Richard Beddard
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Writer, investor etc. Mostly lurking for now.
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Day four of #ArtAdventCalendar.
Here’s a pen and pencil drawing of a woodcock (one of my favourite birds) flying out to forage as the full moon rises behind a distant hill.
Here’s a pen and pencil drawing of a woodcock (one of my favourite birds) flying out to forage as the full moon rises behind a distant hill.
December 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Day four of #ArtAdventCalendar.
Here’s a pen and pencil drawing of a woodcock (one of my favourite birds) flying out to forage as the full moon rises behind a distant hill.
Here’s a pen and pencil drawing of a woodcock (one of my favourite birds) flying out to forage as the full moon rises behind a distant hill.
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Watching a cumulus congestus transforming into a cumulonimbus endlessly fascinating. As soon as the upper regions reach the tropopause (the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere) they start to spread out, forming an incus, the well known anvil shape of a storm cloud.
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Watching a cumulus congestus transforming into a cumulonimbus endlessly fascinating. As soon as the upper regions reach the tropopause (the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere) they start to spread out, forming an incus, the well known anvil shape of a storm cloud.
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YKK, the Japanese company that makes roughly half the world’s zippers, is making the first major uprade in 100 years to the mechanism that holds much of modern clothing together. Wow!
The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years
By stripping away the fabric tape that’s held zippers together for a hundred years, Japanese clothing giant YKK is designing the future of seamless clothing.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
YKK, the Japanese company that makes roughly half the world’s zippers, is making the first major uprade in 100 years to the mechanism that holds much of modern clothing together. Wow!
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Camouflage of moths.
One of last week's monoprints.
One of last week's monoprints.
October 21, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Camouflage of moths.
One of last week's monoprints.
One of last week's monoprints.
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Golden Snowdon 🏴 #442Mountains
October 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Golden Snowdon 🏴 #442Mountains
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The "testicular pie chart". A lost art.
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September 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The "testicular pie chart". A lost art.
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Claerwen Reservoir from Gorllwyn, an especially remote-feeling mountain in the 'Green Desert of Wales'. Its waters journey through an underground aqueduct, eventually quenching Birmingham’s thirst. 🏴 #442Mountains
September 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Claerwen Reservoir from Gorllwyn, an especially remote-feeling mountain in the 'Green Desert of Wales'. Its waters journey through an underground aqueduct, eventually quenching Birmingham’s thirst. 🏴 #442Mountains
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A cloud sea surrounds Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) from Aran Fawddwy. July 2025 #442Mountains
September 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A cloud sea surrounds Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) from Aran Fawddwy. July 2025 #442Mountains
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Skiary by Loch Hourn. Pic: Quintin Lake
September 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Skiary by Loch Hourn. Pic: Quintin Lake
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Come and see prints of my favourite photographs from #ThePerimeterBook and hear me share stories from the 11,000 km journey. Join us at Klattermusen King’s Road, London, this Thursday from 6pm — free event! Book here 👉 is.gd/MiJmXz
September 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Come and see prints of my favourite photographs from #ThePerimeterBook and hear me share stories from the 11,000 km journey. Join us at Klattermusen King’s Road, London, this Thursday from 6pm — free event! Book here 👉 is.gd/MiJmXz
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Nice gift "Plate Tectonics Flip Book" from the author Ch. Scotese to our tectonist J. Lazauskienė 😀
September 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Nice gift "Plate Tectonics Flip Book" from the author Ch. Scotese to our tectonist J. Lazauskienė 😀
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Ed Caesar's "Two Hours" is a luminous piece of sports writing - all about the marathon, elite marathoners, Kenyan running culture, and much else. Loved it.
amzn.to/3JDe0PK
amzn.to/3JDe0PK
Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon
Amazon.com: Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon: 9781451685855: Caesar, Ed: Books
amzn.to
August 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Ed Caesar's "Two Hours" is a luminous piece of sports writing - all about the marathon, elite marathoners, Kenyan running culture, and much else. Loved it.
amzn.to/3JDe0PK
amzn.to/3JDe0PK
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In a “stunning” result from a Kenya study, researchers discover a secret weapon that saves babies’ lives. And it’s not medical.
Researchers discover a secret weapon that saves babies’ lives. And it’s not medical
To save the lives of infants and small kids in lower resource countries, there are a handful of tools: anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. A massive experiment in rural Kenya suggests another.
wbhm.org
August 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In a “stunning” result from a Kenya study, researchers discover a secret weapon that saves babies’ lives. And it’s not medical.
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Yesterday, I completed backpacking across all 188 Welsh mountains, finishing with a camp beside the summit tor of Mynydd Graig Goch after traversing the spectacular Nantlle Ridge. I’d saved the ridge for last, having heard how incredible it is — and it didn’t disappoint. #442Mountains
August 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Yesterday, I completed backpacking across all 188 Welsh mountains, finishing with a camp beside the summit tor of Mynydd Graig Goch after traversing the spectacular Nantlle Ridge. I’d saved the ridge for last, having heard how incredible it is — and it didn’t disappoint. #442Mountains
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The Perimeter is now shortlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social ! If the book spoke to you, I’d love if you’d share it with others – every word of mouth helps. 👉 amzn.to/4mpt9SH ⛺️📷⛺️📷⛺️📷⛺️
August 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Perimeter is now shortlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social ! If the book spoke to you, I’d love if you’d share it with others – every word of mouth helps. 👉 amzn.to/4mpt9SH ⛺️📷⛺️📷⛺️📷⛺️
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A little watercolour colour sketch from the beach whilst we were away. Fishing boats and paraphernalia.
July 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
A little watercolour colour sketch from the beach whilst we were away. Fishing boats and paraphernalia.
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Edinburgh chimneys 🏴
A full-page opener introducing the #Midlothian chapter of #ThePerimeterBook Order here 👉 amzn.eu/d/3pWJtK6
A full-page opener introducing the #Midlothian chapter of #ThePerimeterBook Order here 👉 amzn.eu/d/3pWJtK6
July 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Edinburgh chimneys 🏴
A full-page opener introducing the #Midlothian chapter of #ThePerimeterBook Order here 👉 amzn.eu/d/3pWJtK6
A full-page opener introducing the #Midlothian chapter of #ThePerimeterBook Order here 👉 amzn.eu/d/3pWJtK6
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Today I printed the first edition of this vista of Princes Street from Calton Hill photographed during The Perimeter. Browse the #Edinburgh print shop here 👉 is.gd/L7IlW0
June 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Today I printed the first edition of this vista of Princes Street from Calton Hill photographed during The Perimeter. Browse the #Edinburgh print shop here 👉 is.gd/L7IlW0
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Plockton with Sgurr a’Chaorachain and Beinn Bhàn 🏴
A full-page opener introducing the West Ross and Cromarty chapter of #ThePerimeterBook Order here 👉 amzn.eu/d/3pWJtK6
A full-page opener introducing the West Ross and Cromarty chapter of #ThePerimeterBook Order here 👉 amzn.eu/d/3pWJtK6
June 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Plockton with Sgurr a’Chaorachain and Beinn Bhàn 🏴
A full-page opener introducing the West Ross and Cromarty chapter of #ThePerimeterBook Order here 👉 amzn.eu/d/3pWJtK6
A full-page opener introducing the West Ross and Cromarty chapter of #ThePerimeterBook Order here 👉 amzn.eu/d/3pWJtK6
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It's a good 'un! Take a look at my review: popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-ve...
May 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
It's a good 'un! Take a look at my review: popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-ve...
Looking forward to it :-)
Off to @stanfordstravel.bsky.social in London for the launch of #ThePerimeterBook, surrounded by shelves overflowing with maps and travel inspiration! 🌍🗺️📚
May 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Looking forward to it :-)
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The Perimeter is out today!
Here's a quick flick through 11,000 km and ten years'work!
Pick yours up here 👉 is.gd/fyjJcq
Here's a quick flick through 11,000 km and ten years'work!
Pick yours up here 👉 is.gd/fyjJcq
May 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The Perimeter is out today!
Here's a quick flick through 11,000 km and ten years'work!
Pick yours up here 👉 is.gd/fyjJcq
Here's a quick flick through 11,000 km and ten years'work!
Pick yours up here 👉 is.gd/fyjJcq
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April 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM