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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I've been away for the weekend, playing board games with 12 friends in a remote hall. This is how the valley near it looked Saturday morning.

Edderton Hall, a large house, sits in the foreground. Behind it are fields, dotted with trees. Patches of mist cover the ground further back, the sun sits on the horizon, just rising.

Fields with lines of trees, near the horizon the fields and trees are swathed in thick misty clouds.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I caught similar yesterday morning

A closer look at a spider's web with dew drops on it

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Pratchett was ahead of the game once again.

“Bingeley-bingeley beep!” said a cheerful voice from his pocket.
“Damn!” said Vimes, but it was too late.
“It is,” said the voice, which had the squeaky friendly quality that begs to be strangled, “about... nineish.”
“Nineish?”
“Yep. Nineish. Precisely about nineish.”
Vimes rolled his eyes. “Precisely about nineish?” he said, pulling a small box out of his pocket and opening the lid. The demon inside gave him an angry look.
“Yesterday you said,” it said, “that if I, and I quote, Didn’t Stop all that Eight Fifty-Six and Six Seconds Precisely business I Would Be Looking at a Hammer From Below. And when I said, Mr. Insert Name Here, that this would invalidate my warranty, you said that I could take my warranty and--”
“I thought you’d lost that thing,” said Carrot.
“Hah,” said the Dis-organizer, “really? You thought he did? I don’t call putting something in your trouser pockets just before they go into the wash losing it.”
“That was an accident,” muttered Vimes.
“Oh? Oh? And dropping me in the dragon’s feeding bowl, that was accidental, too, was it?”

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

He just wants somewhere that, in times of stress, he can hole up in and play his favourite game.

The MB game, Downfall. Not affiliated with any collapsing reichs.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The second Jurassic Park book nailed it.

The back of The Lost World hardback. Enormous text reading "Something has survived"

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

BREAKING: Those guys from that scene from Game Of Thrones have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour.

Ed Sheeran in Game Of Thrones. Everyone was quite cross when he cameoed in it. Seems reasonable now.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I grabbed almost the same picture. Just a fantastic port.

A picture from Elden Ring. A knight outside a large castle.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I had to change trains between Wakefield and Nottingham and it was basically the station and these.

Large cooling towers looming over a train station.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I'm off to the cinema to watch Close Encounters Of The Third Kind as part of a Spielberg season. I think the last time I watched it was in 2015 when an arts festival showed in on the Great Orme's ski slope (the Great Orme is allegedly a UFO hot spot, I've never seen one though)

A dry ski slope with people sat on it facing a large screen at the bottom.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I'm just watching this inching up towards me.

A map of North Wales with a band of heavy rain across most of it.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This collage at Sherwood Forest visitor centre has a whole bunch of Robin Hood TV shows and films, including TNG, but inexplicably doesn't have the best one

A lot of pictures of Robin Hood media but doesn't include Maid Marion and Her Merry Men

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only.

The cast of Ghosts (the original UK series)

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Accidentally visited the location used as Wayne Manor in The Dark Knight Rises.

A large fancy house on a hill with lots of brown grass and a blue sky.

The rear of Wollaton Hall. It's very fancy.

Upper left of the front of the hall. Lots of fancy bits of ornamentation.

The top right of the hall, just as fancy as the left.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Look at these delicious puddings.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Went to Chirk Castle today. They had an exhibition from a dementia art group where they'd recreated the Bayeux Tapestry. There was also these additional panels.

Additional tapestry panels with captions "Hast thou been injured in an accident at work?" "Does anyone knoweth the WiFi code?" "We buyeth any cart.com""Should have gonneth to Specsavers""Oh soddeth no gluten free vegan options again"

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

So was it security concerns or embarrassment concerns?

A quote attributed to Nigel Farage saying "I am damned it I am going to stand on a stage, having won a resounding victory... and be demeaned and humiliated by nobodies"

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This cloud looks like it's had its identity redacted.

A blue sky with a very blurry looking cloud. Some trees and a lamppost in the foreground

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Didn't get good pictures of the sun, but got good pictures of the Orme and people out for the eclipse.

Quite brown looking grass on limestone, groups of people dotted around, their shadows cast behind them

A drone view of a corner of the Orme. Cars line Marine drive. Across the sea in the distance are the Conwy Mountains. You can just about see Conwy Castle too.

A drone shot pointing down from a great height. The bottom half is dark blue sea, the top a limestone cliff with very dry grass.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I immediately recognised those stickers as having come from this sticker album.

Garfield Panini Sticker album. He's wearing a tux and holding an Oscar like statues, but it's him

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Pictures from our local golf course. I went to look because of a report of practice trenches from World War One being visible. Greens still fairly green.

A drone shot of a golf course, looking very brown from drought. Patches of green around the course.

A closer drone shot of the golf course. The greens are still green as are some trees.

A very dry looking course, some darker regular lines show where trenches once were.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Scully couldn't help but think this body reminded her of someone.

Lego model of Dana Scully from The X-Files wearing a doctor's outfit with goggles, in a lab. Lying on an autopsy table is another Lego Scully but in her FBI Agent outfit.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Went up the Little Orme to see how long it'd take to go up for the eclipse on Wednesday. Still stupidly dry out there. Poor sheep in beige fields.

View of Llandudno bay. Blue sea, brown fields, Craigside houses nearer, Llandudno further away. Some white clouds with bits of blue visible in the sky.

A view over the edge of the Little Orme rocky cliffs with brown grass leading down to rocks and a dark bluey green sea.

Beige coulered fields frame on the bottom three edges with green trees, some paths visibly crossing the fields.

The top of the Little Orme seen from the side. Brown grass and white limestone. You can just see me at the top waving, stood next to the trig point.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"Recent events involving my brother, Niles Crane and his ex-wife are tragic, almost as tragic as the rampant media speculation concerning his involvement. If there is any justice in the world, Maris Crane and Niles Crane will soon be executed."

Frasier Crane speaking to the press where he accidentally says executed instead of exonerated.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Lego Donkey Kong arcade set is excellent.

A Lego version of the Donkey Kong arcade machine. It has a blue base with a white horizontal stripe. Then on a red flat area it has a central joystick, a barrel shaped lever on the left and a jump button on the right. The main body is a layout of girder platforms zigzagging up, with various ladders and hammers. Mario, Donkey Kong and Pauline are on the machine and the top has Donkey Kong spelled out in Lego.

A pixel Mario made of one solid Lego piece

Three Lego pieces built into the wall of the machine, they're coloured blue, skin colour and red, an abstract representation of Mario.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Actual rain happening in Bangor. Seems like it's light enough that the ground should be able to absorb it and not lead to flooding or such.

A wet looking road in Bangor. There are trees in the background which are probably appreciating this.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Went on a day trip to London to do a Pokémon thing then spend too much in the Lego. Actually had to queue for the Leicester Square store probably because they released so many new sets today. Got a little machine alongside the big purchases.

Signs advertising a Pokémon Go event in Shoreditch where you could get a free coffee and maybe win a trip to Japan.

A huge queue for the free coffee at the Pokémon event. Pink and blue banners advertising the event surrounding the people.

A box for the Lego technic Mighty Machines series. Eight little construction machines made of technic Lego on the front.

A Lego cement mixer on a cardboard tile that looks a t-junction.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

That's where I live in the preview image. I went out on Tuesday with a drone because some world war one practice trenches were now visible on a golf course. It's crazy how brown it all is, but seeing the lines was quite cool.

A dried out golf course, darker lines are visible which show where practice trenches had been dug over 100 years ago

A wide shot of a golf course with a rail line running through it. The course is almost universally brown with odd green patches for the greens or small groups of trees. Llandudno, the Great Orme and the sea are visible in the background

A closer view of the dried out golf course. Small islands of green dotted around the course.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I got it, but I think I'll stick with my Plus+. 35 is very limited (I know other players with larger limits) and it seems very slow to catch, I was surrounded by Pokémon and it wasn't trying to get any of them.

A screenshot from Pokémon Go showing the explorer gadget item. It has a limit of 35 Pokémon and Pokéstops today. Text says "Automatically throw Pokéballs and spin Pokéstops while exploring with Pokémon Go closed. You can use it once daily."

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The drought has revealed traces of practice trenches from world war one on a local golf course.

A very brown golf course with darker regular looking lines making patterns of steps and curves on the dried out fairways.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

That picture is very Twilight Princess key art of Link.

Link from the game Twilight Princess. Posing with a sword and shield, reminiscent facially to the picture of the actor shown in the message this is a reply to.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'm planning on going up the Little Orme for the partial eclipse and hopefully get something similar to this which was taken mid July a few years ago.

A setting sun, just above the trigonometry marker on top of the Little Orme.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I liked the pirate pictures in Uncharted 4

A portrait of a pirate from Uncharted 4. Looks a lot like Guybrush Threepwood from the Monkey Island games.

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Lego should have included Tooms in the X-Files set using the Miss Marvel arms.

A Lego mini figure of Miss Marvel, she has exceptionally long arms.

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