Crossword Man @crosswordman@qoto.org

Frank loves a bit of photobombing! 😜

#FrankSidebottom #SleafordMods #MastoArt #Clay

✨ generative gems ✨
my shop is finally online! If you like #genart and #stickers , this is the perfect match for you. Each piece is a handcrafted unique vinyl sticker with a very robust matte finish.

https://shop.bleeptrack.de/

Fascinating article here from Hakai magazine on the historical importance of string and rope, and just how far back that history goes. The picture of coiled ropes from 4000 years ago sends shivers down my spine. https://hakaimagazine.com/features/the-long-knotty-world-spanning-story-of-string/?omhide=true&utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=68957ad895-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-68957ad895-121628661 #ocean #string #rope

Looks like the penguins at the Old Flint Mill on the Kelvin Walkway in Glasgow had a bit of a wild Saturday night!

#glasgow #publicart #streetart #bucky #pengiuns #ilovepenguins #drunkenpenguins #sculpture #saturdaynight #saturdaynightinglasgow

For #Caturday night, a group of foster kittens we raised a couple years back...
#kittens #fosters #CatsOfMastodon #PAWS

#dindefelo is known because of its #waterfall.
we tried to get there by #bicycle, but with this rocky hikingpath we had no chance. so we hid them and went on by foot.
the air and water were really refreshing and finally we could fill our bottles with tasty water. 😋

#drinkingwater #nature
#cyclingtheworld

"The name's Bristol, 1953 Bristol".

Two lovely wee sgian-dubh, great work folk, and thanks for coming in!

www.scottishblacksmith.co.uk
For details on classes and courses

Snap!

Even if he hadn’t written three of the most-loved #DoctorWho stories, Chris Boucher would be a legend for just this line:

"You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit their views, which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering."

RIP Chris 💙💙

I feel like this is a real long shot, but I want to see if Mastodon can help me connect with more fans of my absolute favorite band, since I can't find any groups dedicated to them anywhere else. There's a subreddit, but it's barely active. Their name is penny and Sparrow, and they're a couple of weird folk singer dudes from Texas who were once pretty Christian, but they've since deconstructed and now I'm not sure what they are. Their lyrics aren't as explicitly spiritual as they once were, in any case.

I saw them in concert in April of last year, and it was the best live music experience of my life so far. I almost started crying as soon as I heard the opening notes of their first song, which, incidentally, was Adeline, one of my favorite songs of theirs. It was everything I could have asked for from seeing them live and then some.

Anyway, I hate it when people ask for boosts on their posts, but I would love it if y'all could boost this so it might have a better chance of reaching people who love them if they're on here. It's very sad to love something so much and not know anyone else who loves it the same way. I want them to be more popular.

#music #FolkMusic #indiemusic #IndependentMusic

I greeted a special guest in my dressing room after Saturday’s matinee.

Brandon Gruber portrayed one of the youth in the Palo Alto Players production of Allegiance in 2022. Brandon is a board member of the National Downs Syndrome Society. His maternal grandfather was imprisoned at Heart Mountain, where Allegiance takes place.

Came across this huge Macrolepiota Procera, the parasol mushroom, it's a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol
#Scotland #Nature #Wildlife #Woodland #Forest #Wood #Mushroom #Photography #Wild #Toadstool #Fungi

Is there a Mastodon instance dedicated to local lending libraries?

I’ve been running the South Berkeley Book Stand for a couple years now and it’s been a very enjoyable experience. I’d love to create an account for it and connect with other operators of small neighborhood libraries.

#Libraries #Mastodon #Instances #NeighborhoodLibraries

These great snowshoes have taken me safely for many miles of mountainous terrain over the past two winters. Thanks to an array of aggressive teeth on the underside of the snowshoes, I have been able to hike a wide range of conditions including some steep and slippery sections of trail exceeding a 45 degree slope and containing ice and loose snow. #mountains #snowshoeing #WinterWonderland #hiking #snow #ice #trees #nature #explore #outside #exercise #landscape #photography #LandscapePhotography

Even with freshly fallen snow, & bare trees, the Annapolis Valley of #NovaScotia is beautiful from The Look-Off. Farmlands, orchards & in the distance, the Minas Basin heads to the world famous Bay of Fundy. #LoveWhereYouLive #WAYCTV #farmLife #Winter #landscapephotography https://fineartamerica.com/featured/winter-in-the-annapolis-valley-karen-cook.html?newartwork=true

My friend has been joined by a furry colleague at work. She has brought her own laptop. #catstodon #CatsOfMastadon #Caturday

'Evening Bob! Evening Bullwinkle!; Two being pass each other and go about their business. 💗
#Alaska #Moosetodon

‘The most common response I get when I talk about dark matter is: “isn’t this just something physicists made up to make the math work out?”
The answer to that might surprise you: yes! In fact, everything in physics is made up to make the math work out.’

My latest for BBC Science Focus:

https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/everything-physics-made-up/