Oliver J. Tooley (Olli Tooley)

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Writer, publisher, woke lefty, he/him, founder of Blue Poppy Publishing, in North Devon. #NoAI - I always block AI users if I see them.

Carrott, Vimes, and Angua from Ankh Morpork city watch. Image taken from Discworld Emporium link in post to compensate them for using their image.
Samples of driveway or patio surfaces. Squares of aggregate materials bonded with a porous resin that somewhat resemble wholegrain cereal bars
Shadow on a wall of palm tree and lamppost
An ice pillar has built up in the supermarket freezer. It is about the length and thickness of my index finger and, to a certain mind, possibly a bit phallic.
Image of a book, Anglo-Saxon Myths: Struggles of the Seven Kingdoms by Brice Stratford It shows a huge dragon in hues of blue with orange highlights and flames, with a man riding on its back or neck. The text on the cover is silver foil.
My doggo Odysseus sitting and grinning like an idiot. He is brown and beige similar colours to a German Shepherd but he is a collie cocker cross.
Merlin app readout of birds heard Black cap, blue tit, jackdaw, chaffinch, sparrow, wren, robin, and greenfinch
Small rock, about the same size and colour as a child's tooth, but I don't think it is that. It has an indentation with a complex pattern of radiating lines which have a distinctly organic appearance. 2p coin for scale. The reverse of this is a plain white and does not resemble a tooth in shape or composition.
Front cover of Lincoln Gets a Job, by Catherine L. Owen, all about a ginger tom named Lincoln, who frequents Tesco in Hornsea, East Yorkshire. The cover shows Lincoln standing in front of a local newspaper, "The Gazette" with the headline, The Supermarket Cat, and a picture of Lincoln sitting in an ampty tray that once contained screen wash. There is also a fish, because you will find a fish on every page if you look for it.
Some hedgehogs are having a picnic in the woods while one hedgehog walks a tightrope between the trees. Squirrels and rabbits watch.
Sure written in the style of the cool S from school. I was always bad at it and I still am.
Ilfracombe harbour from Hillsborough Blue sky with whispy white clouds above the town, left helf of image, spread out in shades of stone, nestled among the verdant hillside and, on the right a shining blue sea. Although sunny it is not clear enough to see Lundy or Wales in the distance.
Primroses, Primula vulgaris, growing and flowering profusely in front of a Devon stone wall. Flowers are a pale yellow, like fresh butter. The ridge of the wall features flat stones arranged like books on a shelf. The wall is covered in misses and lichens and probably houses a great many insects too.
Election Maps polling averages chart which is compiled using all the opinion polls weighted for acuracy and frequency. It shows Reform still falling now on 25.6% Greens rising on 17.8% equal with Conservative falling slightly, and Labour just behind, but also falling and on 17.7% Lib Dem 12.8% and SNP 2.4%
Half a dozen dead dogfish on the beach This is a daily occurrence
Water flowing to the sea on a beach and there appears to be a few small areas where there is something under the sand causing a tiny whirlpool
Pink and white small flowers in a patch of feathery vegetation.
Statue of Ekaterine Frolov at the top of Capstone in Ilfracombe. The sun is directly behind her head casting the statue into silhouette
Screenshot of the latest Find Out Now poll, headline figures shown as a barchart. Note, the poll was conducted on behalf of Restore and includes figures for them and also for YourParty. Reform 24%, Green party 20%, Conservatives 17%, Labour 16%, LibDem 10%, Restore 7%, SNP 2%, Plaid Cymru 1%, YourParty 1% Others 1%
Physical mock up of The Feathered Tree paperback Artwork shows a face framed by magpie wings
The only credible poll published shows the Green party on 33%, Reform on 29%, and Labour on 26% There are a lot of undecided voters left, they need to vote Green to stop Reform.
A stunning sight, the "rare" full sun just rising over the swimming baths and South Molton central carpark.
A pale rainbow over South Molton pannier market. Glowing golden and full of hope.
View through the large red doors of South Molton pannier market from inside. Outside it is raining steadily but there is a golden glow of sunshine, from the recently risen sun, just visible above the trees in the left hand corner of the sky. It promises that things will get better.
Paperback copy of "Pagans" just bought from my local bookshop in Ilfracombe.
Screen shot of my PLR payout for this year. £1.72 Apparently based on 12.40 pence per book loan, so that means my books have been borrowed 13.8 times.
Double rainbow over ASDA in Barnstaple
Two pages from a forthcoming book the first page says, "We'll be back after this short commercial break. Don't go away now!" in large letters taking up the whole page. The following page has a picture of a tube of toothpaste featuring the name "Dent-O-Nip" and a picture of a sprif of catnip, 'Nepeta cataria', alongide the copy, "Ebarrassed to smile? Yellow stained teeth? Then you need ... "Dent-O-Nip (Tradmark symbol)" with the fresh taste of cat-nip. Dent-O-Nip makes teeth purr-ly (spelled P U R R L Y) white.
Eve is a weatherwon forty-something mother of six who is especially good at foraging and cooking and all the things a hardworking mum and wife ends up having to be good at. She also had ambitions to be The Chosen One in her youth. Now she must go after her daughter who has been banished for breaking the prophesy. She is seen here with a longbow and travelling clothes in shades of brown and green. Her face is dirty with soot where she has been mourning her daughter, although she is not dead yet and Eve will do everything to ensure she survives.
Political compass chart of UK parties based on their 2024 manifestos. Labour are shown slightly to the right of LibDems and more authoritarian. Further to the right and even more authoritarian are DUP, Reform and Conservative. On the left are SNP and Plaid, as well as the Green Party who are also the most libertarian.
Opening scene for "It's Wonderful Life" showing the sign saying 'You are now in Bedford Falls '.
An email claiming to be from Annie Proulx, Pulitzer prize winning author of stuff like Brokeback Mountain. Text as follows; Hello fellow writers, I’m Annie Proulx, a Pulitzer Prize–winning and internationally bestselling author of fiction and nonfiction (best known for The Shipping News, Barkskins, and Brokeback Mountain). One of the things I love most about writing is connecting with fellow authors and helping their stories reach more readers. A few author friends and I are putting together a small reading cart featuring books by writers who are still growing their audience or haven’t yet received many reviews. We’d love to include your work. This is a genuine opportunity for visibility within a supportive, encouraging community. If you’d like your book considered, simply send the Amazon link to the title you want added. (Any genre is welcome!) You can also find me here: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000APSVII Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16292.Annie_Proulx Latest Releases: • Brokeback Mountain (standalone edition) • Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis This is all about writers supporting writers — no strings attached, no promotion required, just community and encouragement to help your story find the readers it deserves. Looking forward to seeing your books, Annie Proulx
Panorama view of a fallen tree, perhaps about eighty feet long, which fell in such a way as to be held horizontally about four feet above the ground.
Image showing icons for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas as featured in the song. 12 drummers drumming 11 pipers piping 10 lords a leaping 9 ladies dancing 8 maids a milking 7 swans a swimming 6 geese a laying 5 golden rings 4 calling birds 3 french hens 2 turtle doves And a partridge in a pear tree
Sign advertising what turns out to be a brand of regular chicken eggs. The brand is "Black Dog" The sign says Black Dog Eggs, straight from the farm in the heart of Devon.
An almost completely destroyed label from a joint that had the instructions peel here except that it cannot be peeled off
Everything looked like it had been painted with ten coats of moonlight.
A snippet of text from "The Barrow Ship" by John Wilkinson, "Finch waited. His mum and dad were pottering about in the kitchen before going to bed. He heard a spoonful of laughter, light as thistledown, from his mum."
Odysseus, a dark brown dog with cappuccino highlights. He's half cocker, half collie, all idiot. Gently curled up and snoozing on the armchair.
Pot of 0% fat Greek yoghurt with vanilla essence ready to mix.
Graphical summary (screenshot) from Wikipedia. This shows the local regression or LOESS (locally estimated scatterplot smoothing). In simple terms that even I can understand it's a rolling average of all the polls over time. The Green Party line is at the bottom on almost 13% but it is trending upwards at a more than 45 degree angle while Labour (red) on about 19% is dropping at a similar rate. LibDems (orange) flat on 13.5%, Tories (blue) flat on 17.5%, and Reform (light blue) flat on 30%.
Odysseus, my doggo, who is half cocker half collie. I think that makes him cocky? He's dark brown (almost black) with peanut eyebrows and honey paws, chest, tummy, and muzzle.
Sign for a café which says we are open everyday, when it should say we are open every day. Everyday means mundane or ordinary. Every day means on all days.
Eve, a forty-something mother of six must leave her town to help her youngest daughter who has been banished for helping the Chosen One on his quest. Here she is, dressed in a hooded cloak, her clothes are drab browns and beige. She has several bags on her waist and her husband's bow and quiver. Her careworn face is covered in ashes where she has mourned the loss/banishment of her daughter. Now she is setting off to find her.
Front cover for The Whispering Trees by Alice Allan. A three part lino print featuring a prominent small hill in the middle ground, trees and shrubs including rowan and alexanders in the foreground, and rolling hills to the distance. A full moon shines over the hill which is topped by a circle of rowan trees.
Photo of various oat drinks in Tesco Light, organic, barista edition, semi and whole, are the options for the major brand!
Twelve pictures of toast numbered from 1 to 12 Number one has no Marmite on it, then there is a little more Marmite each time until number twelve has a whole 250g jar on it. If you don't know what Marmite is then nothing will explain this image to you.
Cover of Not Lost: Susie the Dorchester Cat by William Parmiter, Kerry Martin, Emily Burr, and illustrated by Catherine L. Owen. It shows Susie with her distinctive pink collar sitting in front of one of the many shops she frequents in Dorchester.
3D mock-up of hardback edition of Down the Combe and into the Meadow: Reflections on Nature and Learning - by David Selby. Features stunning artwork by a friend of the author depicting Weston Combe the starting point of the book's journey.
Front cover of "On The Edge: A Rural Tale of Jealousy & Obsession on the South West Coast Path" written by Clare S. Mudd. The image features silhouettes of a man and woman on a coastal pathway, the sea ahead of them with the sun low on the horizon.
Cover of "The Whispering Trees" by Alice Allan, featuring a three part lino-cut print. The image is of a prominent small hill, topped with a circle of trees, in the mid-ground with more rounded hills beyond against an evening sky with a full moon. In the foreground there are rowan berries, and Alexanders. There is a roundel with the words, "A terrific book" Robert Macfarlane.
Susie the Dorchester Cat poses beside the new book all about her adventures. She is a tabby wearing a pink collar with a tracker fitted.
A bit of an old ruin. Thanks Henry Tudor!
It's just a big gold framed mirror with nothing reflected in it.
Lazy photo of my bookstall from my chair. You can see a few book edges and, in the background, the fruit and veg stall. Don't judge me. Everything hurts today.
Apparently I was the six million, ninety-two thousand, one hundred and thirty-second person to join.