lhsteel.bsky.social ☺️
December 6, 2024 at 9:56 PM
So good to catch #GraysonPerry’s The Vanity of Small Differences at #Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery: six tapestries depicting 'class journey' made by young Tim Rakewell inspired by William Hogarth's A Rake's Progress
So much detail in every tapestry
Bonus meet up with @lhsteel.bsky.social ☺️
So much detail in every tapestry
Bonus meet up with @lhsteel.bsky.social ☺️