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It’s very hot in The Shire today

I’m wondering whether it’s better to read a book set somewhere else hot, or somewhere cold in such conditions

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Olivia Rodrigo introduced Robert Smith of The Cure as “perhaps the best songwriter to come out of England”.

Must have had a touch of sunstroke.

Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury review – full of bile and brilliance, this is easily the weekend’s best big set

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Final day of #MbJune - solitude

A solitary metal sculpture of a human figure stands on a vast sandy beach under a clear blue sky.
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Rod’s voice has held up better than his contemporaries imho

A person wearing a suit and a red scarf is seated beside text that reads "Rod Stewart Gasoline Alley Only A Hobo."
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winding — day 29 of the #mbjune photoblogging challenge

A slightly winding path at Hengistbury Head, at the start of the Bournemouth half marathon. It doesn’t really have anything to do with the Juteish Hengist

A coastal path runs alongside a pebbly beach with a grassy cliff in the distance under a cloudy sky.
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Micro.blog challenge word for day 28: “ephemeral” #mbjune

According to the signs this is an “ephemeral pond”. At the time I took the photo it was more ephemeral then pond

A wooden boardwalk leads through a dense, leafless forest with surrounding shrubs and tall trees.
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📷 #mbjune Day 27: Collective 2 photos

The plaque is from Magna Carta. The barons collectively got King John to accept limits on his power. It wasn’t #NoKings , but it was a start

The slightly knackered signposting features the NHS logo. The NHS is marvellous, and it was made by collective action

A large metallic plaque features engraved text in an ornate script.A sign for Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is shown against a backdrop of trees.

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I’m still watching Endgame in Ireland, and it struck me that building the peace process involved subtlety, emotional intelligence, occasional tactical dishonesty and just hard work, over many years

I can see why Mr Trump is getting a bit sweary

Endgame in Ireland, Series 1: 1. Bomb and the Ballot Box - BBC iPlayer

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decay — day 25 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷

You can just about see that there was a Led By Donkeys poster here

A torn billboard on a brick building displays partial text and images, promoting vaping.
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June 25th. Halfway to Christmas 🎅🌲🎅🌲

Santa Claus is sitting with two children, reading from a scroll, accompanied by a festive poem.
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Micro.blog challenge - day 24 #mbjune - bloom

Tall stalks of vibrant pink and red flowers bloom alongside a leafy green background.
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I’m watching Endgame in Ireland. It’s excellent.

Endgame in Ireland, Series 1: 1. Bomb and the Ballot Box - BBC iPlayer

Four men are featured above the title "Endgame in Ireland" beside a large chess piece.
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I just created a time-shifted version of a podcast.

I got the rss feed - https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT4787413333

Then mucked about a bit with it in vim

:%sort
:%s/<Enclosure url="//
:%s/?..*//

…then pasted the list of mp3’s into Create a Podcast | Fourble

This gives me a feed for the podcast beginning at the beginning - The Rest is History (Goalhanger) podcast | Fourble

I’m not yet sure if it will be in the right order :)

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I was talking to someone about a film the other night, but I couldn’t remember what it was called

I’ve remembered the name of the film now, but I can’t remember who it was I was talking to

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Day 22 Day of the Micro.blog photo challenge - hometown

This is the High Street Gate of the Cathedral Close. I think I’d been running when I took the photo, which might explain why it’s a bit wonky

A dimly lit cobblestone street passes under an ornate stone archway, with buildings lining the narrow path.
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Day 21 of the Micro.blog photo challenge - silhouette #mbjune

I took this at a (London) tube station - you can probably guess which one!

A pattern of black silhouettes of a detective character wearing a deerstalker hat and smoking a pipe is repeated on a white background.
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Day 20 of #MbJune - gather

I will certainly be gathering these fellows in a few weeks

blackberry brambles
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I was pleased to learn that Marc Bolan was a nice bloke and that Bowie had a stupid sense of humour

Rick Wakeman in Mojo magazine

One week you were so skint that Marc Bolan asked you to play piano glissandos on Get It On, just so you could get the session fee?

He did. I was nine quid short on my rent, so I went in to do Get It On. He said, “All I want is… when I nod at you, do a gliss.” After, I said, You could have done this. He said, “You needed your rent. I could have lent you the nine quid, or given it to you, but you wouldn’t have taken it.” I loved Marc. All the guys around Trident Studios were absolutely fantastic.

Later, I got a call from Tony: “I’m at Trident Studios with Gus Dudgeon and David Bowie. David desperately wants the mellotron to go with the other strings, and nobody can keep the effing thing in tune.” So I walked into Trident and met David for the first time. He said, “Gus and Tony say, for you, this is a piece of cake. Ever played a piece of cake before?”

A Mojo magazine cover featuring The Beatles, promoting music and articles about various artists.
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Day 19 of the Micro.blog photo challenge — equal

This stone is about a mile from where I live. It’s beneath Old Sarum, and marks the fact that until the Great Reform Act, Old Sarum (population: 3 people and a dog) returned two Members of Parliament, whereas Manchester returned none. #mbjune

A large stone with a mounted plaque dedicated to William Pitt is surrounded by greenery.A commemorative plaque honors William Pitt and mentions the restoration of an elm tree site in 2000.

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Day 18 of the Micro.blog photo challenge — texture 📷 #mbjune

A close-up view of a textured tree bark with patches of lichen growing on it.