Roger Ratcliffe
@ratcliffe.bsky.social
Hack & cook, walker & swimmer, birdwatcher & pencil nerd. From Island of Bute. Ex Sunday Times, now Yorkshire Post columnist.
A dull day on the River Wear looking across to Durham Cathedral.
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A dull day on the River Wear looking across to Durham Cathedral.
Dusk at Elterwater, with the Langdale Pikes as backdrop.
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Dusk at Elterwater, with the Langdale Pikes as backdrop.
When in Vienna do I photograph the opulent Baroque architecture, the Mozarthaus, or the (not so blue) Danube? Of course not. I get my photo taken in the famous Harry Lime doorway seen in the film
noir classic #TheThirdMan #OrsonWells
noir classic #TheThirdMan #OrsonWells
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
When in Vienna do I photograph the opulent Baroque architecture, the Mozarthaus, or the (not so blue) Danube? Of course not. I get my photo taken in the famous Harry Lime doorway seen in the film
noir classic #TheThirdMan #OrsonWells
noir classic #TheThirdMan #OrsonWells
After getting a thorough drenching on the Lake District fells today it was worth every squelch to get the best seat at Ambleside’s incomparable pub The Golden Rule. Cheers!
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
After getting a thorough drenching on the Lake District fells today it was worth every squelch to get the best seat at Ambleside’s incomparable pub The Golden Rule. Cheers!
They do you a fine sunset at Hull’s Victoria Pier. Here’s tonight’s.
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
They do you a fine sunset at Hull’s Victoria Pier. Here’s tonight’s.
All signposts should be so ornate.
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
All signposts should be so ornate.
Autumn on the Leeds Liverpool Canal near Owl Bridge.
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Autumn on the Leeds Liverpool Canal near Owl Bridge.
A warm evening at Whitby harbour.
October 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A warm evening at Whitby harbour.
Low tide at Robin Hood’s Bay on the Yorkshire coast.
October 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Low tide at Robin Hood’s Bay on the Yorkshire coast.
The view across to the small island of Inchmarnock from the tip of St. Ninian’s Point on the Isle of Bute.
September 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The view across to the small island of Inchmarnock from the tip of St. Ninian’s Point on the Isle of Bute.
A vein of red sandstone adds some extra colour to Dunagoil Bay on the Island of Bute.
September 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A vein of red sandstone adds some extra colour to Dunagoil Bay on the Island of Bute.
The sun sinking over the south end of Arran.
September 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The sun sinking over the south end of Arran.
Dusk settles over Ilkley in Wharfedale.
September 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Dusk settles over Ilkley in Wharfedale.
A tourist’s view of York Minster.
September 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A tourist’s view of York Minster.
Reposted by Roger Ratcliffe
There was outrage in Conservative circles at the revelation that Angela Rayner has a property empire extending to two actual residences.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
September 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
There was outrage in Conservative circles at the revelation that Angela Rayner has a property empire extending to two actual residences.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
You couldn’t make this up 😂
Grimsby Town: ✅✅❌✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
Manchester United: ✅✅✅✅❌✅✅✅✅✅✅✅❌
Grimsby Town stun Manchester United 12-11 on penalties, following a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes, at Blundell Park.
Bryan Mbeumo missed the decisive kick as Ruben Amorim's side crash out against fourth tier opposition.
Manchester United: ✅✅✅✅❌✅✅✅✅✅✅✅❌
Grimsby Town stun Manchester United 12-11 on penalties, following a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes, at Blundell Park.
Bryan Mbeumo missed the decisive kick as Ruben Amorim's side crash out against fourth tier opposition.
August 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
You couldn’t make this up 😂
Low tide at St. Ninian’s Bay, one of my favourite places on the Island of Bute.
August 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Low tide at St. Ninian’s Bay, one of my favourite places on the Island of Bute.
After the last somewhat murky sunset over Arran from Ayr beach, here’s a better one…
August 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
After the last somewhat murky sunset over Arran from Ayr beach, here’s a better one…
The 🎵Mull of Kintyre🎵 and Sanda Island seen from Blackwaterfoot on the west coast of Arran.
August 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The 🎵Mull of Kintyre🎵 and Sanda Island seen from Blackwaterfoot on the west coast of Arran.
Goatfell soaring above Brodick Bay on the Isle of Arran.
August 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Goatfell soaring above Brodick Bay on the Isle of Arran.
The small island of Pladda, seen from the road down to Kildonan on the Isle of Arran.
August 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The small island of Pladda, seen from the road down to Kildonan on the Isle of Arran.
Reposted by Roger Ratcliffe
Wordsworth and Coleridge at the Coldplay gig
July 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Wordsworth and Coleridge at the Coldplay gig
Male blackbird in the garden with a beak full of food. Still feeding young. Perhaps third brood.
July 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Male blackbird in the garden with a beak full of food. Still feeding young. Perhaps third brood.
Reposted by Roger Ratcliffe
Word of the day is ‘swullocking’, from 19th-century East Anglian dialect: sultry, sweltering, and sudiferous (sweat-inducing).
July 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Word of the day is ‘swullocking’, from 19th-century East Anglian dialect: sultry, sweltering, and sudiferous (sweat-inducing).