Simon

Simon

@squonk61.bsky.social

Interests in no particular order: Guinea pigs, storks, hedgehogs, Genesis, Beatles, F1, things mechanical. Late diagnosis for ASD, which has been... interesting. https://planetsi.com

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Fire extinguisher for Mr. Farage’s Y-fronts please

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social

Nigel Farage suggests the police advised him against attending the result of the Clacton by-election. Essex Police completely deny this, telling the BBC "we have a proportionate and robust policing operation to ensure the safety and security of all participants in the count"

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Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan

Storks over our garden today: the parents taking the children out for an afternoon glide. There is nothing like it. #storks #whitestork

Something of a standoff between the hedgehogs hogs last night. There is a fourth lurking in the undergrowth. The pregnant female sensibly passed by earlier! #hedgehogs

Considering the amount of activity around here I have a strong suspicion this may be a pregnant hedgehog. Moving slowly and quite erm, rotund in the lower quarters. Anybody have an idea? #hedgehog #pregnant

Four hedgehogs together last night - watch carefully as the fourth emerges from the undergrowth. I wonder how many young we’ll get this year? #hedgehogs

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It's another scorcher.. 🥵☀️ Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink. Got your patch covered? Share this reminder!

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Yesterday this tweet appeared on my X account, which has been hacked. I no longer have access to it, so I can’t delete it. Anyone who clicks on the link may lose their X account for ever, as I have. If you’re on X, please post a tweet advising all F1 twitterati to unfollow & avoid my X account. 😔

Quite a lot of nightly hedgehog activity now: here’s three together yesterday evening. And that’s not all of them - at least one more has been circulating. #hedgehog #wildlife

The Plumpers have worked out that they don’t have to try and eat from the same end of the hay filled cardboard… #guineapigs

Cork self destructed when opening a bottle of wine? Today, I’m experimenting with a French press - quite effective so far. What it will taste like is another matter. At least it will be well aerated…

Having three hedgehogs visit last night has hastened me to relocate one of the houses - they are currently too close to each other. This is the base structure taking shape. It’s slow going as the location is not so conducive to humping heavy slabs about… #hedgehog

Three (!) hedgehogs visited our garden last night, including one born here in 2022. He has an eye missing and it’s always special to see him back. #hedgehogs

And then there were two! This could be a long courtship or some early babies. Looks like hedgehog corner will be busy this year. #hedgehog #spring

First visit this year of a stork to the telegraph pole in our garden. I dream of one building a nest there but previous attempts have been nixed by the male from the next village kicking interlopers off. (He uses it in the summer when his own nest gets crowded with babies) #stork #cigogne

These two love a timetable. Every morning about the same time they gather in front of the pellet bowl in anticipation of their faithful servant finishing his breakfast. #guineapig

Washington Behind Closed Doors (the 1977 mini series) was always a thinly disguised retelling of #watergate but watching in the present climate it is remarkably prescient. Either that or not much new under the sun…

A 31 year old McLaren Vale Shiraz from Chateau Reynella - perhaps past its best? - but rather lovely #shiraz #reynella #mclarenvale #wine

The boys looking a little like rock stars. Plump Floyd, perhaps. (They are, in the words of their greatest fan, satisfyingly plump) #guineapigs #plump

Some light rumblestrutting and celebratory popcorns from Stanley. Casper is suitably nonplussed #guineapigs #rumblestrutting #popcorning