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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#parkrun #jerseyci #plymouthpolytecnic Jersey Park Run yesterday. Over forty years since our last run together at Plymouth Poly. 🇯🇪 #channelislands

Three ageing runners before the start of Jersey Parkrun

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

My latest read, and the first time I've read this, although I'm a Greene fan. "When we are unhappy we hurt" As relevant today as when it was written. #booksky

Book cover of "The Quiet American" Graham Greene, Vintage edition.

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Jersey Lillies brightening up the North Coast in Jersey #jerseyci #channelislands 🇯🇪

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

One of this week's #library books. My first Robert Harris novel. Thought provoking, empathetic and gripping. #jerseylibrary #booksky

Front cover of Precipice by Robert Harris

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Second #jerseylibrary book finished. Working my way through William Boyd's work. A gift for writing characters to the extent that the plot is almost secondary. #booksky

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Latest borrow from #library #jerseyci #channelislands Four very different personalities tell the story of intending to jump from a tall building on NYE, and their interactions thereafter. Funny, sad and insightful. #booksky #jerseylibrary

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Alderney and back yesterday. Mix of business and pleasure. Photo from last week's visit, or the week before.. #Alderney #Jerseyci #aviation 1963 Jodel D150 Mascaret G-BHVF

Jodel D150 Mascaret on grass parking at Alderney airport

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Orchid season here in #jerseyci A couple of NT fields full of them in St Ouen and Samares and also elsewhere. All legally protected plants so must not be disturbed. This photo was taken in a spot on the N. Coast supposedly frequented by K. Hepburn 🇯🇪 #channelislands #orchid

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Taxi! Up to Alderney from Jersey. 1 hr 40 mins #ferry #jerseyci 🇯🇪🇬🇬 #aldwreney #channelislands

Atlantic class enclosed RIB moored in Jersey

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Jodel flight Jersey to Lee on Solent yesterday. Isle of Wight in sight from France! Then flew in co-owners 1936 Hornet Moth, Popham and back. A hangar full of Moths at Lee including two Gipsy and a Leopard Moth. #vintage #aviation 🛩️

Coasting out across Solent on return to Jersey

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

2nd European Hornet Queen in the Asian Hornet trap today. No AHs this year yet, although numbers are up again across the island. The EH Queens are magnificent creatures. Released to make her nest. #hornet #insect #jerseyci #channelislands 🇯🇪🌎

European hornet flying away from hornet trap

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Regular LOSW Wednesday morning walk with old school friends before lunch and a pint. This morning amongst the paths and lanes of Trinity, we came across a Trebuchet in a field. Looking a bit sad but someone's been working on it recently. #experimentalarchaeology #jerseyci #channelislands 🇯🇪 #siege

Trebuchet in a field. Stone weight bucket detached but shiny carabiner and new netting at end of throwing arm

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Sunny day, light winds so my flying partner and I hopped over from EGJJ Jersey to EGJA Alderney for a lunch in town, a catch up @alderneywt.bsky.social and a visit to the restored Napoleonic Telegraph tower. A day well spent #Alderney #aviation #jodel 🇬🇬🇯🇪🛩️

Jodel D150 Mascaret on the grass parking in Alderney

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Back again hanging out with the Mallards

Male Mandarin duck hanging out with 3 Mallards in Jersey CI garden

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The first Jersey Royal new potatoes of the season from the local Honesty Box Hedge Veg. Master farms (Le Maîstre brothers) dig and restock daily. Never scrape, just a gentle wash and steam or boil with or without mint and serve with butter. Leftovers sauté or salad. 🇯🇪 @nigella.bsky.social #jerseyci

Paper bag containing 500 grams of Royal Potatoes for £3

Two freshly dug Jersey Royal new potatoes

Hedge veg, honesty box. Pay cash or revolut

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Stimulating day at Swansea Uni. marking the retirement after 50 years of Professor Peter Raynor. @ellarabaiotti.bsky.social organised a probation symposium to mark the occasion with a keynote presentation by the Professor. Great content and good company! @vgeiran.bsky.social #probation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #cymru

A bad photo of the symposium and Professor Raynor presenting.

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Co-owner and aircraft after return to Jersey

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Air testing of the Jodel D150 with my co owner for the Permit to Fly renewal. Decided to include lunch in Alderney before returning to Jersey. Fun day out! 🇯🇪🛩️ #channelislands #Alderney #jodel #laa #generalaviation

Cap fe La Hague Normandie France with Nuclear Power Station

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

For people of a certain age! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #alderney #channelislands "Open all hours" or not. 😀

Arkwright and sons shop front "Ne pas ouvrir toutes heures" Alderney Channel Islands

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Moving 8 Jersey cows, including 4 in calf, into a fresh pasture. Clairval Farm Organic herd can graze outdoors year round. Lots of volunteers this morning to hold ropes and send them in the right direction. 🇯🇪 #cows #organicfarm #jersey #channelislands

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Taken 100 years ago. My grandparents with my father. Not a rich family, grandfather listed as a draper and later as a Cinema manager. Was it their house or staged? Bottle of Chianti and roses suggesting bohemian tendencies in 1920's South London? #history #1920s 🇬🇧

Black and white photo of couple seated at table with baby, raising a toast with small glasses of Chianti

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Bay sailing this morning acting as (in)competent crew on Mic Mac, quarter tonner. Good breeze, good company. Library photo, too busy enjoying myself! #sthelieryachtclub #sailing #jerseyci 🇯🇪⛵

Mic Mac Farr Sailing yacht in St Aubin's bay with two crew on rails. Jersey C.I. library photo

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Our new group aircraft. Made in Normandy in 1963 by skilled woodworkers. Had my first flight today. 🛩️ #aircraft #normandie 🇯🇪 #jerseyci

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

My dog an aged rescue Frenchie does Jackson Lam quality farts, and "mostly" farts. Can clear a party in seconds.

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Merchant Navy Day today. Time to remember all the civilian seafarers keeping us connected, fed, supplied and safe. #merchantnavy #merchantnavyday #redensign

The red ensign British Merchant Navy flag, red in colour, top left quarter contains Union Flag. Flown by British Merchant fleet

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

A ladykiller in the making perhaps? 🤔 Our garden is now there for the benefit of chickens, wild ducks, toads, slow worms wild birds, insects and gastropods. Anything left is for us. Chicken feed is not chicken feed when feeding the above! 😃

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Have to love an aircraft you wear rather than sit in, with wings sprouting out from your shoulders! Bolkow Junior G-BSME around #jerseyci 🇯🇪 yesterday

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Photo survey flight for @alderneywildlifetrust this week of Alderney's gannet colonies. Results will be compared with drone survey to ensure degree of data integrity with previous years and 🤞 allow future surveys by drone alone. A.I. counting too. #Alderney #Channelislands #seabirds #Ramsar 🇬🇬 🌎 🧪

Map of route taken around channel Islands

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Still 5 ducklings this morning, only lost 2 so far. 🌎🇯🇪 #Jerseyci #channelislands #birds

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Third brood of wild ducklings this year. Hopefully not all will become part of the food chain. Need to zoom in on a phone

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Jersey Aero Club Fly Out to Cherbourg for lunch today. Good restaurant at the airport. France does those things so well.

Pilots and passengers sitting down for lunch

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

There had been 12 ducklings in our garden four days ago, now down to 4. Hopefully one will make it through. 🇯🇪🌎 #Jerseyci #channelislands #birds

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The new to me ride. Shared 1966 Bolkow 208C Junior. Like wearing a set of wings. 🇯🇪🛩️

1966 Bolkow 208C Junior parked at EGJJ, Jersey airport

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Is there an archaeological map or photo survey of the features in inter-tidal zone to Jersey's South East? #jerseyci #channelislands #archaeology 🇯🇪 @helendawson.bsky.social @mattpope.bsky.social @jicasjsy.bsky.social

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Running with the bulls Jersey style this morning. Clairval organic herd heifers being moved to a new field today. 🇯🇪 #jerseyci #channelislands 🌍

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Think I've created an Alderney Starter Pack. Let me know if you would like adding or deleting ( if it works!) 🇬🇬

Starter pack for people and organisations with links or interest in Alderney Channel Islands

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Found this directory today. In 2004 every Probation Service staff member in the British Isles and Ireland could find the contact details for any colleague, Home Office Officials, main third sector partners etc etc. Wonder if they still can? #criminology #probation #napo

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #3,085,043! Always a trendsetter and influencer🤔😊🇯🇪🇬🇬🛩️

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #3,085,043, Aurigny.bsky.social ‪@aurigny.bsky.social‬, joined on Jan 31, 2024"

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 01/08/2024

Sadly our group owned PA12 Cub Super cruiser suffered a landing accident two weeks ago. Thankfully pilot ok but I'll be missing low and slow flight for a while.

Aircraft upside down in long grass at side of airstrip

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 21/07/2024

This time last week, Cub to Lee on Solent then by Hornet Moth to Tisted fly in. Great day out!

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 24/06/2024

The French coast (Carteret Normandy) from home this evening. Only 14 miles away

View of part of Cotentin Peninsula Normandy from North Coast of Jersey

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 22/06/2024

Flew to Alderney today in the 1947 PA12. Jumped on an Alderney Wildlife Trust boat trip to the Puffin colony on Burhou and Gannets at Les Etacs. Birds out on a great performance. No camera so just my phone images and 2023 YouTube. youtu.be/4BjpR3t3pL8?...

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 15/06/2024

Guernseys are almost as cute as Jerseys

Jersey cows in milk in parade ring for judging

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

Looking after the neighbours' dog Bailey today. Gets on fine with the other two, cat distinctly unimpressed though.

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

On 80th anniversary of D Day a few photos of a flight over Utah beach, St Mere Eglise and Carenten last year in our shared 1947 PA12 (photos Derek Jepson) #D-Day #PiperCub #Normandy #History

St Mere L'Eglise with replica parachutist Private John Steele 82nd Airborne

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 01/06/2024

No mow May 2024 has ended. Having said that I don't mow often anyway! 😀

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 01/06/2024

Spring Queen trap for Asian Hornets in our Jersey garden. m.facebook.com/groups/29364... for latest numbers and the learning we have.

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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 30/04/2024

Just spent two useful, informative and fast paced days at Gregynog Hall for the Wales Centre for Criminal and Social Justice annual conference and Probation Development Group meeting. A good mix of practitioners, academics and policy people. #devolution #probation #wales #probationworks

Image of Gregynog Hall. Looks Tudor but is a 19th century example of concrete construction on earlier foundations

Mark Drakeford Assembly Member former first Minister and Professor Jonathan Evans preparing to present on what probation in Wales can learn from Welsh Youth Justice

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