Sonja

Sonja

@hhsonja.bsky.social

Film enthusiast, Whovian, amateur bird photographer, part-time musical theatre junkie. Multiple PhDs in Gishology. she/her

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got the important things for the day done: finished work, and just subscribed to AXN White, so I can start watching season 2 of #Bookish tonight :)

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🪶 Helen has chosen #OnOneLeg as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; birds seen balancing on one leg Alternative Is #SpottySpeckled; any bird with spotted or speckled plumage - A small flock of Sanderling sleeping on one leg at the seashore #birdphotography #ECK #birds #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography

Oops. Wrong connecting train. It’s not too bad (both go to hamburg), but the one I’m on will pass through my stop, so I’ll have to go back from central station. And fingers crossed the conductor won’t charge me extra for that last (non-)stop 🫣

Games tried at #Spiel: Massenweise Monster/Ghosts Galore* Gatsby The Travels of Isabella Lucy Bird* Enchanted Ivy ❤️ (sold out 😭) Confusing Lands* Zaunkönig Minecart Town Biví Ikebana LotR: Duell um Mittelerde Viva Catrina Torii Valley Windmill Valley Duel Kanō Locus* *bought

Enjoyed all I played, but some just aren’t quite right for the people I usually play with. What’s the point of buying an intricate 2-player-game, when I mostly play 2-players with my mum, who enjoys games, but really doesn’t want to dive into rules for an hour beforehand?

Ended the fair a little earlier than initially planned, because a) I’m really tired, and b) some trains due to leave after 6 pm seem to have severe delays already, so hurrying a bit and getting onto the 17:20 seemed like a good idea.

Last day at Spiel. Let’s see if I can finally get a seat at a Kingdom Crossing table, and if I can resist buying Cat Earth.

Day 1 at #Spiel. Tried several fun things, bought some games already, too. Probably more to come tomorrow and on Sunday

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#BirdOfTheDay: #Seasonal Red-Shouldered Hawk in autumnal foliage The woods behind my house Maryland #Birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Photography #ECK

Heading into my weekend now (yes, it was a 4-day work week), time to pack the bag for #Spiel Essen, train leaves 6 a.m. tomorrow. #boardgames

Congrats to my boss. After a good start on Monday any relaxation left over from my holiday vanished today. Day 3 of the week, and she finally noticed this afternoon that she needed to assign a substitute for someone on sick leave. Guess who has the honour? *waves*

It wouldn’t have been half as annoying if a) she had just assigned me to it on Monday, before 3 days of work had accumulated, and/or b) others had properly substituted last week already. As far as I can see, there’s still “priority 1” work left from last week

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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Black&White; any bird with Black & White plumage Alt. is #Colourful; any bird with 3 or more colours -I love the smart markings on razorbills! #ECK #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography @atlanticbirding.bsky.social

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Atlantic Birding’s #BirdOfTheDay theme today is: #Black&White; any bird with Black & White plumage Alt. is #Colourful; any bird with 3 or more colours I was delighted to capture this Gannet in flight while on a boat trip to the Farne Islands in May. The yellow head and nape gives me a twofer 😄

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A lovely capture of a Pied Wagtail for you today in the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Black&White #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

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Ich halte weniger als nichts von Horst. Unabhängig davon bleibt eine korrekte Aussage korrekt, auch wenn sie ein Mensch sagt, den ich grauenhaft finde.

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Man mag ja über Horst Seehofer denken, was man will… aber hier vertritt er endlich mal den richtigen Standpunkt. Mögen seine Worte auf fruchtbaren bayerischen Boden fallen 🍀 #prüf #pruef

Kind of cheating a bit today. Here's a nuthatch for #JKLM. Huh? Yup, in German these guys are called Kleiber, so surely he qualifies? #BirdOfTheDay

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Ich will diesen AfD- und BSW-Antrag aus Magdeburg nicht vorschnell beurteilen. Ich warte erstmal ab, bis der vollständig aus dem Russischen ins Deutsche übersetzt ist.

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🪶Helen, via Atlantic Birding, says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShoreBirds, and the alt is #UrbanBirds. This yellow-legged gull is a ways from the shore, but very urban, keeping an eye on Rome from atop the Castel Sant'Angelo. #birds #photography

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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #ShoreBirds; any bird on the shore.. Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae).. Whyalla wetlands. south Australia.

Unfortunately have yet to see pelicans in the wild, but found these guys at the bird park having a chat. #BirdOfTheDay #ShoreBirds

Another fire in the small city where my mum lives, this time even in her street (a stack of firewood next to a house burned down). There had been several fires in early to mid-summer, then nothing, so we all had hoped it was over, apparently not. Really hope they catch whoever is responsible soon.

Was away for a few days, forgot to close my kitchen window. it’s now only 16°C in my flat. Got night storage heaters in my flat, so no way to warm up until tomorrow morning. Guess I’ll just spend some time at the cinema this afternoon and tonight

One more #BirdOfTheDay entry from me, just because I captured these #Ducks&GeeseInFlight just today: far away, a few Greater White-Fronted Geese passing in front of a rainbow. Lots of migration activity at the river today.

Got my winter jacket out of the closet, found the missing camera battery in its pocket. Bit worried I must have washed said battery, but so far it seems to be charging just fine

Damaged gas pipe in my district, meaning at the moment I can’t get home, as all train services have been cancelled. Off to the cinema then, hopefully in 2 hours they’ll have shut everything off and cleared the station to reopen. If not… another movie? 🤷‍♀️

www.maptap.gg September 26 100🎯 94🏆 98🔥 98🔥 98🔥 Final score: 978 Played a game from a few days ago. And can I just add this picture, because I hit Baikonur almost spot-on, in the middle if f-ing Kazakhstan 😱

Started checking yesterday's pictures, and to my surprise, one of those "camera can't focus automatically because it's way too dark, so let me just snap a few manually, hoping for the best" pictures from the kiwi house actually turned out reasonably well, even after having to denoise it heavily.

That was a fun day. So many fascinating and weird #birds at Weltvogelpark Walsrode. The kiwi was a bit tough to spot, as most of the time it kept hidden at the back of its enclosure. Was way darker in there than it looks here.

Got to feed the penguins (okay, throw them fish from the other side of the wall, but still 😍). @ Weltvogelpark Walsrode

For 3 years, my public transport ticket has updated automatically in my wallet. Not this month. Which is fun when you run into a control, then need 10 minutes to find the stupid app and log in to update manually. At least now I remember where to find it again.

Wasn’t going to do this this week, but set an alarm after all. On my way to Weltvogelpark Walsrode (bird park). School holidays haven’t started yet, and it’s a weekday, so I’m hoping for a rather quiet visit there.