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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I don't usually wear my smart watch overnight, but I did on Thursday night. Apparently my heart rate gets quite low overnight.

Screenshot of Google Health showing my heart rate got down to 45 bpm overnight.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sat under a poplar tree on the edge of a field of sunflowers.

A Stanley flask and a Nikon DSLR camera, with a field binging and a pylon on the horizon

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Two spare tubes, but it was a thorn that was still in the tyre so I could just pull that part of the tube and patch it. Amazingly quick.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Packed and ready to get the train to Chepstow tomorrow, and then ride from South Wales to North Wales along the Lon Las Cymru route!

A Brompton folding bike set up with several bags of camping gear.

A folded Brompton next to bags of camping gear.

A bunch of camping gear laid out on a table.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Made a little friend while gardening today. Slightly more wholesome than yesterday's discovery of a mummified rat.

A young bird perches on a bike handlebar.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

More kit for my bike ride up Lon Las Cymru this summer - Voile straps to hold my tent to the frame rack. Will probably swap the included stuff sack for something sturdier.

Two red straps fasten a dark bundle to a black Brompton bike frame

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I have a rather splendid patch of ox eye daisies (I think) in my front garden, following a few years of 'careful neglect'.

A patch of ox eye daisies in front of a brick house

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The Brompton gets more distance-friendly with the addition of Ergon GP2 grips.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Brompton nerds - is this a wide Brompton saddle?

Tape measure over a bike saddle, showing it's about 160mm wide.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

First proper ride of the year - to Hurworth Burn reservoir and home again, on my Brompton.

A Stanley flask in front of a Brompton bicycle

Hurworth Burn reservoir - a lake with bushes in the foreground

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Fanny Barks is just off Cock Lane

Google Maps satellite view showing a road called Cock Lane

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Just finished bundling up leaflets for the council ward where I'll be on the ballot paper in May 2027.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This was yesterday's Wordle and I really struggled to think of a word for the fourth line. I've been a (bad) vegan for eight years.

A Wordle grid with the words thurl, spank, bandy, vegan. Vegan is the correct word.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Sorting out stuff at my dad's - the 1993 Trek brochure

1993 Trek catalogue - a road heading into the distance

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

I've unsubscribed, and I don't think I'll be alone.

Phone dialogue box - text reads "Unsubscribe? Remove subscription to The Infinite Monkey Cage"

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I managed to photograph one just days before it escaped. Such patriotism!

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I think someone has sent me a DM, but I've no intention of jumping through the age verification hoops. So, if that's you, I'm sorry for not replying.

Screenshot showing a BlueSky chat notification.

Screenshot of text saying "You must complete she assurance in order to access this screen"

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Cranks and brakes match with what's listed in ye olde Cannondale catalogue. Shifters are just bog standard SIS.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

There was a full house tonight for @zackpolanski.bsky.social's visit to @darlingtongreens.bsky.social tenth anniversary celebration. Absolutely amazing energy in the room, and a credit to the fantastic local team who pulled this together. A huge thank you to everyone involved.

A crowd of people in a ballroom facing a stage

Zack Polanski, Leader of the Green Party, gestures mid-speech

A crowd of people giving a standing ovation

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Where my bike nerds at? Anyone able to put a date/model to this Cannondale MTB?

Sticker on a bike frame saying "3.0 series aluminium"

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

My second attempt to get into this VeloViewer map square, which is almost empty apart from the A1(M). This time approaching from the south, to the west of the motorway.

A screenshot of a map showing several red lines approaching one map square

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Got slightly carried away and rode almost 60km on my Brompton in a heatwave. I'm a bit sweaty now.

Screenshot of a map showing the route I took

Screenshot of distance(58km) and time (3.5 hours) that I rode

Mike, a white man with a beard, looking sweaty

A folded Brompton bike in a shopping trolley

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Just found a tile problem to the west...

Photograph of a map showing "Feldom Ranges" and marked as a "danger area".

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

My ride yesterday got me two squares that jumped me from 13x13 to 15x15, after a couple of stagnant years. Planning on using buses and my Brompton to enlarge it further.

Screenshot of a map covered in red lines and purple squares

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Halfords have a very different understanding of these words to me.

Screenshot of test that reads "Delivery: on or before Thursday 17th July, 2025"

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

At the North East Regional Green Party AGM today, it was great to hear from leadership candidates @adrianramsay.bsky.social and @zackpolanski.bsky.social, and to hear their answers to questions from members.

Zack stands in front of a projection of Adrian on a Zoom call

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

If you buy three copies of @alomshaha.bsky.social's book, Why Don't Things Fall Up, in The Works they're only £2.50 each.

Three blue books with large red apples on their front cover

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Amazing turnout at the trans rights protest in Darlington this afternoon!

A crowd of people with trans pride flags and banners

A line of people with trans pride flags assemble for a group photo

Mike's T-shirt - "pro trans, pro trains"

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

We managed to field a full slate of 50 candidates, and grew the Councillor numbers from 2 to 7. Sadly, I just missed out on getting elected and have to wait until 2027 for another go.

A big crowd of happy Green Party members holding banners

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Today is two years since @carladenyer.bsky.social was in Darlington for the launch of the @darlingtongreens.bsky.social local election campaign. Good luck to everyone standing or helping @greenparty.org.uk candidates this year!

Carla Denyer and Matthew Snedker on stage in front of a Darlington Green Party banner.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

My view for most of the weekend - two day online Green Party Regional Council meeting.

A laptop, monitor, notebook, coffee mug and pen on a desk, with a wood-lined room in the background.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I'm not saying that I'm rapidly approaching 50, but I just finished my first cryptic crossword.

Screenshot of a completed 11 by 11 crossword grid

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Spent some of this morning picking litter with the @darlingtongreens.bsky.social councillors from the neighbouring ward - @lawman.bsky.social, @rozhenderson.bsky.social and Anna-Maria.

A white man with a beard and glasses takes a selfie in front of three people litter picking by a gate and a park.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

New coffee mug has arrived. If it lasts as long as its predecessor, this could be my last work mug.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

It's smelling a lot like Winterval!

A close up of dried fruit which has been steeping in whisky for a week.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I melted the lid of my insulated coffee mug a month or so ago, through over application of sterilising solution. I was feeling guilty about ordering a new one, but figured out it was a Christmas present from 2017 so it's had a good innings. It also lives on as a small flask, with a different lid.

A silver Klean Kanteen mug, next to its lids, on a wooden worktop.

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Snowy morning in Darlington, turning to rain now.

Snow on the ground in my garden, between a brick kitchen extension and a wooden building

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Mike McTimoney @miketually.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Progress: managed to put socks on! Now having a lie down to recover.

Mike's feet, in grey and black striped socks

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