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Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · 18h

A seasonal verse and a triptych:

Apples be ripe,
Nuts be brown,
Petticoats up,
Trousers down.

A photo triptych of hawthorn berries, fallen apples and a mushroom, possibly a honey fungus

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Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · 1d

Brilliant work. I’m jealous : )

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Daniel Aguilar @prtzart.bsky.social · Jul 16

Obliqua 86, minted by @xavierhb
#genart

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Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · 4d

The Sun v FT does sound a bit too easy!
Maybe I should try my local paper v a nationional - "County v Country"

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Marnix Keller @marnixkeller.bsky.social · 16d

Turn your sound on, the atmosphere changes everything.

This year marks 100 years since the BBC first broadcast the Shipping Forecast.

I’m creating an art collection inspired by it. Geeky!

Here’s a glimpse of the journey so far.

If you know someone who would like it, please share it with them.

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Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · 4d

I think your pictures are the best coded landscapes I've seen.
Inspirational.

Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you Marnix. It's so good to get out and enjoy the countryside.

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Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you!

Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · 6d

Ah, autumn. Winter is approaching, but there are lots of compensations. Photos are from a very pleasant walk yesterday in the Hampshire countryside. The church at Weston Patrick was decorated inside for the harvest festival and looked amazing.

A woodland scene. Tall trees and an orange path the colour of fallen leaves

A harvest festival display on a church window sill. There is a bouquet of flowers, and fruit and vegetables.

Inside a church, looking along wooden pews to a window. On the window sill is a large bunch of flowers, and some berries and fruits

A close up photo of a parasol mushroom on a woodland floor

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Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks for looking! Definitely agree about the tone. I might try some othe websites with rss feeds.

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Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · 7d

‪
‪Here's a bit of shameless self promotion - I wrote a thing to see if you can tell the difference between a Daily Mail or a Guardian headline:

www.foshy.co.uk/javascript/h...

Any feedback is very welcome.

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Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · Sep 17

I'm so pleased the photo made you happy! Please don't mind me saying it's not Wales - a little further north in Cumbria - the Lake District in England. I too enjoy visiting Wales.
It's not easy looking at the news in the UK either - here's a photo of Wales to distract you:
bsky.app/profile/rich...

Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · Apr 25

Rolling hills near Llangollen in Wales

#photography

A view over green fields and rolling hills near LLangollen in Wales. There are trees in the foreground and a few sheep dotted around.

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Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · Sep 17

@sparknshine.bsky.social and @roanna.bsky.social - thanks for reposting

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Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · Sep 13

@muchechops.bsky.social - thanks for reposting!

Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · Sep 13

Holme Fell in Cumbria on a welcome dry day last Monday.

#photography

A landscape view of the Lake District. There is a small rocky cliff and a tree on the left of the frame. In the middle distance are trees and meadows. Farther off there are higher hills. The blue sky is full of puffy white clouds.

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Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · Aug 13

Here you are, the most beautiful song I know:

youtu.be/dlbA6_Qni9I?...

Fairuz - Ya Tayr - Lebanese Dialect Arabic Lyrics + English Translation - يا طير

YouTube video by MohCoolMan

youtu.be

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Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · Aug 1

I captured these photos whilst walking into and around my local town.

A photo of a dark pedestrian underpass. There are two bright green leafy tendrils of a climbing plant hanging down in the foreground. In the background there is a small bright rectangular shaped view of the path leading away from the underpass.

$A close up photo of cracks in the tarmac of a path. The cracks look remarkably like the Mandelbrot set fractal.$ A photo of a dark passageway leading to a bus station. The roof of the passageway is completely dark and illuminated by two neon lights, which look like blue and green ropes leading away from the viewer's eye.

A photo of a dark passageway leading to a bus station. The roof of the passageway is completely dark and illuminated by two neon lights, which look like blue and green ropes leading away from the viewer's eye.

A black and white photo of some steelwork in the roof of a shopping centre.

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Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · Jul 6

This is beautiful.

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Dave Pagurek @davepagurek.com · Jul 1

This week's #WCCChallenge theme is waves! Here's an ocean made with p5.strands: openprocessing.org/sketch/2685829

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Richard Mansel @richardmansel.bsky.social · Jul 1

Thoroughly enjoyed this podcast. Forty five minutes of relaxing fun. Perfect! The interviewee sounds just like Toby Jones, which is a bonus.

shows.acast.com/strangers-on...

#podcast