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slow running explorer | list maker, cataloguer & database builder | left of centre, north of England

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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 9h

That’s a generous mountain of mash!

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 12h

Brilliant. Congratulations on a fantastic achievement! 🙌

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 12h

This “Tower” sculpture on the Brontë moors is clad in raw fleeces to represent Bradford’s wool heritage. The hound was possessed by it, but all I could think of was fleas and ticks 🪰

#yorkshire

Tower sculpture by Steve Messam on the Brontë moors near Haworth.

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 17h

Today is definitely a day for being outside ☀️

#yorkshire
#trailrunning

Strava running stats against a photo of an autumnal woodland with a bright blue sky through the trees.

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 1d

That’s brilliant, what a scene!

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 1d

Great photo

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 1d

Seven years ago, I had badly broken my arm falling off my bike so our #mtb holiday in the #Dolomites was reduced to me watching others ride. Did some good hikes though 😊

Mountain bikes against a fence with a backdrop of a spectacular rugged peak in the Dolomites.

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, the nice weather really helping!

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 1d

A bit slow after a busy week, but I was just happily zoned out with my tunes on #trailrunnning

🎧 Cool About It - Boygenius

Strava running stats against a photo of a trail through woodland shrubs and trees turning autumnal gold.

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 2d

Best of luck, and enjoy it!

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 3d

A crisp autumn morning in That London. Loads of folk wrapped up like Arctic explorers whereas I, down from the Pennines, am shedding layers as soon as I step off the train 😥

Taxis parked outside Kings Cross Station with a view of St Pancras on a bright blue day.

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you. It was all ok!

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 5d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Yorkshire Dales National Park @yorkshiredales.org.uk · 5d

At 694 metres (2,277 feet) Pen-y-Ghent is 1 of the 10 highest peaks in Yorkshire. The name is believed to originate from the Cumbric language (similar to Welsh). Pen-y-Ghent likely means “Hill on the Border”—pen meaning "head" or "top", and ghent possibly meaning "edge" or "border"

#YorkshireDales

A scenic rural landscape featuring a prominent hill with rocky outcrops and patches of green vegetation, set beneath a clear blue sky with wispy clouds. In the foreground, frosty grass and shrubs cover the ground, and a traditional dry stone wall runs horizontally across the scene, adding a rustic element. The overall atmosphere is serene and crisp, evoking a cold but peaceful morning in the countryside.

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you

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Paul Willson @pauljwillson.bsky.social · 5d

Autumn window

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 5d

Cheers Jay

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 5d

Giving the opening remakes at a global online panel today and of course all my usual anxieties and self doubts kick in (every fkn time). Hoping this run helps calm the mind..

🎧 Holding On - The War on Drugs

#trailrunning

Strava running stats against a photo of a lake glimpsed through trees and hedgerows.

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 6d

Local woods and trails

#trailrunning
#yorkshire

A lush scene, looking upwards through trees to a blue sky.

Woodlands and ferns

A stoney trail leads through woodlands.

A trail through woodlands, with a touch of autumn.

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Liza Adamczewski aka the accidental ecologist @lizaadamczewski.bsky.social · 7d

I went #Chough hunting with a new friend, to the Deer Park, on the #Pembrokeshire coastal path today. We got lucky with many sightings of my all time favourite bird. So here’s a #painting of mine to mark the occasion. What a fantastic day!!!

Two Chough perched on lichen covered rocks on the coastal path

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 7d

Dot watchers, Elsey Davis is on the final stretch of her #Cornwall perimeter run, heading towards the finish at Lands End. Currently on the coast path between Mousehole and Lamorna, which I recall requires the legs of a giant to get over some of the boulders.

#trailrunning

Dot watching ultra runner Elsey Davis on a map of the Penwith peninsula.

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 7d

Woke up with leg pain - hip to knee to calf 😩 - and I’m not good at enforced rest! It didn’t hurt when I was running in the woods 🤷‍♂️

Just turning to autumn in the woods..

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 8d

It sounds amazing. What a day to do it. Well done!

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks, it wasn't so bad once I got off the tops of the hills

northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 8d

Despite the wet and windy weather, or maybe because of it, I had one of those moments of pure elation* on this run

*it was the Billy Ocean bit

#trailrunning 🏃‍♂️

Strava running stats against a glimpse of a reservoir runoff behind a dry stone wall.