Leeds_Guy

@leedsguy.bsky.social

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Leeds, UK. Occasional software tester, cat butler, cartoonist, gamer, geek and Apple fan. Full time stoic human. Same ID on 🧵Say hi :-) 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺

Family tree pedigree chart showing my connection to my 11 x great aunt Alice Bradford (nee Southworth)
Brown and black tabby sat at the end of a long, flat room divider. He’s looking quizzically at the camera and is about to do his ‘catwalk’ to see what’s going on
Tabby cat lying paws up on a red carpeted stair, half way up a staircase.
A tabby cat portrait shot. He’s staring straight out of the screen and no doubt judging you with every ounce of his being
Cartoon set outside a mortuary displaying a poster for a Christmas Fayre. A trolley is laden with severed legs. A sign below them says ‘Ideal stocking fillers’ A potential customer looks on.
Cartoon nativity scene inside the stable. One sheep 🐑 s looking at baby Jesus and says to another sheep: “he should go a long way, being born into such a stable environment”
Interior shot of a typical 1950’s Christmas gathering in a tiny terraced house in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria. A small Christmas tree is in the background and handmade decorations can be seen
Random collection of items including an upturned umbrella and various household items, reminiscent of the items gathered by ET and taken to the forest when he ‘phoned home’
Screenshot of an Instagram ad for a red Christmas jumper covered in white reindeer and one black reindeer. Pop up text explains the jumper is inspired by the People’s Princess, Diana
Genmoji of an irritated looking starling in the rain, wearing red wellington boots
Family tree showing ancestors from Sir Thomas Stanley (1400’s) to me.
Large arched widow in an apartment in a grade 2 listed building. The 2 halves of the arch are covered with blackout blinds cut to the shape of the arch
Split screen view of Selby road, Austhorpe, Leeds in the 1930’s, when the Austhorpe estate was first built & 1980’s
Nativity cartoon showing a grumpy Jesus in the manger, Mary, Joseph and the wise men bearing gifts. Mary is saying “I’m sure Myrrh is all the rage this year but he had his heart set on a Nintendo”
Family tree working back from my 11 x great aunt Alice Carpenter to me. Alice was the wife of Governor William Bradford of Plymouth colony
Top down view of an 8 week old tabby kitten
Tabby kitten, about 8 weeks old sat at the top of a flight of stairs. The pic is taken from a distance, emphasising how tiny the kitten is.
Grey, blue eyed, very cute tabby kitten about 8 weeks old lying next to some birthday cards
Family tree showing 11 generations from Alice Carpenter (later Southworth, then Bradford) up to myself
Round convex stained glass window above an entrance to Leeds central library, surround by imposing Victorian masonry
Comparison photo of my great grandfather John Taylor next to my 12 x Great Uncle, St John Southworth
Mummified, but well preserved head of St John Southworth
The snowy rooftops of central Leeds including Trinity church spire, the Dome of the Trinity shopping centre and Bridgewater Place
Cherry tree in full blossom in a Georgian square in Leeds. The path below the tree is strewn with fallen blossoms
Corner of an oil painting showing the signature ‘Mayor’
Close up portrait mode shot of my tabby cat Milo on the stairs
Comparison pic of 2 northern beauty pageant contestants. The one on the right was the winner of the Cotton Queen title in 1939
DNA test results map showing different coloured blobs on a European map each representing a different concentration of genes. Most are centred on northern England with others in Ireland, continental Europe and Finland
Cricket team photo from St Ignatius' R.C. Boys' School, now known as St. Ignatius' Secondary School. Circa 1930’s
1919 class (lower 3) photo from Preston Catholic college
Tabby cat, sat on a bannister, looking puzzled as to why he’s having is pic taken (again)
Results of a Google image search for a black and white portrait photo
B&W pic of the winner of a Blackpool beauty contest circa 1930’s
B&W pic of the Cleveleys branch of TSB, circa 1947
Picture of a Blackpool beauty pageant winner from the late 1930’s or later
Cartoon kangaroo with a pleased looking koala in its pouch. A baby kangaroo looks on from behind its mum with surprise
Portrait pic of me with my cat, Milo, close up, in front of me staring out of shot
Tabby cat sat on a windowsill, mouth wide open mid-yawn
Nighttime photo of a full moon peeking out over the roofline of Kirkgate Market, Leeds
Cartoon showing two penguin ‘couples’ in a bar like setting. All characters look identical. One male penguin is saying to the other “don’t fancy yours much”
Graffiti on a sandstone wall depicting a small pink cartoonish character with big eyes and short, dangly arms
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Street art showing a background of many colourful vertical squiggles and a skull in the centre
Tabby cat sticking its tongue out
A young woman wearing a smart outfit poses by some rocks. Circa 1930’s
Tabby kitten, yawning
A young woman playfully hangs onto a road sign for ‘Beggar’s Roost’. Circa 1930’s
Conscientious objector and PT, Joseph Garstang carrying three men, two on his hips and one on his back. Circa 1930
Cartoon pic of a cat facing away from the screen and looking back at the camera. It’s butt hole is clearly visible
André the giant, smiling maniacally
Exterior shot of the Titanic museum in Belfast
A tabby cat with ears pinned back, looking generally anxious
British tabby cat, sat in a box, seemingly grinning broadly