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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Just back from a superb holiday in West Wales. As per usual, I spent my time shying away from pretty sunshiny photos. The moment the sea mist rolled in, I got my camera out. Llangrannog beach, Cardigan Bay, August 2026

Distant figures are seen gathering on a grey day at the beach.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I'm just back from a fantastic and entertaining audience with James Ellis and Roger Deakins hosted by Topping & Co bookstore at Komedia in Bath. It was a sell-out evening, a packed theatre, to hear about their collaborative lives in film.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

RIP Penelope Keith, legend of a gentler age. I took this photo of Penelope circa '89 during a sit-down interview with a local reporter when she was performing at Theatre Royal, Bath. This frame was never published, but I always liked it.

Black and white portrait of Penelope Keith circa 1989 taken during an interview with a local reporter at Theatre Royal, Bath. We can't see much in the way of foreground as it's a tightly-cropped portrait. Penelope is pulling a face with her mouth in what can only be described as a thoughtful frown while she considers her answer to a question. Her eyebrows are raised, her eyes wide. Her hair is styled in thick waves. She is wearing a jacket of Edinburgh wool weave with a black lapel and there is a small metal broach on one side, the design of which is hard to discern.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Seeing froglets emerge from our pond gives me such joy.

Three or four froglets, no bigger than a finger nail, sit on green duckweed after emerging from a garden pond. Their cuteness is astonishing.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Make bread not war. 6th loaf baked today. I may need help.

A large loaf of hand-shaped bread with deep slashes across its top sits on a wire cooling rack on top of a black glass induction hob. White wall tiles behind and an orange utensil pot is just visible in the background towards the top-left of the picture.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Make bread, not war. I'm revisiting my bread-making technique. Shaping is still my weak point, but I'll get there.

Three rustic-looking loaves of homemade bread cool on a wire rack on top of a black glass induction hob. One loaf is larger than the other two. It has a single slash down its centre, while the two smaller loaves have multiple diagonal slashes.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

From my project What Happened Here. Scattered pencils and pens. This one didn't make it into the book. Copies of the resulting book are available from my website, either hard back or soft cover. Both are limited edition: www.takeagander.co.uk/-/galleries/books

We are looking at the ground, a view of pale grey asphalt with a lose scattering of coloured pens, pencils and small pieces of plastic on it. The daylight is soft with the hint of a shadow of a nearby tree casting some shade across portions of the ground.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

From my book What Happened Here. January 2018 - Teenagers hanging out in Hobo Hut. Copies of What Happened Here are available from my website, either hard back or soft cover. Both are limited edition: www.takeagander.co.uk/-/galleries/books 1/2

Three young people (two males, one female) are cramped together in a small shed. We can only see them from their necks down and we can see one is lighting a cigarette in his cupped hands, the female in the middle is wearing a fur or faux fur coat and checking her smart phone and the male on the right is also looking at his phone. To the left of the image in the foreground is a plastic chair with a hole burned through the seat and it has a packet of cigarettes on it, plus some roll-up filters and filter papers. There is some kind of large metal service pipe, maybe for water, between the male on the left and the female in the middle.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

From my book What Happened Here. January 2018 - A party at Alby's place. Hard back or soft cover copies available. Both are limited edition: www.takeagander.co.uk/-/galleries/books 1/2

It's late evening in January so the sky is dark blue, we can see a single street lamp illuminated and some leafless trees. In the foreground to the left of the picture, a man is spinning fire sticks which make two bright circles as the camera shutter speed was slow. Beyond him we see a caravan under the street lamp, scrap wood and a bonfire with hooded figures standing around. They are a mixture of adults and pre-teen children.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

This pic didn't make the book What Happened Here because it didn't move the narrative forward, instead going with the version I posted a while back where he's hunting for scrap. Limited edition copies available: www.takeagander.co.uk/-/galleries/books

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

From my book What Happened Here. January 2018 - Hobo Hut This small shed became a place of refuge for youngsters looking to chat, check their phones and smoke. It had various names, but Hobo Hut or Herbal Hut (because of the weed consumed there) were the commonest. 1/2

A landscape of former industrial buildings. In the far distance we can see trees and town buildings on the horizon, then a little nearer are some low factory buildings. In the middle distance is scrub wasteland with rubble and rubbish on the ground. To the centre-right of the image is a small brick shed and through the doorway we can just make out the figure of a boy illuminated by a light inside. Leading up to the shed from the right of the picture is a low concrete wall covered in scrawled graffiti.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

From my book What Happened Here. May 2017 - Boy in abandoned building. One of the few remaining buildings on the Saxonvale site was regularly visited by kids looking for something to break or burn. Book available here: www.takeagander.co.uk/-/galleries/...

Black and white photo taken inside a derelict building. We're looking through a doorway which has graffiti on the walls either side of it, through to another doorway which is lit from an unseen window in the space beyond. The silhouetted figure of a young boy is seen striding away through that second door towards what looks like a wooden staircase. We can see some rubble on the floor and more graffiti on the walls.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

From my book What Happened Here, kids play in an abandoned building. At this stage the site had been empty for 17 years. It's now almost 26 years, and it's still awaiting development. Book available here: www.takeagander.co.uk/-/galleries/...

Black and white photo of a vandalised indoor space with graffiti on the walls, broken windows and ivy tumbling in from the right. There is dust, rubble and bits of ceiling on the floor. In the foreground stands a boy, hands in pockets, wearing a backwards baseball cap. He is in silhouette as he watches his two friends who are further off in a side room as they stamp out the embers of a small fire they'd started. They are dressed in jeans and hoodies and one is carrying a rucksack.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I just checked our compost and this one is just basking on the top. First I've seen this year, which is always a good sign.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Here's a photo from 2021 when we saw juvenile slow worms in the compost heap for the first time! There's just one here, but I think there were three at one point.

Three adult slow worms and a juvenile slow worm entwine on the surface of a compost heap amongst kitchen waste, banana skins, grass and stems.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

This afternoon, I sowed tomato seeds, then went mad and made four loaves of bread and a Victoria Sponge Cake (sampled to check it wasn't accidentally poisonous).

Four loaves of bread are arranged on a wire rack to cool while a Victoria Sponge Cake is on a plate next to the bread. A slice has already been taken from the cake. The rack and plate are on a stainless steel kitchen counter unit and a knife block, hand milk frother, scales, salt pig, small bowl and an orange kitchen utensils pot are arranged along the back of the counter top.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Today I went to see Don McCullin. 90. at @hauserwirth.bsky.social in Bruton, Somerset. Quite a romp through Sir Don's career from his early works to more recent projects. Sequencing was maybe a little haphazard for my tastes, but impressive all the same. Very much worth the visit.

Very wide angle view of the main gallery room at the Houser & Wirth art gallery in Bruton, Somerset. People study Don McCullin's photographs on the walls. The photos are framed in black. The walls are white, the ceiling is white and the floor is a light wood. Spot lights on the ceiling illuminate the pictures on the walls. There are bench seats for visitors to rest on, but everyone is close to the walls, studying the photographs.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

As parts of the US get buried in snow, it reminds me of The Beast from the East we had in the UK in March '18. It wasn't so bad, and it gave the kids something else to do at Saxonvale. This one's in my book What Happened Here: www.takeagander.co.uk/-/galleries/... #independent #photobook #analogue

It is snowing as a boy in dark coat and trousers, with red gloves, swings high on a rope swing which is attached to a sturdy tree. He is swinging away from a boy in the foreground who is standing with his back to camera, watching his friend. He is also dressed in a dark hooded coat, dark trousers and trainers. His gloves are black. They are playing on scrubland which used to be an industrial site. Old industrial buildings are visible in the distance.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Random image from the What Happened Here limited edition book. 'There's a book?!' I hear you say? Sure! It's available here: www.takeagander.co.uk/-/galleries/... #photography #expiredfilm #project #analogue

Foreground close-up of a pile of dumped timber, cans and garden cuttings on top of which a character doll lies with the side of its face resting on a sheet of decaying hard board. The naked doll, missing one leg, has the head of a middle-aged male cartoon character and has a distressed expression on its face as if it has just survived some horrific accident. Out of focus in the background, bare wasteland is fringed by low, disused industrial buildings.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Say wah? I'm a baker now! If only Mr Stiner's skills extended to actually checking out timgander.co.uk

Screenshot of an un-solicited email which reads, "Hi,

I found your www.timgander.co.uk bakery online and wanted to reach out.

We help bakeries get more local customers through simple social media ads.

May I send pricing and a quick plan?

Thanks,
Micheal Stiner"

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

This is my first go with Matthews Cotswold Crunch dark flour from www.rattonpantry.co.uk. I cannot tell you how lush this bread is! Springy, tasty, nutty; just delicious. I used a proportion of Matthews Cotswold Churchill strong white flour to lighten the texture. #homebakedbread

Counter-top level photograph of a cut loaf of freshly-baked malted bread sitting on a wooden bread board.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Poor Stuart, only ever gets to report about old disintegrating things...

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

One of the earliest images taken for the project What Happened Here which then became the book. Available at www.takeagander.co.uk/-/galleries/... Note how the backing of the expired film I used has left frame counter marks and stippling visible in the sky.

A mum and dad with their children (a son and a daughter, approx aged 5 and 9 respectively) walk through a dilapidated industrial site where old paint has been spilled on the path and rubbish is strewn about them. It's a sunny day. The photo is in black and white, square format, with markings visible from where the film used to take the photo was out of date.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Copies of my book What Happened Here are still available via www.takeagander.co.uk/-/galleries/... Limited edition for either hardback or soft cover. Here are the front and back covers for your delectation.

Book cover showing a small woodland scene in which a Henry vacuum cleaner is peering out from inside an overturned metal drum. The eyes of Henry appear to be looking towards a wheeled dustbin which is lying on its side next to the metal drum. The title What Happened Here is written in white text above the drum and bin.

Back cover of the book What Happened Here which shows and almost full-bleed photo of a young boy flipping the bird (extending his middle finger up) towards the camera. His fist is in sharp focus and it obscures his face. Just visible behind him are two white touring caravans; one just behind the boy, the other parked further beyond the nearest caravan.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

What Happened Here, a photo series using expired film to document a former industrial site in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, 2017 - 2019. Culvert. Book available! www.takeagander.co.uk

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Today I swam in this tarn near Penrith. Bloody freezing it was, but absolutely worth it.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

What Happened Here, a photo series using expired film to document a former industrial site in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, 2017 - 2019. Chair and factory window. Book available! www.takeagander.co.uk

A tubular steel chair of the kind you might find in a works canteen, with green vinyl padded seat and back, has been placed against a graffiti'd pebbledash factory wall. There is a window in the wall above the chair which had been boarded up, but some of the board has been broken away so the chair is a step-up to access the open window. Strong sunlight from the left casts a shadow of the chair across the wall.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

What Happened Here, a photo series using expired film to document a former industrial site in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, 2017 - 2019. View across the site. Book available! www.takeagander.co.uk

In the foreground are overgrown weeds and scrubland shrubs, beyond which in the distance can be seen the dilapidated factory roofs of low, light industrial buildings. Beyond them is a band of mature trees in full leaf. The sky is blue with wispy clouds.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

What Happened Here, a photo series using expired film to document a former industrial site in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, 2017 - 2019. Abandoned overalls (II) Book available! www.takeagander.co.uk

A set of orange overalls lies crumpled and abandoned in a patch of weeds and leafy green shrubs.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

1.67kg plums from our plum tree (obvs) with more to follow. These will make jam and breakfast compote.

A steel colander of Victoria plums sits on a steel kitchen work surface. In the background, from left, are a dark mortar and pestle, a salt pig, a plastic tray with an assortment of bottles and pepper grinders on it and to the right of that, a tin of paprika sitting on a colourful ceramic coaster and to the right of that an orange stoneware utensil pot with kitchen utensils in it.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Apologies for the long pause, lots going on here, however I'd like to continue sharing this work. What Happened Here, a photo series using expired film to document a former industrial site in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, 2017 - 2019. Book available! www.takeagander.co.uk

In a wooded area a large log lies on its side. A split from one end mimics a mouth and someone has painted an eye on it so it resembles some kind of fish or animal. Leaning against the log is a bright orange and blue B&M store bag for life and a tarpaulin is abandoned in the foreground. There is other litter strewn around and about the undergrowth.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

What Happened Here, a photo series using expired film to document a former industrial site in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, 2017 - 2019. Discarded overalls. Book available! www.takeagander.co.uk

A set of orange, grubby workers' overalls lie on a tarmac floor with the pink, quilted liner exposed.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

What Happened Here, a photo series using expired film to document a former industrial site in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, 2017 - 2019. Dilapidated service shed, a place where kids would hang out to chat, smoke or take refuge from the rain. Book available! www.takeagander.co.uk

A small stone-built shed with a flat tar roof has a makeshift porch added using scrap sheet wood and planks. There is a curved wall leading from the side of the shed forming a small yard space which is littered with rubbish and more scrap wood and broken old chairs. More of the industrial site is visible beyond as the photo is taken from the top of the wall.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

What Happened Here, a photo series using expired film to document a former industrial site in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, 2017 - 2019. A cat visits the derelict site. Book available! www.takeagander.co.uk

Colour photo taken on expired film, so the colours are shifted to green and quite washed out. The photo is taken at ground level and shows a ginger striped cat looking at the camera, its tail is up and with scrub foliage and disused low-level industrial buildings in the background.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

What Happened Here, a photo series using expired film to document a former industrial site in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, 2017 - 2019. Sometimes I shot colour too. Kids built this rickety den over a culvert. Grungy genius. Book available! www.takeagander.co.uk

Discarded materials and items are fashioned into an open-air den over the head of a small stream in amongst some trees and bushes. Old sheet materials such as wood and cardboard are used to make a rough floor space, upon which is a single office chair over which a partially wrecked promotional umbrella has been suspended from a branch. Other chairs and detritus are scattered about.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

From What Happened Here, a photo series using expired film to document a former industrial site, locally known as Saxonvale, in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, from 2017 - 2019. Coincidental find of discarded roll of 35mm film. Book available at www.takeagander.co.uk

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

From What Happened Here, a photo series using expired film to document a former industrial site, locally known as Saxonvale, in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, from 2017 - 2019. Boys stamp out a small fire they started while their friend looks on. Book available at www.takeagander.co.uk

Black and white photo of three boys inside a derelict building. One is silhouetted in the foreground, you can see he's wearing a reversed baseball cap. The other two are just visible beyond him, in hoodies and jeans, looking at the ground. There is graffiti on the walls, windows are missing and ivy and other foliage is tumbling in from the right.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Black and white photo showing a broken and partially twisted bicyle wheel which has been hung on two of the upright slats of a steel fence. Moody evening sky with clouds is visible beyond the wheel. The photographic film is showing signs of age with accentuated grain, uneven contrast, smudges and blotches.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

A black and white photo of a badly damaged discarded book seen from ground level with its pages fanning open to the sun.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

From What Happened Here, a photo series which used expired film to document a former industrial site, locally known as Saxonvale, in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, from 2017 - 2019. Fly-tip fires were a common occurrence at Saxonvale. Book available at www.takeagander.co.uk

Black and white photo of a schoolboy striding through a wasteland with a small bonfire burning in the distance. Low industrial buildings behind him feature graffiti, including a scary clown face. I church spire is visible over the factory roofs in the distance.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

From What Happened Here, a photo series which used expired film to document a former industrial site, locally known as saxonvale, in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, from 2017 - 2019. Rob, a frequent visitor to the site, taken on knackered Delta 3200. Book available at www.takeagander.co.uk

Grainy black and white portrait of a young white man wearing a black leather jacket, looking directly at the camera with a very serious facial expression.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

From What Happened Here, a photo series which used expired film to document a former industrial site, locally known as saxonvale, in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, from 2017 - 2019. Kids exit a derelict building. Book available at www.takeagander.co.uk

Black and white photo taken from inside a wrecked building with graffiti-covered walls and collapsing ceiling of three young boys in jeans, tops and hoodies, running out through a door to the outside.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

From What Happened Here, a photo series which used expired film to document a former industrial site in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, from 2017 - 2019. Fly-grazing horse. This couple have since bought a home, had kids, got married. Book available at www.takeagander.co.uk

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

From What Happened Here, a photo series which used expired film to document a former industrial site in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, from 2017 - 2019. Hunting for scrap. Last few copies of the book (hardback or soft cover) available at www.takeagander.co.uk

A man and his dog stand amongst fly-tipped rubbish including a mattress, golf club bag and smashed tiles. The man is lifting a door onto its long edge and bends to inspect it while his dog appears to sniff the ground.

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

From What Happened Here, a photo series which used expired film to document a former industrial site in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, from 2017 - 2019. Last few copies of the book (hardback or soft cover) available at www.takeagander.co.uk

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

From What Happened Here, a photo series using expired film to document a former industrial site in my home town of Frome, Somerset, UK, 2017 - 2019. Last few copies of the book (hardback or soft cover) available at www.takeagander.co.uk

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Tim Gander @tim-gander.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

From a recent chilly walk in Cumbria, where sheep farming forms the backbone of the rural industry for this part of England.

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