Simon
@squonk61.bsky.social
Interests in no particular order: Guinea pigs, storks, hedgehogs, Genesis, Beatles, F1, things mechanical. Late diagnosis for ASD, which has been... interesting.
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It’s had one play already today. Probably not the last.
November 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It’s had one play already today. Probably not the last.
Norman, our bowl- tipper extraordinaire, has excelled himself this morning. Note the self- satisfied look on his face #guineapig
November 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Norman, our bowl- tipper extraordinaire, has excelled himself this morning. Note the self- satisfied look on his face #guineapig
Highlights of last night’s management board meeting. Matters arising: office divider stress test. #guineapigs #boardmeeting
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Highlights of last night’s management board meeting. Matters arising: office divider stress test. #guineapigs #boardmeeting
Spot the difference: On the left, Kellogg's "New improved" All-Bran - that's universally hated - compared to the original. Naturally the whole box of the new stuff went in the bin. The end of an era and of me as a Kellog's customer. Shades of the "New Coke" debacle... #allbran #kellogs #unholycockup
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Spot the difference: On the left, Kellogg's "New improved" All-Bran - that's universally hated - compared to the original. Naturally the whole box of the new stuff went in the bin. The end of an era and of me as a Kellog's customer. Shades of the "New Coke" debacle... #allbran #kellogs #unholycockup
Casper taking a break from wheeking at the moon this evening and lurking in a paper bag. He is one noisy were-pig. #guineapig #fullmoon
November 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Casper taking a break from wheeking at the moon this evening and lurking in a paper bag. He is one noisy were-pig. #guineapig #fullmoon
Our 2 new guinea pigs have a Californian mother (famous for their black snouts) so it’s not surprising they are getting dark noses. However, at the moment, Stanley’s colouring could be considered… unfortunate. #guineapig #toothbrushmoustache #charliechaplin #mustache #notadictator
November 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Our 2 new guinea pigs have a Californian mother (famous for their black snouts) so it’s not surprising they are getting dark noses. However, at the moment, Stanley’s colouring could be considered… unfortunate. #guineapig #toothbrushmoustache #charliechaplin #mustache #notadictator
Stanley looking too cute for his own good. #guineapig
October 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Stanley looking too cute for his own good. #guineapig
D-Day for introductions: our two new Teddies are in with Norman. After 10 minutes in statue mode and some initial skirmishes it all went quiet. I was expecting Armageddon after 5 minutes. #guineapigs
October 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
D-Day for introductions: our two new Teddies are in with Norman. After 10 minutes in statue mode and some initial skirmishes it all went quiet. I was expecting Armageddon after 5 minutes. #guineapigs
Two new guinea pigs arrived with us last week, both 3 month old teddies.
Stanley on the left, Casper on the right. Casper is a cutie. Stanley on the other hand… #guineapig
Stanley on the left, Casper on the right. Casper is a cutie. Stanley on the other hand… #guineapig
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Two new guinea pigs arrived with us last week, both 3 month old teddies.
Stanley on the left, Casper on the right. Casper is a cutie. Stanley on the other hand… #guineapig
Stanley on the left, Casper on the right. Casper is a cutie. Stanley on the other hand… #guineapig
Is there such a thing as a Machiavellian Guinea pig? I think so. He just stands by the new boys, watches and plots. #guineapig
October 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Is there such a thing as a Machiavellian Guinea pig? I think so. He just stands by the new boys, watches and plots. #guineapig
Passport stamps. They are a dying breed. To mark 15 years since my father's passing I wrote a liitle piece with a few of the entry & visa stamps he collected on his travels in the early 60s. Plus an interesting travel itinerary! #passport #visa #travel
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October 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Passport stamps. They are a dying breed. To mark 15 years since my father's passing I wrote a liitle piece with a few of the entry & visa stamps he collected on his travels in the early 60s. Plus an interesting travel itinerary! #passport #visa #travel
planetsi.com/a-life-well-...
planetsi.com/a-life-well-...
Ahem, the Guinea pigs would like to talk to you.
October 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ahem, the Guinea pigs would like to talk to you.
Forgot I had this - a young pine marten encroaching on one of our hedgehog’s personal space and getting told in no uncertain terms to bugger off. #hedgehog #pinemarten #fight
August 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Forgot I had this - a young pine marten encroaching on one of our hedgehog’s personal space and getting told in no uncertain terms to bugger off. #hedgehog #pinemarten #fight
This must be a first: hedgehogs, sheep and a stork all in the same shot. #hedgehogs #stork #sheep #alsace
August 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This must be a first: hedgehogs, sheep and a stork all in the same shot. #hedgehogs #stork #sheep #alsace
Bit too much for me - prefer something more like this
July 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Bit too much for me - prefer something more like this
Had a visit from a juvenile Redstart at breakfast this morning #redstart #fledgling
June 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Had a visit from a juvenile Redstart at breakfast this morning #redstart #fledgling
June edition of the German Rolling Stone magazine with a cover mounted 7inch single of Genesis’ The Carpet Crawlers. Proper record too, none of this stylus destroying flexi-disc malarkey. #vinyl #genesis #rollingstone
June 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
June edition of the German Rolling Stone magazine with a cover mounted 7inch single of Genesis’ The Carpet Crawlers. Proper record too, none of this stylus destroying flexi-disc malarkey. #vinyl #genesis #rollingstone
Lucky enough to have two cherry trees in our garden - the black ones are eating now and the reds will be ready in a few days. Always a race to get the black ones as the blackbirds love ‘em. #cherries
June 13, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Lucky enough to have two cherry trees in our garden - the black ones are eating now and the reds will be ready in a few days. Always a race to get the black ones as the blackbirds love ‘em. #cherries
June 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM