Rob Haynes
@robhaynes.bsky.social
Drummer (Inca Babies, Gold Blade and others), book hoarder, frequenter of castles, libraries, beaches
A cobweb-clearing walk along Cleveleys beach.
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A cobweb-clearing walk along Cleveleys beach.
Helios by Luke Jerram at Fountains Abbey
October 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Helios by Luke Jerram at Fountains Abbey
Held By Trees channeling the creative legacy of the late, great Mark Hollis in Manchester last night.
@heldbytrees.bsky.social
@heldbytrees.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Held By Trees channeling the creative legacy of the late, great Mark Hollis in Manchester last night.
@heldbytrees.bsky.social
@heldbytrees.bsky.social
Paint me like your French foxes
July 26, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Paint me like your French foxes
Highland cattle in Heaton Park, enjoying the break between Oasis concerts two fields down.
July 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Highland cattle in Heaton Park, enjoying the break between Oasis concerts two fields down.
A remarkably chilled garden visitor. I was sat on my garden chair reading a book when it (she?) wandered over and lay down.
#foxoftheday
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
#foxoftheday
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
A remarkably chilled garden visitor. I was sat on my garden chair reading a book when it (she?) wandered over and lay down.
#foxoftheday
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
#foxoftheday
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
A curious garden visitor
June 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A curious garden visitor
Really enjoyed @robinince.bsky.social at Salford Lowry last night. Haven’t started his new book yet, but I already feel confident in recommending it without hesitation.
June 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Really enjoyed @robinince.bsky.social at Salford Lowry last night. Haven’t started his new book yet, but I already feel confident in recommending it without hesitation.
Penguin Cafe at the excellent Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal. Just the one song masked, though.
May 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Penguin Cafe at the excellent Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal. Just the one song masked, though.
My favourite Manchester blue plaque, to be found on, yes, Balloon Street. The journey reached about seven miles, and it doesn’t mention the fact that Sadler was accompanied by a cat. I imagine the film being narrated by Oliver Postgate
May 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My favourite Manchester blue plaque, to be found on, yes, Balloon Street. The journey reached about seven miles, and it doesn’t mention the fact that Sadler was accompanied by a cat. I imagine the film being narrated by Oliver Postgate
Low tide at Half Moon Bay, Heysham
April 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Low tide at Half Moon Bay, Heysham
Rochdale’s recently reopened Town Hall. Originally completed in 1871 at four times its original estimate, the mayor explained “We cannot have beauty without paying for it.”
February 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Rochdale’s recently reopened Town Hall. Originally completed in 1871 at four times its original estimate, the mayor explained “We cannot have beauty without paying for it.”
This week’s book buys.
My 2025 plan to rein in the rate of book purchasing and bring it in line with the rate of books read is getting off to a shaky start.
My 2025 plan to rein in the rate of book purchasing and bring it in line with the rate of books read is getting off to a shaky start.
February 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This week’s book buys.
My 2025 plan to rein in the rate of book purchasing and bring it in line with the rate of books read is getting off to a shaky start.
My 2025 plan to rein in the rate of book purchasing and bring it in line with the rate of books read is getting off to a shaky start.
Alter Ego by Marion Adnams
Currently on display at the Surrealist Landscapes exhibition at the @hepworthwakefield.bsky.social
Currently on display at the Surrealist Landscapes exhibition at the @hepworthwakefield.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Alter Ego by Marion Adnams
Currently on display at the Surrealist Landscapes exhibition at the @hepworthwakefield.bsky.social
Currently on display at the Surrealist Landscapes exhibition at the @hepworthwakefield.bsky.social
A man watches a Magritte.
Surrealist Landscapes exhibition at the Hepworth in Wakefield
Surrealist Landscapes exhibition at the Hepworth in Wakefield
January 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A man watches a Magritte.
Surrealist Landscapes exhibition at the Hepworth in Wakefield
Surrealist Landscapes exhibition at the Hepworth in Wakefield
JG Ballard
The Unlimited Dream Company
Cover illustration by James Marsh
The Unlimited Dream Company
Cover illustration by James Marsh
January 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
JG Ballard
The Unlimited Dream Company
Cover illustration by James Marsh
The Unlimited Dream Company
Cover illustration by James Marsh
Low winter sun in N Wales - Snowdonia / Eryri to the left, Anglesey and Menai Strait to the right.
January 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Low winter sun in N Wales - Snowdonia / Eryri to the left, Anglesey and Menai Strait to the right.
Good luck to AI in trying to accurately replicate real life.
January 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Good luck to AI in trying to accurately replicate real life.
Today’s walk around the ‘hood.
Chilly but calming.
Chilly but calming.
January 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Today’s walk around the ‘hood.
Chilly but calming.
Chilly but calming.
A chilly day on Morecambe prom. Wrap up well.
December 29, 2024 at 6:40 PM
A chilly day on Morecambe prom. Wrap up well.
Not a Christmas present, but this is what I’m currently in the middle of reading.
December 25, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Not a Christmas present, but this is what I’m currently in the middle of reading.
‘Tis the season to celebrate the three kings.
December 24, 2024 at 2:30 PM
‘Tis the season to celebrate the three kings.
We’re at the stage now where the musicians who ignited my love of music back in the late 1970s are approaching their seventies. And yet somehow, despite decades of bad behaviour and unwise volume, they all sound as good as ever. Questions need to asked of medical science.
#thedamned #skids #punkrock
#thedamned #skids #punkrock
December 11, 2024 at 7:51 PM
We’re at the stage now where the musicians who ignited my love of music back in the late 1970s are approaching their seventies. And yet somehow, despite decades of bad behaviour and unwise volume, they all sound as good as ever. Questions need to asked of medical science.
#thedamned #skids #punkrock
#thedamned #skids #punkrock