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To the Miro Musée in Barcelona yesterday. Impressions: He wore a lovely suit and polished shoes to work at his ateliers. He has created a deadly fountain and mobile using gallons of mercury in the centre of the city. I love his artistic creations. I have one of his prints on my wall at home.

Nice work PortBou graffiti artists. Viva Catalunya

I will never, ever, ever allow anyone to put a camera down into my lungs with just a local anaesthetic. Not even a doctor. It was truly gruesome this time, although not the first. Give me General Legrand!

I do hope people are serious about taking out the trash on 13th August. Even nos amis here in France support the change. Come on @countbinface.bsky.social

Netpol launches new report – ‘One Day in Edgware’ www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026... @thecanaryuk.bsky.social

It is mullein time of the year in the UK. This enormous traditional medicinal plant grows over six feet high in scrubby grassland. You barely notice it, until it flowers around this time with a beautiful, wide triangular display of little yellow blossoms.

I just heard that Marjane Satrapi died. From the moment I read her beautiful "bande dessinée" Persepolis in 2000, through her films and her other works, until her work with other artists about Iran... well another gorgeous flame just left us xxx

#MorningVibe Monroviaboy (IG) had me teary with this one. This is “heavy foot,” — a song for these times. Stay vigilant, stay together.

Get well soon!

Are they permitted to have Red Lines (single or double) outside Central London? I only thought it was applicable to Red Routes, but I must have been in France too long. Anyway ha ha.

The families, friends and teachers of these poor girls must be in torment yet again, but have a glimmer of hope for the truth after three years of unanswered questions. Now that this case will come before a magistrate's court, full disclosure is essential. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Still loads of spaces free for a tour of the “Full Cycle” bike trail this weekend with Frames of Mind! Family friendly! More details and register: lcc.org.uk/events/full-...

Thought i would come here to grumble. I bought two Presta valve inners from Amazon for my T-Line, as Brompton France seem to be out of stock. I put a few puffs of air in to test reliability, and one of them blew up in my face. Rubber everywhere!

Does anyone I know a dealer/shop in France that sells 16 -18 Brompton inner tubes with Presta valves- not Tubolitos ordinary black inners? Merci

Happy St Patrick's Day and solidarity with our Palestinian brothers and sisters. Also a good time to remember St Patrick's namesake Padraig Pearse.

On the €2 morning bus from Perpignan to Céret market. Le Canigou mountains and clouds. A beautiful tourbillon de la vie.

I love to see big snowy mountains on the horizon, on my walks under the hot sun. Here is Le Canigou.

My bank just sent me an SMS alerting me to the fact that it is going to rain until tomorrow night.

I can leave my house, where I have a stuffed flamingo at the top of my Christmas tree, and find hundreds of real flamingos within a few miles of here. How many of you can find actual fairies that you can watch with binoculars?

Being ill on Christmas day can be ho hum but Santa has left you a cute little paint set and the best book you could have asked for! @willdalrymple.bsky.social

My first Christmas Day in a country of citizens, not subjects. Still ruled by wrong ‘uns, but not hereditary wrong ‘uns.

The only downside to living in France is having to unwrap and un-label all those tea bags. Why can't I buy simple, strong tea bags like in the UK?

I would have thought that Louis Aliot (see alt text) would be against refugees fleeing persecution in small boats. But here we are.

Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵

Please sign: agir.greenvoice.fr/petitions/st...

Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC

If Donald Trump ever came back in fish form…

On the train from Perpignan to Montpellier. I saw this man fishing in the étangs Bages-Sigean⁩, tout seule. He is that tiny dot in the water.

If the Greens allow in Labour defectors, who stuck loyally to the LP during the "antisemitism crisis", the election of Starmer, saw the Labour Files, Martin Forde's report and the unfolding genocide and said...nothing... aren't the Greens cruising for a bruising sometime? Once bitten.

This glorious Leucate day, I spotted 15 cormorants, c 100 great egrets, c 200 flamingos, a starling murmuration, one grey and one trotty wagtail, c 200 jackdaws and c 100 crows. The joy you get, watching things through binoculars. But fuksake what's with my neighbours complaining about my homework?

I have a little spider nursery on my variegated ficus plant - a present a month ago. The ten or 11 babies are smaller than a pin head, but already their tiny legs etc are ready to react to a puff of air. I am so proud to have my kindergarten.

Pigeon Toes, Collioure, France.

Smoke last night from a wild fire in Jonquières, Heurault, which is over 150km from Perpignan. The smoke was all over town and day became night. Seven sapeurs pompiers have been injured fighting the flames.

Hello ‪@worldbollardassoc.bsky.social. Are you on holiday in the south of France by any chance?

Please say somebody is keeping a photo tally of the little Palestinian children, murdered by the Israeli govt, and the T-shirts they are wearing? I recall seeing a "Girl Power" message on a little dead girl, and many other poignant T-shirt messages on sweet, innocent and dead children.

"child stands silently beside his wounded mother, holding the blood bag connected to her body, in an emergency room with no bed, no equipment. All he has is his small body and fragile will to save her - a scene that embodies the collapse of humanity." www.threads.com/@basem.in.si...

via Labour Heartland

Jamarl Thomas interviews @margaretkimberley.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=skbW...

Its #WorldBicycleDay. And that is as good a reason as any to share perhaps my favourite video from @sustrans.bsky.social ... #ShareTheJoy youtu.be/p6SNCvIN4EI?...

The first cherries in France from Ceret at the cherry festival this weekend Everyone is cherry mad today!

🔥🔥 did this awhile back

" #Israeli authorities demolished on Wednesday morning all the tents & structures in the Palestinian Bedouin village of Araqib in the Negev desert for the 240th consecutive time, displacing its Bedouin residents." english.palinfo.com/news/2025/05... #Israel #IsraelNews #News #Palestine #WorldNews

Is our 2,000+ year consumption of lead a contributory reason for Western's humanity's excessive aggression, cruelty, land-grabbing and warmongering? Lead piping for water, lead in your petrol, lead we still breathe... Discuss.

Yet another "leaving bike behind unlocked" dream. This time my beautiful black Condor Potenza single speed. In my dream I just remembered that I left it outside mum's house on the East Lancs Road last year! Luckily I gave it my nephew four months ago in real life - whatever that is any more.

🤣 Sad but spot on!

La Sanch, Perpignan, France. Good Friday display of penitential behaviour...for having mainly voted for Rassemblement National?