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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

An archeological artefact discovered in my filing cabinet. For anyone under the age of about 35, this is a credit card slip. Google it 🤣

A credit card slip from 1995, for a barometer costing £132.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Giant vegetables at the Malvern Autumn Show. The big boy weighs 1258kg #GiantVeg #MalvernHills #MalvernShow

A slightly raised dais with a lot of multicoloured giant squashes and pumpkins on it. In the foreground a sign reads "Please do not sit on the veg".

A bloody enormous very pale orange pumpkin.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

#MountainMonday A view down into the Lauterbrunnen valley in Switzerland, from Männlichen. The villages of Wengen and Lauterbrunnen (separated by about 500m in height) are visible.

A view from a high elevation down into a glacier-carved alpine valley. There are high snow-capped mountains at the end of the valley. The sky is cloudless blue.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

A stormy night in Luzern, #Switzerland. We were very lucky, because a series of storms passed a few kilometers to the south, and we were able to sit outside enjoying a meal. #Photography

Dusk. Town. A calm river in the foreground. Waterside buildings with lights reflecting in the water. A covered wooden bridge with a stone tower can be seen. The sky is dark and threatening with storm clouds.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

A Caesar salad with a view to die for. From the Panorama restaurant at Monte Brè, Lugano, Switzerland. Taken last Monday. The salad was pretty good too. #Photography #Switzerland

Two bowls of salad on a table with a beer and a glass of wine. There is a railing and then a view over a lake from a long way above. the lake is surrounded by low mountains. The sky is pale blue. The lake is cyan.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

The big old copper beech about 50m from our house is really suffering from the drought and record breaking heat this year. It's dropping leaves and looking very unhappy. Alt Text: various shots of a mature copper beech. The leaves have lost their dark red […] [Original post on europhiles.uk]

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

How to badly word a sign. I know what it's trying to say, but it should be "£100 if in bay and charge not being delivered for longer than 10 minutes". #EV #EVCharging #ElectricCars

A sign at an EV charging station which reads "£100 fine if not charging in bay for longer than 10 minutes".

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

Not bad for a five year old Kia e-Niro with 52,000 miles (83,000km) of wear on the battery.

An image of a car dashboard display showing 100% battery charge and a projected range of 314 miles.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

Reform UK's policies explained perfectly.

A pencil drawing 2 picture cartoon, saying stop immigration so we can take care of our own, followed by someone in a wheelchair asking for help and being told to fuck off.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

My wife and I went to the evening session of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on Friday. The sky got alarmingly ominous as it got dark.

A floodlit athletics stadium. The darkening sky beyond looks like a tornado is forming, or the apocalypse is nigh.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

A somewhat startled looking woodpigeon on my gate. However, not as startled as I was about 30 seconds earlier, when it landed in the small water feature about 5 meters from where I'm sitting.

A grey and white common woodpigeon sitting on the top bar of a 2m wooden gate. The background is dark and the pigeon is picked out in sunlight. The pigeon's eye appears to be wide and staring m

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

My wife and I had a very pleasant 7.5km walk today, with a brief pitstop at the #BrewersArmsMalvern at about ⅔ distance (and no more uphills remaining). Don't tell the tourists, but walks along the side of the #MalvernHills are much nicer than ones across the […] [Original post on europhiles.uk]

Two half-pints of Prabha Czech lager, close up and catching the sunshine.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

An advertisement feature on the Independent newspaper website and app - 10 ways to use Meta's smart glasses while sightseeing (although it actually means whilst on holiday). It doesn't mention "hanging around in the mens toilets" or "capturing fond memories on […] [Original post on europhiles.uk]

10 ways to use AI glasses while sightseeing

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

I just witnessed three peregrine falcons squeaking like crazy several hundred feet above my house! The appalling photo I just took was because they were making so much racket that Merlin Bird Id took a while to identify them, by which time they'd moved a fair way away. Nice blue sky though!

An almost entirely blue photograph with two distant birds on it, which I can assure you are probably peregrine falcons.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

Silly old me. I thought it was Vladimir Putin who was responsible for the invasion of Ukraine. What a twat voice Johnson is! (From the Independent)

Trump insiders are furious that Ed Miliband is foreign secretary. Boris Johnson claims Miliband was responsible for invasion of Ukraine.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026

If I was Ronaldinho or Ronaldo I'd have worn something a bit more flattering, shall we say. #FIFAWorldCup2026

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

They nearly got the headline right in the i Paper. I thought it was the Grauniad that was notorious for typos. #BullshitTruss #BatshitCrazyTruss

Screenshot of newspaper headline:

"Bullish Truss blames the 'economic establishment' for her downfall on No10”

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026

[Naturist beach. Naked bird.] Photograph taken on the magnificent Morfa Dyffryn naturist beach, a few miles south of Harlech, Gwynedd. (About 1km of the enormous beach allows/encourages nudity)

Glorious blue sky, top of a sand dune, seagull flying over.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

Sunset at Llandanwg beach, North Wales, yesterday. #MeerMittwoch

Peach coloured sky with a tiny bit of the sun as it sets visible behind a distant mountain. The beach in the foreground is dark and the sea in the middle distance is silver.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

Sea holly in flower in the dunes on the Welsh coast (which incidentally is about 10° cooler than I'd like).

Close up. Very pale green white-edged spiky leaves with a blue flower in the middle.

A spikey clump of sea holly in a sand dune with some strands of marram grass.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2026

I've just had a lovely walk on the Malvern Hills. I didn't see any buzzards, peregrines or red kites. I saw a lark, but it was perching rather than ascending. The reason might be that the airspace was somewhat crowded, as the photo and video shows. I have […] [Original post on europhiles.uk]

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

It's a properly nice evening in #Malvern. 22°C and a light breeze.

Mature deciduous trees in full leaf, with a grassy common visible in the foreground. Beyond the sky is bright blue with the occasional white fluffy cloud.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

I may need to clean out the reflecting pool and unclog the solar-powered fountain. * Photo is of a ground level bird bath with grasses overhanging it. It has a blue glaze on the inside, and a diameter of about 50cm. The water in it is, shall we say, full of wildlife.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 12/06/2026

On paper Musk will be richer than the poorest 46% of the world's population combined. Just think what good could be done with that money… instead he's using it to fuel hatred, division and fascism. #TaxBillionaires #BanX […] [Original post on europhiles.uk]

Anti-poverty charity Oxfam warned earlier this week that Elon Musk’s imminent ‘government-backed trillionaire’ status marks ‘a dark day for democracy’

It pointed out that Musk would be richer than the poorest 46% of the world population, or 3.8 billion people, combined.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026

Well done Google. I just got an apology for hallucinating. Any chance of some financial compensation for wasting my time for the past 10 minutes? #LLM #NotAI

A response to a Google Gemini question relating to the Firefly III personal finance package. The repsponse starts with "You are completely right, and I apologize for that hallucination."

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026

That was a big thunderstorm last night. It tumbled on for about 90 minutes with lightning all around.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 26/05/2026

There are some interesting clouds this morning in West Worcestershire. They are across the whole sky, like there's been an explosion in a cotton wool factory.

A bright blue sky with sparse small wispy white clouds. Trees to the bottom left of the shot.

A bright blue sky with sparse small wispy white clouds.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 24/05/2026

We had a nice walk in the Herefordshire countryside today, before it got too warm.

Green countryside, lots of trees, cloudless blue sky.

Green countryside, lots of trees, cloudless blue sky. Farm buildings.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 15/05/2026

Our road has a sign saying "Unsuitable for heavy goods vehicles". Ever since a road closure about 5 miles away, we've been plagued by lorry drivers who can't read. Whilst most get through, various signs have been damaged, and some vehicles have literally got […] [Original post on europhiles.uk]

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026

Wow! Uber in the UK has a fleet of gas-powered vehicles (see attached screenshot of a phone notification I just received). I wonder if that's propane, butane or hydrogen. Localisation is not difficult. If you can translate the app into zillions of languages […] [Original post on europhiles.uk]

A notification from the Uber app on my phone. "Gas too high? Get up to 40% off your first ride with Uber".

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 30/04/2026

What Garmin omitted to mention was that the walk nearly killed me! My average heart rate was 135, but that was almost exactly 50% uphill (200m of ascent) followed by the same downhill. #MalvernHills #Garmin

A smart watch screen praising me for my efforts and suggesting they will improve my longevity.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 24/04/2026

A great way to end my first week of retirement… a trip to the local pub for a quick drink in the sunshine. #Malvern #NagsHead #Retirement #Beer

Two beers on a blue painted wooden picnic table. They are backlit. One is a tall thin lager with bubbles on the glass. The other is an English bitter in a shorter, broader class.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 23/04/2026

A beautiful red acer with a mature copper beech behind. Malvern's Priory Park is looking good in the warm spring sunshine. Shame about the building site behind the camera! #Malvern #Trees

A spreading red acer in the foreground with a large copper beech in the background. Green trees on either side, and a bright blue cloudless sky

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 23/04/2026

What a great week to start my #retirement. The weather in Malvern is fabulous! If you're lucky enough to be able to afford it, retire early. I just hope the next 20 years are like this 🤣 web.europhiles.uk/index.php/article…

A steeply terraced garden in the sunshine. Cloudless blue sky. Patio pots with white flowering shrubs. A Clematis coming into flower. A deep red Acer.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 20/04/2026

My first day of retirement, and I went for a walk in the afternoon. I'm very familiar with West Malvern, but it's rare I come here at this time of day, and it was quite delightful. These photos were taken just 15 minutes uphill walk from home. I'm lucky to live […] [Original post on europhiles.uk]

Bluebells on a steeply sloping hillside. There are trees coming into leaf, and the view stretches across open countryside to low hills beyond. The weather is sunny with patchy clouds.

A steeply sloping hillside with trees coming into leaf. The view stretches across open countryside. The weather is sunny with patchy clouds and a bright blue sky. There are bluebells still showing.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 25/03/2026

It's a lovely day in South Pembrokeshire, albeit with a below zero wind chill.

A golden sand beach with just a few people on it. The weather is sunny with a few clouds. The view is from the cliff. The sea is to the left.

A golden sand beach with just a few people on it. The weather is sunny with a few clouds. The view is from the cliff, framed by ivy covered bare trees. The sea is to the right.

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Dave Robinson @dave.europhiles.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/03/2026

The trees in #Malvern UK are just coming into leaf, so views like this with the bare trees catching the late afternoon light will soon be gone, as will evidence of the copious quantities of mistletoe.

A closely cropped photo showing bare trees, blue sky, and lots of mistletoe.

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