Bob Fry
@bobfry.bsky.social
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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We're sending someone from the village to the post office today to send out our latest orders of A Year in Willerby. If you order here in the next couple of hours we can get yours out too.
Down to the last 20 or so of the original 100.
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
Down to the last 20 or so of the original 100.
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
January 21, 2026 at 7:47 AM
We're sending someone from the village to the post office today to send out our latest orders of A Year in Willerby. If you order here in the next couple of hours we can get yours out too.
Down to the last 20 or so of the original 100.
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
Down to the last 20 or so of the original 100.
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
Reposted by Bob Fry
Reposted by Bob Fry
Stained glass is the poetry of light. Coloured light dappling the Romanesque at Ely Cathedral.
January 21, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Stained glass is the poetry of light. Coloured light dappling the Romanesque at Ely Cathedral.
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😅👂😅
January 21, 2026 at 7:07 AM
😅👂😅
Bees
Bees were once described as 'Coorus craiturs’ and have played their role in the history and folklore of Shropshire. You can read more about this lore by following the link below. 🐝 🐝 🐝
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-...
#Folklore #History #Bees #Beelore #Folkbeliefs
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-...
#Folklore #History #Bees #Beelore #Folkbeliefs
January 21, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Bees
Need Wire today
A mutual friend
He might replace the old quite soon
He might replace the old with the moon
youtu.be/Ya6yJKUPZSQ?...
A mutual friend
He might replace the old quite soon
He might replace the old with the moon
youtu.be/Ya6yJKUPZSQ?...
A Mutual Friend (2006 Remastered Version)
YouTube video by Wire - Topic
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Need Wire today
A mutual friend
He might replace the old quite soon
He might replace the old with the moon
youtu.be/Ya6yJKUPZSQ?...
A mutual friend
He might replace the old quite soon
He might replace the old with the moon
youtu.be/Ya6yJKUPZSQ?...
All hail the Queen of Owls.
In county folklore, the Queen of Owls reigns from dusk to dawn. In each of her feathers, a map of wisdom. On each of her talons, three drops of blood to cure or curse. Her carved avatars are everywhere. Each one providing her with intelligence. From pew to pub, she peers upon us all. – Dr. M.Benn
January 20, 2026 at 10:37 PM
All hail the Queen of Owls.
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Starlings preening after bathing in the flooded fields & what a strong cold wind was blowing - I could barely hold the camera still.
These birds have spent the night roosting up on the S'set Levels 28 miles away - they come to feed in the pastures during the day.
Lots of Fieldfares now joining them.
These birds have spent the night roosting up on the S'set Levels 28 miles away - they come to feed in the pastures during the day.
Lots of Fieldfares now joining them.
January 20, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Starlings preening after bathing in the flooded fields & what a strong cold wind was blowing - I could barely hold the camera still.
These birds have spent the night roosting up on the S'set Levels 28 miles away - they come to feed in the pastures during the day.
Lots of Fieldfares now joining them.
These birds have spent the night roosting up on the S'set Levels 28 miles away - they come to feed in the pastures during the day.
Lots of Fieldfares now joining them.
Reposted by Bob Fry
Little Treasures.
A Willerby Story.
Maggie has a gift for finding things still important to the dead.
willerby.substack.com/p/little-tre...
A Willerby Story.
Maggie has a gift for finding things still important to the dead.
willerby.substack.com/p/little-tre...
January 20, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Little Treasures.
A Willerby Story.
Maggie has a gift for finding things still important to the dead.
willerby.substack.com/p/little-tre...
A Willerby Story.
Maggie has a gift for finding things still important to the dead.
willerby.substack.com/p/little-tre...
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"What!"
Beowulf: A Dramatic Translation, 2004
Chris Vinsonhaler 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A Dramatic Translation, 2004
Chris Vinsonhaler 🇺🇸
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"What!"
Beowulf: A Dramatic Translation, 2004
Chris Vinsonhaler 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A Dramatic Translation, 2004
Chris Vinsonhaler 🇺🇸
Lapwing
C F Tunnicliffe
From the Portraits of Birds tea card album.
C F Tunnicliffe
From the Portraits of Birds tea card album.
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Lapwing
C F Tunnicliffe
From the Portraits of Birds tea card album.
C F Tunnicliffe
From the Portraits of Birds tea card album.
Reposted by Bob Fry
"What!"
Beowulf, 1973
James L. Brown 🇨🇦
Beowulf, 1973
James L. Brown 🇨🇦
January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"What!"
Beowulf, 1973
James L. Brown 🇨🇦
Beowulf, 1973
James L. Brown 🇨🇦
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The Green Grandmother of Hookland.
Brambles are timeless and persistent.
Brambles are timeless and persistent.
January 20, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The Green Grandmother of Hookland.
Brambles are timeless and persistent.
Brambles are timeless and persistent.
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"LO! "
Beowulf: an Anglo-Saxon Poem, 1882
James M. Garnett 🇺🇸
Beowulf: an Anglo-Saxon Poem, 1882
James M. Garnett 🇺🇸
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
"LO! "
Beowulf: an Anglo-Saxon Poem, 1882
James M. Garnett 🇺🇸
Beowulf: an Anglo-Saxon Poem, 1882
James M. Garnett 🇺🇸
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Cheltenham Town Hall, 3pm, February 1 - English Symphony Orchestra Residency: Elgar, Vaughan Williams & Sawyers, featuring Vaughan Williams: Overture to The Wasps.
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Violin: Zoe Byers
Details here 👇
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Violin: Zoe Byers
Details here 👇
English Symphony Orchestra Residency: Elgar, Vaughan Williams & Sawyers - Cheltenham Town Hall
Vaughan Williams: Overture to The Wasps - 9'Philip Sawyers: Symphony No. 6, A Pastoral - 25'Elgar:
cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Cheltenham Town Hall, 3pm, February 1 - English Symphony Orchestra Residency: Elgar, Vaughan Williams & Sawyers, featuring Vaughan Williams: Overture to The Wasps.
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Violin: Zoe Byers
Details here 👇
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Violin: Zoe Byers
Details here 👇
A splendid idea.
It would contain medieval wall paintings in Oxgodby church & Steeple Sinderby Wanderers winning the FA Cup.
It would contain medieval wall paintings in Oxgodby church & Steeple Sinderby Wanderers winning the FA Cup.
Just started reading JL Carr’s novel What Hettie Did and he starts by helpfully listing characters in it who’ve appeared in his other novels.
Some film company is missing a trick not creating a JL Carr cinematic universe.
Some film company is missing a trick not creating a JL Carr cinematic universe.
January 20, 2026 at 9:13 AM
A splendid idea.
It would contain medieval wall paintings in Oxgodby church & Steeple Sinderby Wanderers winning the FA Cup.
It would contain medieval wall paintings in Oxgodby church & Steeple Sinderby Wanderers winning the FA Cup.
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So, in memory of my father, who introduced me to it, let me start with The Great Oak 🌳 as @theroyalparks.bsky.social @frptweets.bsky.social call it
It is more than 750 years old and one of The Great Trees of London #GTOL 🏆🌳
#thicktrunktuesday #greattrees #thegreatoak
It is more than 750 years old and one of The Great Trees of London #GTOL 🏆🌳
#thicktrunktuesday #greattrees #thegreatoak
January 20, 2026 at 8:40 AM
So, in memory of my father, who introduced me to it, let me start with The Great Oak 🌳 as @theroyalparks.bsky.social @frptweets.bsky.social call it
It is more than 750 years old and one of The Great Trees of London #GTOL 🏆🌳
#thicktrunktuesday #greattrees #thegreatoak
It is more than 750 years old and one of The Great Trees of London #GTOL 🏆🌳
#thicktrunktuesday #greattrees #thegreatoak
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Church of St Mary Magdalene #ThornhamMagna #Suffolk
The church was thoroughly restored in the 1850s.
(👇 click for full view)
#TilesOnTuesday
The church was thoroughly restored in the 1850s.
(👇 click for full view)
#TilesOnTuesday
January 20, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Church of St Mary Magdalene #ThornhamMagna #Suffolk
The church was thoroughly restored in the 1850s.
(👇 click for full view)
#TilesOnTuesday
The church was thoroughly restored in the 1850s.
(👇 click for full view)
#TilesOnTuesday
Waybread
Common Plantain
(Plantago major)
Illustration by C F Tunnicliffe
Common Plantain
(Plantago major)
Illustration by C F Tunnicliffe
January 20, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Waybread
Common Plantain
(Plantago major)
Illustration by C F Tunnicliffe
Common Plantain
(Plantago major)
Illustration by C F Tunnicliffe
Reposted by Bob Fry
Old Warwickshire rhyme naming types of ale brewed from a single quantity of malt – strongest first:
Black strap,
Ruffle-me-cap,
Fine-and-clear.
Table beer.
#FolkloreSunday
Black strap,
Ruffle-me-cap,
Fine-and-clear.
Table beer.
#FolkloreSunday
January 18, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Old Warwickshire rhyme naming types of ale brewed from a single quantity of malt – strongest first:
Black strap,
Ruffle-me-cap,
Fine-and-clear.
Table beer.
#FolkloreSunday
Black strap,
Ruffle-me-cap,
Fine-and-clear.
Table beer.
#FolkloreSunday
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✨Deerhurst, Gloucestershire. A kitchen in the nave and a bedroom in the chancel hid within plain sight an Anglo-Saxon chapel built by Earl Odda (a relation to Edward the Confessor). Re-discovered in 1865, it is the most complete surviving Saxon church in England.
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM
✨Deerhurst, Gloucestershire. A kitchen in the nave and a bedroom in the chancel hid within plain sight an Anglo-Saxon chapel built by Earl Odda (a relation to Edward the Confessor). Re-discovered in 1865, it is the most complete surviving Saxon church in England.
Cuckoo
C F Tunnicliffe
From the Portraits of Birds tea card album (1961)
I have not heard a cuckoo where I live for at least 10 years. I miss them.
C F Tunnicliffe
From the Portraits of Birds tea card album (1961)
I have not heard a cuckoo where I live for at least 10 years. I miss them.
January 20, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Cuckoo
C F Tunnicliffe
From the Portraits of Birds tea card album (1961)
I have not heard a cuckoo where I live for at least 10 years. I miss them.
C F Tunnicliffe
From the Portraits of Birds tea card album (1961)
I have not heard a cuckoo where I live for at least 10 years. I miss them.
Reposted by Bob Fry
"Listen!"
Beowulf: A New verse translation, 2000
Roy Liuzza 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A New verse translation, 2000
Roy Liuzza 🇺🇸
January 20, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"Listen!"
Beowulf: A New verse translation, 2000
Roy Liuzza 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A New verse translation, 2000
Roy Liuzza 🇺🇸
Reposted by Bob Fry
Reposted by Bob Fry
"What!"
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats, 1895
William Morris and A. J. Wyatt 🇬🇧
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats, 1895
William Morris and A. J. Wyatt 🇬🇧
January 19, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"What!"
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats, 1895
William Morris and A. J. Wyatt 🇬🇧
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats, 1895
William Morris and A. J. Wyatt 🇬🇧