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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The sunflower I planted in early May has decided to flower in late September

Sunflower in a weedy bed with a brick wall and a road in the background

Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My 12 year old came home with his school bag full of conkers yesterday. I'm pretty sure he's never played the game without my prompting, but the urge to collect them is obviously strong.

A yellow Halloween bucket overflowing with horse chestnuts

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Watch out, I reckon a massive eagle will be at the window soon

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Wandering around ancient Northumberland with my son today.

A lichen covered rock. The rock is carved with concentric rings

A sign that reads "this cup and ring marked rock is protected as a monument of national importance under the ancient monuments acts 1913-53"

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I'm really impressed by the improvised broom handle the guys working on my roof are using.

A broom with a handle made from two lengths of construction wood screwed together rests against a brick wall.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I haven't been to the train station for a while. Today I noticed that LNER have added sign language to their departure boards. I'm intrigued by the technical aspects, and impressed at the effort to make the service accessible to more people.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Alright, I reckon this is a cheese and onion slice. Steak is too expensive for these lads.

Two men stand opposite each other. One is holding a rectangular pastry.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

@boarsgoreswords.bsky.social I wouldn't call that a "pie", maybe a pasty? Although it looks like the UK bakery chain "Greggs" has got the pastry contract from Weyland www.greggs.com/menu?categor...

6 Greggs pasties in 2 columns of 3. They are rectangular pastry with various patterns on top.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Reminds me of this book Headley bought for me 20 plus years ago

A yellow book cover: "Tales of a Young Urban Failure" by Erik Moe. A cartoon. Man lies on a sofa. He is holding a bottle, two empty bottles lie on the floor next to a packet of chips. A small TV is also on the floor.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Reminds me of the old Royal Opera House titles drop down. I hurried to web.archive.org to have a look at their 2010 site. web.archive.org/web/20100622...

A screenshot with a list of various aristocratic titles for creating an account on The Royal Opera House in 2010

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

@richardjamesfoster.bsky.social apropos of nothing, not sure you'll be that interested, but here's a unit of Corsican Rangers I finished painting last night.

6 hand painted toy soldiers in the uniform of the Napoleonic era Corsican Rangers: dark green jackets, light blue trousers.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Here's @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social holding court at the launch of his new book "The Punk Rock Bird Watching Club"

A man and a woman sitting on stage talking

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Happy publication (+1) day to @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social , his second book delivered to me in Newcastle today. I can't wait to get stuck into it.

A book with a brown cover: "The punk rock birdwatching club". The cover has illustrations of landscapes, seascapes and birds.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I'm very much enjoying the folk horror vibes of the most recent 'Severance'.

Two office workers with a person in the background wearing a black goat costume.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I remember Jimmy Carter visiting my home city when I was a child. Here's a photo of him outside the building where I work. R.I.P.

Jimmy Carter waving from behind a lectern.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Can I pick your brains please. Would you recommend this for a mini sized cuboid? Like it's encased in ice. I want to build a 'Commander Powell' from Dark Star.

A still from the film Dark Star. A head with wires attached embedded in ice.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 28/01/2024

My kids are enjoying the 'Gladiators' reboot. I realised last night it demonstrates the UK's weird (schizophrenic?) relationship with metric. Will we ever shake off measuring our height and weight in imperial?

A female gladiator statistics with height in feet and inches, but bicep measurement in centimetres.

A male gladiator's statistics with height in feet and inches, but 'wingspan' in metres.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 22/12/2023

Of course I like the ridiculously long daylight on the summer solstice, but this is less pleasant.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 19/10/2023

@johnjjohnston.bsky.social others must have told you, but in case not there's a brief Egyptian mummification inspired scene in 'The Fall of the House of Usher'. 1hr 4mins into episode 8.

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