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Dr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · 15/07/2026

Today only - don't miss out! My e-book (Up - A Scientist's Guide to the Magic Above Us) is available for 99p from Amazon. Aimed at Radio 4 listeners - adult readers with an interest in the world around us but not necessarily with any science background. Tell your parents! amzn.eu/d/053vIKR9

Advertising pic of the book Up by Lucy Rogers. Quote above by Helen Macdonald (author of H is for Hawk) "A book rich with light, love and the best kind of astonishment"

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Tip tip: when walking in Exmoor, don't touch the footpath signs, there's a chance it's been up a pony's arse crack for scratching purposes.

A moorland scene of grass and bracken, with a wooden footpath sign disappearing into the butt cheeks of a brown Exmoor pony.

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

As was drag Christopher Biggins cover of Puppet on a String

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The interval act is always the best part. Lordi singing Brotherhood of Man's Save Your Kisses For Me was just bizarre.

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Just waiting for one of the Tenerife "we don't want them here" voxpops to suggest sending the MV Hondius through the Strait of Hormuz.

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The Cambridge Skywriter is in a happy mood today!

A smiley face in the blue sky made by smoke from an aerobatic aircraft, with a river surrounded by greenery below.

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Morning! We were in Kandy and surrounding hills last month - wonderful place.

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Happy bring-your-cat-to-work day to those who celebrate.

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Did you hear the announcement from Oslo? The committee chair made a very pointed dig at authoritarianism, and not specifically about Venezuela. Could very much have been taken as criticism of the tangerine twat, and justification of why he didn't get the prize.

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Lol. Giving it to a Venezuelan is the best "f*** you" to the orange-faced felon! Nicely done, Nobel committee.

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I can share some of the blame for the rain, having also been installing mine today.

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Trying to decide if I should go out for a walk after lunch. BBC weather and the Met Office have very different views. Is there some kind of meta-forecast that forecasts which forecast is more likely to be accurate?

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

"Carve me like one of your French girls"

A statue of Archbishop Richard Sterne in York Minster. The figure is laying down with slightly crossed legs, with the head resting on a hand.

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Watching the news today is, again, like watching a soap opera. Dirty Don and all the other dodgy characters...

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Not as smug as the orange-faced felon when he tries to take the credit for an American-born cardinal being elected

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I think this means they're ordering pizza. #ChimneyWatch

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Two chicken breasts costing £2.50 is in a security box at my local Co-op. WTF!?

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Liz Truss visits the Queen. Queen dies. JD Vance visits the Pope. Pope dies. I'm spotting a pattern....

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I hope that orange thing in his mouth is actually a carrot and not some weird new tradition for the state visit of the American president.

A TV showing BBC News, with a picture of King Charles playing a carrot in a similar manner to a recorder. The caption says "King Charles plays a carrot".

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

My train ticket looks like the dilemma of what to do about Prince Andrew.

The core part of the ticket includes two three letters acronyms, HRH and TBD, with an arrow from the first to the second.

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

8kts was reported late morning, only got down to 5kts in the last hour. That 3kts extra makes all the difference 🚴‍♂️😃

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Despite not living there, I spend a lot of time around Richmond and Kew, I'm used to seeing westbound landing planes over Kew Gardens, but eastbound departing ones turning south over Richmond Park. Like you, I don't think I've ever seen eastbound over Kew.

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Yeah, just looking at the departure routes, every single one has a turn soon after takeoff, none for straight east. ATC can, and do, override these though. May be due to congestion caused by additional flights (as Kate was originally getting at)

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

5kts, according to the AIP, which is pretty much what the current wind is. Also, only if the runway surface is dry.

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

It does look like they may be heading further east over London before turning, compared to normal. I'm just looking to see if there are any airspace closures etc. that may influence that.

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James Bulpin @jamesbulpin.bsky.social · 22/03/2025