🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodonapp.uk/@chris108, follow @ap.brid.gy to interacthttps://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyhttps://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mwsbqeqvv7v2Random thought: A female werewolf would be a wifwolf. #etymology #randomthoughts01 Oct 2026 06:57 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsbqeqvv7v2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mwndqb7hsuj2A misty start to the day. This is probably why I could get closer than usual to these deer without them running off. A nice surprise for my morning walk #deer #northumberland29 Sep 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwndqb7hsuj2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mwla3jtlmmy2Recceing a walk for next Friday. It is quite scenic including Bowden Doors, Colour Heigh and Cuddy's (St Cuthbert's) Cave. #walking #northumberland #CuddysCave28 Sep 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwla3jtlmmy2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mwgmtlhnajs2RE: https://toot.wales/@thebaywindowgirl/117275825012894868 Will I ever learn? I'm thinking of choosing something by Ursula Le Guin for my book group choice next year— possibly The Lathe of Heaven. Yes probably divisive again. Definitely giving me plenty of scope to start things rolling with a […] https://mastodonapp.uk/@chris108/11733810737659287126 Sep 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgmtlhnajs2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mweiaboefpt2It's that time of year when the sky looks pretty when I take my evening walk. #rothbury #northumberland #uk25 Sep 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mweiaboefpt2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mwapnu5pjxd2I can see a lot of issues with this Government considers £11 monthly UK broadband fee to fund BBC TV www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20... It becomes in effect a regressive tax, possibly pushing people to mobile and satellite if not included. Also what about people in remote areas without a […] https://mastodonapp.uk/@chris108/11732479498607132024 Sep 2026 07:18 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwapnu5pjxd2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvx756xqixs2I love these ceramic sculptures in the Crown Studio Gallery. #ceramics #sculpture #rothbury20 Sep 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvx756xqixs2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvq7mce4mcb2Ok, Manchester isn't too bad then! #manchester #uk17 Sep 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq7mce4mcb2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvpme3r4bbn2The path behind Wetherby services. This makes it my favourite on the A1, because you can stretch your legs without feeling that you're walking round a car park. Today an interesting cloudy sky #Wetherby #WetherbyServices #sky17 Sep 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpme3r4bbn2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvmhcgqcjra2A little dragon on the path along the river at Warkworth. #dragon #art #warkworth #northumberland #uk16 Sep 2026 05:55 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmhcgqcjra2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvip3npowjn2I've noticed that a lot of AI voices in the UK mimic extremely bored sounding women. One of Waze's has an RP accent, but sounds like she's entirely fed up: "one mile ahead, roadworks". I can just imagine a follow-up "Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they've got me announcing […] https://mastodonapp.uk/@chris108/11727071174452149214 Sep 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvip3npowjn2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvdubhf6r2u2I had one of those a couple of days ago. Very nice. It made me think of a black forest gateau but with a scone texture instead of a dense cake.12 Sep 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdubhf6r2u2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mv6e253cwp42I walked out my route for a u3a walk I'll be leading if the weather's OK. It took me 4 hours 20 minutes with tests, 3 hours 25 minutes moving time. Im wondering if 15:34 km is too long. I think I'll say "go for it", there are a number of escape routes to […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]10 Sep 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6e253cwp42https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3muzj6zducrl2RE: https://fosstodon.org/@novelwriter/117218912909489410 The epub export looks good. I also like the flatpak format, so much easier to install and support on my machine. I haven't worked out how references work yet, but it looks as though each reference needs a heading or they all get mixed […] https://mastodonapp.uk/@chris108/11723652006836534808 Sep 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzj6zducrl2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3muylsvmbqks2Oh no! I've just been told that some people see the em dash as an indication that you are using AI! I use it frequently — the semicolon just seems old fashioned and pedantic. Maybe I should reconsider; could the semicolon be revived? #punctuation #semicolon #emdash #ai #chatbot08 Sep 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muylsvmbqks2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3muuss3l4vm62It's the time of year for great sunsets again. #sunset06 Sep 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuss3l4vm62https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3muqwgumcrmp2I'm going to complain to Pizza Express for not letting me give no tip when paying by card. In the UK if you give a tip by card it will have income tax deducted, and if it's paid straight through payroll national insurance too. Some companies also deduct "processing fees", though I understand […] https://mastodonapp.uk/@chris108/11721718407270679405 Sep 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqwgumcrmp2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mupp6plbscf2No!!!! Too soon I had an advert for this in my email today. #TooSoonForChristmas #Cragside #Crimbo04 Sep 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupp6plbscf2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3muk6jybz7ne2I had a nice walk around the carriageway and Primrose Woods. It started raining about three quarters of the way round. I made the mistake of delaying putting my waterproof on until my fleece was wet — I thought it would stop soon. Unfortunately in this weather […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]02 Sep 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk6jybz7ne2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mud3hzf2hh22#silentsunday30 Aug 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mud3hzf2hh22https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3muc5v2ylysh2Semi-weird thoughts time. I'm so glad they demolished the old disused public conveniences on the Rothbury riverside path. They reveal the base of this lovely beech tree, part of the Rothbury Tree Trail https://www.rothburytrees.uk/tree-trail/ #Rothbury #Tree #RothburyTrees #Northumberland #uk30 Aug 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muc5v2ylysh2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mu7jaxktmtm2I've noticed a lot of errors attaching images recently on mastononapp.uk. it says ",temporary error" but after it happens it often repeats several times. #mastodon #mastodonappuk29 Aug 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7jaxktmtm2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mu7fbjkycot2It's alright, I identify as a sheep! As I approached the field I thought I saw a black ewe with a lamb. As I got closer I thought "there's something odd about that ewe". It turned out to be a little black calf, obviously very at home with the sheep. I'm not […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]29 Aug 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7fbjkycot2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mu5z4hya6c62Heather on Caudhole Moss, on a group walk today.. #Northumberland #Uk #Simonside28 Aug 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5z4hya6c62https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mu5vvravfke2RE: https://piefed.social/c/murderedbywords@feddit.uk/p/2325665/i-absolutely-lost-it-at-their-hydronyms Hydronyms!28 Aug 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5vvravfke2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mtycnmpu7vu2WTF! I'm glad I climbed this years ago, I don't think I'll bother doing it again. #hiking #overcrowding #overtourism #YrWyddfa #snowdon Yr Wyddfa rows between people queuing and those skipping the line - BBC News https://share.google/hqOVQIBfCD6J1s58g https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1714xg2vr9o26 Aug 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtycnmpu7vu2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mttwnalqrze2I didn't know about beavers "mysteriously appearing" in Norfolk, but it's good news. #Beavers #Norfolk #UK https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/24/wild-beaver-kit-pair-born-norfolk24 Aug 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttwnalqrze2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mttn7mmaijm2After showing someone simple website editing this morning there was time for a short walk this afternoon. I went to Branton Lakes, one of my favourite nearby places. The bullrushes seem to be growing like mad this year. #BrantonLakes #Northumberland #UK24 Aug 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttn7mmaijm2https://bsky.app/profile/chris108.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy/post/3mtrdd3tp3hj2Heather, just off the carriageway. #Rothbury #Northumberland #uk #heather23 Aug 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:fw2zy2bsnrq6kh5o7fh5gvyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrdd3tp3hj2