Robert Foxon
@robertfoxon.bsky.social
United Kingdom. Likes: hiking, gardening, reading sci-fi and fantasy, cooking and food, folk music, canal holidays, model railways and visiting other countries. Hates: beetroot. Politics: centrist. Mutuals and co-ops not corporations or nationalisation.
Bede's World! Bede's World! Party time! Venerable!
Somnambulation. During WW2 some canals became a 'last line' of defence. A rare photo here then of ARP Warden Hodges dug in as part of the Walmington-on-Sea efforts to protect the canal from any invasion...
Rapido Trains UK@rapidotrains.co.uk · 23h agoWe gather many of you like how powerful these big ol’ Yanky locos sound. Well, we do too! You’ll be pleased to hear that we have added the USATC S160 ESU DCC Sound Decoders and DCC LokPilot Decoders to our website, and you can order yours now! buff.ly/ypOmpga
😂😂😂 I mean you really couldn't make this up - roflol
Like everywhere, At the moment, The talk all along The canal is the rain. The eager chatter of drips. Gentle whispering Sighs among alder. Reed and iris' High-pitched plinks, The oaks deep exhale. The slow celebration Of slug and snail. #DailyNature #ukcanals #naturepoetry
Reform UKs plan to use the Royal Navy to intercept migrant boats in the Channel brilliantly taken apart by ... er ... Nigel Farage
I’d hoped to hear more thrash up the hill before it came into view - but worth going out late to see my first loco-hauled train on the Cambrian in more than 20 years & my very first at Minffordd. Great to see the Belmond Britannia Explorer using the line.
A lovely walk along the towpath of the Peak Forest canal, spotted these two. #flower #flowerphotography #nature #photography #UKnativeflowers #wildflowers
Bachmann Europe@bachmanneurope.bsky.social · 18h ago#WoodlandWednesday again and this week we're focussing on the Basic Diorama Kit in their SceneARama range. So, if you're looking for something to keep the kids occupied, away from their screens, grab one from your nearest retailer: t.ly/retailers #woodlandscenics
Why not enjoy a road trip through southern France? From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
Today in Fantasy Trainland: Let's look at running an overnight train from Scotland to mainland Europe: www.railbusinessuk.com/passenger/20...
Transport Scotland working group explores options for international Caledonian Sleeper services
The Scottish government’s delivery body Transport Scotland has begun exploring the possibility of launching direct overnight passenger services to and from destinations in continental Europe, in line ...
railbusinessuk.com
John Barleycorn, the anthropomorphic personification of the harvest, is ritualistically "killed" each year to produce beer and whiskey, only to rise again. The earliest mentions of him date back to 15th and 16th century Scots language ballads. #WyrdWednesday
I've followed her diagnosis of the orange vile blob for a while and she has been spot on and this sums him up perfectly, a vacuum of decency with a pathetic lust for money and adoration. Imagine living a life so void of anything.
This article in Le Monde, really does reflect what a lot of us are probably thinking right now, is this going to be the new normal, is this how it is going be moving forward. Not a particularly nice thought or future. www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
'Since 2026, summer has lost all lightness. Something has changed, summer has been stolen from us'
OP-ED. As France swelters under a relentless series of heatwaves and suffers from devastating wildfires, summer no longer carries its former meaning, writes novelist Serge Joncour.
lemonde.fr
"None of England’s fire and rescue services are thought to have direct access to firefighting aircraft." It's outrageous. Make the fossil fuel companies pay. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...
Fossil fuel producers should pay for wildfire helicopters, Zack Polanski says
Next week is the anniversary of the start of the Langdale Moor Fire in North Yorkshire, the largest wildfire in the country last year.
yorkshirepost.co.uk
New old sayings about the weather The new Private Eye is out now.
