Simon Horbury
@simonhorbury.bsky.social
CSciTeach. Cricket umpiring. Britpop. Dystopian literature and films. Ex-police. “His approach to learning for A Level is so laid back as to be horizontal.” PhD Molecular biology and MSc Psychology with distinction…! #edusky #UKTeaching #cricket
More nerdery…here’s my MkIX Spitfire model. Next up is to build the Rolls Royce Merlin engine.
August 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
More nerdery…here’s my MkIX Spitfire model. Next up is to build the Rolls Royce Merlin engine.
Bird’s foot trefoil #wildflower #Cornwall
August 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Bird’s foot trefoil #wildflower #Cornwall
August 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
My wildlife pond is less than a year old, but it has had its first dragonfly emergence! Not being an expert I’d love some help in identifying its species. #insect #dragonfly #pondlife #nature
August 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
My wildlife pond is less than a year old, but it has had its first dragonfly emergence! Not being an expert I’d love some help in identifying its species. #insect #dragonfly #pondlife #nature
Reading Derek Birley’s ‘Social History of Cricket’ and this paragraph about cricket in 1875 struck me:
August 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Reading Derek Birley’s ‘Social History of Cricket’ and this paragraph about cricket in 1875 struck me:
July 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Thought I’d start cataloguing the arthropds that I spot in my garden. So, today’s first image is (actually on the doorframe of my front door!) a Common soldier beetle. #ukgarden #insects #arthropods
July 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Thought I’d start cataloguing the arthropds that I spot in my garden. So, today’s first image is (actually on the doorframe of my front door!) a Common soldier beetle. #ukgarden #insects #arthropods
Day 5 England v India. Go on then!
July 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Day 5 England v India. Go on then!
I’m a Chartered Science Teacher!!!!
July 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I’m a Chartered Science Teacher!!!!
Incessant rain. Flooding. More high winds. Sink holes opening up…
January 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Incessant rain. Flooding. More high winds. Sink holes opening up…
My hat is fab. Let’s me keep hands free and I can hear what’s going on around me. Plus it’s a nod to Indiana Jones!
September 27, 2024 at 10:45 AM
My hat is fab. Let’s me keep hands free and I can hear what’s going on around me. Plus it’s a nod to Indiana Jones!
September 1, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Look what’s resting in the tunnel by my basement!
August 28, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Look what’s resting in the tunnel by my basement!
Before Space Karen destroyed it, Xwitter was genuinely funny!
August 24, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Before Space Karen destroyed it, Xwitter was genuinely funny!
Some plants in this morning. Little chap wants to know when he’ll see frogs! #pond #nature #biodiversity
August 22, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Some plants in this morning. Little chap wants to know when he’ll see frogs! #pond #nature #biodiversity
August 21, 2024 at 3:26 PM
We’ve been building a pond
August 21, 2024 at 11:39 AM
We’ve been building a pond