Town Councillor for Radstock, Somerset. Green Party of England & Wales. Luthier; Bass Trombonist; Classicist; Banjoist; Morris Dancer. Eco-socialist in the streets, Anarcho-Syndicalist in the sheets.https://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mqup7igwes2eMy neighbours have two cats that are allowed to roam around during the day. One of them comes in my house a lot, it's fine, she's pretty chill. But they spend a lot of time of an evening calling her in, and I don't get it. If you have an Outside Cat, aren't they Outside whenever they want?17 Jul 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqup7igwes2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mqrtgsose22dAnother Thursday night, another Doing The Guardian Monday Cryptic Crossword On A Video Chat With My Mum. Last week was tricky, took us 2 hours. How will this week go? We'll see.16 Jul 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrtgsose22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mpmbn72uzc2uI like a Dexterity Game, me, and Junk Art (the proper wooden edition, of course) is hard to beat #BoardGamea01 Jul 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmbn72uzc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mpm4u4dbfk2uTrying to dictate my email address to a guy in a shop earlier and got into a whole "Peanut Butter is one word don't write one word" situation01 Jul 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpm4u4dbfk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mpldhi7wbk23Good showing for the Ragwort in the garden this year, now featuring many Stripy Boys01 Jul 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpldhi7wbk23https://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mp4rlz22as2qIf you are struggling with climate-related existential dread in this heat,I recommend driving along some country lanes while blasting Today by Smashing Pumpkins and Be Quiet And Drive (far away) by Deftones25 Jun 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4rlz22as2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mp43gi6qps2q7.45am river swim, much recommended. Now to faff around pretending to work for a couple of hours, then call it Siesta time.25 Jun 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp43gi6qps2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3moycqtglqk2jIn this house we respect the classics (Camel Up, First Edition) #BoardGames23 Jun 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3moycqtglqk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3moqo6tbhjc2xSomething I learned this weekend is that if you really give yourself to the algorithm, YouTube will eventually present you with Busdriver and Kirsten Schaal performing Space Oddity, and you won't know if it was a hallucination or not20 Jun 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqo6tbhjc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3monqurq2g22zExciting time for my amateur birdsong recognition skills- I heard something in the garden that wasn't one I knew, clicked on my Merlin bird app- Greenfinch it says, and there in the neighbour's tree was a beautiful solitary Greenfinch!19 Jun 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3monqurq2g22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mokx2ed7dk2gI'm sure all the people rabidly asserting that Zack was in the wrong will be sharing this update... Any.... Minute.... Now..... [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jun 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokx2ed7dk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3moi7o2vyk22pHearing that government will re-brand "Nanny State" as "Daddy State" to appeal to Gen-Z17 Jun 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3moi7o2vyk22phttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3moft4auyb22cMy "It is illegal to say I SUPPORT PALESTINE ACTION" T-shirt has a lot of people asking questions already answered by my shirt.16 Jun 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3moft4auyb22chttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mnur2afkuk22Can't believe we let this happen because of Woke. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnur2afkuk22https://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mns5fdktkk26I emailed my MP about this, she sent a nice email back saying she'd look at it, and now she's signed it. Good stuff, Anna Sabine, no notes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jun 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns5fdktkk26https://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mnrehiwz2s2aI don't know why the YouTube algorithm decided I should see this, but I'm glad it did https://youtu.be/1i739SyCu9I?si=dmW8de6rFQWFRGut08 Jun 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrehiwz2s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mnnj24abfs2vTook my kid to see The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act at the cinema -being around so many neurospicy teenagers being unabashedly excited about Their Thing was really heartwarming. Good movie, although I think i did doze off for a bit because it was dark and the chair was comfy and I'm old.06 Jun 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnj24abfs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mnhyymqdqc2bI just signed up for @dropout.tv on YouTube and it's already easily the best-value First Month Free I ever signed up for. I love Game Changer so much.04 Jun 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhyymqdqc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mnhdabukj22zI've been strewing wildflower seeds around my garden for years, in hopes of making things more interesting. This year I'm seeing the benefit- these are all in a 3m² patch:04 Jun 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhdabukj22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mnfybgib322iAnother productive day out in the sticks03 Jun 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfybgib322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mnart6j6sc2eSolidarity with LGBTQ+ Folx, with Firefightin' Folx, and with any other Folx who aren't going to take this shit lying down. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jun 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnart6j6sc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mmqwmzgcb22hMy tip for dealing with this heat in the UK is to live in a 1906 stone-built terraced miner's cottage, which is bastard freezing in the winter but at least manages to stay cool on days like this.26 May 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqwmzgcb22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lkirbyradstock.bsky.social/post/3mmqhsxzgic23I was introduced to the Merlin bird sounds app, and my new favourite game is sitting in my back garden trying to recognise the bird sounds before the app tells me what they are.26 May 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:mbhyh2gyilunu27xee6kpedl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqhsxzgic23