SamD

SamD

@samd23.bsky.social

Grandmother , slow runner 🏃🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️, coastal walks, countryside hikes, a pub roast and a frosty glass of lager, ice skating lover

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GRIDDABLE #503 I scored 25! 😊 Streak: 5 🐹 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓒ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓜ︎ Ⓑ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓖ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓨ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓜ︎ Ⓤ︎ Hamster again 😂😂

💡📚 An excellent book I will have to read again soon as I found his memoir so complex and honest and raw, passionate , his struggles in personal life, the amazing evolution during the professional one.

GRIDDABLE #502 I scored 29! 😊 Streak: 4 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓔ︎ Ⓒ︎ Ⓗ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓗ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓨ︎ Ⓢ︎ Ⓘ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓚ︎ Ⓣ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓢ︎ 🎉🥳 my highest score to date 😉

GRIDDABLE #501 I scored 22! 😊 Streak: 3 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓣ︎ Ⓗ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓖ︎ Ⓨ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓛ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓘ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓗ︎😬😥

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I warned 3 years ago that mink farms are a likely route to a new and horrific human pandemic, and once more I'm fervently praying it doesn't map out that way. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comBe warned: the next deadly pandemic is not inevitable, but all the elements are in place | George MonbiotBird flu is a mass killer, and mink farms are perfect for infection and transmission. They are a grave threat and must be banned, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Kevin Uhrmacher@kevinuhrm.bsky.social

Wild new story from @natlash.bsky.social Bird flu has been raging uncontrolled on a mink farm for two months. Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. But officials haven’t acted, instead prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade. www.propublica.org/article/bird...

GRIDDABLE #500 I scored 21! 😊 Streak: 2 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓦ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓓ︎ Ⓘ︎ Ⓣ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓜ︎ Ⓢ︎ Ⓢ︎ Ⓢ︎ Ⓙ︎ Ⓗ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓣ︎ Ⓔ︎ I was horrible again 🤦🏻‍♀️

Wordle 1,953 5/6* ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy word, poor inspiration 🤦‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

GRIDDABLE #499 I scored 24! 😊 Streak: 1 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓢ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓟ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓓ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓓ︎ Ⓗ︎ Ⓢ︎ Ⓨ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓢ︎ Ⓣ︎ Here we go again 🤦🏻‍♀️

Wordle 1,952 5/6* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Jeff Goldblum reveals the latest in bicycle-design technology in Episode 107 of The World According to Jeff Goldblum - "Bikes". Happy #BicycleBirthday, Jeff! Born October 22, 1952

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Catherine Deneuve in the Bahamas during the filming Le Sauvage, July 1975 📷Patrice Picot #BicycleBirthday Catherine Deneuve Born October 22, 1943

GRIDDABLE #498 I scored 19! 😊 Streak: 0 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓒ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓒ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓛ︎ Ⓛ︎ Ⓦ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓛ︎ Ⓜ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓢ︎ Ⓗ︎ 🤯💥👎🏻👇⬇️🙇📉And this is how my streak went to 👌0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣😭

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The King Oak - Sevenoaks, the Kingdom of Kent The only one of the original ‘seven oaks’ to survive the hurricane of 1987 The other six have since been replaced, so no longer the town of ‘Oneoak’

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Hi everyone! We’re totally new on Bsky. We think we need to wind down from the toxicity of X and one of our lovely followers suggested here as the perfect place for a great running community. Can you suggest some people to follow and help us spread the word a little? #running #MentalHealth

GRIDDABLE #497 I scored 22! 😊 Streak: 15 🐸 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓒ︎ Ⓛ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓑ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓛ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓥ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓢ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓔ︎ Terrible, terrible but I am a 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸

Wordle 1,950 5/6* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

GRIDDABLE #496 I scored 23! 😊 Streak: 14 🐢 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓢ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓖ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓒ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓣ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓜ︎ Ⓑ︎ Ⓓ︎ Ⓘ︎ Ⓥ︎ Ⓔ︎

Wordle 1,949 4/6* ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A sea of greens and trying all possibilities 😂

Wordle 1,948 4/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Weird choice of words for a Monday morning 🤨 Happy start of the week!

GRIDDABLE #495 I scored 28! 😊 Streak: 13 🐢 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓛ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓒ︎ Ⓚ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓣ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓘ︎ Ⓢ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓓ︎ Ⓣ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓑ︎ Ⓔ︎

GRIDDABLE #494 I scored 26! 😊 Streak: 12 🐢 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓢ︎ Ⓣ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓣ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓢ︎ Ⓒ︎ Ⓟ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓘ︎ Ⓓ︎

GRIDDABLE #492 I scored 26! 😊 Streak: 11 🐢 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓗ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓚ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓘ︎ Ⓟ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓓ︎ Ⓛ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓒ︎ Ⓗ︎ Ⓞ︎ Too many O’s , got tangled in them 😂😂😂

Wordle 1,945 5/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The weather didn’t help 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

Wordle 1,944 4/6* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Great word today , somehow I managed a sea of greens 🍀

GRIDDABLE #491 I scored 28! 😊 Streak: 10 🐢 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓟ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓒ︎ Ⓚ︎ Ⓛ︎ Ⓘ︎ Ⓛ︎ Ⓨ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓜ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓓ︎ Ⓝ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓑ︎ Ⓢ︎ 🐢🐢🐢🐢 Hope I won’t mess it up again

Wordle 1,943 5/6* 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Phew 💆

GRIDDABLE #490 I scored 24! 😊 Streak: 9 🐹 Today's Current High Score: 31 Ⓣ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓡ︎ Ⓤ︎ Ⓧ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓑ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓟ︎ Ⓣ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓟ︎ Ⓔ︎

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It seems that Nigel Farage has taken the hint and has decided to spend more time in his constituency of Clacton. So much so that he has bought a new house for himself and his family in the local area:

GRIDDABLE #489 I scored 29! 😊 Streak: 8 🐹 Today's Current High Score: 32 Ⓒ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓢ︎ Ⓚ︎ Ⓞ︎ Ⓥ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓛ︎ Ⓢ︎ Ⓐ︎ Ⓖ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓣ︎ Ⓘ︎ Ⓔ︎ Ⓡ︎

Wordle 1,942 5/6* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩got it, eventually 🤦‍♀️