David Matthewman

@djm4.bsky.social

361 Followers 146 Following

Sheffield,-UK-based liberal leftie geek, into SFF generally and Dr Who specifically. Likes cycling and birdwatching, but very much playing both on easy mode. LOFC fan in exile. Pronouns he/him/himself Also on Mastodon as @djm4@mastodon.me.uk

Screenshot of a set of tiles representing Podcasts in an app. In the bottom-left is an icon representing the Verity podcast with the numeral 'one' in the top-right corner representing one un-listened-to Verity Podcast episode.
Man in a colourful shirt and hat (me) standing in front of Pick 'n' Mix stall. The stall is also labelled 'The Snack Zone', and the Pick 'n' Mix sign is written in the style of The Snack Zone from Jet Lag The Game.
Open-air circular stage with trees behind it. Multiple rust-coloured curved structures rise from the stage, several are back-lit in orange giving the impression of fire or molten metal behind them. A white circle representing the moon hangs in the background.
Plate filled with breakfast items: a fried egg, two hash browns, two veggie sausages, baked beans, a tomato and a mushroom. The table also has an orange and a mug of tea.
Ted Lasso and Rebecca Welton from the show 'Ted Lasso' walking along a cobbled street in Richmond, London. They are smiling gently at each other. Ted is wearing a Santa hat and Rebecca is wearing a peaked cap.
A plant with yellow flowers which has many orange-and-black-striped caterpillars on it.
A brown bird sitting on a fence wire. The bird is a large finch, with no obviously distinguishing markings, darker brown on its wings and crown and lighter buff on its throat and breast.
A staircase beneath a wooden arched roof. The staircase banisters are orange-painted metal, and there are a large set of windows to the left of the picture through which much sunlight is streaming.
The text "The Tomb of the Daleks" against a monochrome background of electronic howlround feedback which represents a frame from the Patrick Troughton Doctor Who title sequence.
Five punk Muslim women in the back of a small tour bus. The levels of 'do not mess with us' in their combined glares is off the scale.
Auditorium of a theatre with a snooker table in the centre of the stage. There is raked seating going back 12 to 15 rows on three sides of the stage, and two rows of seats behind it. The photo is from the back row.
A man with white hair, glasses and a mask, in front of a theatre stage. The stage is bare except for two wooden chairs. One of the wooden chairs casts a large shadow on the stage backdrop.
Small blue, yellow and white bird, a blue tit, sitting on a half coconut shell filled with fat.
A half coconut shell with the fat cleared out. It has been placed in plain view in an empty tray feeder.
Several football issues around the goal. The goalie is in a bright orange kit, one team is in light blue and the other is in burgundy. All are very visible against the grass.
Man with grey hair and a beard (me) standing in a football stadium. Two medium-sized stadiums are visible behind, as well as a grass bank.
Grey-haired man (me) wearing glasses, a face mask and a patterned patchwork shirt with a theatre stage and seating behind. The stage curtain is a mustard yellow, and there is contrasting purple lighting.
Man with white hair and a purple face mask (me) in front of a theatre stage. The stage has a wooden throne on the centre. Behind the throne are several wooden pillars carved with what I assume from context are Yoruba figures.
Ice sheet covering a boating lake, with some swan-shaped paddle boats stuck in the middle of the ice. The sun is low in the sky at the far side of the lake and the necks of the swan boats cast a set of shadows over the ice.
Man in a seat on a train. The man (me) has white hair, a purple face mask, a colourful stripey shirt and a dark blue waistcoat. The train has a grey and purple colour scheme and is pristine and new.
Football players on a pitch. There are a couple of players in red in the foreground, and several players in a grassy shade of green further back.
Sun in the late afternoon sky, pointing straight at the camera, and the photographer. If you look very carefully, you can see a football pitch in the foreground (the floodlights against the skyline are a bit of a clue) but it's very backlit.
Screenshot of the age verification process saying 'We can't be sure that image was of a real face. Please try again and make sure you follow the instructions as the appear on screen.' Then two options: Try again and Go to website.
Green frog Muppet (Kermit) faces green frog Muppet in a dark cloak (evil Kermit)
A city (Sheffield) bathed in the warm misty orange light of an autumn early evening. The skyline has multiple spires and towers, including those of two cathedrals and the town hall. In the foreground is an area of lowland heath filled with grass and broom bushes.
A Covid test with two very clear pink lines.
Rainbow in a largely blue sky arching over a white building labelled 'Sheffield Hallam University'.
Publicity photo from the Doctor Who story The Two Doctors. Androgum chef Shockeye of the Quawancing Grig wields a knife as he contemplates how best to butcher the tasty human Peri, who lies unconscious on the table in front of him.
Man with white hair in a silky blue shirt and red waistcoat standing in front of a white wall which has a poster with 'The Prince by Abigail Thorn' written on it.
Blue flag section with the URL 'www.bicon.org.uk' almost completely obscuring the previous 'www.brightonbothways.org' one
Clear plastic box containing tea bags and other assorted packets. It has a lid. The lid is closed.
Man with white hair, glasses and a cloth face mask (me). Behind him are six rows of seats and then a stage with a drum kit visible on it. Behind the stage is an enormous pipe organ, lit from floor to ceiling in pink, purple and blue, the colours of the bisexual flag.
Man with white hair and a beard (me) wearing a red-and-white football scarf with a wyvern on it. The scarf is just about identifiable as a Leyton Orient scarf to those who know. He is wearing a black T-shirt with the words "Football v transphobia: football for all" on it. He is smiling. Is his smile a little apprehensive? He's an Orient supporter; of course it is.
Man in a loud shirt (me) standing in a football stadium with the pitch and some distinctive arched spectator stands behind him.
Stage behind a proscenium arch. There is a drum kit, guitars and many speakers at the back of the stage. At the front of the stage is a table with a laptop from which a man in a red shirt and a black sequin jacket is DJ-ing. The back drop reads: "Jim Bob 'Automatic' and 'Stick', two brand new albums on the same day - August 22. Get the first limited edition double A-side 7-single from the merch stall in this venue now.
Man (me) lit up bright blue. He is wearing a cloth face mask and glasses, and theatre seating is (just) visible behind him.
White-haired man (me) wearing glasses and a cloth mask standing in front of a theatre stage on which there is a hospital bed and a kitchen.
Shadow of binoculars on the bark of a place tree. Projected onto the shadow is the twin image of the sun in partial eclipse: a bright circle with an overlapping circular section cut out towards the bottom.
Tangle of branches, in the middle of which is sitting a brown bird with buff and black marbled patterns: a little owl
Stage set at the Crucible. The floor is sand, and there are bundles of cloth and baskets of fruit and vegetables, as well as tables and benches. The backdrop is a wall made of rough wooden planks, in front of which hangs a large disc, lit up like the moon.
A station (Manchester Piccadilly) taken from a footbridge looking down along a platform under the apex of an arched roof. There are many gantries under the roof in sets stretching into the distance. The lines of the arched roof, the platforms and the trains all converge on a point in the center of the picture, giving a heightened sense of perspective.
Man in a cloth mask (me) sitting in a theatre seat holding up a programme. The cover of the programme has the words -Why Am I So Single? A Big Fancy Musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss"
Man in a cloth mask (me) sitting in a theatre seat holding up a programme. The cover of the programme has the words "Road Show, music and lyrics Stephen Sondheim, book John Weidman, orchestrations Jonathan Tunic. The last credit is clumsily cut off the bottom of the photo, but reproduced in full here for the record. There is also a picture of El Mirasol, a Spanish Colonial Revival mansion, which I believe is the setting for some of the show.
A white plate and a black cup and saucer. The plate has a meal of vegetarian musakhan: a flatbread covered with caramelised onion, aubergine and almonds. The cup is filled with hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and chocolate sauce. There is a sour cream dipping pot on the side of the plate.
A football pitch (Leyton Orient's) viewed from high in the stands behind one of the goals. The players are practicing on the pitch and the stands are still fairly empty.
Dark brown cake with a cracked crust in a square black cake tin
Person in a face mask and flowery shirt (me, David) sitting in a theatre with a revolving stage behind him. On the stage are a table and chair. On the table are two glasses of water. On the chair is a large sealed envelope.
Half coconut shell full of fatty seed bird food hanging from the arm of a bird feeder.
Empty coconut shell on a paved patio, next to a mosaic-topped table with a bird food container on it.
Theatre stage, which is mostly taken up by the side of a large house built from vertical wooden panels with four windows. The dark ceiling is illuminated by several bands of small white lights which are reflected in the shiny black stage floor.
Three large white wading birds (spoonbills) with long black legs and dark, flat bills with a paler spoon-shaped end. The bird on the left has its beak open and is calling to the other two who are facing it. The rearmost bird of the other two had spread its wings in a display, and you can see its black wingtips which are hidden when the wings are folded.
Three large white wading birds (spoonbills) with long black legs and dark flattened beaks. The one on the left is approaching the one in the middle with a posture of supplication, body and head lowered and bill angled upwards. The one in the middle is turning away, unimpressed.
Two large white wading birds (spoonbills) walking away from us through shallow water on long black legs. Their dark flat bills with spoon-shaped ends are lowered towards the water.
A large white wading bird (a spoonbill) with long black legs and a dark flattened bill that widens at the end like a spoon. Its white feathers are fluffed up by the wind.
Sandy bank with many birds roosting on it. Over twenty of them are white birds with long black legs (spoonbills).
Two geese roosting in a similar posture, standing with their bodies just clear of the surrounding water and with their necks tucked back along their bodies. The one on the left, a canada goose, had a brown body, pale breast and black head and neck with a white chinstrap. The one on the right, a barnacle goose, has a grey and black wings and back, pale underside, black breast, neck and head, and a white face. The one on the right is also smaller.
Three groups of geese: one group on an island in the foreground, the second in the water behind them, and the third on a further island behind them. The nearest, canada geese, have brown bodies, pale breasts and black heads and necks with a white chinstrap. The ones on the water, pink-footed geese, are smaller, all-over brown with dark brown heads, black and pink bills, and barely-visible pink legs. The farthest group, greylag geese, are a lighter brown and larger, with prominent orange bills.
Brown duck on the water. It is pointing vertically downwards such that only its rear parts are visible: tail, rump, wing ends and feet. One of its feet has splashed up an arc of water behind it.
Brown wading bird (a redshank) running across some light brown dried mud. It has a pale underside, orange legs and an orange bill with a black tip.
Mostly-white wading bird (an avocet), with some black markings including a black crown and back of neck, and long blue legs. It is preening its breast with its long black bill, which is slightly upturned at the end.