The Distant Dad
@thedistantdad.bsky.social
Welshy. Living in the sandbox. Global travel obsessive (81 countries). Distant dad of a 21 year old student. Vegan, apolitical, likes a pint and football/films/comedy/food/history/landscapes. Born again gym rat.
New to #bluesky. Twitter refugee.
New to #bluesky. Twitter refugee.
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On one of my sojourns, deep into the Sahara. It's a stunning landscape that I'll miss when I leave.
December 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
On one of my sojourns, deep into the Sahara. It's a stunning landscape that I'll miss when I leave.
This can get in the bin.
Something tells me that my week in North Wales is going to be a tad different...
Something tells me that my week in North Wales is going to be a tad different...
July 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
This can get in the bin.
Something tells me that my week in North Wales is going to be a tad different...
Something tells me that my week in North Wales is going to be a tad different...
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I suspect a coyote did this.
July 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I suspect a coyote did this.
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There’s something extraordinary about this otherwise pretty standard Late Bronze Age axehead:
A human fingerprint. A real, visible and tangible connection to someone from 3000 years ago. If that doesn’t give you goosebumps, idk what will. 🥹
#FindsFriday
Link to record: finds.org.uk/database/art...
A human fingerprint. A real, visible and tangible connection to someone from 3000 years ago. If that doesn’t give you goosebumps, idk what will. 🥹
#FindsFriday
Link to record: finds.org.uk/database/art...
November 15, 2024 at 6:41 PM
There’s something extraordinary about this otherwise pretty standard Late Bronze Age axehead:
A human fingerprint. A real, visible and tangible connection to someone from 3000 years ago. If that doesn’t give you goosebumps, idk what will. 🥹
#FindsFriday
Link to record: finds.org.uk/database/art...
A human fingerprint. A real, visible and tangible connection to someone from 3000 years ago. If that doesn’t give you goosebumps, idk what will. 🥹
#FindsFriday
Link to record: finds.org.uk/database/art...
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🐋 Wild orcas offer prey to humans
In a rare set of encounters, killer whales were observed giving fish, mammals, & even seaweed to humans at sea. Scientists suggest it may be a form of interspecies altruism.
🔗 www.iflscience.com/orcas-someti...
#SciComm #AnimalBehaviour #Orcas 🧪
In a rare set of encounters, killer whales were observed giving fish, mammals, & even seaweed to humans at sea. Scientists suggest it may be a form of interspecies altruism.
🔗 www.iflscience.com/orcas-someti...
#SciComm #AnimalBehaviour #Orcas 🧪
Orcas Sometimes Give Humans Presents Of Food And We Don’t Know Why
Combined with their recent fad for sinking yachts, killer whales are starting to look like the Robin Hoods of the sea.
www.iflscience.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🐋 Wild orcas offer prey to humans
In a rare set of encounters, killer whales were observed giving fish, mammals, & even seaweed to humans at sea. Scientists suggest it may be a form of interspecies altruism.
🔗 www.iflscience.com/orcas-someti...
#SciComm #AnimalBehaviour #Orcas 🧪
In a rare set of encounters, killer whales were observed giving fish, mammals, & even seaweed to humans at sea. Scientists suggest it may be a form of interspecies altruism.
🔗 www.iflscience.com/orcas-someti...
#SciComm #AnimalBehaviour #Orcas 🧪
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Gold funeral mask known as the 'Mask of Agamemnon', discovered during Heinrich Schliemann's archaeological dig at Mycenae, Peloponnese, Greece in 1876. Dated 1550–1500 BCE, several centuries earlier than when Agamemnon was supposed to have lived. Archaeological Museum of Athens,Greece 📷 me.
July 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Dog opinions matter too! 😁😉❤️
July 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Dog opinions matter too! 😁😉❤️
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A muddle-minded mini moorhen, meekly meandering the mossy margins, most miffed at the mere mention of moisture.
#WeekAForAlliteration
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekAForAlliteration
#AlphabetChallenge
July 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A muddle-minded mini moorhen, meekly meandering the mossy margins, most miffed at the mere mention of moisture.
#WeekAForAlliteration
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekAForAlliteration
#AlphabetChallenge
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And we can find wonder in many things if we want to.
Well said as ever by Maya Angelou
Well said as ever by Maya Angelou
July 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
And we can find wonder in many things if we want to.
Well said as ever by Maya Angelou
Well said as ever by Maya Angelou
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We need this everywhere 💚
June 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We need this everywhere 💚
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June 28, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I've seen a lot of animals in the wild on my various travels. However, when back in London, I visit the zoo.
Nothing like the sight of penguins!
Nothing like the sight of penguins!
June 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I've seen a lot of animals in the wild on my various travels. However, when back in London, I visit the zoo.
Nothing like the sight of penguins!
Nothing like the sight of penguins!
I could literally stay here forever.
May 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I could literally stay here forever.
How's the weather where you are?
It's a little on the warm side here...
It's a little on the warm side here...
May 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
How's the weather where you are?
It's a little on the warm side here...
It's a little on the warm side here...
Seeing all the mother's day post reminds me of the card that the boy got for me for the last father's day.
He bought a birthday card by mistake but 'fixed it' with some tape and a pencil...
He bought a birthday card by mistake but 'fixed it' with some tape and a pencil...
May 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Seeing all the mother's day post reminds me of the card that the boy got for me for the last father's day.
He bought a birthday card by mistake but 'fixed it' with some tape and a pencil...
He bought a birthday card by mistake but 'fixed it' with some tape and a pencil...
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🌆🛰️ The US is Sinking
New research shows 34 million people in 28 major US cities live on sinking land. Groundwater extraction is the main cause, threatening buildings and infrastructure.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442...
#SciComm #Subsidence 🧪
New research shows 34 million people in 28 major US cities live on sinking land. Groundwater extraction is the main cause, threatening buildings and infrastructure.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442...
#SciComm #Subsidence 🧪
Land subsidence risk to infrastructure in US metropolises - Nature Cities
Ohenhen et al. used space geodetic measurements to rigorously quantify land subsidence in the 28 most populous US cities. They find that over 20% of the area in each city is sinking, affecting approxi...
doi.org
May 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🌆🛰️ The US is Sinking
New research shows 34 million people in 28 major US cities live on sinking land. Groundwater extraction is the main cause, threatening buildings and infrastructure.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442...
#SciComm #Subsidence 🧪
New research shows 34 million people in 28 major US cities live on sinking land. Groundwater extraction is the main cause, threatening buildings and infrastructure.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442...
#SciComm #Subsidence 🧪
My second year BA screen acting son, has found a new obsession.
Not sure about using a C2C train ticket as a bookmark...
Not sure about using a C2C train ticket as a bookmark...
May 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My second year BA screen acting son, has found a new obsession.
Not sure about using a C2C train ticket as a bookmark...
Not sure about using a C2C train ticket as a bookmark...
So, I bought the OH an Arc Pulse minimalist phone case.
Super expensive.
However, so is the cost of replacing screens and cameras every time she has a mishap.
Speculate to accumulate...
Super expensive.
However, so is the cost of replacing screens and cameras every time she has a mishap.
Speculate to accumulate...
May 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
So, I bought the OH an Arc Pulse minimalist phone case.
Super expensive.
However, so is the cost of replacing screens and cameras every time she has a mishap.
Speculate to accumulate...
Super expensive.
However, so is the cost of replacing screens and cameras every time she has a mishap.
Speculate to accumulate...
April 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Queuing for an ice cream 🍦🌊💙
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQs #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday #photography #devon
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQs #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday #photography #devon
April 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Queuing for an ice cream 🍦🌊💙
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQs #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday #photography #devon
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQs #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday #photography #devon
Valley of the Kings is pretty fierce, even in April. As it's in a Wadi and continuously exposed to the sun, temperatures can get pretty high. Still, the tombs more than make up for it.
April 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Valley of the Kings is pretty fierce, even in April. As it's in a Wadi and continuously exposed to the sun, temperatures can get pretty high. Still, the tombs more than make up for it.