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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

72 hours of self-inflicted self-pity (food poisoning) have ended. Went for a walk and found myself a few feet away from one of the local herons. First time I’ve seen one on the towpath side of the canal.

A grey heron stands on the grassy edge of the towpath. A yellow eye looks warily towards the lens as I slow my pace so as not to spook it.

The canal towpath in Hebden Bridge curves away to the left. There are barges moored on the left, and a row of three-storey terraced cottages on the opposite side. A grey heron stands on the edge of the towpath, overlooking the canal water.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I think their need is greater than they realise.

An advert for a Senior Copy Editor has a typo in it. Editor is spelled 'Edditor'. You couldn't make this up.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Me: 1 The bastard Sun: 0 Next two hours involve an ice cold beer, an air-conditioned cinema, and A Private Life with Jodie Foster and the brilliant Daniel Auteuil.

Rows of red velvet seats and a screen showing an ad for Hebden Bridge Film Club. There is no sunlight in here!

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Weirdly, your post appeared in my timeline as if you'd posted it today, Saturday. Really nice, simple clear site. A couple of thunks from a copywriter with a UX diploma.

Marked-up suggestions to turn product lists into shop links and clarify two different CTAs that appeared in one paragraph.

A slide showing a comment on font size, with mark-up suggestions on edits that would allow an increase in point size for clarity.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I've just switched Radio 3 Unwind off due to more talking! Now, it's just this and birdsong. Still a strong contender for my AOTY.

An olive green square sits in the middle of a larger white square. In the top left corner, in all capitals, it reads Shane Parish. The album's title, Autechre Guitar, is in the top right corner.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

It's thirsty work for ducks right now. It was hard to tell if the ducks I saw last night were standing or floating on the water.

A shot of the Rochdale canal. Towpath to the left. Drained canal cutting across from the bottom right. The water is just inches deep. It's not evaporated due to the heatwave alone, although the rest of the canal is visibly lower, with some moored barges at angles.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

What a brilliant idea! The title of this track alone speaks volumes about a certain demographic: TERF Taxidermy And Cheese, by Effluvium. Which neatly covers alt-text duty, too.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I naively believed the weather forecast that it would be cooler outside so headed into Heb wearing long trousers and a thin cotton shirt. The sun behaved like an absolute bastard again, but I found a new shortcut on the way back. For a few minutes all was birdsong and yellow bliss.

A yellow field, bursting with buttercups. A cottage peeks out from behind shrubs and trees, and mashed potato clouds scud across the sky.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I wore my specs while picking wild garlic, for the first time. Glad I did or I'd have made these two homeless. The spider in the first shot was about 3mm in size, the other around 5mm.

A tiny spider waits for lunch, suspended above a forest of wild garlic leaves. A closer look reveals the super-fine strands of the web it's sitting in. Seen from below, it has yellow markings either side of its body and its legs are like zebra stripes.

The photo shows a tiny spider in the middle of its web, woven between leaves of wild garlic. In the background, a few flowers can be seen. The spider has a black body, and its legs look red-brown. Its web is made visible by pollen that's got stuck to it.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

*grumpygrumpgrump* Spent a blissful hour picking wild garlic yesterday, but tonight's feast has been waylaid due to a plug that broke in a power socket. Tried everything to remove it, but my hands are already fuming from all the DIY and cleaning I've done today.

Wild garlic cascades down through a hillside wood in West Yorkshire. A path can be seen to the right, winding its way through a tide of green leaves with white flowers dotted everywhere. In the distance, trees with fresh canopy are bathed in spring sun.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I don't think my hooves, knees and thumbs will ever forgive me for that hike/scramble/gravity-defying descent. My eyes, on the other hand... I took so many pics I managed to drain my phone's battery. Annoyingly, too many at the start of my walk, not at the end.

Late afternoon sun lights up ancient English rainforest clinging to a steep valley side near Todmorden. The trees are sprouting fresh green leaves, and the floor is carpeted with bluebells and littered with boulders and debris from recent strong winds.

The photograph shows lush green hillsides characteristic of the Yorkshire Pennines. To the right, a drystone wall and a narrow path guide the eye through foreground greenery. A large Weeping Alaskan Cedar stands on the left side of the pic. In the far distance, Stoodley Pike monument is visible on top of the hill.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

"And as we wind on down the road Our shadows taller than our soul." Walking over the moors on stilts is no easy feat.

My shadow stretches ahead of me on a narrow lane that leads down into town.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

It’s almost been a week since I took the extremely long and scenic route into town to buy hummus and I still have pics to process. Time is evaporating.

Steeply rising woodland is carpeted with bluebells. A path can be seen to the left of the picture, with trees ahead sprouting fresh green leaves.

$The sun sinks behind trees in Nutclough Wood, West Yorkshire. The phone’s lens creates a gentle sunburst effect, diffracting rays into red laser-like beams.$ Nutclough Woods, with the path leading off to the right and the stream meandering towards the small flood plain below. This is a small wood, but filled with magic and steep-sided awe.

Nutclough Woods, with the path leading off to the right and the stream meandering towards the small flood plain below. This is a small wood, but filled with magic and steep-sided awe.

The canal in Hebden Bridge, lined with barges and with the trees of Common Bank Wood ablaze in evening sun as the backdrop. The old chimney of Crossley Mill pokes up in front of the trees.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

In between wrestling with flat pack furniture (again) and chores, I managed a few local hikes in over the weekend. I clambered up to the bottom.

A cropped shot of a lane called Butts Bottom, which is in Calderdale, West Yorkshire.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I just walked 6.5km into Heb and back, taking the steep lane that goes half way up to the moors. My heart rate didn’t exceed that of a zombie. I’ve not made my 150 minutes of exercise this week and I don’t know how especially with the amount of adderall in me. My heart rate:

A screenshot showing my heart rate according to my Garmin tracker. It’s 45bpm, with a resting heart rate of 58bpm.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I slept for just under 7.5 hours last night. That’s the longest sleep I’ve had in years. I suspect my 20 km hike around Hardcastle Crags (surprisingly quiet) may have helped.

Hebden Water flows through a rock-strewn riverbed at Hardcastle Crags. The trail follows to the left, and bare trees still await their first buds either side of the steep channel the water flows through.

Not the best shot but I love the light. A sinking sun sets the trees ablaze with brilliant light, turning green sap and moss into almost brilliant yellows. To the right, a large boulder is perched ominously over me.

A set of stone steps leads to a higher trail and deep blue skies that lie beyond.

Hebden Water, seen at the entrance to Hardcastle Crags. Tree roots poke above the path and the river is full of large, moss covered boulders.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

A contender for AOTY. The balcony door is open, augmenting this with chirps and warbles from Blackbirds, Song Thrushes, a Collared-Dove and a Wren. The geese need to work on their harmonies.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

It looks idyllic. The feel was bracing.

The river Calder, from Brearley bridge. Sun and fluffy clouds. A hint of fresh young leaves on trees that curve off into the distance. Two geese meander in the middle. I was being buffeted by a keen westerly wind.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Had to run out to the local Sainsbury’s. It’s only 30 seconds away so I slipped on some walking trousers and a jacket over my PJs. Wondered why people kept staring at my t-shirt. Forgot I was wearing this one.

A cartoon unicorn that could well be My Little Pony appears in front of a pastel coloured rainbow. There’s a white cloud below it with HAIL SATAN written in a rainbow coloured display font. There are Satanic sigils above.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

This sign may be a slight over-claim.

Peeping out from underneath an ocean of ivy is a wooden sign with 'picnic area' written on it. A yellow arrow points towards more ivy and a large, toppled, dead tree branch.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Needed to get some hummus from town. Avoided the crowds on the towpath by taking a 13km diversion up to the moors and down through Nutclough Wood. A bracing wind.

The flood plain that lies at the bottom of Nutclough Woods. Deep blue skies and bare trees with vibrant green mosses and rising sap.

A small, rock-strewn flood plain surrounded by bare trees that sits at the bottom of Nutclough Woods. The light is amazing here.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Somehow, I've managed to achieve 533 intensity minutes this week. Such is the need to release pressure from my job (and to stim, healthily). I suspect this morning's walk, followed by a 75-minute HIIT workout, may cause some aches tomorrow.

A screenshot from my Garmin app showing I've exceeded Government recommended exercise target by 355%! I've registered 533 intensity minutes over seven days (when my heart rate goes over 83bpm, which is the lowest warm-up rate). Not bad considering I work remotely, often under intense pressure, and have little time for personal interests.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

This is the first moment I’ve had to put my feet up since 10am. Got up at 6am, spent 3 hours editing my CV and wrote a cover letter. Gave the flat a spring clean, then walked 15km along the canal to buy kefir. Fed the ducks and snapped the perfect metaphor for how my life’s going.

A capsized boat lies in the Rochdale canal surrounded by heaps of rubbish and wooden palettes.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Finally! All doors and windows are open. (Ignore the fact that I’m wearing a thermal top.)

An almost cloudless blue sky is reflected in the river Calder at Brearley, West Yorkshire. There’s a sliver of cloud on the distant horizon.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

The lengths I'll go to, and the detours I'll take, to get a 500g bag of linseed.

Large moss-covered rocks like in Hebden Beck. I stood on a rocky outcrop to get this shot and keep my feet dry. Trees line the steep bank to the right, and there's a fence where the path is to the left. Blue skies and sun!

Hebden Beck shot at Hardcastle Crags, West Yorkshire. Bare branches creep in to the top of the shot, and the riverbed is strewn with large moss-covered boulders. Sunlight sparkles on the water, and there's a steep valley side to the right.

A snapped tree blocks the way in Kinder Scout Wood. The trail is narrow, muddy and treacherous, and I had to clamber up even higher to get around it. It's heartbreaking to see so many trees being blown over by endless storms.

Looking towards Hardcastle Crags as I began my journey home. There's a moss covered drystone wall cutting in from the middle right and in the distance, the steep valley sides are covered in bare trees that are starting to show signs of rising sap, blossom and early leaves.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

New job opportunity! What's everyone waiting for?!

A job listing for a Social Media Founder Branding and Content Strategist. It asks that the individual relocates to Dubai, and was posted after the US attacked Iran, and while Iran was responding by firing missiles at Dubai.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Lay down all work, Surrender to the Sun. It is shining, It is shining. Work is getting unsustainably stupid. Stressed, I picked up the wrong vape. Best mistake ever. Instant calmer.

A red and black widebeam barge called Haddlesley is moored on the Rochdale canal. Opposite, dwarf daffodils welcome the first sustained sunshine of the year! A sweeping curve of grass leads the eye along the receding canal path.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

You may enjoy this that was mentioned on R3’s Record Review yesterday. It’s not the only release to blend Nick Drake with John Dowland, either.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

#SundayPixTrees Last lot. The spectacular sights of autumn 2025.

Heptonstall church tower peeps over the trees of Eaves Wood, West Yorkshire. The trees are ablaze with colour and sunlight. Pale blue skies above with wispy cirrus clouds.

A rocky outcrop looks over Eaves Woods ablaze in autumnal colours, and across the valley to Rawtonstall Wood, West Yorkshire.

Ancient English temperate rainforest, with ferns and trees aglow in evening sun. Dominating is a complex lens flare of overlapping coloured circles and domes in blue and red.

Sulfur cap mushrooms cling to the trunk of a tree in woodland below Stoodley Pike, West Yorkshire. I rotated the pic so the mushrooms look like hundreds of boobs headed towards you.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

#SundayPixTrees The tree with an aura, Gandalf's Path and rickety stone steps curving around a tree that looks like it may topple.

A glitch in the iPhone's camera gives this lone tree in full spring bloom a white aura/glow as the light reflecting off background clouds overwhelms the sensors.

A tiny point of sunlight cuts through the canopy and creates a multi-point starburst effect on a steep, cobbled winding walkway that leads from Hebden Bridge to Heptonstall Road. Fresh green canopy stretches towards the camera from an ancient tree to the right.

Wobbly, worn stone steps (possibly 17th or even late 16th century) lead up and curve around a tree trunk near Hardcastle Crags/Slack area of West Yorkshire. In the distance, blue sky peeps out from behind white clouds.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

#SundayPixTrees I may have taken one or two (thousand) pics of trees over the years...

A carpet of red and orange autumnal leaves lines the gulley that cuts through Nutclough Woods, West Yorkshire.

The setting sun bursts through the tree canopy creating a starburst effect, with the rays reaching in front of a foreground tree that's almost silhouetted.

A stunning array of late autumn colours in West Yorkshire woodland. Red leaves cover the ground, and the canopy fades from green through yellow, orange and red.

Black tree trunks and branches reach skywards towards a canopy ablaze in yellow, green and red set against a vivid blue sky.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

w00t! I shall try not to spend it all at once.

A screenshot of my 50p winning from a national lottery instant play game. I can't even remember the name of the game but it involved pressing a button to release balls that randomly bounced around and hit various things, some of which were prizes. Like pinball, but without any flippers.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Only £199.99 to clomp around looking like a total brickhead.

The image is of a pair of oversized red Lego bricks that are a pair of clogs. The headline reads: Lego and Crocs launch multi-year partnership with shoes shaped like giant bricks.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The return of bees (especially the Yorkshire Black Bee that’s being reintroduced to the area), blossom and wild garlic.

A Yorkshire Black Bee collects nectar from spring blossom.

A honeybee on the white flowers of wild garlic.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I’m alive and intact. I’m not sure how! Conditions on the moors were worse than expected, and I expect atrocious in January! That hike was a cross between Deliverance and the final scene from Russian film, Come and See.

A shot of waterlogged moorland in West Yorkshire.

A shot of a trail over the West Yorkshire moors. It looks like a stream it’s so waterlogged.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

When I finally hit my flow state…

A dark PC screen shows the caption ‘You're 30% there. Please keep your computer on.’ The joy of windows.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I’m getting Evil Dead Book of the Dead vibes!

The warped, leathery demonic face that appears on the Necronomicon book used in the original 1984 Evil Dead movie.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Before I head to the Land of Nod (and just in time!), some pix for #SundayPixLight

Sunset over Hebden Bridge, Autumn 2024 The sun is just about to dip below the horizon in the middle of two valleys. I was lucky enough to be elevated, so I caught some of the town, too. The clouds are ablaze with glorious colours, and through a large gab reveals pale blue sky.

The Sun’s about to peep over the Rochdale canal on a winter’s morning. A house stands high on the opposite side with bare trees silhouetted against a vivid, glowing orange sky. There’s not a cloud in sight.

Heptonstall’s church tower is silhouetted against a fiery late afternoon sunset. It looks like a giant Batman depending on the angle. Anyhow, above the church is an ominous large grey cloud, its underside reflecting the fiery colours. A shower of rain can be seen falling down on the church.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

If anyone’s not under a blanket of cloud, you may see an aurora:

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I recommend you play this mix while sifting through everyone's detials.

A photo of a YouTube thumbnail advertising a mix of 'Dud techno'. Underneath, it reads 'Deep focus dub techno mix. Atmospheric & minimal. Vol.8.'

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Went for a hike and found the trail went through a paddock containing these two sheep. They came right over to me which was unusual. Stranger still, the one looking at the camera tried eating my jacket. 🤣

Two sheep, one standing behind the other, are by a moss covered drystone wall. The sheep in front is looking straight at the camera. Behind them, bare winter trees are bathed in sunshine.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

The Maine Coon is the largest standard cat breed. Get your money’s worth!

A lady wearing a jacket and a cap lifts a ginger and white Maine Coon cat up. It’s large enough to cover most of her figure.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Spotted on the community notice board at the Co-Op. I can’t work out if it’s for an individual or an act in need of design help for their publicity:

A pale salmon pink piece of paper is pinned on a busy community notice board. The following has been handwritten on it, each line in a different colour:

Joe
GALLAgher
27th December
8 Pm
AT
White SwAN Pub
Hebden Bridgei

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

George has stared and stared and stared at my food, but it still hasn’t turned into meat.

A skinny black cat looks with intent at my plate of vegetarian food, and later complained to me that it wasn’t to his liking.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

The tractor parade did not disappoint, although the definition of a tractor was wider than expected.

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DaemonForneus @daemonforneus.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Spotted this unusual looking duck by the canal as I walked into Heb the other day. Turns out it's a Muscovy duck, indigenous to Mexico and Central America. Happy to see it seems to have been accepted by the other ducks and now swims around with them. Apparently it doesn't quack but hisses.

The duck is sleeping with its head twisted round (a la Exorcist), so I was able to get close to it. Its feathers are amazing, in iridescent green and black colours, and it has red fleshy facial skin (caruncles).

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