Alastair

@as-j.bsky.social

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πŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏπŸ‡¨πŸ‡΅ Retired but not retiring. Cycling, Rugby Union, Steely Dan, #RadioParadise, Familial Hypercholesterolemia victim. If it works, do it. When it stops working, stop doing it. Once ate Prince Phillip's Pavlova. #NoCarBiggerThanAGolf #Rejoin

A golden doodle lying on a grey striped settee with her head on the cushions.
Bella the Golden Doodle facing the camera waiting for pizza crusts.
Multi coloured, low adhesive page markers.
A 2 year old Golden Doodle standing on a wooden floor looking straight at the camera
The cover of the album Zazu by Rosie Vela. It is a sepia tinted picture of Rosie's face and about 6 acres of very 80's hair.
A picture of the back of my hand with a basic rubber stamp on it, the kind you only get at the best, scruffy venues.
Bella, the Golden Doodle is standing by the bed staring at me eating lunch , ever hopeful.
A bar chart showing relative increases of motoring and public transport from 2011 to 2021. Bus is up 75% while motoring only rose by 9%.
A 24kg Golden Doodle sound asleep across the bed I was hoping to get into.
Graphic showing statistics of people killed at red lights by cyclists (1) and motorists (41)
Bella, a 2 year old Golden Doodle sitting on a gravel courtyard. Her head is turned to the camera and her tongue is hanging out.
A Golden Doodle lies sleeping on a terracotta floor right next to the coolmat that has been bought for her.
An electric car parked partly on the pavement. Made worse by charger cables sticking out from the house and car make the available pedestrian space even narrower.
A young Golden Doodle lying on a footstool looks back at the camera as if in disappointment at the Wimbledon Ladies' Final which is on TV in the background.
A Golden Doodle pokes its nose around the bathroom door (that it has just opened) just to make sure I'm not lonely.
Bella, the Golden Doodle pops her head up between the sofa and the footstool, probably because she thinks she heard food.
A slightly scruffy, vinyl album cover of Gaucho by Steely Dan.
Bella, a Golden Doodle, looking straight into the camera lens.
A notice in the dentist waiting room saying "Sorry about the mess" above icons of a power drill, a hammer and large paint brushes.
Bella, the Golden Doodle asking for food (chili con carne). She's offering a paw and doing the sad eyes.
Bella a young Golden Doodle sitting on a large footstool looking straight at the camera with her tongue hanging out.
A tray of sandwiches at a conference buffet labelled,Hoisin Duck, Vegan.
Bella, the honey colored Golden Doodle standing in the snow in a narrow back yard. She has just turned to the camera. On the left is a low brick wall with a 3ft high slatted wooden fence on top. Bella has left lots of paw prints in the snow.
A view of a two story, stone built French house down a narrow country lane. The sky is bright blue and the ivy on the wall is still fresh green.
A view of a sunny Christmas morning in mid-France. The sky is bright blue above a long green meadow and a small barn and pigonier on the right. Happy Christmas.
A misty grey sky above the forrest in the background and terracotta roofs of two french farmhouses in the foreground.
The cover of the eponymous Cado Belle album. The pic is a sepia tinted block of buildings with the band appearing on a billboard, getting soaked, for some reason. The band name appears at the top looking like a red neon sign.
Bella, the Golden Doodle looks up at the camera because her owner has just made toast.
A fluffy Golden Doodle standing on a grey drug is looking up at the camera with what looks like a smile on its face. Her bushy tail is waving about.
The album cover of Steely Dan's album, Aja.
My black and grey road bike leaning against a dry stone wall with a misty view of the Woodhead Pass and peak district in the background
Bella, the honey coloured Golden Doodle is lying on the pillow where her owner is supposed to be.
A screen capture of an exercise App set up. Because of the screen layout, it appears to be asking how much you have sex, ranging from 1-3 hours per week(occasional )to an amazing 12+ hours per week (Pro). On more careful reading, it is asking about general exercise. Phew!
Bella, a honey coloured, one year old Golden Doodle sits at the side of a quiet French country lane waiting for the ok to cross.
A small white cat, sitting on a beige settee looks straight into the camera, close up. There's a wood burning stove in the fireplace in the background.
A white and black road bike leaned up against the front of a french boulangerie with scruffy brown shutters.
A young, honey coloured Golden Doodle asleep on its left side, legs stretched out, on a cream and grey diamond pattern office rug.
A woodland cycle trail is blocked by a white horse, standing side-on, that has escaped its paddock. Although not obvious in the picture, this horse is not friendly.
An image of my Blue sky number, 4837907
A less than clean Golden Doodle lies on its side on a beige tiled, bathroom floor
Bella, the Golden Doodle stares straight at the camera because she wants my food.
Two conkers/horse chestnuts on a white background
A young golden doodle looks straight into the camera with her tongue hanging out.
The now standard black and white Cannondale pictured with the Chateau de Verteuil in the background next to a river.
A bright pink sky with the old Mairie in the distance. The Mairie is classic French yellow and the downstairs lights glow a similar color. There are flower boxes in the wall in front of the camera with bright red flowers (don't know the brand)
A black and white road bike is resting by a field of sunflowers in full bloom and an empty country road, on the left, stretches off into the distance; not a car in sight.
A beautifully reconditioned , original Mini parked in a French garage. The car is turquoise blue with white stripes at either side of the bonnet.
A Golden Doodle, in a small grassy park, is running towards the camera carrying a blue throwing ring in her mouth. Her nose is stuck through the middle of the ring
A Golden Doodle is curled up asleep on the owner's side of the bed. The sheets are cream and the duvet cover is cream and brown horizontal stripes.
A golden brown Poodle/Retriever crossbreed looking straight at the camera. She is sitting on a gravel courtyard and her big pink tongue is hanging out, as it always does.
A black and white road bike is leaned up against the front of a traditional French boulangerie. The sandstone building has scruffy brown shutters.
A golden brown Poodle/ Retriever cross breed dog sitting on a gravel courtyard, facing the camera with her tongue hanging out.
An appropriately golden brown Golden Doodle looking straight at the camera after her summer haircut.
A white Cannondale bike resting up against the green gates to a small French, rural church, with a few gravestones in front of it.