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Bob Fry

@bobfry.bsky.social

870 followers 830 following 4K posts

Overly fond of oolite, stars, folklore, photography, beetroot, fossils & other old things (& The Fall). All photographs my own, unless stated or reposted.

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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 6h

Had my jabs this morning. My arm aches. I’ve no cat to snuzz so could you please snuzz one for me?

Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 8h

Shatner is perfect in this. I would be giving it everything in his position.

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Thomas S Brown @tomsbrown.bsky.social · 10h

In case people need something to look forward to, I have the honour of collaborating with @hookland.bsky.social on a light novel. Initial discussions began in a necropolis and then moved onto a pub. Will begin in earnest early 2026.

Creature formed of woven willow and hagstones. Fearful in appearance. Pencil drawing with some tones.

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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 8h

Oh joy!

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Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · 16h

British folk horror and occult characters to be on Halloween, a thread.

1. Mr Fisher from Robin Redbreast (1970).
Catchphrase: “The study of religions is one of my many interests.”
You’ll need:
- Tweed trilby
- Mutton chops
- Cracked spectacles
- A copy of The Golden Bough

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Ageing Hippy @blueberrysyrup.bsky.social · 8h

#SquirrelSaturday #photography

Seen in our garden on different occasions.

A red squirrel in a cherry tree is holding on to a branch with its front paws and pushing its nose up into the air. White chest and tummy.

A red squirrel on the top of a wooden fence with long furry ears standing up, looks down upon another one on a squirrel feeder eating nuts.

A red squirrel in the rain looks over the top of a wet wooden fence. It is to the right of the image looking half left. Only its head and shoulders and front paws can be seen. Rain falling can be seen.

A red squirrel with long ears runs along the top of a wooden fence. Its front paws are in the air and its wee mouth is open. It is running from right to the left of the image.

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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 8h

Nothing more cute than a red squirrel

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Hwæt! @hwaet.info · 8h

"Listen!"
Beowulf: A Verse Translation and Introduction, 2006
Martin Puhvel 🇨🇦

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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 11h

This is perfect. Exactly right for a 70s children’s tv series. Buy it on Bandcamp.

Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 11h

It surely is Mr Brown.

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Hwæt! @hwaet.info · 14h

"Lo!"
Beowulf; a metrical translation into modern English, 1914
John Richard Clark Hall 🇬🇧

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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 14h

Beyond the Barrow is perfect. Exactly the right music for the never made children’s TV show

Cat Vincent, (he/him, Useless Eater) @catvincent.bsky.social · 1d

And this delight from a lost Hookland show antipodeanwyrd.bandcamp.com/album/music-...

Music From The Hookland Associated Television Serial 'Beyond The Barrow', by Wesley Wakefield

15 track album

antipodeanwyrd.bandcamp.com

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Thomas S Brown @tomsbrown.bsky.social · 15h

Thread-
Mudlark
11th of the #Emberlings of Oct.
Originals £35 (plus post) each, in UK because people should be able to afford human art.
Message or reply to claim. First come, First served. She is A5. All will be collected in a book with words by @taliskimberley.bsky.social. #witchsky

Pencil drawing with chalk on toned paper. A witch mudlarking by moonlight with her finds in the foreground.

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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 14h

Thunderbird 2 of course!

Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 16h

Bulbous yet tapered

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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 18h

It began one night on a lonely country road, looking for a shortcut he never found..,
youtu.be/XGpdr4QuF5E?...

Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 18h

Just dropped through the letter box. You should read this gorgeous zine. Yes, you should.

Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · 2d

✨🪞IT’S HERE!🪞✨
Thank you to everyone who pre-ordered The Mirror Issue. Shipping begins now!
✨ Get your copy from helleborezine.com ✨

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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 19h

Visit Willerby.

Willerby @welcometowillerby.bsky.social · 21h

Willerby:
a small English village where the strange and uncanny is only as remarkable as the weather.

Fifty free stories on the village website with original music, art and photos.

More readers every month. Join them.

www.welcometowillerby.co.uk

No AI ever.

Three stories to get started.

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Screenshot of the linked village homepage.

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Hwæt! @hwaet.info · 20h

"Yes"
Beowulf: An Inerlinear Translation, 1970
Thomas McLeod 🇺🇸

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21h

Former PM Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office.

Secretly lobbied the UAE for a billion-dollar private venture,
Used senior contacts in the Saudi govt to pitch for a consultancy firm.

Lust for private wealth is the main cause of UK decline.

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 21h

That Kowanz exhibition seems inspirational. I like art, me.

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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 21h

#SteepleSaturday
Church of St Cyr, Stinchcombe. Originally C15. Extensively rebuilt in 1855. Spire rebuilt in 1882 after the original was struck by lighting.

A b&w photograph. A view across a graveyard to a church with a tower & spire. Graves lean at various angles. The view is framed by foliage.

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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 1d

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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 1d

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