Rik M

@spetsdad.bsky.social

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He/him (for want of anything better). Business Analyst. Ex-programmer. Archer (resting). Knitter. Sometime leathercrafter. Spouse and parent. Finrose.

Heron at dusk, in dim light. Relatively long exposure and some movement (a leg is blurred), but an otherwise clean shot with a nicely distorted reflection
Barbecued chicken, skin nicely crisped and golden
According to Eustathius, Tiresias was originally a woman who promised Apollo her favours in exchange for musical lessons, only to reject him afterwards. She was turned by Apollo into a man, then again a woman under unclear circumstances, then a man by the offended Hera, then into a woman by Zeus. She became a man once again after an encounter with the Muses, until finally Aphrodite turned him into a woman again and then into a mouse.
Photo illustrating how dusk and low light can produce some odd effects... The heron launched itself off a rock in the lough, just as I took the photo. The rock is clear, the heron (and its reflection) is nothing but a blur
Anne Murray and Godzilla are looking at you...
Carrickfergus Castle and the Belfast hills across the still water of Belfast Lough. Nice reflections
Plush Hork. Yes, it's a cross between a shark and a horse...
Steam OS install process, running on a PC
Brand spanking new Lidl ceramic BBQ. Charcoal well cooked down, at this point
Even taller bonfire, with Irish and EU flags on the top...
Work in progress. A jumper, with one arm complete. Knit in the round, Drops Alpaca yarn, petrol blue and misty purple double knit
Transphobe burner account, deadnaming and misgendering
12th bonfire building. People hauling pallets up the 5 story structure
12th "bonfire" of pallets, on a grassy area between two roads. Close enough that it will fall and burn the shit out of one of them, at least. It's still being built (people visible on top, and passing pallets up), so it's only about 4 or 5 storeys tall at this point
Heron in flight on Belfast Lough at dusk. Everything is shades of grey
Looking from the foreshore on Belfast lough, past Carrickfergus Castle, to the Belfast hills
Pork chops, from Lidl, with "Alabama" style seasoning 🤷
Extract from the relevant legislation on what "40 days" means: "(2) The 40 day period specified in section 14(8)- (a) shall begin with the date on which the draft is laid before both Houses (or, if laid before each House on a different date, with the later date), and (b) shall be taken not to include a period during which- (i) Parliament is prorogued or dissolved, or (ii) both Houses are adjourned for more than four days."
Bigot posting the "I'm not a transphobe, but..." line on participation in sports
A post from: trond_solberg71 "Hi Norwegian here. A hard thing to explain about social democracy is that we WANT our taxes to go to the "undeserving." Not because we're naive. Because it works. Healthy people cost less. Educated people contribute more. Housed people are more stable. The "undeserving" are actually pretty good investments. But the main point is that in a healthy society there are no "undeserving". There are just people. Follow for more from a social democracy, where dignity is not a privilege."
A Silver Crest brand ice machine box, from the middle aisle of Lidl
Two women with beer bottles, stand by the sign at the town limits of Fucking, Austria
Picture of Morningstar (@thecytherean.bsky.social) Wearing *brief* chain and scale, captioned: "Game designers have denied me impractically sexy men's armour for too long. So I shall have it in real life, instead."
Looking out across the sea over Ailsa Craig, this afternoon
A close up of a manically grinning face, bearded, with psychedelic glasses, with the legend: "Hippy Birthday!"
A picture of an ogre with a book, crying: "Everyone Call Ogre STUPID and it TRUE! Ogre barely even Literate! Ogre finally finished reading ULYSSES, but Ogre only Can identify surface level themes like Religion and Nationalism and Can't Comprehend deeper ideas like the "Remorse of Conscience" that make James Joyce's novel a Modernist Classic! Ogre so dumb, it make Ogre Sad! At this rate, Ogre will never understand Finnegans Wake!"
Grey heron, on the grass, by the path, in mid-stride
A grey heron, by rushes, over it's knees in the water at dusk
Oregon Trail screen: "you have died of dysentery."
A grey heron, close up, perched on the Parkrun sign by the millponds
What appears to be Burnett moth, on a tarmac path. Striking red spots on its dark, glossy, wings
A bear hides (unsuccessfully) behind a narrow tree. The caption reads: "Has that man gone away yet?"
Work in progress, a sweater (alpaca yarn in purple and petrol blue) lying on a sofa, armless, but otherwise complete
A mother mallard and two of her brood swimming on the millponds
A "Nigella"... One pot pasta dish where a whole chicken is poached in the oven with the veg, to make a sauce, and the shredded chicken added back in
On the foreshore at Carrickfergus, looking back up the lough to the castle and Belfast hills
Two adjacent posts featuring one odd eye, the first is Trump with his left eye made reptilian, the second is a link to Ashnikko Smoochie Girl, with her left eye iris replaced by a shocking pink heart...
Heron, wading near the shore of Belfast Lough at dusk
Politics assessment (from the "in depth" option) labelling me as "Democratic Socialist" 🤷
An ogre is reading Ulysses... "Everyone Call Ogre STUPID and it TRUE! Ogre barely even Literate! Ogre finally finished reading ULYSSES, but Ogre only Can identify surface level themes like Religion and Nationalism and Can't Comprehend deeper ideas like the "Remorse of Conscience" that make James Joyce's novel a Modernist Classic! Ogre so dumb, it make Ogre Sad! At this rate, Ogre will never understand Finnegans Wake!"
Wellington, the Womble, looking thoughtful
The UKs score for ILGA charted over the years, going down, steadily from a peak of iver 86% in 2015, to the current below 44%
Strange ad image, for "mature dating". A woman lies in a bath, apparently fully clothed, surrounded by whole flower blossoms, floating and candles (one apparently standing on the water). AI slop, obviously...
View across Belfast Lough from Knockagh. Belfast is in the middle ground and the Mourne mountains beyond
Seaside picture, looking along Belfast Lough towards Carrickfergus castle, with the Belfast Hills behind
Screenshot from Clearsky showing the blocked post
Fairly close image of a grey heron, standing in the rushes at the edge of the water
Grey heron perched on the sign by the millponds, eyeing me suspiciously as I walk by
Puppet characters Itsy and Bitsy (very fluffy and cute spiders) from the 70s children's arts and crafts programme, Paperplay
A young me (6 or 7?), early 70s...
Looking across at Carrickfergus Castle and the Belfast hills beyond
Snap of a Steam Deck running Myth II: Soulblighter. This is a native linux version, added to the Steam Deck library, after compiling with original resources from a legit Windows copy
The start of a jumper, knit in the round, top down. The yarns are Drops alpaca, in petrol and purple mist. The yoke is mostly done. A few more cm, then it's on to the body
A crescent moon seen in the sunset direction against the afterglow. Below it is the bright light of Venus
Damascus steel "tanto" folding knife with mammoth bone handle. Street legal in the UK as it's a short non-locking blade
Hybrid utility kilt in black cotton and "Pride of Scotland" tartan... ("For men" heavily emphasized in the marketing 😂)
Amazon search suggestions, segregating "utility kilt for men" from "utility kilt for women"
A small 2 masted ship at dock in belfast. It's name appears to be "Maybe"
Bluesky flagging "InternalServerError" on the post, before pretending that it isn't a reply...