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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#NotOurCat came back for another peer in through the catflap.

A large, fluffy ginger cat looks in through a catflap.

John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not our cat, but this giant fluffy ginger creature keeps coming to visit our garden. Often using the catflap as a window to peer in through. Very wary, but majestic! #cat #NotOurCat

A giant fluffy ginger cat, peering in through a catflap.

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Quite excited about going to see an old piece of embroidery, today!

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Today is World Sepsis Day, in 20O7 I almost died of sepsis after a shaving cut got infected. Sepsis kills more people a year than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined. One of the best ways to fight it is to learn the warning signs

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Holy shit, it's actually raining!

A pub beer garden, looking wet because of water from the sky!

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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 12/08/2026

If you missed the solar eclipse, this is what it looked like:

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I'm not sure we ever quite got our colander* technique down, but that was pretty cool. * steamer

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Every week, while I'm stretching after parkrun, I look down at this and think - but where do they get the elves?

Looking down at a manhole cover, which appears have "ELF-LOCKING" written across the centre.

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Goodbye Ellie, our beautiful, nervous, affectionate sweetheart. Gone far too soon.

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Not saying it was a bit too hot for running at lunchtime, but I'm sure I saw a sandworm going the other way.

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Half an hour of feeling like you're going to die is a great way to start the weekend! This has been a post about #parkrun 🏃‍➡️

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Go punting in the sunshine, they said. It'll be nice, they said. #cambridge #punting #roasting

A group punting on the river Cam. Ah the passengers are holding parasols for shade.

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Ipswich Art Society @ipsartsoc.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Come and see the annual open #IpswichArtSociety #exhibition in the beautiful #stclementschurch just back from #Ipswich waterfront on #stclementschurchlane. Lots of #art to see and buy. There are #Paintings, #Drawings, #Watercolours and #Sculptures. We are open everyday from 10:00am to 16:30pm.

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The prettiest desk-cat, giving me a look mid-scritching. #cat #cats #caturday #CatsOfBluesky

A small black and white cat - mostly black in this photo - looks directly at you. She is reclining on a desk, and a hand is scritching her neck.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I am not worried software is suddenly going to decide it wants power over humanity. I am worried about what people who already have power over humanity can do with that software.

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Today's earworm: "It's going to be a fine night tonight / It's going to be a fine day tomorrow". I never knew the Opus III version was a cover! #music

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Ellie's "oh NO there's a monster at the door" face. #cat #cats #caturday #CatsOfBluesky

A small black and white cat crouched on a crate, staring towards the front door, with a very worried expression.

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Anyone else spending a lazy Sunday reading about a coffin they're looking forward to seeing tomorrow? No, just me then?

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Ellie looking cute, even in a cone! (She's fine; she had surgery last week and is recovering well.) #cat #cats #caturday #CatsOfBluesky

A small black and white cat wearing a cone, standing up on the arm of a sofa, hoping for treats.

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Ripping CDs that are (probably) older than most of the people I work with.

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

In case you were thinking about it, just don't. #caturday

A photo of a sign showing that climbing on lions is forbidden.

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Barcode scanning at Christchurch parkrun this morning. My 25th time volunteering! #parkrun

Me in a high-viz vest over a black hoodie, in the park on a bright sunny day.

Hundreds of runners lining up to start today's parkrun, along an uphill slope arcing past a large pond.

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

"All These Things That I've Done" by The Killers. That "I've got soul but I'm not a soldier" section is pure nails on a chalkboard for me.

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

This morning, my brain is hosting an epic earworm battle between Massive Attack's "Safe From Harm" and Steven Wilson's "Hand Cannot Erase". An odd combination but it almost works!

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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 09/03/2026

on cloudy days you have to get your sun however you can

Tipsy the tortoiseshell kitten sits on top of a home printer next to a table lamp, putting her little goober face into the light

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Went into a record shop and bought some albums, like it's the 2000s. (Can't remember when I last did, but it's certainly been a while!)

Three new CDs lying on a table, one still shrink-wrapped: Various "HELP(2)", English Teacher "This Could Be Texas" and Geese "Getting Killed"

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konnaire @konnaire.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Ellie's first Christmas present, thanks to my sister and her family! There was lots of happy purring 🐈️ #caturday #CatsOfBluesky

A small black and white cat suspiciously investigating something wrapped in Christmas paper

A small black and white cat nuzzling a packet of cat treats

A side-on view of a small black and white cat, standing up on her back legs, being hand-fed treats

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy new year! However your 2025 was, I hope 2026 is better.

Two champagne glasses, with boogie woogie in the background

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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Nothing could better sum up where we are as a culture

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Greg Morosoff @gregmorosoff.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

"A Cat's Life - Wonder" Art by Gerard du Bois #MenWithCats

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

FAO @drmonkeyface.bsky.social, and maybe @hippydave.bsky.social (An insert that came with my latest FSOL order.)

White text on a black background reads "Can you leave the lights alone please. Stop flashing the fucking lights".

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15/12/2025

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Just outside our front door. Whatever they are, I'm surprised they're still flowering at this time of year!

Two purple and white flowers hanging down in front of you, surrounded by green leaves through which you can see houses.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Good morning

"I spent two years at a top university, was taught by some of the finest modern archaeologists and THIS is what I learned."
Ancient civilizations
Preppies: Persia, Mycenae
Goths: Egypt and Assyria
Nerds: Babylon, Greece
Jocks: Sparta, Macedonia

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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

'The Line of the Plough.' (1919) John Arnesby Brown's painting was the first picture he made in the spring following the end of WW1. It suggests the start of the cycle of life and new beginnings after the shattered landscapes he witnessed in France and Belgium during the war.

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John Patterson @jigsawpieces.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I'm so pleased we went to the town fireworks display last night for the first time in 25 years, which was beautiful. I didn't expect the "bonfire" to be such a metaphor for our times, though!

Flames and sparks rising into the night sky from two skips.

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