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JA Pollard
@japollard1.bsky.social
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Would-be adventurer. Infrequent poster. Posts are mostly about travel (& other enthusiasms). No AI.
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From the other week: the Thames Barrier on a rainy May afternoon
#Travel #London #Thames

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Thames Barrier to Thames Barrier
YouTube video by Jacq Tracks
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November 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Re-sharing while I recover from a ridiculous bout of a respiratory thing. Videos of the return to Putney on the way soon! #Travel
#London #Thames
japollard1.bsky.social JA Pollard @japollard1.bsky.social · Oct 12
After a bit of time away, here is a video of (part of) a rainy afternoon on the wonderful River Thames.
#Travel #London

youtu.be/UObla6By_tg?...
On the Thames: Bankside to Butler's Wharf
YouTube video by Jacq Tracks
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November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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@willmckinley.bsky.social
A very happy birthday to you! 🎉🎊🎉🎊
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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For me, optimism is a survival mechanism. Optimism doesn't make me an empty-headed idiot. It's kept me from doing something awful
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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@realgdt.bsky.social Maestro, thank you so much. Brilliant film.
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre, #Paris It's construction began in the 12th century.
#travel #photography #travelphotography #church
a Romanesque golden-stoned church with regular arched windows along its side. The church stands below a rich blue sky and ia bordered, a bit, by leafy treea.
November 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Just off Boulevard Saint-Germain, #Paris
#Travel #photography #travelphotography
from a upper storey window: looking at an angle at a soft beige Haussman-style building overlooking a wide, tree-lined boulevard.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Sailing from Greenwich to the Thames Barrier (on a rainy afternoon). #Travel #London #Thames
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River Thames: Greenwich to the Thames Barrier
YouTube video by Jacq Tracks
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November 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, A Young Daughter of the Picts, ca. 1585.⠀⠀
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Available as a print from our online shop here: https://publicdomainreview.org/product/a-young-daughter-of-the-picts
October 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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BIG ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS! 💫

A new section of Hadrian’s Wall has been discovered! The furthest west bit found yet - and it is glorious! 🤩

Reported by the great WC21. Link to his full video here: youtu.be/VfVvl3A_sO4?...

#archaeology #history #Roman
October 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Hello! If you're #Thames mad (like me), you might enjoy some videos filmed from a boat on a rainy May day. Here is part two: Bermondsey to Deptfod.
#Travel #London

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River Thames: Bermondsey to Deptford
YouTube video by Jacq Tracks
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October 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number—
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you—
Ye are many—they are few
October 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Good morning.
Chester County. Pennsylvania
The sun rises over a field in autumn. Clouds hang in a pale blue sky. Warm light filters from the left.
October 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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After a bit of time away, here is a video of (part of) a rainy afternoon on the wonderful River Thames.
#Travel #London

youtu.be/UObla6By_tg?...
On the Thames: Bankside to Butler's Wharf
YouTube video by Jacq Tracks
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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I would pay to see this 😂
October 12, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Ile de la Cite. #Paris
#photography #travelphotography #travel
view of an island thick with trees and sand-colored buildings. A stone bridge stretches to the island while a tourist boat rests against the island's banks.
September 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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"Time Unfolding," by Thomas J. Price. Piazza della Signoria, Florence.
#travel #photography #travelphotography
In a piazza (wet from rain) stands a large bronze statue of a self-assured young Black woman looking at her phone.
September 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Saint-Sulpice, #Paris
#travel #photography #travelphotography
A church with two towers (mismatched) stands beneath a bright blue sky and behind green-leaved trees
September 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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At Greenwich.
#travel #photography #travelphotography
A curious pigeon takes a break on a concrete pillar. Skyscrapers on the Isle of Dogs supply the background.
September 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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@manmademoon.bsky.social I am so happy to see you here man who makes me cry!
September 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Remembering when I emailed Frank Kermode about T.S Eliot. He replied. He was affable. But I was too scared to reply to him.
September 14, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Noir City included Key Largo 2 years ago, Eddie M. did a brief intro. When he didn't note C Trevor, the audience corrected him. Loudly #tcmparty #keylargo
September 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Eddie G appreciation skeet. #tcmparty #keylargo
September 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Wittenham Clumps, with Castle Hill showing off its Iron Age curves. Have you been here?
September 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Something I put together the other week. My first time narrating!
#Paris #Travel

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An Alchemist Built the Oldest House in Paris
YouTube video by Jacq Tracks
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August 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM