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John
@brooksci.bsky.social
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Retired lab tech fond of science since Tomorrow’s World with Raymond Baxter. Occasional Boro fan #UTB, walking footballer, tea room hiker, Started piano at 65, life-long learner. #Dogs #Cats #film #science #walking #countryside #RNIB #Humanist
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Sand dunes of Redcar beach North Yorkshire with wispy cirrostratus clouds in a cobalt blue sky
#BlueSkyArtShow #Sky #photography #seaside
Grassy sand dunes at the edge of a smooth sandy beach form part of North Yorkshire coast at Redcar. Pale blue sky with wispy clouds.
December 6, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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I saw it today –
two banks of Kyiv:
one with electricity,
the other without.

A powerful sight.
December 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Trees lit up during Stewart Park “Nightfall” event stellarcreates.co.uk
#photography #lightshow #art
Trunks and branches of two trees lit up from below at night.
December 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Pond in Stewart Park Middlesbrough magically lit up during the recent “Nightfall” event organised by stellarcreates.co.uk
#photography #lightshow
Lights and light beams reflecting on the trees and pond in a park at night during festive light show event.
December 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Red Mackerel sky at night …
#BlueSkyArtShow #warmth #photography
Reflection of sunset colours in Mackerel clouds Dark silhouette of trees in foreground
November 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Enjoyed this Middlesbrough to Whitby train journey video from @johnnyhoover.bsky.social

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Middlesbrough to Whitby on the BEAUTIFUL Esk Valley Line
YouTube video by Johnny Hoover Travels
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November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Swans are much bigger in close up, especially their feet!, and how do they keep their feathers so white and clean? This one is beside a park pond in North Yorkshire. #birds #photography
Close up of white swan on the brown banks of a pond in Stewart Park Middlesbrough. Pond , trees and other birds in the background.
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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A single mute swan looks very small as it swims serenely under the white arch of Infinity bridge across the brooding river Tees #BlueSkyArtShow #small #photography
A single mute swan swims serenely under the White arch of Infinity bridge across the dark river Tees , houses and trees on far shore.
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Looking across the river Tyne toward the Glasshouse International Centre for Music #BlueSkyArtShow #Bright #photography
Glasshouse International Centre for Music lit up at night looking across the dark river Tyne
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Another view of the Millennium Bridge across the river Tyne. #BlueSkyArtShow #bright #photography
Red arch across the river Tyne at night is the Millennium Bridge
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Gateshead Millennium Bridge across the river Tyne looking bright last night with the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in the background.
#BlueSkyArtShow #bright #photography
At night a streak of red marks the Millennium Bridge across the River Tyne connecting Newcastle and Gateshead. Buildings in the background include the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Today is #WorldScienceDay for Peace & Development. Highlighting the role of science in society, the need to engage the public in debates on emerging science & the importance & relevance of science in our daily lives. #WomenInSTEM posts all day! 🥳

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Promotional graphic for World Science Day for Peace & Development by UNESCO. Dark teal background, white font with today's date and the theme of day this year--Trust, Transformation, and Tomorrow: The Science We Need for 2050. To the left is a circle filled with different icons (e.g., a flask) from science with shades of teal, orange, and yellow.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Recent Bonfire Night in North Yorkshire provided spectacular evening view
#BlueSkyArtShow #evening #photogrsphy
Large flames from bonfire on Guy Fawkes night North Yorkshire Tree in darkness to left
November 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Yay! 🎇
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The Chemistry of Fireworks: Bangs, Crackles & Whistles
Click to enlarge With the 5th of November approaching, the distant reports of early fireworks displays can already be heard in the evenings here in the UK. Discussion on the chemistry of fireworks ...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Ooh! 🎆
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Via @compoundchem.com

#BonfireNight #November5th
The chemistry of the colours of fireworks
Click to enlarge The colours in fireworks stem from a wide variety of metal compounds - particularly metal salts. 'Salt' as a word conjures up images of the normal table salt you probably use every...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Probably the most iconic steam locomotive in the world pulling into one of the most photographed stations in England. The Flying Scotsman arriving at Goathland
#flyingscotsman #goathland
November 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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The picturesque river Tees at
Yarm on a bright Autumn day . #BlueSkyArtShow #Autumn #photography
Autumnal trees on both banks of the river Tees are reflected in the shimmering water. Bridge in background with white cumulus clouds and blue sky.
October 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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28.10.2025

'If you've ever wondered what 185+mph winds sound like, here you are.

Category 5 hurricane Malissa is absolutely battering Jamaica at the moment.

Terrifying.'

via Met4CastUK [X] #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Melissa
October 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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🌎 2025
🗓 27th - 28th October
🕔 17:00Z
🛰 GOES19
October 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Retired U.S. Army Major General Randy Manner: "The deployments we’re currently seeing inside American cities…are not only un-American and wrong, they’re being done at the expense of our young men and women in uniform."

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I helped lead the National Guard. Troops don’t belong in our cities.
We must not permit this gross misuse of the military to be normalized.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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This video shows Ukrainian life during the war.

I am so proud of all #Ukrainians who continue fighting and supporting our country despite all the challenges.

📹: ira_kytsman / Instagram
August 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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View from inside the Riverside football stadium, home of Middlesbrough FC
#BlueSkyArtShow #inside #photography
View from inside a football stadium looking out over the green grass of the pitch. Crowds are applauding as the teams take to the pitch on an overcast day
October 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Another view of the Stokesley pumpkin fields. It won’t be long before these are harvested and used at Halloween
Orange Pumpkins growing in green fields. Trees and woods in the background with distant moorland. Grey clouds.
October 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Impressive view from the Tees whitewater Café today. Otters were recently spotted in this vicinity. #photography #Tees #otters
View from balcony looking down on river Tees. Red and blue canoes on right with trees edging the river. Tees barrage far background.
October 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM