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Programming Dad
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👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Dad of four
🖥 {Python and Go developer} & {learning Rust}
🌳 Hobbies: TV, films, books, cooking, nature, ...
🗡️ Soldier of The Black Tower
⚠️ Occasional moments of randomness
📷 All photos posted are my own unless reposted or otherwise stated
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esmeweatherwax8.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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There is always something new and interesting to find on the beach. Normally I find seaweed pretty dull and ugly, but this little piece with its vivid red tips caught my eye.

#Photography
Photograph of a small tree-shaped piece of brown seaweed with vivid red tips lying on damp sand at the beach
April 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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... Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker.

#Fantasy
CS Lewis quote: "Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage."
March 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Make mistakes
Fall down
Pick yourself up
Dust yourself down
Try again
Keep moving forwards
March 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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gordhenderson.bsky.social
This sounds about right for the size of my to be read pile.

#booksky
#reading
#books
#readingcommunity
February 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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A real-life Black Tower: The Black Tower in Caernarfon Castle, Wales.

#WheelOfTime
Photo of The Black tower in the medieval Caernarfon Castle.
February 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Freezing cold day on the beach, the biting wind somehow finding its way inside every layer of clothing, but worth it to see the sunset.

#MobilePhotography
Photograph looking out over the sea, with the setting sun peeking over a bank of cloud, painting the distant sky in shades of orange and pink.
February 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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As the parent of multiple children who don't like sleep, I can totally relate as well... 🥱
chlowski.bsky.social Chloé Stawski @chlowski.bsky.social · Feb 14
I used to laugh at the "I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread" Bilbo line, but boy do I get it now
February 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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esmeweatherwax8.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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I've just finished reading The Wheel of Time. All 14 books complete, and all I can say is: "Wow".

That last battle. Rand's final confrontation with evil. Mat, Perrin, Egwene, Gawyn, Galad, Elayne, Logan, and so many more. How their individual and collective fates played out ❤️💔😢

#WheelOfTime
February 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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retired-librarian.bsky.social Retired-Librarian @retired-librarian.bsky.social · Feb 6
I'm not so much as doom scrolling but instead mining the timeline for glimmers of hope.
February 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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"There is a curse. They say: May you live in interesting times."

- Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times (Discworld book #17)
February 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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There's nothing better for the soul than a walk in the woods, followed by a cosy hot chocolate 🌳
Photo of a woodland path leading towards a small brick building and open fields.
February 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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On days like this, you feel as though spring is just around the corner 🌱
Photo of a view looking across a wide river at a distant row of mountains almost hidden behind a forest. The sky is blue and almost clear apart from a few puffs of cloud.
January 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Preserved 2-6-4T 80072 at the Llangollen Railway (pre-Covid).

#Photography #Railways
Photograph of a black steam engine waiting with a train at a platform.
January 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Love bees 🐝

#Photograhpy #Nature
Close up photo of a bee drinking nectar from a small purple flower
January 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Playing with texture again in black and white. This tree stump was a chance find among the dunes during a family walk.

#Photography
Black and white photograph of a tree stump, almost buried in the sand dunes.
January 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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This is the closest I've ever been to a red squirrel. We have quite a few red squirrel woodlands in the area, but it can be quite rare to see them.
A photo of a red squirrel eating seeds on the forest floor among last season's fallen leaves.
January 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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I feel lucky to have such beautiful coastline and views so near to where I live and work.

#Photograhpy
A photograph looking over the sea towards a sunset, with distant mountains outlined in silhouette against the sky
January 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Quote of the day from our second-oldest:

"Dad, I made a song out of pain!"

That's the way to do it, son ...
January 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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I love the textures that black and white photos produce.
Black and white close up photo of a pair of pine cones on a thin branch
January 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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I love the magic of making dough, sealing it in a container and watching it rise 🍞
January 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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First snowdrops coming through in our garden 🙂
A pair of white snowdrops in an overgrown border
January 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚

Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
January 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM