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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Up and over .Scout More windfarm West Pennines. A bit surreal up there . Don’t mind the turbines . Just the amount of moor gravelled over for the service roads for them. A purposeful stile. @lakesstiles.bsky.social

A style with two stone steps set into a dry stone wall with a moor in the background.

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Not to hot. Nice T shirt weather up on the moors. The Pennine bridal way(never seen any equestrian activity) Nice easy going route with only sheep for company. Managed to fall off(I always do).The old quarries make excellent MTB trails. #cycling #nature #pennines

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Thought I should probably update this poem.

(Billionaire) Trillionaire in a Midlife Crisis

He’s swapped designer jeans and flashy cars
For designer spacesuits and trips to Mars
Where he watches Earth turn on its axis
With its stupid people paying taxes
He’s indulging all his whims and vices
He’s a (billionaire) trillionaire in a midlife crisis

He’s got plans to end world poverty
Once his new hair’s lost its novelty
He’s dropping rap tracks and dissing pronouns
His kids have names they cannot pronounce
He’s choosing who his next young wife is
He’s a (billionaire) trillionaire in a midlife crisis

He’s an outspoken champion of free speech
With a mute button in easy reach
He’s building an army of online abusers
More spambots equals more X-users
Cause he’s been left too long to his own devices
If truth be told, he’s not the nicest
I hope he comes down with (gastroenteritis) pneumoencephalitis
He’s a (billionaire) trillionaire in a midlife crisis

Brian Bilston

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The neo gothic splendour that is Rochdale town hall. Hard to imagine how much money local authorities had in the 1800’s. The impressive civil structures they left behind grace most industrial towns and cities. #architecture #history

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Walking off an afternoon in the pub.Always indulge in a bit of mental time travelling. This path is shown on the earliest maps I can find. How many farmers,quarrymen,mill workers.And even ancient Britons( burial mounds nearby) walked this way? #hiking #history

An overgrown old road with the valley and adjacent hills.

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Things on hills in Lancashire No5. This will have you on”tender hooks”?Is this idiom the most incorrectly used example in the English? The tentering tower Holcombe Moor. Fabrics were held tight on frames attached with hooks to prevent shrinking. Hence being on “tenter hooks” #hiking #language

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Things on hills in Lancashire.No4.Pigeon Tower, Rivington Moor. The most impressive of the follies covering the overgrown gardens planted by Lord Leverhulme. Fascinating walk/cycle through the winding paths. Bridges,pagodas and Romanesque ruins of this chemical tycoon’s dream. #hiking #cycling

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Darwen Tower. Built to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria 1895. No2 in a series of things on hills in Lancashire. #hiking #architecture #cycling

An octagonal tower standing on the highest point of Darwen moor

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Peel tower Holcombe Moor Lancashire. The last section of spiral stairs leading to fantastic views from the top . #hiking #history #landscapes

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

It sometimes feels every hill in the U.K has a monument on it.This is Peel tower built 1852.John Peel PM twice. Most notable for the repeal of the Corn laws and founding of the modern police force(hence the nickname bobbies). #hiking #history #lancashire

A 39m stone tower set against white clouds and patches of blue sky

An excerpt from a Houses of Parliament speech announcing the repeal of the corn laws. A law keeping the price of grain fixed to benefit the land owners.Resulting in high bread prices

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I was only nipping for a pint of milk to Aldi.Not a train buff, but a lover of engineering. I was surprised via google this beauty is only 20yrs old. A project to build a “Pacific class Peppercorn loco” not sure what all that means. But what an astounding job. #steam #trains #locomotive

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Not having this light IPA is only5%. Golden Eagle IPA ,Eagles Grag Brewery.Goes down like a session bitter.My meandering walk home however contradicted this impression . #realale #beer #craftbeer eaglescragbrewery.co.uk

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Not sure if these two lovers have a table booked? But with the commuter traffic. It could be dispatched duck on the menu.

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

A hazy warm 14°c afternoon up on the moors. Lots of wlkers enjoying the spring sunshine. But you can always find a quiet place in the West Pennines.Despite having a couple of million people in the surrounding towns and cities. #nature #cycling #Pennines #hiking

A mountain bike leaning against a cairn on Pennine moreland.

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Remembering those who perished on this day in 1958, when a flight carrying Manchester United players, staff and journalists crashed shortly after takeoff in Munich, West Germany. 23 of the 44 people on board lost their lives. The 'Busby Babes' were an exciting young team decimated on that day.

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

This is middle aged man heaven. Pork n Black Pudding sausage roll in flaky pastry. Accompanied with Theakston’s Old Perculier from a wooden barrel. Slate grey skies and a damp 4°c .The perfect antidote,coupled with a log burner in the pub. #realale #craftbeer #food #beer .

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

I don’t do Christmas. But a bit of brass doing carols and a steam train. Make it almost tolerable. #Christmas #steam

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

A grim dark December day. But feeling a little giddy. Theakstons Old Perculier in a wooden cask is settling in the cellar of my local. At 5.6% I really should get the shopping done before I partake. #realale #craftbeer #brewing #beer

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Me and the dog enjoying a post hike warm up in the boozer. And myself topping up on carbs. 🎶🎶🎵I am a wage slave on Monday. But I am a free man on Sunday. #hiking #beer #dogs

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

In the UK, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's friendship with Epstein has led to total disgrace. He's been stripped of his titles, reduced to the status of a pariah. Nobody is defending him. He's a TOTAL disgrace. In America, Jeffrey Epstein's close mate, Donald Trump, remains the president. Insane.

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

A late start to the hike. But a gorgeous sunset before leaving the moors. #hiking #photography #Lancashire #nature

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

I recall some social media,tabloid nonsense about this phenomenon a few years ago. My last few rambles have been on moorland around 900m. This jelly like substance has popped up here and there. A water sodden dead puff ball appears to be the most plausible . #fungi #mushrooms #hiking #nature

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

The blessing and the financial curse of your local boozer being a micro brewery. Irwell Works Brewery. Unicorn Milk Stout left to finish in a oak Rum barrel. #craftbeer #brewing #realale

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

My teatime pint 🍺 , delayed in the most agreeable fashion. The magnificent beast. Was left with the footbridge too urbanism.Or the threat of me in dusty overhauls. I backed off, leaving an escape route. You don’tneed to be rich to be happy #nature #deer #wildlife #ale

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Pendle Hill (so good they named it thrice)?”Pen”from the Britonic for hill. “dle” from the old English hyll,meaning,well hill.And of course modern English “hill”. #hiking #Lancashire #Nature #history #language #fungi

A solitary fungi in the foreground.Sits 700m high on a steep grassy slope. With pasture and hills in the background.

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

All my posts appear to be post Hike/bikeride, or teatime pint. A teatime pint one this. Built in Manchester in 1863 and still putting a shift in on my local heritage railway.How many Tesla will be running in 163yrs? #history #steam #transport #engineering

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

What a glorious Autumn morning.The mist in the Irwell valley slowly clearing. #landscape #hiking #photography

St Emanuel church spire pokes above a misty valley.With the moors just coming into view.

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Another athlete takes to the golden grid. Each one eager to be crowned the official World Black Pudding throwing champion.The target Yorkshire puddings are a little damp today. Low scores predicted.Ramsbottom Lancashire #food #sillybuggers #travel

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

A late start for a walk and in changeable weather.Starting at a bronze age burial site.On to an 18th century woollen mill.Still got a few more miles to go. So a pint in Old Elizabeths😁(for those none Northern English).200yrs of serving ale. #hiking #history

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I understand fungi can grow quickly. Maybe I missed a day but this appeared almost over night.My fading balcony display enlivened. Not sure of the type . Anyone know? #fungi #mushrooms

Flat white mushroom growing in a balcony planter amongst the last of the flowers.

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

When on a walk or a bike ride. Sometimes the path is chosen for you. Reclaimed flags crossing a Pennine peat bog. A ribbon unfurled across otherwise sub aquatic environment .😁 #nature #hikeing #cycling #mtb #landscape

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Today’s leg stretcher. Pen-Y-Ghent. Looking a fair treck from the village. But a near perfect day for a walk. #hiking

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Top Mill(built 1870)Shuttleworth Lancashire. One hundred and odd years ago. Machines hammered out fabrics and broke human bodies. The site was an abandoned Clough for decades. During the pandemic the locals reclaimed the narrow valley as a community park. #nature #hiking #photography

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Far too hot for hiking for my delicate Northern European constitution. The E-bike is out. A point on the moors where the boundaries of four towns meet. Marked with a boundary stone. Rawtenstall,Bacup,Ramsbottom and Whitworth meet on Hailstorm ridge.l

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Bull Hill ,view of the Peel monument,Manchester skyline.With the Peak District hills in the background. After warmer climes it’s good to be walking under clouded skies at a pleasant 13°c #hiking #photography #landscape #Manchester

A view from moorland of Manchester skyline .

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

The mountains of Albania are quite beautiful. Striking blue damsel flys dart across the clear ice cold water of the springs Muzine ,Finiq municipality. #nature #hiking #travel #Albania

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Hardly a hike,only 8km.But a walk that takes thousands of years. Butrint national park Albania. Shaded paths reveal amazing ruins from ancient Greek-Rome-Phoenician-Ottoman empires. #hiking #archeology #travel

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Swapped the damp Northern English hills for the beautiful Greek Island of Corfu.l can take ploughing on through wind ,snow and endless rain.How do you hikers from warmer climates do it?😥 #hiking #sunset #photography

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

June 1761. The full facts of this tragedy are lost in time and shrouded in folklore.Memorial to Ellen Strange,her murdered body was found at this spot on Holcombe Moor Lancashire.Last seen arguing with her husband in a nearby ale house.She never made it across the moors to her sisters farm. #hiking

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

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If you are a tech bro billionaire, you can delete the receding hairline your ancestry has saddled you with and replace it with a tight-knit block of follicular robo-growth, you can change your face, change public opinion en masse with the power of the misinformation you spread via your digital platform and the more moderate and considered voices you are able to algorithmically drown out, send rockets into space, buy yourself a position at the forefront of political life despite being singularly unqualified for such a position. You can, because of all this, probably convince yourself there is in fact nothing you cannot do. But here you will be incorrect. What you can’t do is ever be a reflective, compassionate human being who can grasp, with any feeling, the harm of your actions. The bubble of unreality you have constructed around yourself - the one which no longer contains anyone who tells you the truth - will be too well-insulated for that to be possible. You would probably believe you are enhancing your legacy with each additional chunk of power you purchase if you hadn’t already dismissed the concept of “legacy” due to your conviction that, for yourself (although not for the minions) you can invent everlasting life. But, despite what you have convinced yourself, one day you will, just like every one else, die. In the final moments, you will be reduced to something frail and helpless. Your billions will not grant you an exemption from that. Maybe right then, in that reduced state, the last thing you will see is the true horror of what you were: the rippling evil of all the choices you could have made with your money and didn’t, and the repercussions for the planet. Then it will be over.

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

You may have walked upon a little piece of this unfashionable corner of the Pennines (and my kitchen floor) without realising it. Haslingden flag stone graces Trafalgar Square many miles south in London. Nature is slowly healing this scar the quarry men long gone. #hiking #nature #landscapes

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Working today.But still managed a stroll. I sometimes wish I was a poet and not an engineer. The warm sun of a late spring evening.Contrasting with the overgrown shaded forgotten graves.Expressing this is beyond my artistic reach.But so many thoughts of death,rebirth and how I need another pint.

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Restless legs.North Yorkshire last Sunday.Lancashire yesterday and today it’s Derbyshire. It’s a blessing living near the Pennines. Derwent Edge today and along Ladybower(where the Dam Busters practiced their raids on the Ruhr valley)Nice bit of bouldering on the weathered stone. #hiking

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Local hike today.West Pennines, Holcombe Moor looking towards Winter Hill(not living up its name on this glorious day).No route planned.But I will surely end up at a pub. #hiking #nature

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Today’s hike.A short trip over the boarder into North Yorkshire. And unlike my previous visit, no fog. Ingalborough a lovely walk along deep eroded limestone valleys and past the entrance to the U.K’s largest natural cavern Gaping Gill . #hiking

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

A Panopticon Known as the “Singing Ringing Tree” Lancashire England. Commanding views of the West Pennines and the three peaks of North Yorkshire.As the moorland wind blows haunting almost chant like notes play. #hiking #sculpture #art #music

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Ring The Hill! I have a load of that - and three of my others - here in case you'd like one... bsky.app/profile/dj-a...

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wobblybob68.bsky.social @wobblybob68.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

After a long day you arrive home and find a new book and a new (to me) author.An apt view and reading chair for delving in.My one window other than the loft where I can see the Pennines. Thanks Tom Cox. @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

As you might have gathered, this post was a bald-faced lie. I am not ACTUALLY giving away 300 signed books for free on Bluesky. I am giving away 500 signed books for free on Bluesky.

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