Not an artist, dog lover or avid reader. Profile pic: my bearded head staring in surprise but coloured in blue and green. Sometimes called the "blue-green wizard" avatar by friends.https://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mtpeh3bn2c2aOne of the handy things about having a digital microscope and some fine needles and tweezers on the desk next to your laptop is that if you get a splinter, it makes the self applied surgery easier. Or at least way more interesting.22 Aug 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpeh3bn2c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mtosz52lek2mOne has to consider which party quite a lot of them came from... [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtosz52lek2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mtosmzk2xk2mSitting out in the back garden and it's really rather pleasant. Blue sky, no wind, warm but not sweaty-hot. Now this is my kind of temperature. 👍22 Aug 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtosmzk2xk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mtoomp7qws24Started to remove some of the dead and unwanted plants at Parkway station long border. A lot more to go:that bit you can see took over an hour because the crappy soil has baked solid! Then I can start to think about spring bulbs and replacement planting.22 Aug 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoomp7qws24https://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mtmielrcvc26Another cost of adapting to #ClimateChange is being added to the country's bill. One of many such costs in the years to come because as a society we bottled doing enough mitigation so now we get to pay more for ever changing adaption instead. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/21/britains-railway-prepares-for-more-extreme-weather-as-intense-el-nino-develops21 Aug 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmielrcvc26https://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mtmbepxcqs25An interesting video on a niche bit of electric lorry usage: Pulling mobile battery banks in hilly land for events and having an on board 63A inverter so the battery banks can be recharged from the huge lorry battery too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9lg6vqto0Y21 Aug 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmbepxcqs25https://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mtlalemz622xAw, he need not have bothered - they could have picked up the free copy that we had on our unwanted books table outside the local Climate Hub a few weeks ago... [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlalemz622xhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mtjp7xlfz22hThe USA appears to be a country running on the never-never. 🤣 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70gp8252ejo20 Aug 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjp7xlfz22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mtirssod622hI sit here wondering if the forecast's predicted rain by lunchtime will actually manifest itself today, rather than split around the town or vanish into wispy clouds and sunshine once again.20 Aug 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtirssod622hhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mtipgvn3a22hI think #allotment plot holders across England can probably sympathise with the reports of heatwave effects on crops in this article. I know my own plot has struggled to produce anything near its normal output this summer. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/20/watermelons-in-bristol-how-uk-heatwaves-are-affecting-growers20 Aug 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtipgvn3a22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mthjlz7pds2wA rather pleasant evening here: I went for a stroll along the river and through the RSC dell gardens. Good to see sustainability features in the explanation of this summer's Shakespeare inspired art installations. 👍19 Aug 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthjlz7pds2whttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mtgk3zo6ok2qI wish I could smell rain, but my olfactory sense is rather limited. Still for those of you who can, here's why. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cp9pd94n57eo19 Aug 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgk3zo6ok2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mtgjocteks2qWhat a charlie... 🤣 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgjocteks2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mtgjjaf3tk2qI guess it's nice to know there's at least one upside if Burnham does approve new oil & gas drilling. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgjjaf3tk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenjimll.bsky.social/post/3mtgjbx47uc2qYellow thunderstorms? I know to avoid the yellow snow, but what do I do with these? 🤔🤣🤣 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:52vxajrdkphpdsile55ctqls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgjbx47uc2q