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Steve Riddle
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Academic, walker, photographer and player of Northumbrian pipes, not necessarily in that order.

Working at School of Computing, Newcastle university […]

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#tunetuesday is getting out the tinsel for #myfavouritexmassong, and while Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Darlene Love is a close second, it really has to be River by Joni Mitchell.

https://youtu.be/OLHxxBTl71I?si=NZJzVJYuMmU0xqNG
December 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
#dailyhaikuprompt - snow drift

In absence of snow
I walk past the ghosts of drifts
Shield myself from rain
December 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - stew

Warming winter stew
Slow cooked turnip parsnip swede
Batch cooking stock pot
December 15, 2025 at 7:04 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - hare

He's calmed down since spring
No longer mad, the march hare
Ready for winter
December 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - dark cloud

There are no dark clouds
In the sky just now. Matter
Of fact, it's all dark
December 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - breath

Twenty four million
Since her first breath that morning
Twelve months, countless smiles

A sequel to just under a year ago, the same prompt, when my granddaughter was born. The breath count may be an underestimate, but not the smiles.
December 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - north

On the Great North Road
Pilgrims travel in search of
Greggs stotty cake
December 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
#dailyhaikuprompt - December

The wheel of the year
Turns towards the light, for now
Darkness dominates
December 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
#dailyhaikuprompt - juncos

Yellow eyed junco
I learn, is a sparrow with
North American vibes
December 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - moon

The man in the moon
Asks whether we're done throwing
Scrap into his yard
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - cold night

On a cold dark night
Stay warm by the fire and hide
From carol singers
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - tea

Good strong cup of tea
With buttered toast, marmalade
Ready for Monday
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - winter coat

The soil, warm, beneath
Winter coat of leaf decay
Nurtures slow rebirth
November 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - turnip

Turnip, swede and neeps
Their differences are largely
Geographical
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - yellowing

Yellowing pages
The phone directory sits
In the archives, shelved
November 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Reposted by Steve Riddle
I love how far good programmers will go for the sake of a joke.

https://tabloid.vercel.app/
Tabloid: the clickbait headline programming language
Tabloid is a real, turing complete programming language written in JavaScript, inspired by cilckbait headlines.
tabloid.vercel.app
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - frost

Tell Jack Frost from me
If he as much as tries to
Nip my nose, he's toast
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Back back back for #tunetuesday and #pedalpowersongs

Bit predictable, but hey. It's got a basket, a bell that rings and things to make it look good.

https://youtu.be/POlaR26dD1Y?si=juSgFozewZ8_qIUp
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - fright

"Boo"? Nice try, my friend
Your shouting didn't frighten
Have you seen the news?
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - fireplace

In the hearth the fire
Roaring, throwing out shadows
Spirits fill the home
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - hot tea

Spicy lamb tagine
With roast aubergine, couscous
Serve it piping hot
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - bonfire

Rake up pile of leaves
Add branches, autumn prunings
Ensure hedgehogs gone
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
#dailyhaikuprompt - withering

Because one egg is
Un oeuf, I said, and was met
With withering looks
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - first snow

Every year they come
Blocked roads and cancellations
With the first snowflakes
November 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt - mask

In the pocket of
An old coat, half a pack of
Disposable masks
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM